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Dominant front running settled both the men’s and women’s races at the Bordeaux Cross Country.
Lee Merrien and Ulrike Maisch were unchallenged from the off, and while the men’s race saw some comfortable gaps in the leading positions, the women’s podium spots were a much tougher battle.
Pictured: Ulrike Maisch was the leading woman.
Amy Critchlow came through the field for second behind Maisch with Lindsay Sword third.
The Bordeaux course makes full use of the terrain, with some tough climbing and descending, twists and turns through the harder under foot upper "Forest" area, and some boggy challenges in the lower "Orchid" which sent a few people off balance.
Behind Merrien in Division 1, raced over six miles, James Priest was second and Ethan Woodhead third.
Pictured: James Priest on his way to second place.
U17 Jack Rees ran strongly for fourth, while the returning David Emery ticked off some metronomic pacing to come through for fifth ahead of Pete Amy, Matt Jamieson and Toby Mann.
Pictured: Jack Rees glides through one of the flatter sections of the course.
Pictured: Pete Amy (409) on the opening lap.
Pictured: Matt Jamieson on the upper section on the last lap.
Blake Smith was the leading running in the four mile race for those in Division 2 and 3, while U15s James Stafford-Bell and Orla Montgomery led home those running over three miles.
Pictured: Orla Montgomery, who was the quickest U15 girl.
Emil Friedrich was the quickest U13 boy, with Max Roger and Max Stafford-Bell following and then Grace King as the leading U13 girl as they raced over two miles.
Pictured: Amy Critchlow ran through the field in the latter stages for third in the women's field.
Pictured: Paul Ferbrache competed in the three mile race.
Pictured: Zoe Marquis exits the narrow section through the gorse bushes.
Pictured: Amy Woollaston ready to duck under a tree.
Pictured: Danny Blake, who devised the Bordeaux course.
Pictured: Steve Smith (427) leads a group of runners through the bushes on the opening lap.
Pictured: Pip Bain tackled three laps of the course.
Pictured: Ben Langlois at the top of the steps.
The FNB Cross Country series concludes on Saturday 10 February at Home Farm.
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