GALLERY: Milbourn is first home as the Armada Summer 5k Series returns to Saltram

LLOYD Milbourn produced a strong run to finish first as the Armada Summer 5k Series returned to the Saltram House estate on Wednesday evening.

In glorious sunshine, Milbourn clocked 17.19 minutes for the multi-terrain course around the National Trust property to come home 50 seconds ahead of second-placed Peter Allen of Erme Valley Harriers.

St Austell Athletes RC’s Gareth McColville was third in 18.19 minutes, with Storm’s Daniel Westlake fourth (18.34) and Plymstock Road Runners’ Graham Bale (18.46) holding off the challenge of fellow veteran Pete Waumsley (18.55) for fifth.

Plymouth Harriers’ Suzie Spooner and Erme Valley Harriers’ Victoria Walker could hardly have been closer in the battle to finish as first woman, with Spooner just edging it by one second with a 21.27-minute run.

Third woman home was Storm’s Rebecca McCallum (23.55), followed by Sarah Markwick (24.18) and Erme Valley’s Lynne Whitfield (24.57).

Some 115 runners finished the run on Wednesday. The next event in the series will take place on Wednesday, May 14.

Full results can be found HERE.

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