SAM Kelly was the fastest runner from a local club as 150 competitors took part in the ninth Foxtrot 5 at Broughton Gifford on Sunday.

The Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds athlete was the second woman home in 31:32, just nine seconds behind fellow female vet 40 runner Denise Grech of Calne SMaRTT.

That gave Kelly a 22nd-placed finish overall with Fiona Cramp (31:58) completing the women’s rostrum places.

Edwina Shirazian (Chippenham Harriers) led clubmates Debbie Jones and Caroline Black to the team prize ahead of Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds.

Winsley’s Anita Mellodew from Winsley was the first female vet 40 to finish, Margaret Thompson of Team Bath claimed the female vet 50 prize and Jane Bishop from Melton Mowbray was the first female vet 60 athlete home.

In the men’s race, Simon Nott (Calne RC), Michael Towler (Avon Valley Runners) and Josh Dixon (North Somerset AC) broke away at the start.

After a couple of miles Towler had fallen away and as the course entered the final half-mile, Dixon had established a small lead.

However, defending champion Nott put in a blistering finish to reclaim the lead and cross the line in a new course record of 25:21, with Dixon eight seconds behind.

Towler held on for third in 26:58 and led his clubmates Joby Hobbs, Thomas Coney and Tim Lowrie to the team prize just ahead of Chippenham Harriers.

Gary Dunstone (Chippenham Harriers) won the male vet 40 race, David Vaudin (Team Bath) was the first male vet 50 across the line and Peter Allen (Corsham Running Club) triumphed in the male vet 60 contest.

The Foxtrot 5 was the ninth race of the Newsquest-sponsored Wiltshire Road Race League and Avon Valley Runners took maximum points once again.

They are 14 points clear of Chippenham Harriers at the top of Division One.

Devizes Running Club also took maximum points in Division Two and are on the brink of promotion, as they are 24 points ahead of Frome Running Club.

The next event in the Wiltshire Road Race League is the Melksham 10k on Sunday, September 8.

RESULTS (top 30 of 150 runners)

1, Simon Nott (Calne Running Club) 25:21; 2, Josh Dixon (North Somerset AC) 25:29; 3, Michael Towler (Avon Valley Runners) 26:58; 4, Peter Grist (Frome Running Club) 27:33; 5, Gary Dunstone (Chippenham Harriers) 28:13; 6, Stuart Henderson (Corsham Running Club) 28:23 7, Joby Hobbs (Avon Valley Runners) 28:57; 8, Andrew Duncan (Calne SMaRTT) 29:00; 9, Mike Blackmore (Bitton Road Runners) 29:04; 10, Michael Bright (Chippenham Harriers) 29:17; 11, Thomas Coney (Avon Valley Runners) 29:37; 12, Aaron Nicholas (Eryri Harriers) 29:39; 13, James Precce (Hogweed Trotters) 29:48; 14, Tim Lowrie (Avon Valley Runners) 29:54; 15, David Vaudin (Team Bath AC) 30:10; 16, Niall Urquhart (Team Bath AC) 30:37; 17, Peter Veleski (Avon Valley Runners) 31:04; 18, Neil Perry (Chippenham Harriers) 31:08; 19, Richard Morgetroyd (Avon Valley Runners) 31:16; 20, Robin-Mark Schols (Frome Running Club) 31:21; 21, Denise Grech (Calne SMaRTT) 31:23; 22, Samantha Kelly (Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds) 31:32; 23, Warren Wade (Avon Valley Runners) 31:33; 24, Damion Godwin (Devizes Running Club) 31:33; 25, Huang Vantran (Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds) 31:34; 26, Ben Gregory (Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds) 31:36; 27, Tom Smith (Chippenham Harriers) 31:38; 28, Christian Bell (Calne SMaRTT) 31:56; 29, Fiona Cramp (Bitton Road Runners) 31:58; 30, Gerrard Howell (Chippenham Harriers) 32:31.