Sophie Biggs made a victorious return to the Downs after her utlra win in November, by winning the South Downs and Arundel Marathon on Sunday. Sophie finished in 4:13, while David Stevenson was 22nd in 4:34. The 44 course along the South Downs Way covered 2780 feet of elevation. Before Christmas Sophie won the 50k 5 trails ultra.

Stragglers finished the first mob match of the year by winning all but one of the prizes on Sunday. Racing away from home against 26.2, Stragglers won the match overall with 109 participants against 95 for the home team. Stragglers also claimed first man and first woman with Ollie Garner finishing 1st overall in 17:31 while Claire Curtin was 18th in 20:28. Daisy, ably paced by Aaron Israel, took the tile of first dog with a time of 20;09, meaning the only prize the club didn't win was first...

Pam Witter and Ramona Thevenet finished first and third in V65 age group at the Veterans AC Open XC championships on Wimbledon Common on Saturday. Pam completed the 7.5km course in 35:16 finishing 33rd and ninth among the women. Ramona was 51st overall, finishing in a time of 41:25. Sally Boulton also produced an excellent age group performance, finishing the Torbay Velopark parkrun in 25:59 which gave her a 90.12% age grading score and second place in the age grade rankings.