Amy-Eloise Neale (Wakefield District Harriers & Athletic Club) and Marc Scott (Richmond & Zetland) reigned supreme at the UK Athletics 10K Road Championships on a day of thrilling racing in Manchester.

With the championships forming part of the 2026 AJ Bell Great Manchester Run, the elite runners put on a show with a pair of all-action 10k races.

Neale, the 2021 European Indoor 3000m champion, finished third overall in the elite women’s race, and first of the Brits, in a time of 32:16 as she continues to come back from a spell of injuries.

Slovenia’s Klara Lukan won the race after edging USA’s Weini Kelati in a thrilling battle out front. The pair broke away from the pack early and Lukan, the European 10km record holder, had a stronger finish to cross the line first in 30:58

After Luken and Kelati broke away, Clara Evans-Gray (Pontypridd Rodeants) led the chasing pack, before Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen motored ahead. However, Neale finished strongly, reeled Klosterhalfen in and overtook her before crossing the line in third overall. Verity Ockenden (Swansea Harriers) finished as the next best Brit with a time of 32:21.

Neale said:
“I came into today with no expectations, I just wanted to enjoy the race and not focus too much on the outcome,
“The British title was in the back of my mind throughout the race, but I was able to balance having fun and racing healthy.
“I am really happy to be back, racing and feeling like myself again.”

It was also a tight battle in the men’s race, where Scott finished just five seconds ahead of Mahamed Mahamed (Southampton) and 12 clear of Ellis Cross to win the British title.
Scott crossed the line in 28:33, less than a minute behind winner Selemon Barega (ETH).

Scott said:
“My main goal today was to win the British race,
“I went out fairly quick with the lead group because the wind was in our faces. Unfortunately paid the price in the middle of the race, but happy with the overall outcome of today, I got the job done.”

Wheelchair legend David Weir (Weir Archer Academy) continued to add honours to a glittering CV as he won in Manchester for a 10^th time.
The six-time Paralympic champion stopped the clock in 21:19 after comfortably outgunning the rest of the field, while Melanie Woods (Red Star) won the women’s race in a new course record of 24:09.