MEMBERS of Launceston Road Runners and Bude RATs competed in the Boconnoc 5 on Wednesday, May 1, the sixth race of the 2023/24 Cornwall Multi-Terrain Race Series.

Eight from Launceston plus Jeremy Brown, Suzanne Brown and Stephen Hutchinson headed to the picturesque estate in South East Cornwall.

The five-mile race which is organised by East Cornwall Harriers in partnership with the Boconnoc Estate, takes in unmade paths, woodland trails and some road sections through the estate.

Bude’s fastest runner was Jeremy Brown in 39 minutes and eight seconds, which was 40th out of the 310 finishers.

Stephen Hutchinson was third in the M70-74 category with his time of 49:55, while Jeremy’s wife Suzanne also finished in 57:28.

Launceston’s Joe Thomson was in inspired form, crossing the line in 34:05 for a 12th-placed finish, 35 seconds away from a top-ten spot.

The rest of the times were as follows: Claire Winfield – 47:19; Halle Ashworth – 47:54; Ian Grimes – 53:52; Angela Brinicombe – 54:43; Nicky Hicks – 59:05; Janet Lathom – 1:02:06; Elaine Hill – 1:06:46.

The top three in each category were: Male Under 35: 1 David Tregonning (St Austell RC) – 32:36; 2 Bradley Parsons (St Austell RC) – 33:08; 3 Paul Trifanov (Newquay Road Runners) – 33:10.

Male 35-39: 1 Steve Reynolds (Truro RC) – 30:39; 2 Stuart Walker (Falmouth RC) – 32:23; 3 Simon Morse (East Cornwall Harriers) – 32:35.

Male 40-44: 1 Neil Carter (Newquay RR) – 34:36; 2 Ben Harding (East Cornwall Harriers) – 35:59; 3 James Davies (unattached) – 37:34.

Male 45-49: 1 James Trubridge (Newquay and Par AC) – 31:43; 2 James Youlden (St Austell RC) - 34:41; 3 Mark Roby (Truro RC) – 35:31.

Male 50-54: 1 Mike Dowrick (Cornwall AC) – 35:11; 2 Antony Jarvis (St Austell RC) – 35:11; 3 Robert Standing (Truro RC) – 37:37.

Male 55-59: 1 Nigel Sullivan (Bodmin RC) – 34:50; 2 Colin Bathe (Truro RC) – 37:53; 3 Derren Blewett (St Austell RC) – 38:42.

Male 60-64: 1 Jon Eldon (Hayle Runners) – 38:44; 2 Robin Watson (Falmouth RC) – 39:56; 3 Ian Savigar – 44:07.

Male 65-69: 1 Iain Walker (St Austell RC) – 39:44; Gavin Clegg (East Cornwall Harriers) – 44:07; 3 John Sudell (East Cornwall Harriers) – 45:33.

Male 70-74: 1 Barry Pound (unattached) – 48:08; 2 Chris Bradish (unattached) – 49:18; 3 Stephen Hutchinson (Bude RATs) – 49:19.

Male 75-79: 1 Doug Alsop (St Austell RC) – 47:42; 2 Ian Ringer (unattached) – 59:25; 3 Paul Wright (Bodmin RC) – 1:00:13.

Female Under 35: 1 Tamara Beach (Cornwall AC) – 33:23; 2 Jo Temple (Truro RC) – 37:14; 3 Joanna Furtado (Falmouth RC) – 37:19.

Female 35-39: 1 Kaye Patterson (East Cornwall Harriers) – 43:11; 2 Fay Cameron (Newquay RR) – 44:34; Fiona Gamble (Hayle Runners) – 44:57.

Female 40-44: 1 Melissa King (unattached) – 39:09; 2 Laura Pool (Truro RC) – 42:22; 3 Eve Hearle (Newquay RR) – 42:23.

Female 45-49: 1 Wendy Chapman (Truro RC) – 38:29; 2 Mandy Gibson (Looe Pioneers) – 41:06; 3 Rebecca Morgan (Truro RC) – 42:38.

Female 50-54: 1 Louise Littlejohns (unattached) – 42:34; 2 Miranda Flannigan (Perran Trail Runners) – 3 Clare Fuller (unattached) – 51:09.

Female 55-59: 1 Caroline Steven (Tavistock AC) – 40:10; 2 Helen Mitchell (Truro RC) – 42:36; 3 Mandy Watts (Newquay RR) – 44:34.

Female 60-64: 1 Alison Temple (Bodmin RC) – 43:40; 2 Revis Crowle (East Cornwall Harriers) – 44:36; 3 Lisa Player (Newquay RR) – 47:49.

Female 65-69: 1 Jeanette Duncan (Newquay RR) – 51:48; 2 Angela Brinicombe (Launceston RR) – 54:43; 3 Jackie Cope (Falmouth RC) – 54:51.

Female 70-74: 1 Janet Wills (St Austell RC) – 1:07:37; 2 Margaret Ann Kinahan (East Cornwall Harriers) – 1:10:51; 3 Kathran Dormer (Falmouth RC) – 1:13:06.

Female 75-79: 1 Linda Brice (Bodmin RR) – 1:00:06; 2 N/A; 3 N/A.

The next race in the CMTRS is the six-mile Bude Lifeboat Run on Wednesday, June 12.

To find out more about the race and to enter, visit www.buderats.co.uk