THE fourth race in this year’s Cornwall Grand Prix Race Series – An Res Hellys – was held on Sunday, March 8.

The 10 mile multi-terrain run, which starts and finishes in Helston, saw runners take a route through the picturesque National Trust Penrose Estate.

First and second placed finishers Sam Farmer (0:56:48) and Daniel Millington (0:59:41), both of Hayle Runners, were the only people to finish inside an hour. The top three was rounded off by Thomas Rosenfeld, also of Hayle Runners, with a time of 1:00:25, the fastest time in the male 40-44 category.

The first female to cross the line was Cornwall AC’s Rosie Gibbons in a time of 1:09:44, with Emma Paull of Hayle Runners (1:10:28) and Clare Dale (1:11:41) of St Austell Running Club completing the top three.

Six Launceston Road Runners took part in the event, with David Thomson crossing the line first for the club with a time of 1:11:45.

Thomson, who finished 40th overall, was fastest in the Male 60-64 category, crossing the finish line 29 seconds ahead of second-placed Alan Wherry of St Austell Running Club.

David was shortly followed by 48th placed Andy Corbett with a time of 1:12:24, before Matt Pickard (1:22:20) and Ian Grimes (1:36:17) also finished the race.

Michaela Barron finished second (1:23:06) in the Female 35-39 category, behind Falmouth Running Club’s Katie Robinson, while Linda Pickard completed the course in 1:46:03.

Meanwhile, Bude RATS’ Stephen Hutchinson took top honours in the Male 70-74 category with a time of 1:33:13, finishing nearly two minutes ahead of Hayle Runners’ Rowan Mulliss.