DARREN Long led the way for Bourton Roadrunners in the Gloucester 20-miler.

The contest was part of the Gloucestershire County Road Race Series and Bourton’s own club competition.

Long clocked two hours 14 minutes eight seconds and Shona Crombie-Hicks was fifth woman and second female veteran over 40 in 2.20.09.

Ewen Smith managed 2.28.55, Claire Harrison 2.46.31, John Gibson 2.48.15, Steph Holton and Niamh Shoemark 2.51.12, Chris Dry 2.54.13 and Catherine Wheeler 2.58.03.

Jan Short was second female veteran over 55 in 3.04.25, ahead of Liz Hulcup (third female veteran over 60 in 3.06.00) and Lynn Hudson (3.17.05).

At the third Blackminster half-marathon near Evesham, Lucy Walmsley was third woman in 1.29.34.

Mike Hobbs ran 1.29.54, Neil Teague 1.35.56, Shoemark 1.39.24, Rob Humphris 1.42.12 and Dry 1.42.20.

Other Bourton finishers were Gibson (1.42.35), Holton (1.42.26 for second female veteran over 50), Pauline Teague (1.47.05 for third female veteran over 50), Susan Hunt (1.48.17), Dave Turnbull (1.48.42), Brian Hulcup (1.52.41), Short (1.54.28), Graham Lane (1.56.13), Andy McCoombes (1.57.17), Dave Pyne (1.58.57), Lynn Hudson (2.03.57), Shirley Creed (2.05.06), Ed Rozier (2.10.18) and Gary Holton (2.15.36).