Westbury Harriers celebrate half marathon success
Westbury Harriers have been confirmed as the winners of the team event at the recent Bristol half marathon.
The trio of Robyn Golding, Emma D'Alton and Catherine Dulla have been awarded top spot ahead of Team Bath AC, with the Bristol & West AC trio of Claire Hallissey, Nicola Brookland and Holly Williamson third.
Bristol & West also took third spot in the men's event, which was won by Thames Hare & Hounds, while the Great Western Runners' quartet of Jon Hanley, Ben Morley, Paul Harper and Tom Fewster were second.
In the veteran prizes, Peter Willoughby of Hogweed Trotters won the over-60s age group, while Phil Parry, Steve Duddell and Terry Welch finished third in the over-40s, over-50s and over-60s categories respectively.
Bristol & West's Nicola Brookland won the over-35s prize, while Zina Marchant and Jo Jay finished one-two in the over-55s section.
Bristol half marathon prize winners – men over-40: 1 Ben Reynolds (THH) 70:27; 2 Gary Hope (Sev) 71:24; 3 Phil Parry (B&W) 71:42.
M50: 1 Paul Newman (TBAC) 82:11; 2 Stephen Groombridge (Tavi) 82:47; 3 Steve Duddell (GWR) 83:49; 4 Tom Hutchinson (TBAC) 83:40.
Over-60: 1 Peter Willoughby (HT) 87:54; 2 David Davies (Neath) 88:38; 3 Terry Welch (Bitt RR) 89:44; 4 Pat Rogers (TBAC) 94:55.
Under-20: 1 Craig Hopkins (Swnsea) 67:10; 2 Andrew Conway (Blackheath) 72:57; 3 Joe Morwood (AFD) 73:02.
Teams: 1 Thames Hare & Hounds 197; 2 Great Western Runners 224 (47 Jon Hanley, 57 Ben Morley, 59 Paul Harper, 61 Tom Fewster); 3 Bristol & West AC 342 (38 Steve McGuigan, 39 Phil Parry, 115 Rob Whitham, 150 Dave Beddows).
Women – over-35: 1 Nicola Brookland (B&W) 80:04; 2 Jane Preen (Milton Keynes) 81:23; 3 Joanne Ronaldson (Ranelagh) 82:56; 4 Helen Dyle (Torbay) 83:04.
Over-45: 1 Amanda Benstead (unatt) 91:08; 2 Zina Marchant (TBAC) 94:17; 3 Jackie Stott (unnat) 95:17; 4 Pat Curtis (HT) 95:22.
Over-55: Marchant; 2 Johanna Jay (B&W) 1:49.55; 3 Gay Eastoe (Blengdale) 1:50.18.
Under-20: 1 Nicky Sykes (unatt) 84:40; 2 Laura Backhouse (unatt) 90:14; 3 Elizabeth Precious (Liverpool) 90:58.
Teams: 1 Westbury Harriers 754 (233 Robyn Golding, 248 Emma D'Alton, 273 Catherine Dulla); 2 Team Bath AC 992 (76 Holly Rush, 156 Georgia Wood, 760 Lisa Bennett); 3 Bristol & West AC 1088 (42 Claire Hallissey, 124 Nicola Brookland, 922 Holly Williamson).







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