THE St Ives Bay 10K – the second race of the 2026/27 Cornish Multi-Terrain Race Series - took place earlier this month.

A total of 216 competitors completed the St Ives Bay 10K, which takes runners from Hayle along the beach towards Gwithian before heading into the Towans for a mixture of sandy paths and trails.

The return journey features the race's most notorious challenge, the aptly named Dune of Doom, before runners head back onto the beach for the final run towards the finish.

Conditions provided a typical Cornish summer evening, with warm temperatures and some cloud cover. The opening three miles along the beach offered a mixture of firm and softer sand, while organisers and competitors alike kept one eye on the quickly returning tide.

Ollie Garrod from Belgrave Harriers was the first man home in a time of 38:37. He was followed by Jacob Landers from Tamar Trotters in second (39:43), and Tim Zudrop of TRISPEED Marienfield in third (40:56).

First woman was Annie Arnold from City of Plymouth Athletic Club, who ran the course in 43:04. Chloe Clarke of Cornwall AC took second place (45:58), with Jessie Sanzo from Bristol and West AC in third (46:10).

The men's team competition proved particularly close, with Hayle Runners and Truro Running Club both finishing on 49 points. The host club took the victory on the tie-break (as the last team runner finished ahead of Truro’s last team runner), with St Austell Running Club completing the podium in third.

Truro Running Club took first place in the ladies' team competition, ahead of Hayle Runners in second and Truro's second team in third.

The top three in each age group were as follows:

Female Under 35: 1 Annie Arnold (City of Plymouth Athletic Club) – 43:04; 2 Chloe Clarke (Cornwall AC) – 45:58; 3 Megan Pitts (Truro RC) – 55:19.

F35-39: 1 Ruth Glover (Tri Logic Cornwall) – 54:09; 2 Kim Cox (Truro RC) – 1:00:34; 3 Laura Fox (unattached) – 1:02:26.

F40-44: 1 Fleur Nadal (Apytri) – 48:20; 2 Lizzie Jenkins (unattached) – 55:24; 3 Kerry Thompson (Knowle and Dorridge RC) – 56:49.

F45-49: 1 Jessie Sanzo (Bristol and West AC) – 46:10; 2 Rachel Stephens (unattached) – 52:05; 3 Sabine Gruntjens (WeRun4Fun) – 52:35.

F50-54: 1 Lisa Wilson (Truro RC) – 57:59; 2 Tracey Richards (unattached) – 59:34; 3 Samantha Rendell (Falmouth RC) – 1:03:28.

F55-59: 1 Gail Aspden (Hayle Runners) – 55:03; 2 Alison Weir (Falmouth RC) – 1:01:56; 3 Miranda Flannigan (Perran Trail Runners) – 1:03:18.

F60-64: 1 Helen Mitchell (Truro RC) – 55:21; 2 Judith Wilkes (Falmouth RC) – 1:05:29; 3 Lynne Saywell (Hayle Runners) – 1:05:24.

F65-69: 1 Margaret Clark (Hayle Runners) – 1:14:54; 2 Deborah Sturges (Hayle Runners) – 1:28:57; 3 Carol Norwood (East Cornwall Harriers) – 1:32:19.

F70-74: 1 Janet Watson (Carn Runners) – 1:24:49; 2 Sally Powell (Carn Runners) – 1:35:16; 3 N/A.

Male Under 35: 1 Ollie Garrod (Belgrave Harriers) – 38:37; 2 Jacob Landers (Tamar Trotters) – 39:43; 3 Bradley Parsons (St Austell RC) – 41:15.

M35-39: 1 Tim Zudrop (TRISPEED Marienfield) – 40:56; 2 Liam O’Neill (Hayle Runners) – 41:57; 3 Adam Gore (Hayle Runners) – 42:57.

M40-44: 1 Andrew Senior (Truro RC) – 44:38; 2 Adam Carlyon (Truro RC) – 50:08; 3 Jeremy Robertson (unattached) – 50:33.

M45-49: 1 Alex Marples (Truro RC) – 44:25; 2 Noel Kindon (unattached) – 45:07; 3 James Youlden (St Austell RC) – 46:43.

M50-54: 1 Andrew Harverson (Truro RC) – 43:15; 2 John Craze (Cornwall AC) – 49:14; 3 Robert Standing (Truro RC) – 50:31.

M55-59: 1 Mark Williams (Hayle Runners) – 47:17; 2 Colin Bathe (Perran Trail Runners) – 50:48; 3 Mark Macleod (Royal Navy Triathlon) – 50:46.

M60-64: 1 Juan Carlos Augusto (Bedford Harriers AC) – 52:58; 2 James Barry (unattached) – 53:25; 3 Paul Cole (Falmouth RC) – 53:49.

M65-69: 1 Jon Eldon (Hayle Runners) – 46:23; 2 Peter Allen (Newquay RR) – 1:00:51; 3 Steve Towsey (St Austell RC) – 1:01:22.

M70-74: 1 Peter Brocklehurst (St Austell Athletes RC) – 58:21; 2 Mark Squire (Hayle Runners) – 1:15:39; 3 N/A.

M75-79: 1 Des Evans (Newquay RR) – 1:20:07; 2 and 3 N/A.