MILE High's men' had a good day on the roads of Redruth of as they claimed second place in the Summer Turkey Trot.

The Penryn-based running club finished as runners-up to Cornwall Athletic Club in the team competition for the annual four mile race, being held for the 16th time as part of the Cornwall Grand Prix Series.

It was not entirely plain sailing for the club as Hayle Runners pushed them to the end as they battled to move up the podium places, but fell just short of their challenge and had to settle for third.

In the main race, favourite Dan Nash had his eyes set on breaking the 20 minute barrier in the event, a feat only managed by three other runners.

He set a relentless pace on his quest for this goal, but alas the East Cornwall Harrier runner finished three seconds over his target time.

A battle for the remaining podium places for the men was had between the Cornwall AC duo of Colin Snook and Callum Jones and Mile High's Tony Brewer, with the latter setting the pace during the race's mid-section.

However, Snook tracked his rival and just as they past the Barncoose roundabout and dual carriageway, he accelerated past Brewer, who faded in the final mile and was passed by Jones in the home straight.

Emma Stepto dominated proceedings in the women's race as she finished 14 seconds ahead of Eleanor Davis, from Newquay Road Runners, with Cornwall AC's Amy Sole ending her debut run for the club in third.

There was also success for Helston's Paul Whear as the Cornwall AC member won the 45-49 age category race while Falmouth Road Runners' Jackie Cope topped the podium in the women's 60-64 group.

Tom Slattery, who lives in Helston, finished second in Under 20s section and there were also silvers for Mile High's Richard Pascoe in the 35-39 category and Kathryn Dormer, of Falmouth Road Runners in the 65-69 age group.

Third place finishes were recorded by Cornwall AC's Karen Harrison, of Helston, in the 45-49 group, Justin Day, who lives in Penryn, in the 45-49 section and Mile High's Katherine Martin in the 50-54 category.

There was an increased entry to the race with organisers from host club Cornwall AC praising sponsors At Your Pace, based in Helston, Gould Electronics and Trickys Bar and Restaurant for their commitment to the event.

RESULTS

KEY FOR CLUBS

BRR Bodmin Road Runners, BWRC Bodmin Womens Running Club, B&W Blackpool & Wyre, CAC Cornwall AC, CR Carn Runners, ECH East Cornwall Harriers, FRR Falmouth Road Runners, HR Hayle Runners, L&M Lancaster & Morcambe AC, LRR Launceston Road Runners, MBH Mounts Bay Harriers, MH Mile High, NRR Newquay Road Runners, STA St Austell Running Club, SWRR South West Road Runners, TRC Truro Running Club, U Unattached, WRR Wesham Road Runners.

MEN: 1 Dan Nash ECH 20.03, 2 Colin Snook CAC 20.51, 3 Callum Jones CAC 20.58, 4 Tony Brewer MH 21.02, 5 Steven Sims ECH 21.37, 6 Neil Eddy MBH 21.53, 7 Paul Whear CAC 21.59, 8 Jordan Morant HR 22.13, 9 Tony Wright NRR 22.32, 10 Dominic Bateman BRR 22.33.

AGE CATEGORIES: Under 20: 1 Dominic Bateman, 2 Tom Slattery CAC 22.57, 3 Daniel Costello HR 23.40. Under 35: 1 Dan Nash, 2 Callum Jones, 3 Tony Brewer. 35-39: 1 Colin Snook, 2 Richard Pascoe MH 23.10, 3 Robert Watts HR 23.42. 40-44: 1 Alex Daniels NRR 22.56, 2 Ceri Whitmore CAC 23.25, 3 Simon Knowles HR 23.46. 45-49: 1 Paul Whear, 2 Tony Wright, 3 Justin Day CAC 23.04. 50-54: 1 Chris Harry CAC 23.08, 2 Steve Wherry CAC 23.17, 3 Peter Cruse WRR 25.06. 55-59: 1 Laurie Lee STA 25.16, 2 Barrie Cardew CR 25.24, 3 Michael Wilson TRC 26.16. 60-64: 1 Geoff Letchford MBH 28.25, 2 Peter Chapman CR 29.02, 3 Chris Ramsey TRC 30.03. 65-69: 1 Ian Ringer BRR 29.59, 2 Pat Lockett NRR 30.28, 3 Ray Frith NRR 30.39. 70-74: 1 Stewart Townend HR 31.52, 2 Clive Hibbert MBH 33.03, 3 Richard Jenkin U 36.24. 75+: 1 Tony Berry TRC 36.43, 2 Norris Kington CAC 37.16.

TEAMS: 1 Cornwall AC ‘A’ 65 points, 2 Mile High 136 points, 3 Hayle Runners 140 points, 4 Newquay Road Runners 173 points, 5 Cornwall AC ‘B’ 204.

LADIES: 1 Emma Stepto CAC 22.22, 2 Eleanor Davis NRR 22.36, 3 Amy Sole CAC 24.55, 4 Donna Raggett CAC 24.59, 5 Wendy Chapman TRC 25.17, 6 Carol Randall MBH 25.19, 7 Alexandra Cutts SWRR 25.39, 8 Kathryn Burgess CAC 26.14, 9 Sophie Morton NRR 26.14, 10 Lauren Gora L&M.

AGE CATEGORIES: Under 20: 1 Zoe Stratton-Knowles CR 31.57, 2 Eden Backhouse MBH 33.12, 3 Saffion Hall U 40.01. Under 35: 1 Eleanor Davis, 2 Amy Sole, 3 Sophie Morton. 35-39: 1 Wendy Chapman, 2 Alexandra Cutts, 3 Kathryn Burgess. 40-44: 1 Donna Raggett, 2 Charlotte Bennett HR 27.02, 3 Rachael Thomas CAC 28.41. 45-49: 1 Emma Stepto, 2 Carol Randall, 3 Karen Harrison CAC 28.09. 50-54: 1 Beverley Wright B&W 27.29, 2 Debbie Nugent CR 28.36, 3 Katherine Martin MH 29.10. 55-59: 1 Carol Penberthy CR 32.43, 2 Pauline Dennie BWRC 36.00, 3 Janet Lathom LRR 37.04. 60-64: 1 Jackie Cope FRR 33.18, 2 Diane Warren HR 34.22, 3 Penny Uren MBH 37.29. 65-69: 1 Jackie Jenkin CAC 36.24, 2 Kathryn Dormer FRR 39.45, 3 Carole Drew CR 42.52. 70+: 1 Timothea Cardell HR 37.40, 2 Lisa Wright NRR 40.26.

TEAMS: 1 Cornwall AC 53 points, 2 Newquay Road Runners 88 points, 3 Carn Runners 210 points, 4 Truro Running Club 231 points, 5 Hayle Runners 232 points.