The Hilly 100 Relay- 17 May 2014
A team of men and women from Bourton Roadrunners claimed first place in the Cotswold Hilly 100 relay race on 17 May in the inaugural event for mixed teams.
The popular event has a 25-year history but this is the first year of opening up the prizes to mixed teams which must have at least three women in a team of 10 who each run a 10-mile leg.
The Bourton team started out from Stratford at 6am and snaked their way through some of most challenging Cotswold hills to Chedworth and back completing the course in 12 hours and 2 minutes.
The stand-out performance was from team captain Ewen Smith who led the support team supplying water to runners throughout the blisteringly hot day before donning his shorts to run the final leg in a breath-taking 1 hour and 2 minutes.
The other runners were: Rob French; Tony Goodwill; Darren Long; Lucy and Dennis Walmsley; Ian and Naimh Shoemark; Chris Dry and Ali Lane.
Kenilworth Runners won both the men's and ladies events.
Highlights
Bourton won the mixed-team prize at the Hilly 100 relay race, with the plaque being presented to Ewen Smith the team captain.
Kenilworth Runners won both the men’s and ladies’ events.
Other reports may be found on our recent race reports page.