carl claims necaa 10-mile title at carlisle

The annual Brampton to Carlisle ten miler, somehow still run on open roads across in Cumbria and also now the oldest road race in the country incorporated the NECAA 10 mile Championships this year, a reflection perhaps on the dearth of races over what was once a classic distance.
 
Won in a time of 48:33 by Leeds City athlete Ed Bovingdon, Morpeth’s Carl Avery – who led for much of the way - did however have the distinction of collecting the NECAA title when finishing 4th in 48:50 as a result of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place runners all being ineligible for the award.
 
In his first ever Brampton, Andrew Mirfield, the club’s only other male finisher, was well under the hour when finishing 82nd in 57 minutes.
 
Once again it was a good day for the club’s women however, with an in-form Holly Lawrence 6th female finisher in just over the hour mark but, like Avery collecting the NECAA winner’s title for the same reason.
 
Lizzie Rank was 8th but collected an NECAA Bronze.
 
Jane Briggs was 5th O/55 in 1:15:02 and Fran Naylor 15th in 1:31:01.
 
Some 888 finished.
 
Full results here: Brampton To Carlisle 10 Mile Race
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