STOURBRIDGE Running Club's Matt Giles bagged marathon success last weekend.

He came home in front at the Cotswolds' Broadway Marathon with a time of 3.23.40.

He was closely followed by team-mate Garry Griffiths who finished in fifth place with a time of 3:42:25 and Duncan Cornish in 16th with 4:07:06.

In the recent Droitwitch Half Marathon, the club had two runners competing. Chris Blake finished 18th place with a time of 1:26:51 and Paul Bradley finished 144nd with a time of 1:48:17.

Also, the cross country season is well under way. A recent race at Midland Counties Cross Country, held at Aldersley, Wolverhampton, resulted in the ladies team getting eighth place and the men's team 16th.