The Viking Striders have been doing this race for years, but still no light can be shed on how it got its name. What is definite is that the race is quite a tough eight and a half miler starting and finishing at Driffield Rugby Club, the course being fairly undulating with a short cross country section thrown in to stave off boredom.

For some of the Striders (Martin Booth, Andy and Julie Masterman, Mark Thompson, Jo Mouncey) it was their third run in eight days, and for most of the others it was their second race in a five day period, so one or two could be forgiven for being a shade lacklustre.

The top individual performances of the day came from Martin, who led the Striders in yet again, and Karen Bexon, who won the ladies race comfortably as she did last year. The real stars however were of the collective variety, the men’s and ladies teams both winning their respective competitions. To put this feat into perspective, this is quite possibly the first time the Striders have done this in over 20 years of racing!

With the first three to count, the triumphant men were Martin, Andy and Alan Bexon in 13^th, 15^th and 17^th places, while the victorious ladies were Karen, Julie and Kay Ryan in 1^st, 3^rd and 18^th positions. Great stuff.

Striders’ times:
Martin Booth 54.51, Andy Masterman 55.12, Alan Bexon 55.20, Karen Bexon, 57.06, Nigel Warner 60.03, Mark Thompson, 60.08, Julie Masterman 60.32, Dave Pullman 65.46, Kev Sipling 65.53, Keith Wilson 66.20, Richard Anness, 68.30, Kay Ryan 69.25, Alison Hoggarth 75.52, John Kaye 79.40, Dot Pullman, Debbie Andrew and Karen Mitchell all 80.09, Jo Mouncey 87.42.