THE Great Manchester 10k saw Harrier Andrew Crickmore go under 37 minutes for a top-100 position, while Simon Dally performed his sub-40 pace-making duties to aplomb, getting the flag home with 10 seconds to spare.
John Grimshaw just missed out on a season’s best, while Ged Tucker tripped over the hour mark – raising money for the National Autistic Society as he did.
Lee Petch completed the group with 2:08:13.
BUH&AC times: Andrew Crickmore 36:48 (93), Simon Dally 39:50 (256), John Grimshaw 50:47 (3,092), Gerard Tucker 1:01:51 (9,209), Lee Petch 2:08:13 (17,063).
Elsewhere, the second fixture of the Youth Development League for under-17s and u20s in the Northern West One Division saw good performances from the Blue Vests in warm but overcast conditions.
In a table of seven, Bolton remain fourth on seven points as Wigan and Wirral lead the way with 13.
Meanwhile, Harvey Kenny won the u11s' 600m at the BMC Grand Prix at SportCity, clocking 1:51.0.
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