Debbie Machett finished a podium 3rd place in Saturday’s ‘Stunnerz in Runnerz’ all female 5mile road race at Magherafelt, clocking 32:13. Chris Bryan got out into the Yorkshire Dales on Saturday and was in with a shout of 3rd place in the off-road Wharfedale half-marathon – until a route error off the final hill cost him several minutes: eventually finishing 6th in 1r 37.11. New recruit Melissa Eccles grabbed a 6th place female prize at Wednesday’s Craigavon 10k with a 42:11 pb while Francis Marsh managed a 5th place prize in 33:49. On the same night, Josh Lowry ran his first 1500m of the season at the Charnwood open Loughborough, placing 3rd in the ‘b’ race in 4:20.01.
