BURNDEN women’s captain Gwen Kinloch put in the star performance at the English Half Marathon in Warrington.

Kinloch finished eighth overall in the women's race and won the F55 category with a time of 1hr 33mins 18 secs.

Paul Duke, Lee White, Rob Short and Marcus Taylor staged a dramatic battle to be the first club member to finish the course with just 15 seconds separating the quartet at the end.

Duke won the dash for the line in 1:24:46, with White next in 1:24:51, followed by Short in 1:24:58 and Taylor in 1:25:01.

Martyn Pollitt (1:28:19) and Ed Ashton (1:29:28) ensured Burnden had six men under 90 minutes.

Mel Walker was second V70 in 1:51:26 and Anne Ferguson was third F60 in 1:44:43.

Other results:

Gareth Doherty (1:32:53), Simon Marland (1:34:21), Richard Blake (1:36:58), Lyndsay Darbyshire (1:41:03), Isaline Pollitt (1:42:39), Mike Caine (1:44:57), David Broadhurst (1:45:39), Adrian Ashburn (1:46:13), Tony Woodiwiss (1:48:27), Phil Holden (1:49:37), Carolyn Barker (1:50:40), Kris Worsley (1:50:54), Gayle Gerrard (1:52:49), Linda O’Byrne (1:53:43), Marcus Chester (1:53:54), Emma Walker (2:01:15), Nadia Raza (2:01:28), Julie Riddle (2:08:03), Mark Davis (2:11:14), Phil Lamb (2:12:50), Debra Hennessey (2:14:32), Denise Hodgkinson (2:15:32), Sarah Woodiwiss (2:15:32), Sally Cottrill (2:21:57), Sue Blackman (2:40:36).

Andy and Shirley Staveley travelled to Switzerland to revisit the iconic Jungfrau Marathon, one of the world’s most famous and tough challenges, testing the athletes with 7,000 feet of climb and rewarding them with breathtaking snow-capped mountain views.

Andy completed the course in 4:44:40 with Shirley crossing the line in 5:20:43.

Jackie Oakes opted for a 42k closer to home, taking on the Lancaster Castle Marathon and coming home in a time of 4:01:16.

A week after completing the Jungfrau, Andy Staveley was back in action at the Yarrow River Splash 10k, but he showed no signs of a hangover from the Swiss Alps, coming 10th overall and first V55 in 46:36.

Paul Drew was next in 59:15 and Diane Morrison posted 1:19:58.

Paula Pilling was seventh in the women’s race and second F40 at the Bury 10K in a time of 42:23. Louise Fox was next in 54:15 and John Hall posted 1:19:35.