Highgate Harriers senior men, still hold sway over their rival clubs and tough course at Welwyn on 11th of January.
Alex Lepretre, who knew the course well, was a good winner over the undulating course. Highgate placed their 12 scoring men in the first 48 runners out of 401 finishers and hope for an overall victory, after being at Trent Park in February. The Highgate Men were 1 Alex Lepretre 25;:33.21, Terry Fawden the Middlesex Champion, was the 2nd home for the club in 26:20:17, 6th came Roger Poolman 26:49.17,16 Charlie Haywood 27:27.92; 18 Pete Chambers 27:3170.
The other 'Great men' were Alex Jackson, Sam Jinks, Thomas Drabble, Nicholas Jones, George Trotter; Tom Burns, Alex Richardson.