WILSON FAVOURITE FOR BACK-TO-BASICS

Kenny Wilson (Moray Road Runners) starts as favourite to win the latest Back-to-Basics 10k road race at Forres tomorrow following the withdrawl of Sean Chalmers (Inverness Harriers), who has a back injury.

It will be Wilson’s first race since setting a personal best marathon time of 2hr 18min 52secs at the Cheshire elite race in April.

Other contenders include Aaron Odentz (Aberdeen AAC), Shaun Cumming (Highland Hill Runners) and Finlay Todd (Ross County),

Jenny Bannerman (Inverness Harriers), runner-up behind her clubmate Megan Keith in last month’s B2B race, is favourite to win the women’s competition.

Keith isn’t taking part as she is preparing for the European under-20 track and field championships in Estonia, but Bannerman still faces some potentially tricky opponents including Metro Aberdeen’s Ginie Barrand and Claire Bruce, who finished first and second respectively in last month’s Fraserburgh 10k.