Teenager Charlie Worsford romped home to be crowned the winner of the 35th running of the Dursley Dozen today, Sunday.
The 19-year-old Gloucester AC runner stepped on the gas to obliterate a field of more than 450 runners, clocking a chip time of 1:23:57.
Cirencester’s Rob Forbes finished second, posting a time of 1:26:54. Alistair Barnard from Clapham Chasers was third in 1:28:26.
First runner home for Stroud AC was Bart Saaiman, who placed fifth. Host club Dursley RC saw James Everett become their first finisher, crossing the line in 12th position, posting 1:32:37.
Former star of BBC TV’s Vets In Practice show, Joe Inglis crossed the line in an impressive 1:35:51 to finish 17th.
Robyn Jackson-Wait was the first female to hit the finishing line as the Dursley RC member came 61st in 1:46:32.
Runners tackled 12 challenging miles of multi-terrain over hillsides, woodland, open country, mud, road and solid rock.
The race started in the car park of May Lane Surgery with runners passing The Old Spot and before they could catch a breath, they were straight into the challenging Hill Road, ascending steeply for almost two hundred metres before entering woodland and climbing onto Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course. The race route then re-entered the woods.
The runners descended on land at the popular Leaf and Ground café, where runners arched around the pond are before climbing back up into the woods and onto the golf course.
A mile and a half of muddy woodland paths took runners to a brief section of road and into more woodland before a steep descent down Axe Lane to the New Inn at Waterley Bottom. A steep ascent followed back to the hilltop and a circuit of Breakheart Quarry.
A section of quiet country road saw runners back into the woods before the last descent into the town.
The final sprint saw runners hit the pedestrianised Parsonage Street to the finish line in front of the Dursley Market Hall, where all received their hard-earned technical T-shirt.
FULL RACE RESULTS CLICK HERE
Pictures and video by Matt Bigwood
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