Athletics: Godiva's Hazell is home 11th in 14,000-entry run.

COVENTRY GODIVA'S Scott Hazell stepped up to finish a highly creditable 11th in the Bristol Half-Marathon which is now the second biggest in the country.

Hazell came home in 1-09-51 as winner Tom Payn (Winchester) led in a huge field of 14,000 runners in 1-05-48.

NORTHBROOK AC's John Hosie ran a personal best 58-54 for ninth place in the Nuneaton 10-mile road race, improving by over a minute as he led the Coventry club to the team prize.

Nathan Holmes (60.20), 12th, and Howard Andersen (61.17), 16th, supported Hosie in the team battle from a 21-strong Northbrook entry.

Other Northbrook: Pete Fellows 66.45, Nigel Basnett 67.32, John Elliott 68.58, Becky Smith 69.55, Richard Hands 70.10, Paul McKeeney 70.30, Steve Mason 71.25, Tom Jordan 72.21, Charlie Jones 74.55, Bob Adams 75.40, Hayley Ashley 76.48, Andy Houston 83.11, Mary Blair 84.21, Andy Davis 91.28, Lesley Keighley 91.53, Tony French 95.54, Angela Hands 101.41. 5 miles: 4 David Andersen 36.00.

Sphinx AC: Graham Patton 62.50, Pete Fahy 67.44, Steve Court 69.28, Ian Davies 69.51, Phil Wilson 70.01, Kathryn Stuart 72.73, Garry Barnes 73.57, Myles Davies 75.14, Dave Kelly 78.22, Tom Marchi 82.35, Jackie Stuart 91.57, Rob Stuart 94.38.

DIANE KEEN (2-08-31) shaved eight seconds from her best for the distance at the Robin Hood Half-Marathon in Nottingham, while her Northbrook clubmate, newcomer Julie Nunn (2-03-36), improved no less than eight minutes on her only previous effort, last year's Coventry event, to show how her fitness has benefited from six months with the club.

Massey Ferguson veteran David Phillips completed the full marathon in 4-52-00 after completing the Penistone 10km, in the Peak District, the previous day, alongside daughter Anna (Penistone Harriers) in 1-01-44.

Other Northbrook: Full marathon Richard Hodge 3-25-19, Jackie Williams 3-46-06, Corinna O'Connor 3-59-01, Paul Costain 4-19-52. Half-marathon: Stuart Keen 1-21.50, Clive Horton 1-31.58, Paul Stead 3-39-57.

COVENTRY'S Steve Edwards was fifth overall and first over-45 in the Great Langdale Marathon, covering a tough two-lap course around the Cumbrian fells in 3-21-34 with several steep 1-in-4 climbs.

It was Edwards's third time in the race and his first sub-3-30 clocking as he ran the first lap in 1-41, in 10th place, and pushed on to post a negative split.

Northbrook's Andy Kelsall lowered his best to 1-00-48 from 1-02-35 in the Sheffield 10km road race, giving him a string of six successive personal bests.

Kenilworth Runners's Mandy Crust completed the Chippenham Half-Marathon in 1-52-47.