Leamington solicitors Blythe Liggins, sponsors of the Two Castles Run between Warwick and Kenilworth, said all 4,000 places for this year’s event were snapped up in just three hours and 10 minutes – a record time.

Bob Kelly, press officer for organisers Kenilworth Rotary Club, said the online entry registration went live at 12 noon on Monday. “All the places had gone by 3.10 pm, beating last year’s previous record time of six hours, and leaving a waiting list that is growing.”

Richard Thornton, joint senior partner at Blythe Liggins which is sponsoring the event for the tenth year, said: “This was a fantastic effort. There has been an explosion of interest in this event over recent years and this record time of three hours reflects that. Kenilworth Rotary Club has done an amazing job yet again.”

Caption: The Blythe Liggins Team