Charlotte King made a welcome return to the team after a lengthy break and she had a great run placing 109th out of 152 finishers in 35 minutes 19 seconds. Wendy Carter was close behind in 35:30 and 110th place. Lorraine Garnham held off the challenge of Emily Bentley as they finished in 37:27 and 37:37 respectively in 124th and 127th. Finally, two of HRR’s most enthusiastic cross country runners, Val Kerrison completed the course in 42:14 and 149th place with Lauren Ripton 152nd in 43:42 The men’s race saw 251 runners competing over three laps of the same course. Matt Thomas crossed the line 121st in 41:33 followed by Simon Smith 184th in 47:21 and Andy Carter 223rd in 53:18. A few places back was Paul Gerrard who placed 230th in 54:39 and then with a great sprint finish, David Clark 248th in 1:00:58
Race report credit Andy Carter