THE Bolton parkrun course record which had stood for five and a half years was finally broken on Saturday.
Horwich Harrier Michael Cayton smashed Michael Aspinall’s previous record of 16mins 6secs by taking a stunning 20 seconds off it.
The 35-39 age-group runner stormed around the 5k course around the track, trails and paths at Leverhulme Park, finishing almost two minutes ahead of second-placed Tom Carson (17:38).
The record has been under threat of late with Jonny Kay running 16:10 on January 21 followed by Cayton running one second faster a fortnight later.
There were ideal conditions for running a fast time on Saturday with the sun shining and the ground hard, and Cayton took full advantage on his fourth appearance at Bolton.
Saturday's results:
1 Michael Cayton VM35-39 15:46 PB 5
2 Tom Carson HRMIH SM20-24 17:38 17
3 Ben Jones BURY SM30-34 19:39 13
4 Gary Furness SM25-29 19:59 168
5 Tom Picton JM15-17 20:08 PB 3
6 Martyn Duncan Pollitt BRR VM55-59 20:12 18
7 Christian Pickford BUH VM40-44 20:14 65
8 Josh Birmingham SM20-24 20:19 FT 1
9 Mark Tucker VM40-44 20:27 37
10 Brendan Connaughton VM40-44 20:32 151
11 Matthew Garside SM25-29 20:33 PB 103
12 Nigel Smith VM50-54 20:35 PB 68
13 Ian Shurmer VM45-49 20:47 PB 46
14 Chris Reddy SM30-34 20:53 14
15 Gavin Collingwood SM30-34 20:53 FT 1
16 Paula Pilling BRR VW40-44 20:57 82
17 Unknown
18 Jack Heggie SM20-24 21:21 5
19 Richard Marlton HRMIH VM50-54 21:22 50
20 Simon Hirst VM40-44 21:24 30
21 Ian Riggs VM40-44 21:42 262
22 Tony Wall BRR VM55-59 21:50 161
23 Tony Nicholls VM55-59 21:58 70
24 Unknown
25 Anthony Grayson TDTC VM45-49 22 26
26 Robert Mwelwa VM40-44 22:01 110
27 Steve McVey VM55-59 22:03 170
28 Chris Simpson VM35-39 22:04 PB 46
29 Rob Lister RAD VM50-54 22:05 135
30 Georgia Tansey JW15-17 22:08 PB 13
31 Richard Blake BRR VM50-54 22:17 PB 17
32 Isaline Kneale BRR VW50-54 22:23 19
33 Richard Peat SM25-29 22:32 PB 8
34 Brandon Fothergill JM15-17 22:37 4
35 Phil Slingsby VM35-39 22:42 3
36 Matthew Jones VM35-39 22:51 PB 110
37 Martin Rayner VM45-49 22:54 PB 5
38 Ani Das VM35-39 22:54 PB 87
39 Kate Ellis BRR VW55-59 22:57 PB 18
40 Andy Glen VM35-39 23 PB 9
41 Kenneth Warner VM45-49 23:05 280
42 Andy Duffy BRR VM55-59 23:08 85
43 Rachel Hancock VW40-44 23:09 88
44 Darren Parr VM40-44 23:10 18
45 Steven Bate BRR VM40-44 23:13 56
46 Harvey Kenny BUH JM10 23:18 11
47 Graham King BMTC VM45-49 23:21 59
48 Don Nichol BRR VM60-64 23:27 62
49 Liam Christie BRR SM20-24 23:33 43
50 Sean Partington VM50-54 23:42 39
51 Alan Tatterton VM55-59 23:48 128
52 David Chrystal BUH VM50-54 23:54 28
