The first Forest of Dean AC Club Championship road race took place at the Lliswerry 8 miler: a regular club favorite. Weather conditions were better than last year: cool and overcast with a slight breeze. 24 club members took part. First man was Chris Penny: 24th in 47.44, followed by Leyton Fleet 48.57 and Richard Pegler 50.09. First lady was Tori Baker 57.39, followed by Sherryl Hall 59.23 and Stef Francis 65.06. Photos below show Chris Penny (l) and Tori Baker (r) (in pink).
Other times: Julian Boon 50.19; Dan Sandford 50.37; Scott Berry 55.02; Andrew Kaye 57.49; Rob Freeman 57.57; Brian Francis 58.29; David Jenkins 63.39; Alan Robertson 64.12; Peter Covington-Jones 64.35; Graham Bennetto 68.18; Louise McKensie 68.31; Anna Freeman 68.33; Ian James 68.52; Claire Morgan 70.24; Chris Hawkins 71.57; Vanessa Pegler 73.59; Sharla Fleet 78.10 and Bev James 81.38. The photo below shows some of the runners after the race.
