THE weather was fine for the Overton five-mile race and Alton Runners also appreciated the start being about three-quarters of a mile from the finish, giving the opportunity for a nice warm-up ahead of the Hampshire Road Race League opener.

Their first member to finish was Philip Scrase in a time of 35mins 17secs, giving him 126th place in the men’s race.

The first Alton lady home was Vanessa Lowe in 35-45 and she came a creditable 28th in the women’s event.

Other Alton results: Men – John Arbury 37-53, 173rd; Mike Sennett 37-59, 175th; Mike Pearce 38-25, 179th; Jeff Smart 38-55, 189th; Richard Scrase 42-59, 222nd; Derek Collins 49-17, 236th; Terry Blake 52-34, 241st; Terry Newman 53-57, 245th. Ladies – Caroline Chalk (debut) 36-23, 34th; Jane Scrase 43-00, 80th; Caroline Freeman 44-21, 91st; Harinder Boparai 44-53, 95th; Amy Panther 45-10, 97th; Michelle White 45-17, 101st,

The ladies’ A finished seventh in the A Division Two, while the men’s A came third in the A Division?Three. In the B league, the Alton ladies came fourth in Division Two and the men ninth in Division Two.