The men’s highlight was the 2007 edition of the Emsley Carr Mile, watched by Derek Ibbotson, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of when he became the world mile record-holder. The leading seven of the 12 finishers broke the still-magical 4-minute ‘barrier’ –
1 Jon Rankin (USA) 3:54.24;
2 Moumin Geele (Newham and Essex Beagles) 3:57.82;
3 Lachlan Chisholm (Australia) 3:57.95;
4 Bernard Kiptum (Kenya) 3:58.32;
5 Chris Warburton (Notts) 3:58.44;
6 Matthew Barnes (Altrincham) 3:59.57;
7 Stephen Davies (Newport) 3:59.60.