Pete Galpin of Huntingdon club BRJ ran 70.35 in this race two years ago but missed last year’s race due to a chest cold and he’ll be hoping to overcome a back injury to line up.

The injury prevented him from lining up in last week’s Frostbite League – an event in which he is by far the most successful runner ever with 35 wins.

Galpin (right) has won most of the area’s top road races including the Nene Valley 10, Folksworth 15 and Stamford 30k and is also a very talented duathlete.

Stanground College’s Wendy Gooding is the most successful ever woman in the Frostbite League with 25 wins under the name of Wendy Reeson.

Gooding (right), a member of PACTRAC, has got into good shape this year and was looking forward to the race but she has been troubled by a hip injury. Two years ago she was third veteran in this race in 92.39.

James Horman was born in the city and was a member of Peterborough Athletic Club, before going to university in Liverpool where he developed into a very useful track runner. He has never raced further than 10k but is returning to the city for his half-marathon debut and looking to run 72 minutes.

Nene Valley Harrier Sean Beard recently represented Britain in the World Duathlon Championships in Italy and is looking to run 74 minutes and challenge for a veteran prize, while Eye Community Runner Eric Winstone – head teacher at Bushfield Community College – will keep up his 100 per cent record of running in every Great Eastern Run. Clubmate Pete Sterry is also another GER regular who will line-up tomorrow.

Melissa Neal of Peterborough Athletic Club should be the first local woman tomorrow.

She will hope to go better than last year when breathing difficulties limited her to a time of 83.25 – four minutes down on her best.