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Simon wins with Wright good finish
DONCASTER Athletic Club's Simon Wright produced a storming finish to win the inaugural Cusworth 10k road race on Sunday.
Wright finished six seconds clear of Rotherham's Luke Field in a time of 34 minutes 15 seconds.
The two men battled it out between themselves in the second half of the race after dropping John Guveya (Doncaster).
"Luke tried to get away but I thought that if I could keep with him as long as I could then if felt that I'd got a kick finish, I'd give it a good go," Wright told The Star.
"I went past him a few hundred metres from the finish - not knowing whether he had a kick finish of his own - but I held him off."
Guveya was third in 35.15 and team-mate Jacob Clark (35.48) was fourth.
Doncaster's Andy Siddle (37.18) was seventh, Daniel Orme (Doncaster) was ninth in 38.00 and Askern's Dean Winter (38.01) was tenth.
Askern's Pete Burke (38.35) was runner-up in the vet-40 race with Doncaster's Adrian Fearn (40.22), third.
Doncaster's Mo Rodwell took the honours in the vet-45 race in a time of 37.40. Clubmate Gary Shaw (39.01) was runner-up.
Doncaster's Kev Newman (36-05) led the way home in the vet-50 race.
Mick Page (Doncaster) was an emphatic winner of the vet-50 race in a time of 36.38. Askern's
Graham Werrett (39.37) was second.
Unattached Doncaster-based runner Pete Rowland clocked a time of 40.11 when winning the over-65 race. John Helliwell (Doncaster) was runner-up in a time of 45.41. Brian Watts (Askern) was third in a time of 46.11.
Doncaster's Jayne Baldwin (41.52) showed her rivals a clean pair of heels when winning the women's race.
Team-mate Louise Gill (48.05) was sixth in 48.05, one place ahead of another Doncaster runner Sarah Fletcher (49.17).
Doncaster's Sharon Hathaway (51.35) was tenth.
Kay Strawbridge (Doncaster) was second in the vet-40 race in 50.08. Doncaster's Diane Jordan (51.00) was third.
Doncaster's Karen Richards (48.08) finished second in the vet-45 race. Christine Lowe (Doncaster) won the vet-50 race.
The event, which started and finished at historic Cusworth Park via High Melton and Sprotbrough, was declared a 'runaway success' by race director Tony Vout.
The race which attracted a 300 plus field, formed part of the Doncaster Festival of Running.
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