53 Tom Gleaves SM20-24 24:02 136
54 Iron Rookie.Com VM40-44 24:05 FT 1
55 Lawrence McDonald BRR VM40-44 24:06 58
56 Steven Prile BMTC VM55-59 24:14 FT 65
57 Ken Smith RAD VM60-64 24:17 122
58 Claire Burns VW35-39 24:26 PB 2
59 George Williams VM65-69 24:27 PB 86
60 Mark Harris VM40-44 24:28 PB 9
61 Andrew Hill VM45-49 24:32 29
62 Sue Duckworth VW50-54 24:36 97
63 David Wright VM50-54 24:41 93
64 Mark Weatherall VM50-54 24:46 24
65 Jack Broadhurst JM10 24:48 PB 16
66 Gareth Doherty BRR VM40-44 24:48 101
67 Jitesh Patel SM25-29 24:49 36
68 Steven Cartmell SM30-34 24:54 48
69 Timothy Green SM25-29 24:57 163
70 Paul Beaumont VM50-54 25:00 FT 4
71 Gayle Gerrard BRR VW40-44 25:01 123
72 Rebecca Suckling SW20-24 25:02 PB 15
73 Unknown
74 Matthew Lowe JM11-14 25:03 FT 6
75 Julie Robertson VW45-49 25:03 35
76 Rebecca Hawthornthwaite SW25-29 25:04 PB 6
77 John Clifford VM50-54 25:06 4
78 Unknown
79 Lee Hanson SM30-34 25:18 PB 10
80 Neil Bonnar VM50-54 25:18 243
81 Thomas Warner JM11-14 25:20 71
82 Edward Webster JM15-17 25:21 17
83 Paul Taylor VM55-59 25:23 43
84 Martin Whitehead SM30-34 25:28 33
85 James Bolus JM11-14 25:35 5
86 Unknown
87 Mark Jackson BRR VM35-39 25:41 102
88 Andrew Dunn VM40-44 25:42 57
89 Owen Heyworth JM15-17 25:47 4
90 Judith Bonnar VW45-49 25:47 244
91 Bryden Darley VM45-49 25:55 PB 6
92 Darwin Caldwell VM50-54 25:59 78
93 Tomasz Kuta SM20-24 26:01 PB 2
94 Dominic Harasiwka SM25-29 26:03 15
95 Chris Mann SM25-29 26:06 152
96 John Brierley VM60-64 26:08 48
97 Kathryn Page BRR VW50-54 26:12 28
98 Andrew Duckworth SM25-29 26:23 20
99 Hannah Seed SW30-34 26:24 33
100 David Catterall SM25-29 26:27 PB 19
101 Sumit Guhathakurta VM40-44 26:29 PB 84
102 Ashley Lee SM25-29 26:29 PB 2
103 Philip Glassbrook BRR VM70-74 26:30 61
104 Nicholas Murphy VM35-39 26:30 52
105 Luke McColl SM30-34 26:31 5
106 Dave Carroll BURY VM50-54 26:31 284
107 Robert Lilliott SM25-29 26:32 50
108 Ben Dewhurst BUH JM11-14 26:33 PB 12
109 Alan Talbot VM50-54 26:35 13
110 John Ainsworth JM15-17 26:37 PB 17
111 Paul Costello VM45-49 26:38 33
112 Unknown
113 Paul Drew VM45-49 26:42 16
114 Daniel Adams SM20-24 26:44 FT 1
115 Abbie Sedgwick BURY JW11-14 26:46 23
116 Richard Longlands VM40-44 26:47 57
117 Antony Wallwork VM45-49 26:48 PB 19
118 Mark Davis BRR VM55-59 26:53 PB 17
119 Grace Holden BUH SW18-19 26:54 69
120 Jake Partington JM11-14 26:58 PB 17
121 Tom Elcock VM35-39 26:59 FT 140
122 Cathy Stratton VW35-39 27:01 31
123 John Blakeley VM45-49 27:07 80
124 Jared Lyne VM40-44 27:13 PB 10
125 Karl Lee VW35-39 27:15 PB 2
126 Unknown
127 William L Vickers VM60-64 27:20 126
