Last Sunday saw the
25th running of the Cornish Marathon with a record field of 213 finishers.
The race is organised by the East Cornwall Harriers, and is acknowledged as one of the toughest and most scenic marathons in the country.
The almost-perfect race conditions saw the course record obliterated by Shaun Millford of Newquay Road Runners in a time of two hours and 45 minutes.
He said: 'Because of the operation I haven't been able to get in as much training as I would have liked, however, I am very please with my time.
'It's great to have beaten the record because this race is so tough.'
Runners arrived at the start of the race in high spirits and were keen to get going on the 26.3-mile course, which would see them running across Bodmin Moor and all the way to Jamaica Inn.
For many it was about beating their personal bests.
Paul Barley, John Gossan and Gary Bennett, who are all runners with the Looe pioneers, were aiming for times that varied between four hours and just finishing the race in one piece.
East Cornwall Harriers had a total of 13 runners who entered, including Sharon Daw, who was running her 35th marathon.
Revis Crowle, the club coach for the East Cornwall Harriers, said: 'We are obviously very pleased with the women's team coming first and the men's team third. Well done to Bob Brown who managed to complete the race despite suffering with a calf injury.
'As for the fun run there were 115 runners and they all seemed to really enjoy it despite finishing in a rather muddy field.
'I know that in both events there were a number of runners in our team that an exceptional run and even managed to beat their personal bests.'