A PARTY of 28 from Dudley Kingswinford Running Club travelled to Mid Wales for the Lake Vrnwy Half Marathon to join a 1,400-strong field.

James Wright was first back in 50th in 1.22.38, followed by Dave Norman in 68th, 1.25.13, Mark Judge 188th, 1.34.00, Richard Tonks 203rd, 1.34.54, Jay Higgs 266th, 1.38.22 and Mark Homer 291st, 1.40.09.

Other times were Sandra Brain, 1.42.24, Andy Litchfield, 1.42.47, John Andrews, 1.43.40, Julie Allen, 1.49.01, Natalie Seex and Peter Seex, 1.50.17, Kathryn Sneyd, 1.52.12, Marie Latreche, 1.52.22, Jacqui Elson-Whittaker, 1.56.33, Steven Wakefield, 1.56.34, Richard Jones, 1.57.32, Paula Alder, 1.56.50, Matthew Hawker, 1.58.39, James Whitehouse, 1.59.17, Nigel Warrington, 2.00.34, Keith Whitehouse, 2.03.50, Suzi Geraghty, 2.04.49, Natalie Litchfield, 2.07.54, John Gould, 2.13.07, Charlotte Tonks, 2.13.34, Amanda Dawes and Ingrid Cain, 2.13 36.

Rebecca Warren joined 57,000 other live on BBC to take part in the Great North Run, finishing in 1.47.03.