TOM Merson raced to a clear victory in the Frome 10 road race yesterday.
The Bristol & West AC runner (pictured below) clocked 32mins 08secs to finish 49 seconds clear of Bideford’s Ronnie Richmond with Michael Towler of Avon Valley Runners third (33:26).
Bristol & West’s Jason Drew also made the top 10 in sixth (35:15)
Leading woman was Ruth Barnes of Avon Valley Runners in seventh overall (35:31) with Tiverton’s Serane Stone runner-up (38:46).
Team Bath’s Dan Jones won the half marathon in a time of 75:12.