MATT Crehan and Jade Smith produced the St Helens Sutton AC highlights this week while racing in Germany.

Crehan finished second in the Stuttgart Half Marathon in a personal best 1:08.05.

Smith was the eighth woman and first Brit in the 7km (28:30.)

Amy Corfield and Tom Upton ran PBs at the Edinburgh Half Marathon with 1:39.05 and 1:38.05, while Barry Graney (1:34.56) and Leon Hill (1:36.00) contested the Rock ā€˜nā€™ Roll Liverpool Half Marathon.

At the first Horrock Hill Race, Jon-Jo Doherty (third), Mark Liptrot (first V55) and Greg Carns (fifth V50) took part.

Sutton juniors tackled the classic mile on Friday, with Bobby Birkett finishing third, his sister Lilly crossing the line as the fifth girl and Harry Griffiths 20th. Chris Birkett was third in the seniors four-mile race.

Mark Liptrot (100th) and Greg Carns (178th) took on a 10-mile Welsh mountain race.