Highbridge Jewellers’ Bourton-on-the-Water 10k

Bourton 10k - Sunday 23rd February 2025 - 9:30 am

Bourton Roadrunners wishes to thank everyone who supported the 2025 Bourton 10K, allowing us to support the nominated charities noted below. Despite worries that the weather might provide serious challenges, the race was mercifully spared, allowing the more than 600 runners to complete the 6.2 mile course and entertain the spectators.

Start of the 2025 Bourton Highbridge Jewellers 10k Race - picture by john gibson
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Bourton Roadrunners wishes to thank everyone who supported the 2025 Bourton 10K, allowing us to support the nominated charities noted below.

Congratulations to Harry Wells of Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC, who led the quality field from the start and maintained a good lead through to the finish, winning in a time of 31 minutes and 45 seconds. James Bellward of Chippenham Harriers was second (31:56) and 2023 winner Richard De Camps of Gloucester AC was third (31:57). Chelsea Baker of Bristol & West AC was the winning woman with a brilliant time of 35 minutes and 11 seconds. Kate Brown, an unattached runner, was second (37:08) and local runner Stephanie Lane of Cheltenham & County Harriers was third (37:28).

Bourton Roadrunners’ Alex Pye was the club's first finisher in a time of 36:47 and Eva Shoemark was the club’s first woman (40:06 and PB). Other Bourton runners included Rebecca Townsend (41:32 PB), Maxine Emes (45:48), Barry O’Leary (47:25 PB), Iain Cox (48:22 PB), Pat Gill (49:53), Basia Legierska (50:30), Shaun Ferreira (53:53) and Noelle Morgan (56:47). Second-claim member Kevin Goodwill, who was representing his principal club Cheltenham & County Harriers, had a strong run, finishing in 39:27 and a PB.

Bourton Roadrunners is grateful to Highbridge Jewellers of Bourton-on-the-Water for their long-term support of the event. The club also wishes to thank Gloucestershire Police, Bourton Parish Council, Cotswold Primary School, Cotswold First Aid and Cornish Bakery for their priceless support.

As usual, the race timing was provided by LuSH Timing  and the full results are availabe to download.

The annual Bourton 10k is supported by Highbridge Jewellers,   who have provided financial backing to stage the race for a number of years, and to whom we are very grateful.

Charitable support

We were proud to be supporting Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) (a registered charity in England and Wales: 1143118), as our principal charity partner throughout 2025. Bourton Roadrunners Club will contribute to the charity from the race proceeds; however, if you would like to support it personally in their valuable work you may donate via Race Nation's secure webpage . All donations are gratefully received. Additionally, we are also supporting local charities North Cotswold Foodbank (registered charity: 1181310), CALM: Children Achieving Lifelong Movement (registered charity: 1189437) and Gloucestershire Young Carers  (registered charity: 109028).

If you enjoy the Bourton 10k you might also like our Bourton Mile and Bourton Half.

Bourton Roadrunners Club wishes to thank everyone who made the 2024 Highbridge Jewellers’ 10k race a success, including all the participants, our sponsors, marshals and the many other helpers. We are also extremely grateful for the patience of local residents and businesses for any inconvenience incurred.

Our congratulations go to our 2024 race winners, Ed Banks of Birchfield Harriers, the overall race winner, and to Gemma Kersey of Basildon AC, the first woman.

The race results for 2024 Bourton 10k are still available to review and download.

 

Race Information

The road race licence for the 2025 Bourton 10K, issued by England Athletics, was number 28803 and is available to download. It was also available for inspection on race day at Race HQ.

The England Athletics Certificate of Course Accuracy (i.e. course measure certificate) may also be downloaded, and was also available for inspection at the Race HQ.

Once again our Race Director for 2025 was .

As usual, the race timing was provided by LuSH Timing  and the full results are availabe to download.

 

Harry Wells of Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlet AC was the 2025 race winner in 31:45

Chelsea Baker of Bristol & West AC, first woman at the 2025 Bourton 10k in a time of 35.11

Special thanks go to Neil Teague who led the 2025 competitors around the course on his bicycle, and to Shirly Creed who accompanied the tail runner, ensuring that nobody was left behind!

We are grateful to Highbridge Jewellers for kindly supporting our race again. Also to the Bourton Primary School for their generous support with the provision of the race HQ.

Results are still available for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003.