OTLEY AC’s Scott Harrington took top spot in the second of the John Carr 5k series last Wednesday, finishing with a personal best of 15.41.

Also for Otley AC were Zack Whitehead 16:56; Nicola Lee 21:40 (pb) and Andrew Rayner 23:47. First lady was Hannah Oldroyd of Saltaire Striders in 17:43.

Mark Hall continued his dominance in the V55 field with a top 5 overall finish in the Ripon 10, completing the mulit-terrain course in a time of 62:31. Ideal running conditions also meant good runs for Rogan Ashton (66:55) Steven Robinson (74:34) Andy Webster (81:47) and Phil Robinson, 1st V70, (88:19)

On Saturday, Stephen Boddy, Gary Johnson and Reid Haddow raced in the Over the Odda 10k.

This local race which takes in some beautiful local routes, now attracts some 300 runners and is becoming more popular each year.

Gary Johnson finished in 45:47, Boddy in 53:14 and Haddow in 1:12:52. The race was won by Michael Malyon (Baildon) in 39:31, and first lady, Kirsty Allen (Baildon) in 46:08.