Grantham Running Club quartet take on the Rasselbock Run at Sherwood Pines

Four members of Grantham Running Club took on the Rasselbock Run which consisted of 5.54km laps around a multi-terrain course at Sherwood Pines.

The 168 runners set off at 9am with the aim of completing as many laps as they could in six hours on a hilly course through woods.

The weather provided just the right temperature but, in true British style, there was a mixture of sunshine and then heavy consistent rain which didn't dampen the spirts of the runners.

Joni Goodband hadn't been feeling on top form at the beginning of the week but she managed to complete four laps in a time of 3:42:29 covering a distance of 23.16km.

For Kate Thompson it was her first time taking on this event and she completed five laps in a total time of 3:55:17 covering a distance of 28:95 km.

Davina Honeywood completed seven laps but found it difficult after her fifth lap so changed tactics and ran the rest at a slower pace and covered 40.35km in a time of 5:35:01.

Marj Spendlow, who only the week before did a training run covering 26.23 miles, went on to complete eight laps covering a distance of 46:32km in a time of 5:34:51, improving by two laps from the previous year.

The winner was Phillip Johnson who completed 11 laps, covering a distance of 63:69 km in 5.49:39.