A presentation evening for the Abbots Langley Tough Ten beneficiaries was held at Breakespeare School on Friday, January 23.

Proceeds from the race, which was held on Sunday, October 5 2014, were officially presented to various organisations by members of the Abbots Langley Tough Ten committee. Breakespeare School, The Monday Club, Friends of South West Herts Samaritans and Abbots in Transition were just a few of the organisations to receive cheques.

£1,500 was also given to the Chair of Abbots Langley Parish Council, Councillor Jane Lay, to purchase a defibrillator for Bedmond village, and a donation of £100 was given to the charity chosen by the winner of The Emily Mott Millennium Trophy - a tribute to Emily who sadly died in February 2014 after a two-ear battle with a rare form of bone cancer.

The evening also saw John Reid, Chairman of the committee, thank The Ginder Family, who are the race's main sponsors, Spa Stores for supplying bottled water for the runners, and other committee members and individuals who helped the race to go ahead.

2014's Abbots Langley Tough Ten saw a record number of entries and chip-timing was used for the first time. Mr Reid said there were obviously some teething problems with the chip-timing, but he hoped this would improve with time.

Alison Warner, Secretary to the Abbots Langley Tough Ten, said: "It was a very rewarding evening as we were able to help so many groups in our community.

"We were delighted that Councillor Chris Lloyd (Chair of Three Rivers District Council) and Councillor Jane Lay (Chair of Abbots Langley Parish Council) came, along with many people from Abbots Langley who had helped us on race day.

"They all enjoyed the slide show of race day prepared by Kevin Brown and the refreshments provided by Spar Stores in Abbots Langley."

This year's race will be held on Sunday, October 4, and committee members hope to break last year's record of runners taking part.