THE second race of the 2025 Cornwall Grand Prix Race Series – The Newquay 10K – was held on Sunday, February 2.

Held out of the Sports Centre – a superb turnout of 814 runners finished the event which was won by Newquay and Par AC’s Tom Morton in just 31 minutes and 59 seconds, eight seconds clear of team-mate Blake Williams who pipped Freddie Fielding by a solitary second into third.

The fastest lady over the line was Cornwall AC’s Katie Walker in 36:17.

Sarah Hoskin (Mile High) and Clare Regan (Cornwall AC) were second and third in times of 37:16 and 38:41 respectively.

The winners of the team awards for both male and female were Cornwall AC.

Eight Launceston Road Runners competed with Jon Kappes’ time of 40:22 enough for third in the M55-59 age category.

The father and son combination of David and Eddie Thomson were both around in under 45 minutes at 43:11 and 44:54 respectively, while the other finishers were: Katie Fowler (50:06); Ian Grimes (55:37); Jackie Chapman (1:00:33); Becky Wise (1:00:52) and Janet Lathom (1:03:38).

Bude RATs had two representatives, Stephen Hutchinson whose time of 52:50 was enough for second in the M70-74 age group, and James Rooney who wasn’t far behind in 54:08.

Camelford Up and Running had a healthy contingent head down the North Cornwall coast.

Matt Allan’s impressive time of 43:24 was his personal 10K best with Ed Bish (52:12), Sarah Hope (54:24) and Holly Hutchins (56:16) also inside the hour.

Emma Deanes (1:01:13), Suzi Sampson (1:03:11), Jackie Wells (1:03:15, third in F65-69 age group), Emma Grigg (1:07:07), Claire Bird (1:07:13) and John Gilbert (1:11:47) also got around.

Michael Brereton, who trains with the club but ran for the Bys Vyken Race Team finished in 1:02:22.

The next race is the notoriously difficult Looe 10 on Sunday, March 2.