MATTHEW Elkington battled through the wind and rain to take victory for the host club in this year’s Hoad Hill Christmas Pudding 10k.

The Hoad Hill Harriers member completed the course in a time of 32mins 44secs, finishing over a half a minute clear of runner-up Sam Stead, of Keswick AC.

There was double delight for the home contingent as Elkington’s clubmate David Fulford took third place, just 10 seconds behind Stead in 33.27.

Last year’s winner, Barrow & Furness Striders’ Ross Campbell, was fourth in 33.35, with Netherhall AC runner Nathan Gray (33.44) completing the top five.

The Helm Hill duo of Kelli Roberts and Sharon Taylor, who was competing in the V35 age category too, were the first ladies home with their times of 36.59 and 37.03 respectively.

Their clubmate Catherine Slater ensured it was an all-Helm Hill top three in the ladies race as she crossed the line in 39.36.

In total, 262 runners braved the extreme conditions for the race.

Results: 1. Matthew Elkington (Hoad Hill Harriers) 32.44; 2. Sam Stead (Keswick AC) 33.17; 3. Fulford David Fulford (Hoad Hill Harriers) 33.27; 4. Ross Campbell (Barrow & Furness Striders AC) 33.35; 5. Nathan Gray (Netherhall AC) 33.44; 6. Russell Maddams (Keswick AC, V45) 33.49; 7. Steve Hebblethwaite (Keswick AC) 33.58; 8. Josh Hartley (Black Combe Runners) 34.54; 9. Laurie Kearsey (Helm Hill Harriers) 36.07; 10. Eddie Fletcher (Keswick AC) 36.28;11. Paul Graham (Netherhall AC, V40) 36.33; 12. Mark Tomkinson (Hoad Hill Harriers, V45) 36.45; 13. James Harris (Black Combe Runners) 36.48; 14. Kelli Roberts (Helm Hill Harriers) 36.59; 15. Sharon Taylor (Helm Hill Harriers V35) 37.03; 16. Thomas Harkin (V45) 37.29; 17. Mike Gregory (V40) 37.53; 18. Joe Todd (Kendal AAC, V40) 38.06; 19. Conner O’Hara (Hoad Hill Harriers, U18) 38.29; 20. Andrew Dorrian (Hoad Hill Harriers) 38.38; 21. Shane Stobbart (Cumberland AC) 38.41; 22. William Sisson (Kendal AAC) 38.45; 23. Will McAllister (Barrow & Furness Striders AC) 38.52; 24. Jake Cooper (Levens Valley AC U18) 39.00; 25. Josh Murphy (Levens Valley AC) 39.10; 26. James Baron (Helm Hill Harriers, V50) 39.10; 27. Jamie Baron (Black Combe Runners, V50) 39.29; 28. Catherine Slater (Helm Hill Harriers) 39.36; 29. Sam Storey 39.37; 30. Jakob Nelson (Levens Valley AC, U18) 39.53; 31. James Bailey (Levens Valley AC, V45) 39.59; 32. Ross Butler (Keswick AC, V40) 40.02; 33. Peter German (Helm Hill Harriers) 40.18; 34. Ian Sadler (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V50) 40.25; 35. Danny Burns (V40) 40.45; 36. Ray Gill (Dallam RC, V55) 41.00; 37. Sean Roberts (V45) 41.12; 38. Paul Turner (Helm Hill Harriers, V40) 41.25; 39. Simon Stanway (Hoad Hill Harriers, V50) 41.31; 40. John Robson (Helm Hill Harriers, V55) 41.46; 41. Sean Robinson (Howgill Harriers, V40) 42.01; 42. Pete Taylor (Black Combe Runners, V55) 42.25; 43. David Walker (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V55) 42.28; 44. Ben Gill (Levens Valley AC) 42.34; 45. Jenny Rice (Helm Hill Harriers) 42.36; 46. Lucy Varney (Kendal AAC, V50) 42.39; 47. Sarah Pike (Black Combe Runners, V40) 42.42; 48. Ian Strafford (St Bees Triers, V50) 42.45; 49. Zoe Webber (Keswick AC, V35) 42.46; 50. Russ Maguire (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V40) 