EMMA Stepto smashed her own course record at the Trevornick Ten Mile race by 30 seconds on Sunday, writes Alan Rowling.

The Cornwall Athletics Club member cruised to victory in the women's event, with her winning margin being 2:02 ahead of team-mate Zelah Morrall.

Stepto, one of a sprinkling of leading ladies who had run the London Marathon just two weeks previously, was content to settle into a sensible pace in the early stages, being closely tracked by Hayle Runners' Emma Schuck with and Morrall.

She soon began to establish a clear lead, but the real drama of the race unfolded around the eight mile mark when Schuck, suffering from breathing problems, collapsed on the course and had to be helped into a nearby ambulance by the medical team.

Everyone was pleased to see her return to the presentation having recovered from the trauma on the course and ready to return to action soon.

In the men's race, Cornwall AC's Colin Snook handled the challenging course, which sees runners tackle multiple terrains, best as he got home a minute ahead of Newquay Road Runners member Ken Walker.

With the generally low number of only 249 finishers in a Grand Prix race, it was not surprising to find fewer local prize winner s than usual.

Like most clubs, Falmouth Road Runners were under strength with 14 stalwarts making the start line.

Kathryn Dormer topped the podium in the Veteran’s 65-69 category, winning her age group by over nine minutes.

There was a second place award for another Falmouth runner, Jackie Cope, in the 55-59 age group and third position for one of Cornwall AC’s promising younger runners, Helston’s Elisha Hurst, in the Under 35 category.

Hurst collected a second prize as a member of Cornwall AC’s winning Ladies team, where she was joined by team mates Suzy Bosustow, from Mullion, and Helston's Karen Harrison.

RESULTS

KEY FOR CLUBS

BR Bude Rats, BRR Bodmin Road Runners, CAC Cornwall AC, CR Carn Runners, ECH East Cornwall Harriers, FRR Falmouth Road Runners, HR Hayle Runners, LRR Launceston Road Runners, MBH Mounts Bay Harriers, MCTR Mud Crew Trail Runners, NRR Newquay Road Runners, STA St Austell Running Club, TRC Truro Running Club, TT Tamar Trotters, U Unattached.

MEN: 1 Colin Snook CAC 58.52, 2 Ken Walker NRR 1.00.52, 3 Phil Clelland TRC 1.01.28, 4 Jonas Gummesson NRR 1.03.06, 5 Jordan Morant HR 1.03.15, 6 Adam Tatlow TRC 1.04.21, 7 Rich Savage HR 1.05.08, 8 Steven Wyatt HR 1.05.37, 9 Simon Knowles HR 1.06.42, 10 Josh Pearce TRC 1.06.49.

Age Categories: Under 35: 1 Jordan Morant, 2 Adam Tatlow, 3 Josh Pearce. 35-39: 1 Colin Snook, 2 Phil Clelland, 3 Jonas Gummesson. 40-44: 1 Ken Walker, 2 Simon Knowles, 3 Lloyd Purvis HR 1.08.02. 45-49: 1 Rich Savage, 2 Tim Adams STA 1.06.51, 3 Phil Bolt CAC 1.08.52. 50-54: 1 Patrick Munn MCTR 1.13.42, 2 Andrew Ross BRR 1.16.57, 3 Jo Kearns ECH 1.22.06. 55-59: 1 Barrie Cardew CR 1.11.10, 2 Peter Allen NRR 1.18.54, 3 Michael Wilson U 1.18.54. 60-64: 1 Tom Polglase CR 1.14.01, 2 Stephen Hutchinson BR 1.22.53, 3 Richard Morton TT 1.25.28. 65-69: 1 Brian Wiles LRR 1.19.53, 2 Peter Uren MBH 1.20.21, 3 Pat Lockett NRR 1.21.02.

Teams: 1 Hayle Runners ‘A’ 57 points, 2 Truro Running Club 75 points, 3 Newquay Road Runners ‘A’ 112, 4 Hayle Runners ‘B’ 254 points, 5 Mounts Bay Harriers 332, 6 Newquay Road Runners ‘B’ 344.

Veteran 55+: 1 Carn Runners 48 points, 2 Newquay Road Runners 52 points, 3 Mounts Bay Harriers 72 points.

LADIES: 1 Emma Stepto CAC 1.04.00, 2 Zelah Morrall CAC 1.06.02, 3 Rebecca Ezra TT 1.11.48, 4 Issy Wykes TRC 1.11.59, 5 Wendy Chapman TRC 1.12.48, 6 Jo Herd NRR 1.12.50, 7 Janna Eyre CR 1.14.02, 8 Kathryn Burgess CAC 1.14.48, 9 Charlotte Bennett HR 1.16.38, 10 Diane Roy ECH 1.18.55.

Age Categories: Under 35: 1 Rebecca Ezra, 2 Janna Eyre, 3 Elisha Hurst CAC 1.20.44. 35-39: 1 Issy Wykes, 2 Wendy Chapman, 3 Jo Herd. 40-44: 1 Emma Stepto, 2 Charlotte Bennett, 3 Juliet Knowles CR 1.21.07. 45-49: 1 Zelah Morrall, 2 Debbie Webb HR 1.19.58, 3 Sharon Daw ECH 1.20.13. 50-54: 1 Diane Roy, 2 Hana Clitherow TRC 1.25.39, 3 Janet Richie CR 1.30.39. 55-59: 1 Carol Penberthy CR 1.31.41, 2 Jackie Cope FRR 1.35.57, 3 Jo Kipling CR 1.38.52. 60-64: 1 Diane Warren HR 1.37.55, 2 Sandy Jamieson CR 1.47.29, 3 Penny Uren MBH 1.51.16. 65-69: 1 Kathryn Dormer FRR 1.58.25, 2 Carole Drew CR 2.07.42.

Teams: 1 Cornwall AC 51 points, 2 Hayle Runners 117 points, 3 Carn Runners 131 points.

Veteran 50+: 1 Carn Runners 17 points, 2 Truro Running Club 32 points, 3 Hayle Runners 48 points.