Alison Lavender leads county runners in 10K
Oswestry Olympians provided the leading Shropshire runners in the Telford 10K, writes Paul Sanderson.
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More than 1,200 runners streamed through the town park and beyond as Scotsman Adam Craig smashed the course record.
Alison Lavender was 11th overall in 34:11 and a part of the Midlands team, managed by Claire Martin, who won the inter area match.
Another Oswestry runner Oli Blake was the first Shropshire man home, finishing 49th in 30:49.
Shrewsbury AC’s Matt Hall just got inside the first 100 as he came in 96th in 31.50.
Other leading age group finishers included three-time race winner Claire Martin who won the over-45 age group, 29th woman overall in 36;03, with her Telford AC team-mate Lucie Tait-Harris third and 42nd overall in a time of 36:58.
Shrewsbury AC’s Graham Jones won the men’s over-60 group in 39:13, while his team-mate Peter Savill was fifth in the over-65 age group in 43:22.
Telford AC’s Christian Evans was third in his over-45 age group in 32:59.