That’s a Wrap on the Lakeside 5K Series 2026!

Another Lakeside 5K Series is in the books, and what a series it’s been. Huge thanks to everyone who laced up across the five races — whether you ran one, three, or all five, you made this series what it is.

A Quick Refresher on the Competitions

For the 2026 series, we approached prizes differently than the previous years – and even differently from most races you may come across. Instead of awarding prizes for the fastest in each race, or the fastest of the series, we wanted to give more people a chance to win. Here’s how the prizes worked:

Overall Series — Complete all 5 races and score points based on your finish within your age category at each race; only the top 5 in your age category score (1st place 5 points, 2nd place 4 points, down to 1 point for 5th). The man and woman with the most points across the series win. We loved this concept because it didn’t just reward speed but also consistency.

Best in Age Category — Complete 3 or more of the 5 races, and your three quickest times are added together. The lowest total time in each age category takes the win. This gave people in all age categories a chance to win and compete within their age group.

Winners will be notified by email, and Best in Age Category prizes can be collected from Alexandra Sports, Portsmouth.

And the Winners Are…

Overall Series

Men

With both Martin Williams (V60) and Oliver Isaia (U14) both scoring the maximum 25 points, the tiebreaker came down to adding all of their 5 race times together and seeing who was quickest. We’re thrilled to announce that Oliver is our overall series men’s winner.

Women

Congratulations to Anni Cooter, our overall series women’s winner.

Best in Age Category

Senior Men

1. Jack Ingleby
2. Nicholas Whittle
3. Adam Sinclair

Senior Women

1. Jessica Heng
2. Anni Cooter
3. Elena Barter

U14 Men

1. Oliver Isaia
2. Liam Heath

U14 Women

1. Jacee Outen

U16 Men

1. Edward Galloway
2. Harry Warburton
3. George Gasser

U16 Women

1. Chloe Scullion
2. Harriet Rowberry

U18 Men

1. Samuel White
2. Max Wilding
3. Fergus Meenehan

U18 Women

1. Chloe Gasser
2. Phoebe Bowden

V35 Men

1. Lewis Tatt
2. Paul Farquharson

V40 Men

1. Pete Colwell
2. Tom Scales
3. Dave Colwell

V40 Women

1. Jo Stanford

V50 Men

1. Paul Ingleby
2. Martin White
3. Paul Atkinson

V60 Men

1. Martin Williams
2. Ray Gunner
3. Steven Bishop

V60 Women

1. Caroline Freeman

V70 Men

1. Terry Healy
2. Mike Smith
3. Mick Anglim

V70 Women

1. Sue Baker

A big thank you to our sponsors

• Cineworld Whitely for 4 cinema tickets
• Village Hotel, Portsmouth, for lunch vouchers for 4 people
• And to Alexander Sports, Portsmouth, for providing our winners with vouchers.

Also, a special thank you to Starbucks for staying open late for our runners.

See you next series!