TIPTREE Road Runners’ Anthony and Vicky Knight tackled the Dorset Coastal Trail from Lulworth Cove, a gruelling 16-mile event that included 3,559 feet of climbs.

They completed the race in four hours and six minutes.

At the Essex Cross-Country League at Notley Park, Tracy Harrington finished 45th with Zoe Gould in 75th place. In the men’s event, Paul Dellar finished 120th and Edward Skinner 135th.

In local Parkruns, James Haskey-Jones took third place at Maldon in 19m 31s with Mark Lawes running 21m 59s and Roger Duffield 29m 58s.

Gary Perryman completed the Colchester event in 29m 11s and Tim Ford finished the Netley Abbey Parkrun in 26m 52s.