SOUTHAMPTON Running Club's Kaye Harwood led the women's assault on the annual Romsey 5 Road Race which attracted a field of almost 550 runners.

Harwood set a winning time of 29 minutes 27 seconds to finish 25th in the overall standings and her pace was too hot for Team Southampton's Claire Thorne, who placed third woman in 31.10.

Emerging onto Fishlake Meadows, it was Chichester AC's James Baker who set the pace in the men's race - and he was never headed in his run for home, winning in 25 minutes and 41 seconds.

Half a minute behind in 26.10 was Southampton RC's Iain Robertson, who failed to make the previous day's Southern Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill when his car broke down.

Both team events were won by Southampton RC with 11 of their 30 runners clocking personal bests.

The Concept Sport organised race enjoyed near perfect weather on a calm, mild morning, which encouraged many good times.

CLUB RESULTS:

4 Russell Coleman 27.04 pb, 9 Simon Ridley 27.58 pb, 10 Steve Haggerty 28.00, 15 Malcolm Riddle 2nd Vet 40 28.36, 16 Billy Isaacs 28.41, 20 Alan Doney 28.58, 24 Ian Whitcher 29.26 pb 3rd v40, 25 and first lady Kaye Harwood 29.27, 47 Peter Staunton 2nd v50 31.07, 51 Martyn West 3rd v50 31.29, 53 Alan Rushton 2nd v60 31.40, 54 Alan Tulip 9th vet 45 31.45, 62 and fifth lady Nala McRobert 1st wvet 35 32.02, 62 Peter Lindsell 4th Vet 55 32.11, 77 and 10th lady Christine Robertson 32.38 pb, 73 Neil Hotson 6th vet 50 32.48, 98 and 12th lady Alice Neal 33.18, 101 Martin Rosell vet 40 33.33 pb, 132 Roy Hazelgrove vet 40 35.32, 25th lady Heather Emaley 36.13 pb, 27th lady Holly Crane 36.41 pb, 165 Jonathan Mace vet 55 37.16, 32nd lady Fiona Walbridge 37.38 pb, 184 Gary Bryant 30th vet 4538.01, 45th lady Ann Saunders 38.46 pb, 269 Bobby Peoples 39.40, 75th lady Helen Draycott 39.40 pb,103rd lady Natasha Rook 44.26, 109th lady Pascale Humphries 45.05 pb.