SOUTHAMPTON'S Simon Plummer marked his first road race of the year with victory in the Ringwood 5K.

The race went ahead despite restrictions on movements around the UK due to the foot and mouth epidemic and entry was slightly up on previous years.

Southampton Running Club sent a strong contingent with Plummer leading the field home in 15 minutes and three seconds, ahead of the New Forest Runners' Lee Rodriguez.

SRC also claimed the team prize with Billy Isaacs returning a brilliant run for sixth in 16.20, Pete Davis 9th (16.31), Neil Hotson 10th and top veteran (16.46) and Rob Thompson placing 12th in 16.59 after a three-month injury and illness lay-off.

Steve Torrance was 17th and third veteran (17.18), Mike Smith 21st and second over-50 vet (17.38), Graeme McRobert 29th (18.30), Derek Warn 51st (19.29), Paul Miller 78th (21.31) and Jacky Kemp179th (37.30).

Basingstoke & Mid Hants won the women's team event, spearheaded by the overall winner Amanda Proctor in 17.14.

RESULTS:

MEN (top 60)

1 PLUMMER Simon, Southampton RC, 15.03, 2 RODRIGUEZ Lee, New Forest Runners, 15.15, 3 DASHPER Wayne, Royal Navy AC, 15.43, 4 OSMENT Andrew, Windsor, Slough & Eton AC, 16.06, 5 HOLDER Matthew, 16.19, 6 ISAACS Billy, Southampton RC, 16.20, 7 COOKE Arthur, Royal Navy AC, 16.27, 8 KWINT Marius, Winchester & District AC, 16.29, 9 DAVIS Peter, Southampton RC, 16.31, 10 HOTSON Neil (M45,1st), Southampton RC, 16.46, 11 JONES Gareth (M50,1st), Oxford City AC, 16.49, 12 THOMPSON Robert, Southampton RC, 16.59, 13 HARPER Mike (M40,1st), Stubbington Green Runners, 17.04, 14 WILTSHIRE Simon, City of Salisbury ARC, 17.07, 15 BASS Vic (M40,2nd), City of Portsmouth AC, 17.09, 16 TORRANCE Stephen (M40,3rd), Southampton RC, 17.18, 17 PROCTOR Neil (M40,4th), Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 17.30, 18 LEIGH Brian (M40,5th), Totton RC, 17.31, 19 CLEGG Gavin (M45,2nd), Poole Runners, 17.32, 20 SMITH Michael (M50,2nd), Southampton RC, 17.38.

21 GRACE Bruce, New Forest Runners, 17.39, 22 KING Scott, Team Solent, 17.52, 23 ALLEN Stephen, Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 17.59, 24 SMITH Phillip (M40,6th), Pewsey Vale RC, 18.00, 25 DRISCOLL Sean, Totton RC, 18.04, 26 HINGSTON Robert, 18.11, 27 JOHNSON Paul, 18.21, 28 McROBERT Graeme, Southampton RC, 18.30, 29 TAYLOR Frank, Poole Runners, 18.32, 30 DIXON Tony, 18.33, 31 BAINBRIDGE Colin, 18.35, 32 JOYCE James (M40,7th), Team Solent, 18.36, 33 ELKINS Bruce (M40,8th), Totton RC, 18.37, 34 RISEBROW Hugh, New Forest Runners, 18.41, 35 McGUINNESS Stephen (M45,3rd), City of Salisbury ARC, 18.44, 36 SAVAGE Douglas (M40,9th), Totton RC, 18.49, 37 BAILEY Bill (M45,4th), Havant AC, 18.49, 38 ROBINSON Michael (M50,3rd), Portsmouth Joggers, 18.52, 39 GALWAY Craig, 18.56, 40 GREEN Antony, 18.57,

41 OLDFIELD Dave (M40,10th), Chase Manhattan RC, 19.04, 42 HILL Paul, 19.07, 43 HAYNES Peter (M50,4th), Team Solent, 19.11, 44 WILTSHIRE Gordon (M60,1st), City of Salisbury ARC, 19.15, 45 FRY Christopher, 19.19, 46 GATER Andrew, 19.25, 47 HUTCHISON Jack (M55,1st), Hardley Runners, 19.27, 48 HURLIN Tony (M55,2nd), Wessex Road Runners, 19.28, 49 WARN Derek, Southampton RC, 19.29, 50 LANE David, 19.37, 51 STARES Michael (M50,5th), Gosport Road Runners, 19.43, 52 HERITAGE Stuart (M40,11th), LV Fleet Feet, 19.46, 53 CHILD Robert (M40,12th), Road Runners Club, 19.49, 54 HUGHES Mark, 19.50, 55 MITCHELL Keith (M55,3rd), New Forest Runners, 19.54, 56 DOBLE Mark, 20.00, 57 HERMITAGE Phillip (M45,5th), Totton RC, 20.12, 58 WHITTINGHAM Gary (M40,13th), IBM Hursley Runners, 20.32, 59 OWERS Andrew, 20.33, 60 ROYLE Ian, 20.47.

