Jonathan Thomson won the M60 event in the gruelling Ronde des Sapins, a 13 km race that takes place on the Plateau de Sault on the eastern end of the Pyrenees. His winning time of 61 minutes easily dispatched the local opposotion.

Matt and Wendy Lynas were surely the quickest couple over the course with Matt placing second in 2.40.07 and Wendy third in her age group with 4.53.36.

Peter Giles took the M60 title over the classic 2 lap Wimbledon course. Thames results below

1.	Phil Wicks (Bel)		15.09
13.	Nic Gould			16.29
35.	Pablo Lazo		17.33
46.	Hugh Shields		17.52
57.	Richard Pitt		18.10
91. (1)	Peter Giles		19.16

Thames celebrated the vice captains veteran debut with a weekend jaunt to Ghent. Putting his strategic planning into action, Larry saw the team to the entry desk with a full five minutes to spare. In the race itself, Don Naylor took second and Dorchie Lee an unofficial third place. Deeper in the field, however, the exertions of the previous nights GBG training took their toll. Results below.

1. 	Woldu Ghirma		40.29
2. 	Don Naylor		41.28
4.	Dave Symons		44.05
20.	Al Kennis			46.28
35.	Larry Matthews (V40)	48.21
	Dorchie Lee		51.34
97.	Matt Bryant		54.30

Peter Giles continued his dominance of the M60 age group at 5000 metres with another commanding performance at a hot and windy Exeter. His solo win in the South of England Championships in a time of 18:15 was all the more impressive given the fact that he strained his calf on the final lap.

In an amazingly strong field in the womens 10,000 metres, Benita Johnson finished 19th in a time of 31:55. An Altmann-esque final lap of 58.7s brought the world title back to Ethiopia and Tirunesh Dibaba in 30:24.