DOM Gavin set a new personal best of 35mins 58secs for 10th of 458 finishers in the popular Wesham 10k.

The quick course also saw Chris Povey cross the line in 36:50 (21st), with Geoff Knowles finishing in 55:05 (282nd).

Further south, the women-only field of 151 in the City of Salford 5.25m saw recent recruit Laura Lombard notch another podium finish – her barnstorming 32:22 collected bronze (plus F35 gold) – just eight seconds behind the hosts’ Sinead Bent.

F50 Cathy Flitcroft also collected age-group gold in 36:38 (14th overall), while Katie McNulty showed her recent improvement with 40:49 (41st).

Elsewhere, Daryl Bentley clocked 36:02 for 41st of the 101 field at Darwen in the David Staff Memorial Fell Race.