GRANGE farm and Dunmow Runners were victorious in the second race of the Mid-Essex Cross-Country League, with both the men’s and women’s teams finishing in first place.

The event, at Rivenhall and hosted by Mid-Essex Casuals, attracted 123 runners including 33 from Grange Farm.

The race was won by James Bosher, with his Grange Farm team-mate Alistair Brown second.

Also scoring team points for the club's men were Dan Reynolds, Matt Webster, Josh Sowman, Martin Jackson and Gerard Geurts.

The winning men’s team finisged ahead of Springfield Striders, Little Baddow Ridge Runners, Braintree and District Athletic Club and Mid-Essex Casuals.

Grange Farm’s women were led home by Claire Hall with Naomi Moss, Jo Bisset-Smith and Kerry Harrington scoring points for the team as they finished first ahead of Little Baddow, Mid-Essex Casuals, Braintree and Springfield Striders.