UNDETERRED by the wet weather, 125 runners completed the Westbury Lions 10k run recently.
As well as being a success with runners, the event also raised over £1,000 for local causes.
Lion Nigel Coward said, “Despite the weather, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We did have a lot of positive feedback which is always nice to have.
“We were on a par with the numbers we had last year and we were very happy with that – the more the merrier, but given the weather we were quite pleased.
“Thanks must go to Nick Best, and Angie, who both worked really hard to make the event come off, and thank you also to Avon Valley Runners for doing the timekeeping for us.”
Now in its third year, the Westbury Lions 10k was held at White Horse Country Park on Sunday 13th October.
First place went to Adam Wells, of Dilton Marsh, who finished in a time of 36:39. Second place went to Jeremy Coward from Chippenham and member of Chippenham Harriers, who completed the run in 36:55. Third place was Peter Veleski, from Westbury and member of Avon Valley Running Club, who finished in a time of 37:38.
The fastest ladies were Anne Huggett, from Westbury, who finished in 45:14; Suzann Large, of Dilton Marsh and a member of Avon Valley Runners, finishing in second place in 45:46; and Nicole Evans, of Exeter, who finished third in 46:54.
The fastest male veteran was Dave Williams, who finished in 38:54. The fastest female veteran was Karen Smith, who finished in 52:15.
