The first Borders League race of 2026-2027 took place at Llandegla. The course used the service road around the OnePlanet Adventure facility in Llandegla Forest. 346 runners toed the line and the 8.3 km course started on a hill and contained 230m of ascent and 160m of descent. Olly Chadwick ran well to finish second. The other counters for the men who finished fourth included Mike Jones (26th), Steven Leslie (38th), Oli Prichard (39th), Rob Pearse (48th), Alan Kennedy (74th), Pak Ho Chow (78th), Rich Webster (84th) and Dan Hoare (94th). The ladies finished fifth on the day with Elaine Opara leading them home in (29th). Other counters were Kat Cowdray (37th), Georgina Marsay (52nd), Sue Reynolds (63rd), Lisa Griffiths (65th) and Katie Bellew (68th).