Last Sunday, Newport & District Running Club’s James Cairns ran his first 10k race, and chose the Cannock Chase 10k to do it. Organised by “Nice Work”, the 10k takes place every October alongside a half marathon on a tough trail course which starts and finishes next to the Cadet Training Centre on Kingsley Wood Road.

James Cairns at the Cannock Chase 10k

Despite the rain earlier in the weekend, the race was unaffected apart from conditions being a bit more slippy than usual, and runners took on the hilly anti-clockwise course which took in scenic areas towards the north east of Cannock Chase. James finished the race 17th overall in a time of 53 minutes, 11 seconds.