ORGANISING club Clayton-le-Moors Harriers stormed a 1-2-3 in Sunday's Burnley 10K Road Race.

This event was new to the calendar last year, and this time attracted an extra 40 runners which guaranteed tough competition to prevent the Harriers from scooping all the prizes.

Accrington Road Runners, Blackburn Road Runners and Blackburn Harriers all made a major impact and could boast class winners.

Paralympic hopeful Mark Brown treated the spectators to a demonstration run at the head of the field, winning by nearly a minute and breaking Neil Tattersall's course record by a similar margin with 32:48.

On a hard course based on the Burnley Fire Brigade Race, but with the hill on Mount Lane included, Brown pulled away from the half-way mark. His twice-a-day training regime in Gibraltar as he builds for Athens is evidently paying off.

Andrew Hartley was runner up in 33:40 with former Pendle runner Aaron Hargreaves, representing Clayton's new generation, was third in 34:01.

With Brown an over 40, the first three veterans home were all from different age groups.

Accrington Road Runner Graham Collinge was fifth in 34:42 to win the over 45 class while Mick Nester of Blackburn Road Runners won the over 50s with eighth in 35:05.

Clayton spanned the generations with Anthony Beckett the first junior in 39:03 and Lawrence Chew winning the over 65 category with 47:23.

Rossendale prospect Craig Wolfenden shone with fourth outright in 34:24 while Lee Passco gave Hyndburn sixth place in 34:47.

Over 40 David Gregory rounded out the top ten for Clayton while M50 Ken Moss of Northern Vets and M45 John Roche of Clayton secured 13th and 15th respectively. All three finished second in their age groups.

Junior Emma Graham was second woman in 42:24, beaten by Karen Hutchinson of Horwich, while Emma's Blackburn Harrier teammate Jackie Taylor took third in 44:41.

Todmorden pair Claire Duffield and Moyra Parfitt were eighth and ninth with Moyra winning the over 55 class while Accrington's Jennifer Adams was the leading over 50 in 13th.

St Theodore's High School were the co-organisers and school funds are expected to benefit by £1,000 from the event.

Staff and pupils entered into the spirit of the event with students Tom Martyn and John Kelly clocking 42:06 and 42:38 to finish ahead of their mentors. Head John Tat was the first teacher followed by Paul Bevilalqua and Francis Swarbrick.