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(13-29), while Tim Street slipped back to 39th on the long third leg.

Niall O’Connell, back from university, had a good run on four gaining three places to 36th (1318), while Vet50 Mike Fanning hung on to that placing (27-30).

Alex Robinson, on leg six, started the charge back up the field, pulling back four places to 32nd (12-25) and on the last long leg another vet, Steve Green, gained a place to 31st (26-36).

Philip Hewitt picked up four places to 27th (12-59) and Ted Chamberlain had a fast run to hold in (12-33).

Aaron Kettlewell had the team’s fastest short leg, getting Holmfirth to their final finishing position of 24th (11-59), with Lavell Pierre (1254) and Chris Beadle (14-22) seeing it through.

The B team finished 51st, with Clark Hind, 42nd (27-10), actually running faster than two of the A team.

Other times were: Damian McQueen (14-58), Jonathon Sykes (29-25), Karl Dransfield (14-36), Edward Pritchard (28-51), Craig Sheard (15-28), Mark Law (30-38), Juan Biurrun (15-15), Andy Shelbourne (15-04), Alistair Langron (15-09), Michael Coggon (16-21), Rob Kersey (16-45).

The Women finished 15th out of 47.

Times: Claire Leaver-Hewitt (3054), Ruby Sykes (14-23), Margaret Sykes (15-03), Helena Croft (who is running the London Marathon, 33-04), Zoe Storr (15-52) and vet Lesley Ewart (16-28).

The women’s race was won by Leeds City, with their third-leg runner, GB international Claire Duck, clocking the fastest short leg in 12-33.

The teams will be out racing again at the Yorkshire Road Relays at the Brownlee Centre in Leeds on Saturday, before competing at the National Road Relays the following week.