42.48; 51. Hailey Fletcher (Sedbergh School RC) 42.59; 52. Bianca Dyer (Helm Hill Harriers, V45) 43.02; 53. Chris Anderson (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V45) 43.06; 54. Paul Corkill (Levens Valley AC) 43.09; 55. Allan Sumner (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V45) 43.12; 56. Simon Austin (Hoad Hill Harriers) 43.14; 57. Adam Fenton 43.17; 58. Catherine Niblock (Helm Hill Harriers) 43.18; 59. Mick Cull 43.20; 60. Jak Newby (Lancaster Uni) 43.25; 61. Ollie Barker (Barrow & Furness Striders AC) 43.29; 62. Billy Stobbart (Cumberland AC) 43.30; 63. Mark Sikking (Evesham Vale, V45) 43.30; 64. Gary Freeman (V55) 43.42; 65. Joanne Taylor (Kendal AAC, V45) 43.47; 66. Sam Gentle 43.51; 67. Philip Low (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V50) 43.51; 68. Michael Harrison (Howgill Harriers, V55) 43.59; 69. Nigel Storey (Hoad Hill Harriers, V50) 44.05; 70. Dave Bridges (Millom Striders, V45) 44.09; 71. Mike Beechey (Keswick AC, V50) 44.20; 72. Stuart Backhouse (Keswick AC, V55) 44.29; 73. Julian Donnelly (Black Combe Runners, V55) 44.30; 74. Bob Wells (Bedford Harriers, V70) 44.31; 75. Helen Berry (Prestwich AC) 44.34; 76. Mike Walsh (Kendal AAC, V65) 44.42; 77. Angus Murray (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V65) 44.53; 78. Ian Hodgson 44.54; 79. John Symons (V40) 44.57; 80. Paul Quinn (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V50) 45.05; 81. Karen Oldham (Levens Valley AC, V50) 45.10; 82. Philip Horrocks (Hoad Hill Harriers, V50) 45.18; 83. Helen Winskill (Keswick AC, V40) 45.22; 84. Harvey Cooper (Levens Valley AC, U18) 45.23; 85. Chris Young 45.24; 86. Sarah Gerrish (Helm Hill Harriers) 45.25; 87. Janice Callister (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V50) 45.28; 88. Steven Batty (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V55) 45.31; 89. Mark Swainson 45.37; 90. Daniel Glaister 45.38; 91. Sue Ross (Black Combe Runners, V40) 45.39; 92. Will Ross (Black Combe Runners, V45) 45.42; 93. Janie Oates (Helm Hill Harriers) 45.52; 94. Bodil Oudshooen 45.55; 95. Max Nicholson (Ulverston Tri Club) 45.58;96. Stephen Peters (Hoad Hill Harriers) 46.09; 97. Margaret Murphy (Parkside Panthers) 46.21; 98. Phil Everett (Levens Valley AC, V40) 46.33; 99. David Hunter (Helm Hill Harriers, V55) 46.40; 100. Danny Bouffler (Levens Valley AC) 46.43; 101. Sarah Bouffler (Barrow & Furness Striders AC, V35) 46.43; 102. Sandra Garnet (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V40) 46.55; 103. Dennis Metcalf (Hoad Hill Harriers, V70) 46.59; 104. Lynne Hume (Keswick AC, V40) 47.00; 105. Peter Hewson 47.06; 106. Scott Mossop 47.07; 107. William Sharpe (Hoad Hill Harriers, V60) 47.14; 108. Simon Cummins (Howgill Harriers, V50) 47.22; 109. Jill Seddon (Barrow & Furness Striders AC, V40) 47.36; 110. Alison Cooke (Hoad Hill Harriers, V55) 47.43; 111. Ian Jones (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V60) 47.48; 112. Richard Abbott (V40) 47.58; 113. Allan Miller (V60) 48.13; 114. Karen Maggio-Poyntz (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V45) 48.19; 115. Cath Musetti (Ambleside AC, V50) 48.27; 116. Peter Leviston (Barrow & Furness Striders AC, V65) 48.33; 