Hough is the toast of Stroud (From Stroud News and Journal)

Hough is the toast of Stroud

STROUD runner Julian Hough raced to fifth spot on a sun-kissed evening at the Frampton 10km Road Race.

However, it was a night of frustration for Olympic star Dan Robinson who started the race, but pulled up after feeling unwell.

Run jointly by Stroud A/C and the Round Table, the event starts and finishes on Frampton-on-Severn village green, taking in a loop of country lanes towards Arlingham, returning through Framilode.

First man home was Julian Baker (Les Croupiers) in 32m 44s, followed by two Bourton runners, Dennis Walmsley 33-35 and Mike Smith 33-40. Stroud A/C fielded 34 runners, and Hough was followed by Martin Humphreys seventh in 35-14 and Lee Christmas ninth in 35-17.

Stroud runners: 17th George Robinson 37-04, 23rd Alan Pitt 37-32, 42nd Dave Schubert 38-44, 51st Nick Holiday 39-18, 59th Phil Manning 40-10, 66th Sam Wyatt 40-42, 91st Trevor De Havilland 42-13, 98th Jo Fifield 42-42, 114th Chris Brown 43-43, 123rd Jamie Versaci 44-09, 135th Matt Armstrong 44-23, 147th Nick Bell 45-23, 176th Jonathan Brough 46-36, 180th Kathryn Morton 46-42, 203 Jerry Brown 48-02, 222nd Ken Brown 48-54, 229th Steve Harris 49-08, 230th Kirsten Harris 49-10, 256th Gary Wetson 49-56, 284th John Morton 51-54, 295th Lesley Hughest 51-36, 308th John Dougherty 52-15, 320 Terry Hefferman 52-53, 378th Melissa Allan 55-18, 394th Ailsa Sanders 56-40, 401st Veronica Batchelor 57-40, 419th Lucy O'Connor 58-02, 440th Briony Large 60-02, 455th Jane Staniforth 60-52, 470th Alan Dodd 62-15, 507th Christine Reynolds 65-02.

STROUD set a new record for the Cotswold Way relay race this year, by entering five teams, a total of 50 runners, a feat not yet achieved by the bigger clubs entering, such as Bath, Cheltenham and Bristol. The relay takes place in the entire 110-mile length of The Cotswold Way from Chipping Campden to Bath, passing through Winchcombe, Cleeve Common, Seven Springs, Painswick Beacon, Ebley, Dursley, Wotton and Old Sodbury. Each stage averages 11 miles, with between 250 and 550m of ascent to climb.

The senior men's 'A' team came in second, to Bath A/C and the veteran men's team 20th overall and fifth in category. The mixed team finished 26th overall and eleventh in category. The ladies team finished 42nd overall and third in category. Notable performances came from stage winners Martin Humphreys, Mike Davis, Lee Christmas and Paul McDonnel, Louise Little (3rd Lady), Joe Fifield (2nd Lady) and the oldest participant Tony Christmas (U70).