Jon M reports..
Jason Draper shock off a recent bout of influenza in time to start the Kenilworth ½ Marathon. After not training for 10 days, the club vice-captain ran at a controlled pace with perfection to collect a finishing time of 1hr 29.45 seconds. It was a top 50 placing over an undulating course in which 700 runners started.
In the Forest of Dean, Jon Mansfield raced the Duathlon centred around Lydbrook. After the first 5km through the forest, the Tewkesbury athlete was lying in 8th, two minutes off the leaders. The 10 mile cycle leg was successful as Mansfield rode back into transition just seconds behind the leader. The final 5km decided the final outcome as the 39 yr old came in third to make his 12th podium finish of 2006.