Morris leads home hundreds in latest Sexarathon Series race

All the winners from the 47th Ironbridge Four-mile Race.

Jonathan Morris was the narrow winner of the 47th Ironbridge Four-mile Race, the fifth in this years DRE & Co Sexarathon Series.

Leading ladies: Sarah Mackness third, Donna Sherwin first and Naomi Cook second | Contributed

placeholder image — Leading ladies: Sarah Mackness third, Donna Sherwin first and Naomi Cook second | Contributed

Previous overall Sexarathon champion Morris (Wolverhampton & Bilston) led home 313 runners in a time of 21 minutes seven seconds - three seconds ahead of Oliver Blake (Oswestry).

James Neilson who was third in 21.48, some 20 seconds ahead of Tipton clubmate Kane Salmon-Hodges. These two are the leading two men overall after the first five races, with just 27 seconds between them with just one race to go.

Charlie Lewis (Shrewsbury AC) was fifth on the night, while Ryan Stokes (Oswestry) was sixth in 22.41 - he is now third overall in the series.

Donna Sherwin became the first Stoke athlete to win the men's or women's race as she came home in 26.02.

Leading men: Charlie Lewis fifth, James Neilson third, Jonathan Morris first, Oliver Blake second and Kane Salmon Hodges third | Contributed

She was 15 seconds ahead of Shrewsbury's Naomi Cook, who took second place, but has now moved into the lead in the overall series placings.

Stoke's Sarah Mackness, who was originally from Tibberton, came third in 26.28, while Telford AC's Kate Wells was fourth, Megan Tibbetts (Hartshill) fifth and Telford AC's Sarah Smeilus completing the top six.

Other prize winners on the night were: Under 20 Emily McCabe and William Hughes; Over 35 Katie Staien and Dan Maskew; Over 40 Jelena Maslakova and Tom Holden; Over 45 Nesta McKluskey and Paul O Brien; Over 50 Michelle Fox and Dale Wilkinson; Over 55 Amanda Wright and Paul Jones; Over 60 Suzanne Snook and Johnny Sanders; Over 65 Gill Bowden and Andy Clarke; Over 70 Sue Johnson and Peter Johnson; Over 75 Steve Price; Over 80 Iain Day.

The sixth and final race in the Sexarathon Series is the Harper Scarper 5 km multi-terrain race from Harper Adams University at Edgmond near Newport on Wednesday. Entries for this race are still open. Organisers are expecting another large field with some 300 runners due to take part.

Age group leaders are: Under 20 Macey Lyle and Will Hughes; Seniors Caitlin Arrowsmith and Paul Dean; Over 35s Sarah Smeilus and Oliver Jones; Over 40s Jelena Maskalova and Gabe Morris; Over 45s Liyan Williams and Paul O Brien; Over 50s Claire Hatton and David Mole; Over 55s Angela Sanders and David Gibson; Over 60s Janet Stuart and Paul Coupe; Over 65s Gill Bowden and Andy Clarke; Over 70s Sue Johnson and Peter Johnson; Over 75s Steve Price; Over 80s Iain Day.