WOMEN

1 PROCTOR Amanda, Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 17.14, 2 BAILEY Melanie (W35,1st), Havant AC, 18.49, 3 HARRIS Bethan, Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 19.34, 4 HENRY Jean (W35,2nd), LV Fleet Feet, 19.47, 5 PURVES Linda (W35,3rd), Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 20.10, 6 MOLONEY Jenny (W40,1st), Royal Manor of Portland AC, 20.31, 7 WALLACE Annabelle (W40,2nd), Victory AC, 20.34, 8 ATKEY Nuala (W50,1st), Portsmouth Joggers, 20.53, 9 HARRIS Sian (W40,3rd), Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 21.23, 10 BARRETT Sarah (W50,2nd), Bournemouth AC, 21.24, 11 FROUD Jenny (W45,1st), Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 21.49, 12 ROBERTS Caireen, David Lloyd, 21.53, 13 DAAS Patricia (W35,4th), Eastleigh RC, 22.26, 14 CLEWS Valerie (W40,4th), Andover AC, 22.54, 15 THIRY Sylvia, 23.00, 16 FREEMAN Claire (W35,5th), 23.09, 17 ALLEN Marianne (W40,5th), Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 23.15, 18 MAHONEY Alison, Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 23.31, 19 COGSWELL Lucy, City of Salisbury ARC, 23.59, 20 CHERRY Amanda, Andover AC, 24.06, 21 KHOSHNEVIS Heather (W40,6th), 24.07, 22 ROWNTREE Judy (W60,1st), Havant AC, 24.09, 23 PASCOE Elizabeth (W35,6th), 24.29, 24 WHITTINGHAM Sally (W35,7th), IBM Hursley Runners, 24.37, 25 BROMYARD June (W50,3rd), Road Runners Club, 25.12, 26 TAYLOR Sue (W40,7th), 25.32, 27 WELCH Sarah (W35,8th), 25.51, 28 FROUD Helen, Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 26.01, 29 SIMPSON Sandie, 26.08, 30 LOWRY Paula (W35,9th), 26.09, 31 BROHIER Margaret (W35,10th), 26.34, 32 DAVEY Janet (W60,2nd), New Forest Runners, 26.36, 33 BERRY Julie (W35,11th), Basingstoke Road Runners, 26.37, 34 BLACKBURN Ann (W50,4th), New Forest Runners, 26.42, 35 ATYEO Audine, 26.52, 36 SINGER Justine, 27.38, 37 BOOKER Yvonne, 27.39, 38 VINCENT Jacqueline (W45,2nd), Bournemouth Joggers, 27.44, 39 WELCH Gemma, 28.13, 40 KNIGHTS Kathleen (W45,3rd), 28.24, 41 PRAIN Wanda (W40,8th), 28.33, 42 DUKES Sandra, 29.06, 43 FLEMING Angela, 29.16, 44 PARISH Karina, 29.20, 45 WITHERS Vivien (W55,1st), 29.23, 46 LYNCH Cathy (W50,5th), Poole Runners, 29.23, 47 GALWAY Tracy, 29.27, 48 McDOWELL Eileen, 29.27, 49 EDMUNDS Sally, Bournemouth Joggers, 29.36, 50 SMITH Caroline (W40,9th), 29.58, 51 DUFF Nadine, 30.11, 52 DOUST Penny (W45,5th), 30.52, 53 TAYLOR Caroline, 31.16, 54 SMYTH Julia (W35,12th), 31.50, 55 DELLER Elizabeth, 31.50, 56 BROWN Gill (W35,13th), 31.50, 57 QUINTON Elizabeth (W45,4th), 32.09, 58 ROBERTS Heather (W45,6th), New Forest Runners, 32.24, 59 SHIRE Dorothy (W45,7th), Road Runners Club, 32.56, 60 TRENT Karen, 33.05, 61 BEESLEY Elizabeth (W35,14th), 34.47, 62 ROBSON Fiona (W35,15th), 34.47, 63 KEMP Jacqueline (W35,16th), Southampton RC, 37.30, 64 BAULSOM Kim (W40,10th), 37.47.

MEN'S TEAMS

1 Southampton RC, 16 points, 2 Southampton RC 'B', 38, 3 New Forest Runners, 57, 4 Totton RC 76, 5 City of Salisbury ARC, 93, 6 Team Solent, 97, 7 Southampton RC 'C', 97, 8 Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 106, 9 Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC 'B', 225, 10 Chase Manhattan RC, 245

WOMEN'S TEAMS

1 Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC, 9, 2 Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC 'B', 37, 3 New Forest Runners, 124.