Newent Runners’ David Jones competed in the “Not the Roman Nine” 12km road race hosted by Stratford AC in bitterly cold conditions of -1◦C – and finished in 54.20 coming third in the VET60 category.
Chris Barber battled through the muddy, nine-mile “Riverbank Rollick” hosted by Thornbury AC in 1.54.13.
The race is 80 per cent off road with a 120m ascent with Barber reporting that the conditions were challenging.
Text courtesy of Gloucester Citizen