Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1
JANE Adlard successfully negotiated herself round the 20km route for the Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 race.
Organised by the fire Services Sports & Athletics Association, this unique event in the Wiltshire city is a series of trail runs/walks over footpaths, bridleways and quiet country roads.
The various routes took competitors past a variety of sites of historical and scientific interest and through country estates not usually open to the public which was made possible by the kind permission of several landowners along the route and English Heritage.
Competitors were given a choice of distances; 10km, 20km, 30km and a 42km marathon when runners could count themselves over
5 Rivers: Avon / Bourne / Ebble / Nadder / Wylye.
4 Hills: Old Sarum / King Manor / Clearbury / Salisbury Race Course
3 Large country estates: Clarendon / Longford / Wilton.
2 Castles : Old Sarum / Longford.
1 Cathedral: Salisbury Cathedral with a 404ft spire.
Jane chose the 20km event and finished 66th in the race with a time of 2hrs 18mins 36secs. A total of 128 runners took part in the race which was won by Swindon Harriers' John Tushingham won crossed the line in 1hr 46min 00sec, just one second ahead of team-mate Lisa Beard, who won the women's event.