117. James Goffe (Black Combe Runners, V55) 48.40; 118. Jim Fisher (Howgill Harriers, V55) 48.42; 119. Claire Williams (Keswick AC, V45) 48.50; 120. TJ Douglas 48.57; 121. Mark Holmes (Bodyfit AC, V50) 49.04; 122. Ruth Harrison V45 49.05; 123. Harry Berger (St Bees Triers, V45) 49.10; 124. Chris Watkins 49.14; 125. Helen Greenep (Kendal AAC, V50) 49.15; 126. Cliff Etherden (V70) 49.32; 127. Frank McKeown (V45) 49.34; 128. Anja Coulthard (Keswick AC, V40) 49.38; 129. Colin Ben (Millom Striders, V65) 49.45; 130. Neil McDonald (Millom Striders, V55) 49.54; 131. John Greenwood (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V60) 49.55; 132. Abby Bland 49.56; 133. Claire Clarke (V45) 50.03; 134. Fiona Bannisker (Levens Valley AC, V40) 50.29; 135. Izzy Hoggmascall 50.42; 136. Liam Paterson (V55) 50.45; 137. Ali Strafford (St Bees Triers, V50) 50.49; 138. Ella Scott (Keswick AC, V50) 50.49; 139. Zoe Robinson (Howgill Harriers, V35) 50.59; 140. Martin Holt (V55) 51.00; 141. Mark Johns (V50) 51.36; 142. Andrew Cross (Northern Fells) 51.45; 143. Dave Kearns (Keswick AC, V45) 51.45; 144. Emily Stapleton (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V45) 51.49; 145. Catherine Grisdale (Barrow & Furness Striders AC, V60) 51.50; 146. Andrew Murphy (V50) 51.58; 147. Louise Gill (Levens Valley AC) 52.22; 148. Andrew Rigg (Millom Striders, V55) 52.24; 149. Darren Phizacklea (V45) 52.24; 150. George Parrington (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V70) 52.24; 151. Maria Blakey (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V60) 52.32; 152. Peter Rowley (Quakers RC, V60) 52.33; 153. Paula Herbert (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V50) 52.34; 154. Michael Hall (V50) 52.49; 155. Antony Lomas (V45) 52.56; 156. Peter Ion (Kendal AAC, V75) 53.01; 157. Daniel Carson 53.04; 158. Lucy Wray (V45) 53.04; 159. Rachel Read (Blengdale Runners AC, V50) 53.07; 160. Morag Thompson (V50) 53.09; 161. Dave Thompson (V55) 53.09; 162. Nicola Law (V50) 53.14; 163. Louise Tidbury (100 Marathon Club, V35) 53.16; 164. Neil Cooke (V40) 53.16; 165. Rob McKeever (Black Combe Runners, V65) 53.23; 166. Laura Leigh (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V35) 53.25; 167. Emma Cattermole (Women on the Run, V45) 53.35; 168. Ron Eadington (V60) 53.43; 169. Philip Newton (V60) 54.05; 170. Gillian Halhead (V45) 54.28; 171. Q Quirk (Hoad Hill Harriers, V40) 54.29; 172. Susan Clarkson (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V35) 54.32; 173. Ian McEwen (V55) 54.36; 174. Jane Laycock (Ambleside AC, V70) 54.44; 175. Pete Mitchell (Kendal AAC, V70) 55.02; 176. Claire Clegg (V35) 55.09; 177. Suzanne Boyle (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V45) 55.17; 178. Helen Edwards (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V50) 55.23; 179. Elizabeth Adams (Helm Hill Harriers, V45) 55.42; 180. Caroline Purvis 55.44; 181. Kath Whipple (V50) 55.44; 182. John Thompson (Cumberland AC, V60) 56.03; 183. Judith Kittley (V35) 56.14; 184. Jonathan Kittley 56.14; 185. Leah Nicklin (V40) 56.27; 186. Gay Eastoe (Alnwick Harriers, V65) 56.40; 187. Richard Eastoe (Alnwick Harriers, V60) 56.40; 188. Alex Earley 56.40; 189. Robbie Edwards (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V65) 