Over £2,000 was raised for the Broughton Gifford Scout Group at the recent Great Chalfield 10k road race, which saw around 200 runners take part.
Starting at Broughton Gifford Common, the race took place on a warm summer’s evening and saw Melksham man Jason Reeves come in first in the MV60 age group.
Finishing first overall was Jake Stephens of Chippenham Harriers, who clocked 34:49, just ahead of Jordan Carter from Melksham and John Reed of Warminster Running Club. In the women’s race, leading the field was Emily Pitcher of Emersons Green Running Club, whose time of 41:06 was over six minutes ahead of second-place Sara Lee of Pace GP, with Jo Moorshead of Corsham Running Club in third.
Age group awards went to Jay Hookins of Avon Valley Runners (MV40), Rebecca Wilkinson from Bromham (FV40), Laurent Pierre of Fordy Runs Running Club (MV50), Fiona Price of Avon Valley Runners (FV50), and Fiona Johnston from Bradford-on-Avon (FV60).
Results can be found online at www.stampedesports.co.uk
Pictured: The race start on The Common
