THIRTEEN runners from the Forest took on the Tintern Trot in a 196-strong field on Thursday evening – the 5.5-mile mile multi-terrain Wyeside race organised by Chepstow Harriers.

There was a change to the usual route due to a landslide, with runners starting at the Wireworks Bridge, heading to Brockweir and onto the Offa's Dyke path, then down through Caswell Woods and back to the finish at Abbey Mill.

The overall winner was James Robertson in 34.51, followed by Keiron Brown of MonRoss Trailblazers in 36.39 and club mate Jack Millar in 37.02,

The fastest woman was Sally Hall of Lliswerry Runners in 41.53.

The first Gloucestershire runner home was James Bailey-Gard of the Forest of Dean Athletic Club.

His time of 43.26 placed him 31st overall and fifth in the V45 category

Team mate Amy Freeman was the second woman overall in 45.59 which also placed her in fourth in the senior category.

Heather Swiss of FoDAC was eighth in the senior category with a time of 52.11.

Emily Gwilliam was sixth in the V45 category with her time of 54.30.

Emma Poole was the first of the Newent Runners to finish with her time of 55.45 giving her fourth place in the V55 category,

Forest of Dean seniors Abi Edmunds and Kate Baldwin crossed the line within a second of each other with Abi slightly the faster on 1.00.13.

Catherine Cotton finished in 1.02.17 for 12th in the V45 section while team mate Dianne Haines crossed the line in 1.04.22 for seventh in V55.

Leanne Meek of the Forest club was sixth in V40 with a time of 1.02.28.

Forest athletes Ian Coe and Jonathan Eckert finished in 1.05.11 and 1.05.24.

Brian and Jean Griffin of FoDAC crossed the line together in 1.09.02 giving Jean fourth in the V60 and Brian eighth in the V65.