GRANGE Farm and Dunmow Runners' Martin Atkinson claimed age category victory at the Billericay ten-kilometre road race.
He finished in a personal best (PB) of 43 minutes 26 seconds to be the fastest runner over-60 and there were also PBs for club-mates Matt Webster (38m 21s), Kerry Harrington (44m 51s), John Smith (45m 8s) and Lauren Bowen (57m 49s).
Steve Read, in 37m 50s, was fastest for Grange Farm, finishing 12th overall.
Other results: Paul McKenna 39m 11s, Sean Henderson 43m 9s, Gerard Geurts 43m 39s, Jason Bepey 44m 30s, Pru Hayhow 46m 2s, Hayley Smith 49m 28s, Lee Prowse 51m 51s.
Meanwhile, James Bosher completed the New York marathon in two hours 53m 25s, finishing 446th out of a field of 50,000 runners.
Jo Bisset-Smith ran the off-road Norfolk Coastal Marathon in 4h 52m, including a five-minute delay to allow the lifeboat to cross the course at Happisburgh.
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