Ibiza party time for Torbay runners

Torbay AAC athletes were racing in the sun this weekend with a group flying to Ibiza to take part in the Ibiza Marathon event.

Six runners took on the 22k distance from Santa Gertrudis in the hills down to the finish line beside the beach in Santa Eulària.

The conditions were hot and bright, and all six athletes pushed themselves to achieve some excellent times. The standout performance was by Sarah Harrison taking second place in the FV50 age category with a time of 1:52:26.

Full results
283 Ian Hayward 1:51:01
316 Sarah Harrison 1:52:26
343 Mark Atkinson 1:53:47
1056 Anita Merritt 2:18:05
1093 Sara Jane Crozier 2:19:29
1468 Kirsten Munday 2:39:26

Closer to home on Sunday, Katie Harvey headed down to do the An Res Hellys 10-miler - an event in the Cornish Grand Prix series.

The course starts and ends in Helston, taking runners through the scenic Penrose Estate, across Loe Bar beach, and past RNAS Culdrose. It was lovely sunny spring weather and her time was 1:24:26, a 14-minute PB on last year.