128 Christopher Peach SM20-24 27:27 87
129 Adam Barlow JM15-17 27:32 9
130 Unknown
131 Kian Ryan SM30-34 27:39 56
132 Thomas Heyes JM15-17 27:49 18
133 David Broadhurst VM40-44 27:56 91
134 Geoffrey Winder VM55-59 28:02 86
135 John Webster VM40-44 28:08 PB 16
136 Duncan Davenport VM45-49 28:15 28
137 Craig Bowes SM30-34 28:17 FT 1
138 Martin Brierley SM30-34 28:18 42
139 Paul Andrew Johnson BRR VM45-49 28:21 260
140 Brian Tull VM70-74 28:22 246
141 David Allen VM65-69 28:22 108
142 Kevin Fitzpatrick VM45-49 28:23 18
143 Lucas Williams-Aron JM11-14 28:23 PB 2
144 Harry Harper VM45-49 28:24 102
145 Brian Frew VM65-69 28:34 79
146 Nick Tierney VM35-39 28:36 4
147 Craig Leatherbarrow BRR VM50-54 28:38 109
148 Andy Barker VM35-39 28:45 11
149 Sara Green BUH VW35-39 28:50 105
150 Mark Dacre HRMIH VM50-54 28:54 40
151 Paula Hopkinson VW45-49 28:56 128
152 Helen Bury SW30-34 29:00 128
153 Hannah Mcarthur SW25-29 29:01 142
154 Adam Harper SM30-34 29:07 FT 1
155 Alexandra Hooton VW40-44 29:08 99
156 Carl Hollowood VM40-44 29:08 38
157 Brian Gathercole VM60-64 29:15 57
158 Ellie Green HRMIH JW10 29:16 FT 1
159 Kirk Scholes SM30-34 29:17 PB 3
160 Unknown
161 Unknown
162 Anthony Foster BRR VM70-74 29:24 131
163 Alexia Devienne SW25-29 29:28 PB 6
164 Natassia Dacre SW20-24 29:30 PB 6
165 Linda Haines BRR VW55-59 29:32 PB 29
166 Adam Connell SM30-34 29:34 179
167 Martin Burrill VM55-59 29:36 136
168 Maria Parkinson BRR VW45-49 29:37 24
169 Debra Hennessey BRR VW45-49 29:38 129
170 Danielle Smethurst SW25-29 29:41 6
171 Daryl Corrie SM20-24 29:42 FT 1
172 Krystina Dewhurst BUH VW35-39 29:43 PB 18
173 Kate Myers VW35-39 29:44 12
174 Unknown
175 Jenni Partington VW35-39 29:46 17
176 Gregg Beardwell SM30-34 29:52 74
177 Sara Das SW25-29 29:53 92
178 Linda O’Byrne BRR VW40-44 29:55 102
179 Maurice Halliwell VM60-64 29:58 47
180 Paul Greenlees VM50-54 30:00 7
181 John Egan BRR VM65-69 30:08 47
182 Amy H VW35-39 30:09 PB 47
183 Kim Dutton VW45-49 30:14 15
184 Isabelle Walton JW10 30:16 PB 6
185 Julie Kirkpatrick VW55-59 30:19 13
186 Delia Ariff VW55-59 30:23 13
187 Keith Harper VM45-49 30:31 58
188 Georgina Heyworth VW45-49 30:32 51
189 Matthew Ellis SM25-29 30:35 45
190 Yvette Beaumont VW45-49 30:44 66
191 Dave Pearson SM25-29 30:45 2
192 Dawn Sharples VW45-49 30:50 12
193 Emma Donaldson BRR VW40-44 30:56 11
194 Sadian Chadburn VW40-44 31:01 PB 3
195 Sharon Lowe VW40-44 31:10 14
196 Priya Guhathakurta JW15-17 31:17 63
197 Nicky Guhathakurta VW45-49 31:19 PB 20
198 Steven Snape VM55-59 31:21 PB 54
199 Phil Holden VM60-64 31:28 PB 3
200 Julia White SW30-34 31:32 13
