Hat-trick hero Harry rises to the Corporate Challenge

Another large crowd thronged the streets of Chichester for the final race in the 20th Corporate Challenge series, and they witnessed exciting performances by individuals and teams.

Fortunately the rain had eased off as the first runners were sent on their way.

Organisers had to wait for a crane working on Marks & Spencer’s East Street store to remove itself from a section of the senior course, resulting in a 20-minute delay before the seniors could be sent on their way.

When they did finally get going, there was fine running from the top five from the previous race with Portsmouth-based Harry Carter making it a clean sweep for the series from James Baker with Colin Dixon, Mark Burchett and Dan Bailey finishing well clear of their chasers.

The first woman home was again Midhurst’s Emily Alden with a fine 20th place overall in 15.24.

Team-wise there were new winners with Hurren Landscapes finishing well clear of last year’s winner DSTL with Cawley Crawlers in third.

In the women’s event there was a well-deserved win for the Midbourne Springers Medical team with DSTL Naval Systems picking up their second team silver and Chichester Chamber of Commerce Chamber Maids team third.