Frome Runners at the Clarendon Half Marathon Sunday, October 7 saw a small contingent of the town’s runners line up for the Westbury Lions 10K, a multi-terrain race taking participants out along the lower slopes of the White Horse. Ted Sprules (MVET) was the first to finish for Frome, his time of 00:40:59 earning him 9th position overall and 2nd in category. He was closely followed by Andrew Smallbone (MVET), who posted a time of 00:41:29 to finish 10th overall and 3rd in category. Sarah Smallbone (FVET) finished in 00:49:33 to earn 2nd in category and Nigel Williams crossed the line in 00:57:25.  Salisbury Half Marathon was also held on October 7. This very flat, two lap course takes runners through the streets of Salisbury and has plenty of potential for personal bests. Joseph Donworth (MV30) stormed home for Frome in 01:16:27, finishing 8th overall and 5th in category. Peter Reed (MV40) crossed the line in 01:44:48, followed by Anne Porter (FV60) in 02:02:19, whose time earned

There was no let-up in pace for Frome Running Club during the last half of September. The next highlight for the town’s runners was the Walcot Whopper, near Bath, on Saturday, 22 September. This undulating, 10K multi-terrain takes runners out from Walcot rugby club through beautiful villages, tracks and wildlife trails and onto the breath-taking Cotswold Way. Emma Evans (FV40) and Helen James (FSEN) both took to the starting line for Frome, with Emma finishing in 01:06:30, closely followed by Helen in 01:08:43. The following day saw the return of Frome Running Club’s very own Mells Scenic 7. This 7-mile undulating course through the Somerset countryside, starts in the Somerset village of Mells and takes runners through the villages of Great Elm and Buckland Dinham before returning to Mells. Jonathon Francis (MV40) was the first Frome Club runner to finish in a time of 00:55:49. He was followed by Ben Spicer (MSEN) in 01:00:20, David White (MSEN) in 01:00:54 and Harry Ebdon (MV50) in