Road Runners tackle the Great North Run

Jamie Marlow was first home, finishing in a new PB of 1:21:49 for 200th overall.

Jason Hawkridge smashed his PB by more than five minutes as he snuck under the two-hour mark in 1:59:47, while Meg Brooks crossed the line in 2:22:08. Chris Keen finished in 2:41:03, and raised more than £750 for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity, in memory of his daughter Molly.

In other news, twin sisters Sam and Becky Fawcett ran in the Swineshead five-mile race in Bedfordshire, with Sam finishing as first lady in a fast time of 35:08 and Becky second in 35:44 – reversing the order from last year’s race when Becky was second lady and Sam third.

Both posted faster times this time around; a testament to their hard training in recent weeks.

Kirsty Russell, meanwhile, ran the Harefield 10km, finishing in a PB time of 56:19 as part of Team Macy, which raises money for infants with congenital heart defects.

Matt Hamilton , meanwhile, finished the Diamond Tri at Eton Dorney in 1:12:00, for a new PB over the sprint distance. His time was good enough for eighth overall and first in his age group.