BOURTON Roadrunners took part in the prestigious Cotswold Hilly 100 relay last weekend, a ten-stage relay event covering some of the most challenging hills in the North Cotswolds.

Organised by Stratford upon Avon Athletics Club, the Cotswold Hilly 100 has been operating for over thirty years and is a ten-stage relay event that started and finished in Stratford and travelling as far as Chedworth.

Teams of ten runners representing many local clubs commenced the first-leg at 5am, passing their baton to the next team member at the designated location, and so forth. 

With a course record of an impressive 9 hours and 24 minutes, set by Massey Ferguson Running Club in 1989, there was a strong sense of competitive spirit amongst many of the teams taking part. 

However, there is also a social element for many of the runners.  Bourton Roadrunners had three teams taking part and their finishing times were:  Team A – 12 hours 15 minutes, Team B – 14 hours 17 minutes and Team C – 18 hours 7 minutes.

The club was also present at various parkrun events over the weekend, including:

Cheltenham Pittville Park: Chris Dry – 26:35.

Chipping Norton: Dougal Hamilton-Smith – 21:47 (course PB and JM15-17/2).

Trelissick, Cornwall: Gill Carrick – 29:54 (LV60/3).

University Parks: Steph Holton – 25:18 (LV55/3), Gary Holton - 30.54.