By Alan Newman

Sittingbourne Striders’ Anthony Jackson strode to victory over 314 finishers in the Alan Green Memorial Thanet 10-mile road race at Margate on Sunday.

Jackson (pictured) was never headed and won by nearly four minutes in 54min 43sec from Carl Jones (58.34) of Ashford & District and David Hollidge (60.37), who runs unattached.

Leading males included Nathan Chapman (61.24) of Larkfield; Noel Lander (65.23) and Neil Hacon (M40, 66.10) of Sittingbourne Striders; Adrian Perkins (66.32) and Stephen Turpie (66.41) of Maidstone Harriers and Peter Buckingham (M40, 66.50) of Paddock Wood. David Northcroft (M70, 85.01) of Maidstone Harriers was among the age category winners.

Paddock Wood’s Tina Oldershaw (W40, 62.46), was equally dominant in the women’s race with a four-minute cushion over unattached W35 Sarah Gruber (66.49).

Sarah Mooney (67.02) of Larkfield was third and there were good results for age group winners Sharon Hawkins (W45, 68.14) of Maidstone Harriers and W55 Miriam Dorrity (80.14) of Paddock Wood.