The first Borders League race of 2025-2026 took place at Tattenhall. 448 runners toed the line. The 9.8 km course was full of turns and hills. Olly Chadwick ran well to finish eighth. The other counters for the men who finished fourth included Louis Gorman (33rd), George Gillies (35th), Alan Kennedy (38th), Mike Jones (53rd), Gabriel Pearse (58th), Rob Pearse (59th), Steven Leslie (65th) and Michael Robson (72nd). The ladies finished fifth on the day with captain Jan McArd (34th), Kat Cowdray (37th), Lisa Griffiths (42nd), Sue Reynolds (44th), Zoe Crisp (66th) and Taylor Hoather (76th) counting.