“It felt amazing and it was a personal record,” Brunner said of her 22 minutes and 10 seconds run.

“The training was pretty hard all season and I think the big race in Virgin Gorda last weekend just sort of primed me up for this one. But I was quite shocked when I passed Rose (Johnson) I thought for sure she was going to be on my tail right at the end. Took a few looks back coming down the home stretch and she wasn’t there so I sprinted the last bit just to get my personal best, so I worked out. So, I’m quite pleased,” Brunner added.

Stoby led the field of 41 participants in 18:42 and said he wanted to run sub 17:00. “There was a strong headwind, but definitely after the first mile, I realised Virgin Gorda (Half Marathon) was still in my legs, so I just decided not to push it any harder. And then I was missing Vincent (Fournier). Maye if he was here, he would have been able to pull me through.”

Stoby said he was happy to come out on top to end a tough season where he had his wins and losses.  

“It’s always good to end on a winning note and I look forward to what’s to come in the 10K Series,” he said.

“It was a good race. The conditions were a bit hot as the sun was out, but I was able to push it through and win fairly easily in the end.”