56.44; 190. Kathleen Donnelly (Black Combe Runners, V50) 56.55; 191. Alison Andrew (Cumberland AC, V50) 57.13; 192. Vicky Leithead 57.20; 193. Frans Stydom 57.29; 194. Marie Nunes (Keswick AC) 57.31; 195. Isobel Williamson (V65) 57.32; 196. Leeann Barber (Cumberland AC, V35) 57.43; 197. Vicky Johnson (St Bees Triers, V45) 58.09; 198. Jonathan Willis (V55) 58.11; 199. Karl Fursey (Black Combe Runners, V45) 58.20; 200. Lindsey Wilcock (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V40) 58.23; 201. Stephen Johnson (Millom Striders, V60) 58.25; 202. Timothy Miles (Millom Striders, V40) 58.25; 203. David Herdman (Blengdale Runners AC, V55) 58.25; 204. Laura McGuigan (V35) 58.42; 205. Clare Greenwood (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V60) 58.52; 206. Terry Peet (Hoad Hill Harriers, V60) 58.57; 207. Mark Walker (V45) 59.00; 208. Chris Cooper (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V40) 59.10; 209. Shelley Strydom (V40) 59.25; 210. Helen Barclay (V40) 59.47; 211. Debra Burnting (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V55) 59.48; 212. Michael Higgins (Tyne Bridge Harriers, V65) 59.52; 213. Margaret Woods (V60) 1:00.00; 214. Sheena Bradshaw 1:00.02; 215. Sarah Hooper (V45) 1:00.13; 216. Amie Meloy (Cumberland AC, V35) 1:00.14; 217. Dawn Attwood (V55) 1:00.28; 218. Andrew Woods (V60) 1:00.31; 219. Michelle Mahony (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V40) 1:00.32; 220. David Morris (V50) 1:00.38; 221. Michelle Johnson (V35) 1:00.40; 222. Annabel James (Millon Striders) 1:01.11; 223. Caroline Peet (Hoad Hill Harriers, V55) 1:01.14; 224. Juliet Flynn (V35) 1:01.40; 225. Lavra Wylie (Cumberland AC) 1:01.44; 226. Jeanette Chester (Hoad Hill Harriers, V55) 1:01.45; 227 01:01:45 262 Chester Ashlea Chester 1:01.45; 228. Mike Berry (V65) 1:01.55; 229. Nicola Williamson (Hoad Hill Harriers, V40) 1:02.54; 230. Mike Lavery (Hoad Hill Harriers, V65) 1:02.54; 231. Lorraine O’Neill (V60) 1:03.40; 232. Jenny Fazackerley (Walney Wind Cheetahs) 1:03.41; 233. Jane Stubbings (V50) 1:03.51; 234. Louise Stubbings 1:03.51; 235. Yvonne Holt (V50) 1:03.51; 236. Klair Flint (V35) 1:03.52; 237. Paul Barwan (Millon Striders, V60) 1:03.53; 238. Peter Jackson 1:03.54; 239. Tracey Kennett (Cumberland AC, V45) 1:04.09; 240. Dave Poole (V45) 1:05.39; 241. Barbara Thompson (Cumberland AC, V60) 1:05.42; 242. Irene Meikle (V55) 1:05.47; 243. John Wearing (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V80) 1:06.06; 244. Lusanda Donnelly 1:06.10; 245. Joanna Barker (V50) 1:06.21; 246. Katie Birchall (V35) 1:06.21; 247. Peter Manning (Blengdale Runners AC, V70) 1:06.43; 248. Chelsey Ogden 1:07.20; 249. Pamela Reid (V70) 1:07.25; 250. Tom Smith 1:07.25; 251. Louise Storey (V50) 1.08.05; 252. Linda Walker (Lancaster & Morecambe AC, V55) 1:08.41; 253. David Aitken (Parkside Panthers, V55), 1:09.05; 254. Shelley Myers (Millom Striders, V35) 1:09.19; 255. Tamsyn Hodgson 1:09.26; 256. Sarah Pinney (V50) 1:09.37; 257. Pamela Eckersley (V55) 1:09.59; 258. Anne Guest (V55) 1:09.59; 259. Caroline Arnold (V55) 1:10.21; 260. Sarah Healy (Musselburgh AC) 1.10.21; 261. Karen Lomas (V50) 01:13.32; 262. Nicholas Emerson (Walney Wind Cheetahs, V45) 1:22.27.