Ross Campbell defied the stormy conditions to claim another win on the roads of Ulverston as he crossed the line first in the Glaxo Hoad Hill Harriers Charter 5k race.

Campbell, who runs for Barrow and Furness Striders, previously won the Summer 10k last month and he was the strongest in the field again, as he finished ahead of the home club's Dave Fulford in the Harriers' second annual road race of the year.

A rainy night with winds up to 50mph saw over 130 dedicated runners under rainbow-lit skies take on a new 5km course. A flat, fast course took a loop before passing the clubhouse heading out toward the coast and back in front on the spectators gave runners and supporters the opportunity to see other racegoers positions throughout the race.

The race horn lead runners out and the pack soon grouped in to two leading packs before a good spread of runners head out towards the tannery in rainy conditions. It wasn't the night for personal bests.

Campbell led a small pack of runners and soon took a lead before a strong field chased to get positions before the first corner at the Tannery & Siemens Estate.

Campbell and Fulford, who is heading back to form after an injury-hit 2018, Andrew Dorrian, Josh Hartley and Sam McSherry, soared ahead as they passed the clubhouse with less than a mile to the finish.

After a tight turn at the roundabout, Campbell stretched his lead to ten seconds before hitting the finish in a respectable 16:09 in such conditions, ahead of Fulford (16:20) and his fellow Harrier Dorrian (16:21).

Behind the leading pack, the women's race was won by Leven Valley AC junior Jessica Bailey, who crossed the line 23rd overall in 18:49, 13 seconds ahead of her clubmate Olesia Winder, with another Leven runner, Georgia Bell, third in 19:58.