Rob Burn took part in the world veterans athletics championships in Brisbane, Australia and he competed in the cross country event, an 8km race over a tough three lap course.

Rob (pictured, right), 47, finished an excellent 13th in a very competitive field with a time of 29 minutes 38 seconds, earning his first national medal as the first

counter in the bronze medal winning British team.

Seven Thirsk and Sowerby members took part in the Harrogate Town Centre 10k last Sunday and the hilly course attracted over 900 runners, and first T&S runner home was Stephan Tomaszewski in 134th position, in a time of 39.35 minutes. Maureen Gibb was in 474th position in a time of 47.46 minutes, and was 1st runner in the over 50 lady vets category. Pat Kirby ran a time of 50.45, Catherine Lumb finished in a time of 53.18 min, Karen Hudson took 54.07 minutes, Pamela Sherlock took 66.32 minutes and Marian Codling 68.49 minutes.

The last two runners were each 4th home in their age groups.

Results of all the club members who took part in the last event of the Harrogate Summer Road Race League which was a Handicap Race at Ripon: 1st Colin Towse (Nidd Valley RR - V40) 11:00, 30.08; 2nd Claire Mumford (Ripon Runners - F) 10:00, 33.44; 3rd Harry Dowdell (Nidd Valley RR - V40) 17:00, 27.17; 24th Judith Seaton (F V40) 10:00; 30th Fiona Holden (F V35) 15:30; 32nd Maureen Gibb (F V50) 14:00; 39th Ernest Huck (V55) 17:30, 29.02; 46th Geoff Bullock (V50) 16:30; 47th Stephan Tomaszewski (V40) 19:30; 50th Richard Hall 22:30; 59th Kirsty Watts (F V45) 8:00; 60th Pat Kirby (F V500 13:30; 64th Gruffyd Smith (V50) 16:30; 85th Sarah Somers (F) 11:30; 86th Nicola Thorpe (F V35) 11:00; 87th David Grainger 18:00, 29.01; 91th Allan Wikeley (V55) 15:30; 98th Peter Scanlon 14:30; 102nd Angela Hayward (F V40) 18:00; 107th John Yates 21:00; 109th Janet Mechie (F) 10:00; 116th Paul Iley 15:30. 117 finishers.

l The times shown are the handicap start times followed by the actual net times (only if available).