| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club | Time |
| 2 | 2 | Northampton 1 | Northampton | ||
| 3 | 4 | City of Linc Pentaqua | Co Lincoln P | 9:28.00 | |
| 4 | 6 | Nova Centurion | Nova Cent'n | 8:51.50 | |
| 5 | 5 | Grantham | Grantham | 9:07.00 | |
| 6 | 3 | Rushden | Rushden | 9:39.98 | |
| 7 | 1 | Derby Excel | Derby Excel | ||