| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Team Mercia | Team Mercia | 8:58.00 | |
| 2 | 4 | City of Derby - A | Co Derby | 8:48.20 | |
| 3 | 6 | Nova Centurion - B | Nova Cent'n | 8:40.00 | |
| 4 | 8 | Nova Centurion - A | Nova Cent'n | 8:31.00 | |
| 5 | 7 | City of Birmingham | Co Birm'ham | 8:39.00 | |
| 6 | 5 | Royal Wolverhampton | Royal Wolv | 8:41.00 | |
| 7 | 3 | City of Coventry | Co Coventry | 8:51.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Long Eaton - A | Long Eaton | 9:45.00 | |