A squad of 35 Chichester Runners take the trip to Horsham to compete in the Gunpowder Trot – the final fixture of 17 in this year’s West Sussex Fun Run League.

The excellent number of attendees and their efforts ensured Chichester held on to second place in the championship ahead of two-time reigning champions, Haywards Heath Harriers, with Horsham Joggers taking this year’s title.

Chichester’s team scored heavily on the day with Kari Mack topping off a her fantastic debut season with a strong third place in the ladies’ league standings, followed by Becky Pearson and Xiaopei Lockwood coming home in sixth and seventh, all three being rewarded with 10 points.

They were followed home, for the ladies, by Kim Nelson, Hilary Pollard, Nadia Anderson, Rachel Hargreaves, Alice Gibbs, Amanda Godfrey, Sarah Webster, Emma Pethybridge, Ann Marie Cutler, Elaine Cruttenden, Kelly Davis, Sarah Petronijevich, Sue Baker, Sarah Freeman-Smith, Gill Brown and Hayley Warren.

The men were led by Mikeey Kwoka, who rounded off a very strong season by being the first ‘league’ runner over the line – to match his first place from the Tilgate 5 race in September.

Kwoka’s fellow 10-point scorers were fun run league stalwart David Lewis and Alex Watrous.

Their fellow male finishers were Steve Pendleton, Matt Thorsby, David Meller, Mike Moorcroft, Dave Reading, Toby Anderson, Roderick Smith, John Miles, Peter Anderson, Tony Gilmour, James Savage, Ian Stevens and Peter Shaw.

After a short break, the 2027 WSFRL season will start again on New Year’s Day when the Worthing Gazelles will host the first race and Chichester Runners will hope to go one better in the league.’