Scarborough Athletic Club star Daniel Bateson wins Commondale Clart

Fifteen Scarborough Athletic Club members competed in the Commondale Clart, the 11th of 13 counting races of the Esk Valley Fell Club Winter League.

The course was 8.3 kilometres in length with 220 metres of climb.

The Scarborough AC team at the Commondale Clart.placeholder image
The Scarborough AC team at the Commondale Clart.

Daniel Bateson achieved a back-to-back first place overall result after finishing ahead of 95 and was also 1st Over-40.

He was followed by Harry Butterworth in 4th and Paul Lawton 5th. Ian Beaver closed in for the second-placed team, with 26th and 4th Over-40.

The winning Scarborough AC winning Female team at Commondale, from left, Liv Bourne, Marianne Boresheim and Hester Butterworthplaceholder image
The winning Scarborough AC winning Female team at Commondale, from left, Liv Bourne, Marianne Boresheim and Hester Butterworth

Hester Butterworth finished first for the club, 1st Female overall and 1st Over-55.

She was followed by Marianne Boresheim in 2nd Female overall and 1st Over-50.

Liv Bourne closed in for the winning Ladies team, with 9th Female overall and 2nd Under-23.

The Men’s team was backed up with; Chris Clayton 41st, Dale Hepples 42nd, Chris Bourne 53rd, Dave Lester 56th, Neil Scruton 61st and 1st Over-75, Bob Lillie 66th and 3rd Over-70.

The Scarborough AC quartet who ran Huddersfield Parkrun.placeholder image
The Scarborough AC quartet who ran Huddersfield Parkrun.

The Women’s team was backed up by Julie Clayton, 22nd and 3rd Over-60, and Sally Kingscott, 24th and 4th Over-60.

Four SAC members joined over 6,000 runners at the Sheffield Half Marathon.

The hilly route starts and finishes in the city centre, and takes runners all the way out to the boundary of the Peak District National Park and back again.

First finisher for SAC, was Simon Burnley who finished in a Personal Best 1.29.42.

He was followed by Thomas Bullock who made a club debut after his first race for almost two years, and was pleased to record a 1.39.53 time.

Simon Neal finished in 1.43.52 and Giulia Wilkins 2.27.24.

Michelle Fletcher competed in the Vale of York 10-Mile Race.

She finished 79th Female of 207 and 15th Over-45 with a PB 1.28.14.

Twenty club members took part in the latest Wykeham Parkrun.

Rob Powell finished first for SAC in 20th overall of 189 and 1st Over-55.

Jayne Graves led the club’s Females with 7th Female overall of 81 and 1st Over-60.

All other Male results; N. Kilroe 1st 11-14, S.Kilroe 6th Over-50, C.Brown 7th Over-50, D.Lester 9th Ovet-50, D.Shipley 1st Over-70, P.Shepherdson 12th Over-50, M.Pepworth 7th Over-55, M.Padgham 8th Over-65

All other Female results; C.Bilton 3rd Over-45, S.Houghton 1st Over-70, K.Hall 42nd, N.Kidd 3rd Over-40, L.Lester 10th Over-50, M.Pepworth 9th Over-55, H.Butterworth 10th Over-55

Eleven SAC members took part in the latest Woodlands Scarborough Parkrun.

Giorgio Crippa finished first for the club in 14th overall of 163.

Fay Hethershaw led the club’s Females with 14th Female overall of 66 and 3rd Over-50.

All other Male results; X.Unanue 2nd 11-14, M.Rutt 23rd, A.Padgham 27th, A.Unanue 4th 11-14, C.Bourne 10th Over-55.

All other Female results; S.Sayers 3rd Over-60, M.Hutchinson 4th O55, L.Bourne 8th O55, J.Hudson 4th O65 with a PB.

Four of the club’s parkrunners joined 675 others at Huddersfield Parkrun.

They found large numbers in many of the older age groups to compete alongside them.

Suzzane Villiers was second of 24 Over-60, Pete Barnard 19th of 26 Over-60, John Lambe 26th of 43 Over-55 and Michael Whiteley 12th of 24 Over-65.

Other parkruns

Dalby: Laura Garforth 3rd Female Overall of 98 and 1st Over-50. Sam Forbes 25th Overall of 233. David Fox 2nd Over-75. Pete Northedge 3rd Over-75.

Sewerby: Mary Slater 2nd Over-75.

Whitby: Karl Cousins 5th Over-50.The Pastures Alnwick: Nikki Edmond 5th Over-55.

Crystal Palace: Karen Rawlinson 7th Over-55.

Peter Pan Hull: Harry Whitehouse 4th Over-75.

South Manchester: Kevin Hutchinson 9th Over-60.

Doddington Hall: Val Parkin 77th Female of 184 and 1st Over-65.

Beverley: Robert Glover 41st Overall of 178 and 7th Over-50.

Nostell Priory: Tanya Mace 10th Over-55.

East Park: Steve Bannister 1st Over-75.

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