England’s women’s team shine at the Home Nations 5k

A strong team of athletes represented England at the Home Nations 5k in Cardiff last weekend.

On a wet day in Bute Park, the senior teams along with a selection U20 athletes as a development opportunity, tackled the multi lap course in the torrential rain.

England's Poppy Tank (City of Plymouth) picked up an individual podium position, coming home in third in a time of 16:04.50, behind winner Alex Bell (Pudsey & Bramley, Andrew Henderson) and second place Holly Dixon (Cambridge Harriers). Tank's excellent finish helped the England women's team to first place overall.

In the men's race, Cameron Reilly (Guildford & Godalming, Daniel Wallis) was the fastest England team finisher in 10th place in a time of 14:08.6. The overall race was won by a surging Jack Rowe (Aldershot, Farnham & District) in 13:31.9, closely followed by Scott Beattie (Morpeth, Andrew Hobdell) in 13:37.4.

Results

Women

• Poppy Tank 16:04.50 - 3rd
• Charlotte Dannatt (Camberley and District AC/Loughborough Students, Kyle Bennett) 16:13.50 - 5th
• Sarah Dufour-Jackson (Vale Royal AC, Stuart Doyle / Andrew Carter) 16:37.50 - 10th
• Emily Ruane (Cambridge and Coleridge AC, Philip O'Dell) 16:37.5 19th

U20 women

• Isabel Holt (Blackburn Harriers, Andy Henderson) 16:24.70 - 9th
• Sarah Barrett (City of Norwich AC, Lawrence Wade) 17:27.50 - 40th
• Holly Cross (Liverpool Harriers, John Cross) 17:51 - 46th

Senior men

• Cameron Reilly (Guildford & Godalming AC, Danny Wallis) 14:08.60 - 10th
• Matthew Merrick (Belgrave Harriers) 14:29.60 - 27th

U20 men

• Bradley Andrews-Callec (Jersey Spartan AC, Steven Purser) 15:01.80 - 66th
• Georgi Dalton (East Hull Harriers, self) 15:12.60 - 78th
• Ravi Clark (Brighton Phoenix, Joel Kidger) 15:28.60 - 106th
• Billy Eccles (Bure Valley, Michael Eccles) 15:32.80 - 110th

All images by Graham Smith