SOUTHAMPTON AC’s veterans middle distance team turned out in force at Sutton Park, Birmingham, for the Masters National Road Relay Championships.

The M35 squad of Daniel Hunt, pictured, (15.58), Jez Curtis (16.32), Stuart Hicks (17.05), Andrew Griggs (16.41), Marc Cole (17.58) and Rob Ralls (19.19) produced a fine team performance.

All but one had never competed at national level before, but they were not overawed by the occasion.

They see-sawed in and around the top ten for long periods before finishing 14th out of 33 teams.

Southampton’s M45 A quartet of Peter Costley (17.25), Jon Grainger (18.05), Scott Augur (18.40) and Andy Morgan-Lee (17.38) placed 17th out of 46.

The B quartet of Howard Long (19:27), Keith Hollis (20.35), John MacInnes (19.13) and Sid DeLara (21.13) came 36th.