Dewsbury 10K is known for being a very fast race and Otley AC members did not disappoint, and put in fantastic performances.
First home for Otley was Jamil Parapia who reports to have run his fastest negative split ever by running the first 5K in 16:50 and the second in 15:33. Jamil finished in fifth in a time of 32:23.
Other fantastic performances from Otley runners, came most notably from Frank Beresford (32:39pb), Jeremy Stewart (37:08pb) and Nicola Lee (46:15pb).
Both Jeremy and Nicola took significant chunks off their previous bests which is a great reward for the hard work put in during training sessions
Club president Howard Jeffrey, who finished third in the V60 category came home in 40.45, while Eriks Zvaigzne recorded a time of 47:14.
Zack Whitehead,an Otley second claimer, made a great return from injury to record a time of 35:35. Otley was awarded first team prize on the back of the great performances by Parapia, Beresford and Stewart.
The race was won by Mohammed Abu Rezeq of Altrincham and District AC in 31.02. The first lady was Shona Fletcher of Richmond and Zetland Harriers in 35.57.
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