Truro Half Marathon is not for the faint-hearted, and today 39 runners from Hayle made the trip to take it on.
The notoriously hilly course starts with a loop of central Truro, before running out to Porth Kea, Playing Place, and Cowlands, and then heading back into town. This year the runners had an extra treat to contend with in the form of torrential rain which started shortly after the race did and continued for the duration! With all that in mind, everybody who ran today did incredibly well.
If that wasn’t enough, both our women’s and men’s teams came second overall! The women’s team was Melodie Manners, Kirsty Medlock, Melissa Nicholas, Lucy Paull, Lee Strickland, and Andrea Simmons; while Peter Barnes, Thomas Rosenfeld, Daniel Strickland, Neil Hayhurst, Edmund Bennett, and Liam O’Neill made up the men’s team.
A few of our runners also brought home age group prizes. They were:
- Women 35-39 – 3rd – Melodie Manners
- Women 45-49 – 2nd – Lee Strickland
- Women 65-69 – 2nd – Andrea Simmons
- Men 40-44 – 2nd – Peter Barnes
- Men 50-54 – 1st – Scott Abraham
- Men 60-64 – 1st – Jon Eldon
“We’re incredibly proud of all of our runners that ran today at Truro. Especially our ladies and men’s teams that placed 2nd.
Despite our efforts to send as many runners as we can, the route still hasn’t flattened out making it a challenging half marathon for all runners.
Truro Running Club put on an excellent event and the finish was as fantastic as always. We’re looking forward to coming back next year to tackle those hills.”
Richard Collett
Club Chairman