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Central AC sent a team of youth and experience down to Sutton Park, Birmingham on Saturday for the annual Invitational English 12 Stage Road Relay Championships.

The traditional course of alternating long and short laps drew top English and Welsh clubs plus three Scottish outfits – Central AC, Corstorphine AAC and Cambuslang Harriers. The event was played out in bright sunshine and high temperatures as almost 70 teams toed the start line.

The local club were travelling more in hope than in expectation of a podium finish but saw the opportunity to give their athletes experience of this unique event played out over almost four and a half hours of tough competition.

In an event where fortunes fluctuate throughout the day, the Central athletes acquitted themselves well to finish in 14th place overall with Scottish contenders Corstorphine AAC 18th and Cambuslang Harriers 21st.

Team manager Derek Easton, his support staff and all the athletes are due congratulations on another excellent effort. Times for the Central runners in the 12 legs were as follows: Michael Wright (27:49), Iain Davies (17:06), Conan McCaughey (27:34), Scott Green (16:16), Cameron Milne (26:52), Matthew Sutherland (16:27), Alastair Hay (27:38), Ruaridh Miller (17:14), Ross Houston (30:02), Scott Bremner (17:16), Jamie Crowe (27:35) and Aidan Thompson (16:11) to give an overall time of four hours 28 minutes.