201 Joseph Dare SM30-34 31:33 FT 23
202 Sharon Drew BRR VW45-49 31:33 PB 12
203 Unknown
204 Rebecca Owen SW25-29 31:37 PB 5
205 Helen Blakeley VW50-54 31:41 15
206 Louise Wall BRR VW50-54 31:42 111
207 Wendy Doxey VW55-59 31:44 91
208 Joanne White VW40-44 31:48 7
209 Rachel Barrett VW40-44 31:56 7
210 Steven Howarden VM40-44 31:59 94
211 Katherine Baines SW30-34 32:10 166
212 Angus McIver JM11-14 32:16 FT 1
213 Jonathan Pendlebury VM55-59 32:20 17
214 Ruth Lilliott VW50-54 32:25 15
215 Patrick Pye JM15-17 32:30 PB 2
216 Andrew Brown SM25-29 32:33 FT 59
217 Unknown
218 Lucy Pearson SW25-29 32:36 PB 3
219 Julie Corrie VW40-44 32:37 3
220 Alisha Porter JW11-14 32:39 PB 5
221 Lauren Williams SW20-24 32:39 3
222 Michelle Hilton VW40-44 32:40 3
223 Marie Wood VW40-44 32:41 PB 3
224 Michael Ainsworth JM11-14 32:49 23
225 Karen Clark SW30-34 32:52 64
226 Alison Hill VW45-49 32:55 27
227 Kellie Miller VW40-44 33:05 PB 4
228 Shaowen Tan VW50-54 33:08 48
229 Cheryl Honeybourne VW40-44 33:11 25
230 Martin Smith VM60-64 33:16 84
231 Anthony Johnson JM11-14 33:21 235
232 Louise Righini VW35-39 33:21 15
233 Joseph David Walker JM11-14 33:22 166
234 Helen Harper VW45-49 33:23 174
235 Frances Johnson VW50-54 33:24 204
236 Andy Cunliffe VM45-49 33:26 PB 3
237 Patrick Yates JM10 33:28 FT 3
238 Helen Field VW50-54 33:37 22
239 Jake Eardley JM11-14 33:45 8
240 Dominique Duff SW20-24 33:47 14
241 Susan Foster VW55-59 33:49 7
242 Andrea McGee SW25-29 33:52 8
243 Linda Ramsden VW60-64 33:54 FT 1
244 Susan Thompson VW60-64 33:54 10
245 Katherine Smith SW30-34 33:56 18
246 John Eardley VM40-44 33:59 9
247 Elaine Eardley VW40-44 34:01 47
248 Sue Taylor VW55-59 34:05 92
249 Lis Ashton VW35-39 34:09 PB 10
250 Gill Davidson VW55-59 34:14 FT 7
251 Jayne Louise Walker VW45-49 34:26 179
252 Adrian Paul Walker VM45-49 34:31 17
253 Jackie Foster VW55-59 34:31 PB 18
254 Joyce Tyldesley VW55-59 34:32 PB 68
255 Kath Rothwell VW55-59 34:33 53
256 Ava Harris-Scott JW10 34:36 PB 3
257 Kim Scott VW35-39 34:37 8
258 Amy Woodfield SW30-34 34:40 PB 8
259 Julie Morrison BUH VW45-49 34:53 15
260 David Morrison BUH VM45-49 34:54 24
261 Nicola Bennett VW35-39 35:18 86
262 Craig Sedgwick VM50-54 35:24 31
263 James Sedgwick JM11-14 35:24 13
264 Joanne Larke VW35-39 35:25 PB 39
265 Gary Larke VM50-54 35:28 81
266 Kelly Graham SW25-29 35:35 FT 1
267 Vanessa Rushton SW30-34 35:36 12
268 Alex Staton JM10 35:41 11
269 Zoe Bonney SW20-24 35:45 5
270 Dumebi Oderinde VW35-39 35:57 13
271 Carl Browne VM55-59 35:59 12
272 Unknown
273 Sharon Cunliffe VW45-49 36:12 PB 4
274 Unknown
275 Amy McCarthy SW20-24 36:27 19
