The St Ives Bay 10K took place on the evening of Tuesday 13th August.
The event is organised by Hayle Runners and sees participants run three miles of beach from Hayle to Gwithian before climbing the steps and being treated to two miles of dunes on the return journey (including the infamous ‘dune of doom’).
The runners then hit the beach again for the final stretch of just over a mile. It’s a tough course at the best of times and this year saw humid weather and a good deal of mizzle to add some extra challenge to proceedings.
The evening began with a one-mile fun run which was very well attended, before nearly 250 runners took on the 10K itself.
Andrew Heyes from Dark Peak Fell Runners was first man home in a time of 35:17, which meant he beat the previous course record – which he also set in 2021 – by 3 seconds.
He was followed by Ollie Garrod from Belgrave Harriers in second, and Harry Lawson from Holland Sports in third.
First woman was Lauren Heyes from Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield, who ran the course in 38:56. She was also a previous record holder on this course but set a new one by shaving 1:04 off her previous time.
Naomi Lenane of Belgrave Harriers took second place, with Annie Trotter in third.
Hayle Runners would like to say a huge thank you to Mayor June Lawrenson Reid as well as our adjudicator, Neville Witham. We’d also like to thank Hayle Surf Life Saving Club for providing a venue and medical cover, Lucy Bakes for our age category cup cake prizes, John James Photography for getting some great shots on the Dune of Doom. Many thanks as well to Laura, Helen, and Verity who did a sterling job on registration, fun run timing, medals, and chips.
Race Director Di Warren also added “the only reason we can do this is because we have such wonderful members who go the extra mile to ensure everything goes smoothly. Thank you Green Army, you are awesome ”
“The only reason we can do this is because we have such wonderful members who go the extra mile to ensure everything goes smoothly. Thank you Green Army, you are awesome”
Di Warren
Race Director
A huge thank you again to everybody who joined us to take part in a tough race, or who helped out in any way – we couldn’t do it without you.
Dune of Doom photos Finish line photos Full results
