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Classy Kasse wins Sutton 10k

7:25am Wednesday 7th May 2008

By Tom Pollak »

Former World junior half-marathon winner Kasse Tadesse, of Belgrave Harriers, led a 400-strong field home to win the Sutton Runners 10km road race in Beddington Park on Sunday.

He clocked 32 minutes 12 seconds to finish almost a minute clear of Dorking's Nick Hodges (33:08), with South London Harriers' Pawel Bal third (34:51), Ranelagh's Paul Doyle fourth and first veteran (35:00) and Stragglers' Chris Walmsley fifth (35:13).

Men's teams: 1 Stragglers 44, 2 South London Harriers 50, 3 Ranelagh Harriers 97.

Women: 1 Justina Heslop (Clapham Chasers) 36:34, 2 2 Anne Curley (Highgate) 38:27, 3 Emily Gear (Clapham Chasers) 39:27.Team: 1 Clapham Chasers 22, 2 South London Harriers 24, 3 Stragglers 59.

First over-50: Hugh Saxby (37:31). First over-60: Geoff Newton (Tadworth) 40:13.

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