276 Michael David Allwood VM50-54 36:28 76
277 Peter Webster JM11-14 36:30 9
278 Jannette Petitjean VW50-54 36:32 PB 3
279 Anne Larkin BRR VW55-59 36:34 28
280 Daniel Bell JM10 36:39 2
281 Lynne Bell VW45-49 36:40 5
282 Kath Price VW45-49 36:42 10
283 Charlotte Warden VW35-39 36:43 11
284 Karen Miranda Hill VW45-49 36:43 168
285 Frannie Thurlbeck VM55-59 36:44 66
286 Johnny McGowan BRR SM20-24 36:48 PB 3
287 Lindsey McLoughlin VW35-39 36:49 FT 1
288 Emily Howarth JW10 37:13 11
289 Gemma Chapman BRR VW40-44 37:13 131
290 Rachael Howarth BRR VW35-39 37:18 117
291 Paul McGreavy VM45-49 37:31 250
292 Paul Sedgwick BRR VM70-74 37:42 46
293 Unknown
294 Pip Fitzpatrick VW45-49 37:45 FT 1
295 Dawn Cox VW45-49 37:58 PB 3
296 Robert Cox VM50-54 37:59 FT 1
297 Rob Staton VM40-44 38:09 12
298 Stacey Staton VW35-39 38:10 10
299 Hazel Riley VW50-54 38:17 PB 2
300 Sue McGreavy VW40-44 38:17 57
301 Jake Wilson JM15-17 38:25 FT 1
302 Alyson Lamb VW60-64 38:31 102
303 Susan Rushton VW50-54 38:53 32
304 Samantha Leliuga VW40-44 38:54 10
305 Gez Condon VW45-49 39:05 14
306 Deborah Dacey VW35-39 39:07 FT 1
307 Richard Clegg BUH SM30-34 39:14 36
308 Lauren Mann JW11-14 39:17 46
309 Marie Holland VW45-49 39:18 44
310 Janette Daeth VW35-39 39:22 FT 2
311 Unknown
312 Kerry Tammam VW40-44 39:36 13
313 Brian Mather VM70-74 39:42 167
314 Clare Fairclough VW50-54 39:59 111
315 Abigail King BMTC JW15-17 40:53 51
316 Olivia Tammam JW11-14 41:00 13
317 Lisa Green VW40-44 41:08 FT 1
318 Shelly Gregory VW35-39 41:32 6
319 Hanneke Van Dijk VW55-59 42:07 FT 1
320 Angela Owen VW55-59 42:51 FT 1
321 Eileen Hartigan VW60-64 42:52 FT 1
322 Peter Collier VM45-49 42:53 24
323 Catherine Oxborough VW45-49 42:53 PB 2
324 Mike Gregson BRR VM45-49 42:54 114
325 Jackie Walton VW35-39 43:11 5
326 Felicity Brangan VW45-49 45:21 PB 34
327 Donna Hamer VW45-49 46:02 PB 2
328 Amy Y Stone SW30-34 46:05 PB 2
329 Unknown
330 Beryl Arnold VW75-79 47:20 2
331 Paul Davies VM45-49 51:23 PB 3
332 Jasmine Idriss JW10 55:35 PB 3
333 Jennifer Idriss SW25-29 55:36 PB 3
334 Catherine Longworth VW45-49 58:17 PB 2
335 Layla Idriss JW10 58:17 3
336 Jacinta Yates VW40-44 58:18 73
337 Leanne Evans VW40-44 58:20 5
338 Angela Williams-Aron VW40-44 58:21 PB 3
339 Siobhan Pimlott SW25-29 58:21 95
340 Carolyn Edwards VW45-49 58:23 FT 21
n Club key: BUH: Bolton United Harriers and Athletic Club; BRR: Burnden Road Runners; HRMIH: Horwich RMI Harriers; LOST: Lostock AC; BMTC: Bolton Metro Triathlon Club; TDTC: Team Deane Triathlon Club; BURY: Bury AC; RAD: Radcliffe AC.
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