On Sunday, four members of Newport & District Running Club took on the Flying Fox 10-Miler, a 10-mile race organised by Stone Master Marathoners, starting and finishing in the village of Standon, in Staffordshire. Not one for the faint-hearted, the “brutal” route follows two different anti-clockwise laps, a short lap followed by a long lap, and features over 200 metres of climbing, with runners passing through the scenic villages of Chapel Chorlton and Maer on the longer lap.

(Left to right): David Evans, Alex Cochrane, Heather Campbell-Miles, Amy Hughes

303 people took part this year, and the race was largely made up of club runners, making for a very strong field. Alex Cochrane was the first NDRC runner to complete the course, finishing 62nd overall in a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes, 50 seconds. He was followed by Amy Hughes, who finished 188th with her time of 1:26:31. David Evans finished 190th overall in a time of 1:26:58, whilst Heather Campbell-Miles finished in 260th place with a time of 1:46:30.