Athletics: The second Bunny Run over Harden Moor on Tuesday night went by the form book as Ian Holmes strode to victory over the three mile course in 17min 23sec, clipping 20 seconds of his winning mark of last week.

He will be giving someone else a taste of glory next Tuesday, as he will not be competing.

Instead he will be preparing to defend his British fell racing title with the opening race - the Anniversary Waltz at Newlands in the Lake District - the following Sunday.

Holmes would dearly love to become the first man to win four British fell titles and sees Cumbrian pair of Gavin Bland and Simon Booth as his main rivals.

Another man in form is Bradford Airedale's Steve Oldfield who took first veteran award by finishing fourth overall behind Clayton-le-Moors pair Sean Livesey and Mark Horrocks and is now looking for selection to the England squad by competing in Saturday's Pendle Fell Race.

This four and a half mile event is a selection race for the Home countries up and down international at Knockdhu in Northern Ireland on May 9.

The first two men, women and veterans in the Pendle race will be assured of selection with another two places left to the selectors.

Steve expects his closest rival to be Rossendale's Merv Keyes who finished ahead of him in the English Championship opener at Noon Stones last month and he predicts top national veteran Dave Neill (Mercia) to opt out and rest on his laurels.

Bradford Airedale team-mate David Rhodes took the honours in the over-50 category on Tuesday night over a minute clear of closest challenger Malcolm Cole of Skyrac.

In the women's race Spenborough's Kath Drake followed up Sunday's win in the Guiseley Gallop with another victory and Pudsey and Bramley's Sally Corbin held off young Amy Green for second spot with Skyrac's Elizabeth Spencer taking the under-16 award.

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