B&B athletes enjoy road success

8:03am Monday 6th October 2008

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SCOTT Overall figured prominently in the two mile race which took place at Gateshead on Saturday as a prelude to Sunday's Great North Run.

The Blackheath & Bromley Club 3000 and 5000 metre record holder was in the lead group after the first of the two lap race.

However, the race hotted up on the second lap with former World Champion Eliud Kipchoge going on to win. Overall was the first Briton to finish in seventh place.

In the Great North Run itself former Great Britain Marathon International Bill Foster was the first over 50 runner to finish as he came in 54th overall out of 52,000 entrants.

He timed 73.26 for the distance and recorded 10km and 20km splits of 34.32 and 69.45.

There was further success for the Club's athletes on the roads at the Wimbledon 10 and the Dulwich 10km.

Andrew Rayner continued his good recent form winning the race at Wimbledon by 10 seconds in 52.49.

At Dulwich, Alex Gibbins won the race in 33.51 just two seconds clear of Herne Hill's James Jarvis.

In the accompanying 5km race Russell Bentley continued his return to fitness by finishing in third place in 15.54. Neil Ayrton was 21st with Paul Delicata 31st.