A Bicester runner beat a famous national DJ by two minutes at the New York Marathon last weekend.

Debbie Gilbert, a member of Bicester Triathlon Club, completed the race on Sunday (November 3) in four hours and 50.16 minutes, two minutes quicker than Chris Evans, host of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio, formerly of BBC Radio Two. 

She said the race was "very undulating" with five bridges and an uphill finish. 

Debbie Gilbert at the marathonSteph Harrison at the marathon (Image: Debbie Gilbert) READ MORE: Oxford hit-and-run sees man and 14-year-old boy arrested

A number of Bicester Triathlon Club members also ran the Cornbury Cross Country on Sunday. 

Claire Styles ran it in in 56.11 minutes, Joanne Hooks in 56.13 minutes, Darran Shepherd in 36.30 minutes and Graham Hazleton in 44.35 minutes.

Steph Harrison, another member of the club, also completed the New York virtual marathon by walking and running more than 100km in seven days.