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Bowser claims 10k title |
4th Feb 2009
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 Bowser wins title |
Bowser claims 10k title
Great Britain international Matt Bowser won the Dewsbury 10K road race.
The Lincoln Wellington runner was in control from the halfway point and finished well clear of Olympic marathoner Matt O'Dowd (Swindon) in 30 minutes 28 seconds.
The 2004 winner Stephen Hepples (Newham and Essex Beagles) was third.
Winner of the ladies race was Scunthorpes Nicola Geddes in 35:06.
Kidney transplant athlete Peter McGouran of Otley AC, a triple gold medallist at the World Transplant Games, finished in 46 minutes 52 seconds
Race director of Bernard Disken of organisers Dewsbury Road Runners said he was relieved that the race had gone ahead just before the predicted snowfall.
I would like to thank West Yorkshire Police and Green Light Traffic management for their help, he said.
I would also like to thank the Ansaar Organisation, Earlsheaton Technology College and 12th Dewsbury Guides for providing marshals
and also Shepley Spring, Kirklees Highways, Kirklees Active Leisure, ,Dewsbury Sports Centre, Kirklees Markets, SMK Sports Cleckheaton, Highgate Beds, St John Ambulance (Dewsbury Combined Division), Raynet amateur radio network, the Dewsbury Reporter and the Dewsbury Press.
This year for the first time our results suppliers TDL Events offered a tracker facility where a runners friends and family could follow their progress on the internet.
A field of 944 runners started the race on an out-and-back course along Bradford Road from Dewsbury Ring Road through Batley to Birstall Smithies. |
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 Nicola Geddes at the finish |
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 Michael Smith - first M65 |
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Submitted by Bernard Disken |
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