Watford Half Marathon and Fun Run pictures round-up

The Queens Park Harriers athlete finished the 13-mile route that started and finished in Cassiobury Park in a net time of 1 hour 12 mins 28 secs, 13 seconds ahead of runner-up Ruari MacNeil.

Sarah Jane Swinhoe won the women’s race in a time of 1:24.39 to finish 60th overall, crossing the finishing line ahead of London Heathside clubmate Chloe Wilkinson, who came home in 64th place in 1:24.58.

Dacorum Athletics Club’s Phillip Oddy (1:15.13) and Adam Edgeworth (1:17.08) finished third and fourth respectively, while the first competitor to cross the line from a Watford club was Mark Ames (1:18.07), the Watford Joggers member coming sixth overall to win the age 40 to 49 category.

More than 1,300 competitors finished the race, which is organised by Active Training World, while a fun run was also staged.

The respective age group winners were: Female: Under-10, Ellora Soomal, 9.40; Under-11, Hrida Singh, 8.37; Under-13, Sara Bouchair, 10.40; Ages 20-34, Arpita Visen, 9.45; Ages 35-44, Shiana Souza Monteiro, 12.03; Ages 45-54, Marie Stokes, 10.42; Unknown, Esmu Clifford, 16.59.

Male: Under-10, Ollie Johnson, 8.55; Under-11, Javier Bustamante, 7.24; Under-13, Hayat Ahmad, 7.54; Ages 20-39, Phil Bazin, 10.13; Ages 40-49, Gareth Moss, 8.46; Ages 50-59, Martin Masiar, 15.19; Unknown, Edward Clarke-Taylor, 18.47.

Scroll down this page to enjoy a gallery of pictures from the half marathon, courtesy of Active Training World.