On Wednesday evening, five members of Newport & District RC took on the Ellerdine Effort, a 5k race that takes place on a clockwise lap-and-a-bit course between Ellerdine and Cold Hatton. As there is only 11 metres of elevation climbed during the race, it’s a great opportunity for a PB, and the overall winning time was a rapid 15 minutes 17 seconds.

Matt Walley led home the Novaportan contingent, finishing 44th of the xx finishers in the race, with a time of 18:23. He was followed by Emily Pope, who ran a time of 24:07 to finish 102nd. Ralph Humphries was next, clocking a time of 25:31 for 112th position, whilst Steve Cannon was 135th in 29:38. Matthew Humphries, Ralph’s son, finished 141st in a time of 33:37.

(Left to right): Matthew Humphries, Ralph Humphries, Matt Walley, Emily Pope, Steve Cannon