PICTURE SPECIAL: Record numbers line up for Chichester road race

It's the 25th year of Chichester's Corporate Challenge series - and it's already a record-breaker.
Action from one of the girls' races / Picture by Derek MartinAction from one of the girls' races / Picture by Derek Martin
Action from one of the girls' races / Picture by Derek Martin

Just over 900 runners, ranging from nine-year-olds to veterans, took part in the first of three race nights in a rather wet city centre on Wednesday evening.

That’s the most to run on one night of the event since it began in 1992.

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There were eight races in total and photographer Derek Martin was there for the Observer to capture all the action.

Action from one of the girls' races / Picture by Derek MartinAction from one of the girls' races / Picture by Derek Martin
Action from one of the girls' races / Picture by Derek Martin

See his pictures in the gallery, above - and don’t miss the March 9 edition of the Chichester Observer for a report, pictures and a full list of finishers and their times.

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