Snow wins out as Mini Marathon is postponed

Organisers of the South West trials for the Flora London Mini Marathon have postponed Saturday's event.

The event was due to be held in Bitton, but the heavy snow and the forecast of further bad weather over the weekend meant the decision was taken to call off the race.

County team managers are now trying to find a new date for the event with Saturday, March 14 mooted as a possibility. Using the South West Schools' Championships, due to be staged on Taunton racecourse on Saturday, February 28, has also been suggested.

● Newcomer Kane Lee, a 13-year-old member of Yate & District AC, ran a personal best of 2mins 13.1secs to finish as top Under-15 boy at the Birmingham Games. It was almost two seconds quicker than he ran last summer.

Birmingham Games – senior women - 60m: 1 Elaine O'Neill 7.47 (PB); 8 Charnia Weightman 7.70 (hts 7.64 PB); 400 hts: Liz Tipler (Y) 64.55; 1500: 9 Hannah Alderson (Y) 4:41.97.

Under-17 women – 300 ht 1: 5 Esther Harrill (Y) 45.79; ht 2: 5 Emily Fitzhugh (Y) 44.76.

Senior men – 60m s/f 2: 8 Ben Coghlan 7.17 (hts 7.16); hts Derek Morgan 7.37; Anthony Mattis 7.41; 200 hts: Mattis 22.92; 1500 hts: Gregg Halliwell (Y) 4:11.7.

Under-20 men – 60m: Danny Talbot 7.00; Coghlan 7.18; Jamie Brock (Y) 7.09; 800 ht 2: 2 Matt Parker (Y) 1:59.58; ht 3: 4 Ian Goldsmith (Y) 2:02.80; PV: 4 Cameron Walker-Shepherd (B&W) 4.40; 5 Tom Gibson (B&W) 3.90.

Under-15 boys – 800: 1 Kane Lee (Y) 2:13.2.

● The Clevedon AC pair of Nick Page and Jason Williams finished ninth (1:18.49) and 10th (1:19.03) respectively in the Blackmore Vale Lions Half Marathon, near Sherborne. Clubmates Richard Smith and Mark Templer were 21st (1:22.51) and 28th (1:24.25) while Steve Hollier lifted the Over-50s prize (1:24.00).

Great Western Runners' Nigel Edwards was 17th (1:22.16) and leading Westbury Harrier was Graham Clark in 29th (1:24.42). Bitton Road Runners' first man home was Nick Kane in 26th (1:23.55).

● Entries are running out fast for the Easy Runner Tough Ten multi-terrain race on Sunday, February 22 in Weston-super-Mare.

"Entries have been coming in steadily and we are nearly full," said race director Mike Buckland.

For entry details, visit www.toughten.co.uk

● Bristol-based runner Owain Jones, who regularly trains with Mike Down's group, won the senior men's title at the Welsh Cross Country Championships held at Builth Wells. Jones, who competes for Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow, finished 22 seconds clear of Hywel Care.

● Yate-born athlete Sara Barry is the new Welsh record holder after setting a personal best of 12.39m in the triple jump at the recent Reykjavik International.

● The Avon Schools' Sportshall Championships will be held at the University of West of England sports centre, Frenchay, on Thursday, February 12.

● Representing Hertfordshire, Bristol & West AC's Claire Hallissey finished eighth in the Southern Inter County Cross Country Championships held at Biggleswade.