CHRIS Busaileh took an excellent second place from a field of over 400 in last weekend's Bolton 10K.

The 18-year-old Bolton Harrier was backed up by top veteran Tony Duffy and Ian Selby as Bolton Harriers scooped the award for first team.

The race was won by surprise entry Oliver Wirz of Switzerland, who was in the area for a wedding the previous evening.

Wirz was never headed as his competitors started slowly in windy conditions but Busaileh eventually gave pursuit and this took him clear in second.

For former World Veteran Marathon champion Duffy, it was a solid return to competition after months out injured, as he finished fourth overall and won the Over 45 category.

A former Great Britain international, Duffy would normally have been pounding the streets of London in the marathon, where he has been one of the leading veterans in recent years.

The women's race was won impressively by Leigh Harrier Ann Powell, with the first home athlete Bolton's 1500m specialist Liz Proctor.

There was also veteran success for Jim McNulty, who once again triumphed in the Over 65 category, while Harriers also provided the event's oldest competitor in Over 75 winner Hamish McPherson.

Bolton Harriers finishers: 1 Oliver Wirz (Switzerland) 31:46, 2 Chris Busaileh 33:52, 4 Tony Duffy 34:27, 5 Ian Selby 34:28, 9 David Shaw 35:55, 25 Ian Meeds 37:57, 36 Liz Proctor 39:05, 48 Billy Martin 39:40, 75 Paul Standring 41:39, 79 Dave Pendlebury 42:01, 105 Ian Hamilton 43:05, 110 Jonathan Allwood 43:13, 135 Jim McNulty 44:32

176 Liz Hughes 46:34, 178 Joanne Edwards 46:41, 184 John O'Keefe 46:57, 219 Emma Thornton 48:49, 256 Lee Meadows 50:28, 277 Ian Fleming 51:35, 342 Vanessa Corrigan 55:48, 357 Christine Walsh 57:21, 369 Ian Hales 58:07, 384 Sheila Carter 59:55, 415 Barbara Williams 1:11:54, 419 Ruth Sanders 1:12:59, 420 Hamish Macpherson 1:13:17