St Albans Striders continued their cross-country season alongside junior athletes from sister club St Albans AC by taking on 13 other clubs in the Chiltern League Division One.

Herts Advertiser: St Albans Striders' Jen Conway at Teardrop Lakes. Picture: BARRY CORNELIUSSt Albans Striders' Jen Conway at Teardrop Lakes. Picture: BARRY CORNELIUS (Image: Archant)

The race at Teardrop Lakes in Milton Keynes saw Jonathan Scott the first of 50 Striders to finish the 5.4 mile senior men’s race, in a time of 31 minutes 52 seconds for 27th overall.

He was followed by Will Bowran (32:21) in 34th place.

The women suffered from a heavy downpour at the start of their 3.3 mile race.

Jen Conway was the first Strider of 30 to finish in 20th place, clocking 22:36.

Wendy Walsh was 40th in 23:56 and Helen Cartlidge 47th in 24:25.

Elsewhere, Jack Brooks continued his marathon escapades by completing the Madison Marathon in Wisconsin in 4:57:18.

The race got underway with the temperature showing -4 degrees and was still below freezing at the finish.