Hayle Runners were strongly represented at the Great South Run held on Sunday around Southsea and Portsmouth.

The 10 mile race is renown for being flat, fast and furious and takes runners through the iconic sights of Southsea and Portsmouth, including the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, home of HMS Victory, past Spinnaker Tower, and finishes on the seafront with beautiful views of the Isle of Wight.

Hayle runners took advantage of near perfect conditions to post very good times.Jordan Morant and Scott Abraham both posted personal bests for the distance.

Jordan posted a time of 56 minutes 16 seconds and Scott 59 minutes 46 minutes. Sharon Rowat was well pleased with her tome of 1 hour 25 minutes 6 seconds ahead of husband Tim who ran his 10 mile debut in 1 hour 45 minutes 21 seconds. Cas Leo was happy with his run returning from injury to finish in 1 hour 28 minutes 4 seconds. Sara de Barros finished the race in a personal best of 1 hour 31 minutes 25 seconds running for her second claim club Chippenham Harriers.

Closer to home their colleague Hayle Runners took the opportunity of the fine weather on a Sunday to get some distance training in the bag with a run from Penzance past Drift reservoir where they had a group photograph.

Hayle Runners' training nights are Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm.

On Tuesday the club runs from Hayle Rugby Club behind M+S where runners of all abilities are welcome to join 8-10 differently paced groups led by qualified Leaders and Coaches. Beginners are particularly welcomed on a Tuesday evening where a walk/ run group is supported by dedicated Leaders.

On Thursday evenings at 7pm a structured track session is held at Carn Brea Leisure Centre where a programme of training led by the clubs coaches is open to members and non members. In addition on most Sunday's runs are held at different venues to support members training for longer runs and races in the County or further afield. Further details of the clubs activities can be found on www.haylerunners.org.uk