March 23: MMK Men win the Team Race at the Oakley 20, near Bedford
Eight MMK runners competed in the Oakley 20 mile road race, near Bedford. With Matt Clements 7th, Ben Harrison 8th and Andrew Cowdrill 9th, they were the easy winners of the Men’s Team Race.
Matt Clements won the Bedfordshire Championship (held in conjunction) for the second year in a row, but was a minute down on the time he ran in this event last year. Ben Harrison reduced his best by 29 seconds, while Andy Cowdrill was 13 minutes quicker than his previous best,
Sam Daniells was almost 5 minutes inside his previous best while Ed Williamson was running his first 20-miler. Tom White and Danny Simmons were close to their previous bests, and Andrew Wasdell ran 2:17:23 seven years ago.
Sadly, as this race is not a UKA Permitted event, these times will not appear in the UKA Rankings.
| 7 | Matt Clements | MS | 2:04:19 | pb | 1st Beds |
| 8 | Ben Harrison | M35 | 2:05:25 | pb | 3rd M35 |
| 9 | Andrew Cowdrill | M40 | 2:06:30 | pb | 2nd M40 |
| 55 | Sam Daniells | M45 | 2:21:58 | pb | |
| 56 | Tom White | M40 | 2:22:15 | ||
| 63 | Ed Williamson | M40 | 2:24:00 | pb | |
| 66 | Andrew Wasdell | M40 | 2:24:50 | ||
| 177 | Danny Simmons | MS | 2:47:29 | ||
| 570 finished |