Incessant rain induced the cancellation of the English National Cross Country Championships, which had been because of be held in Shropshire on Saturday.
It was solely the third time because the Second World War that the championships had been cancelled, with the opposite events not because of the circumstances however to both foot and mouth illness or Covid), with organisers deciding to not run the occasion on Friday.
They put out an announcement on Monday saying the occasion would now take place in September and mentioned: “Whilst recognising how different it will be to have a National Cross Country in September, we hope and trust that athletes will embrace the experience.”
However, the Lindsays Scottish Nationals did take place at Falkirk over the identical weekend, with Morpeth Harrier Catriona Macdonald as soon as once more in motion.
Running for her Scottish membership, Bellahouston Road Runners, Macdonald completed tenth, recording a time of 38 minutes 58 seconds for the grassy 10k course, with the race received by Edinburgh AC’s Alice Goodall in 36:03.
Finishing tenth in every of the final three years, Macdonald has actually proved to be the mannequin of consistency, though Saturday’s time was the quickest she has recorded up to now.
Missing aggressive motion, a few of Morpeth’s younger members took half in park runs domestically, with KEVI sixth-former Joe Dixon recording the quickest time at Blyth of quarter-hour 18 seconds and Under-17 Oliver Tomlinson 17:07 over the identical course.
Fellow U17 Elliot Kelso was second again on Newcastle’s Town Moor in 15:50, adopted home by U20 James Tilley in 16:21.
Meanwhile, on the opposite facet of the world, Morpeth life member Serod Batochir ran a outstanding two hours 10 minutes, 10 seconds in some troublesome circumstances when representing Mongolia within the Osaka Marathon in Japan on Sunday.
Now 42 years of age, Batochir shall be aiming to signify his nation within the Paris Olympics this July, which shall be a outstanding seventh Games for the well-travelled veteran.
