Six Ely Runners set off for the Tarpley 20 on Sunday 28th February. For some, including John Manlow, it was the last planned road race before VLM.

For the second successive year Ely Runner, Stephen Howard travelled down to Bramley in Hampshire for this pre-VLM race.

On the January 24, three Ely Runners, John Manlow, Miranda Reynolds and Ian Blatchford took part in the Folksworth 15, a 2 lap race of 15 miles. This race, along with the Stamford 30K and the 20 mile races at Tarpley and Wymondham are widely used by local runners as marathon preparation for VLM in April.