NINE MonRoss-Trailblazers headed for a windy and wet Rotherwas on Sunday for the third Herefordshire Cross Country Winter League race, organised by Hereford Tri Club.
Will Mynott was seventh over the 6.6-mile course in 43 mins 20 secs, in a 146-strong field blown away by Brecon AC's Brychan Price Davies in a sizzling 38.20, with Gavin Jones 11th in 43.59.
Hannah Thomas of Maldwyn Harriers was fastest woman in 46.02, with her club mates achieving a one-two-three ahead of fifth-placed Trailblazer Lucinda Lumley, who finished fastest over-35 female in 42nd overall in 49.50.
MonRoss club mates Laura Lelievre and Alice Gray were seventh and eighth fastest women and second and third over-35s in 50.54 and 50.57 respectively.
Matt Webb crossed in 51.13, Andrew Stephens in 53.31, Lowri Bennett in 55.40 and Vanessa Ward in 59.29.
Three other Trailblazers also headed for the Bourton Roadrunners 10km, a PB-friendly flat route in the beautiful Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water, which attracted more than 600 entries.
Martin Turner ran 42.13, finishing 177th, while Emma Humphries ran a PB of 48.48, just ahead of club mate Rosie Davies with 49.15.
Fastest woman in a 147-strong field at Monmouth’s weekly Chippenham parkrun on Saturday was Trailblazer’s Faye Johnson in 22.15, while club mate Tony Davies broke up a long training run with 24.17.
Also running further afield quite literally was MonRoss runner Gary Griffiths, as deep into Newport Marathon training, he ran from Ross to Hereford parkrun where he finished in 25.28, while Emma Humphries completed her 92nd parkrun in 26.39.