GALLERY: City of Plymouth’s Blake leads the way in the final 2025 Armada Summer 5k Series run

CITY of Plymouth’s Joshua Blake was first home in the final 2025 Armada Summer 5k Series run on Wednesday evening at Saltram House.

Track specialist Blake, who has run 1:51.88 for the 800m this year, enjoyed a good battle with his club colleague Matthew Bradley in wet and windy conditions on the multi-terrain course at the National Trust estate.

Those two were well ahead of the rest of the field on the evening.

Blake came home in 17.19 minutes, with Bradley taking second in 17.34 minutes.

Third place went to Plymouth Musketeers’ Scott Mansfield, who finished in 18.26 minutes, with Sean McTaggart five seconds behind him in fourth and Richard Maunder taking fifth in 18.56.

Plymouth Harriers’ Suzie Spooner was first woman home in 22.42 minutes, with Plymouth Musketeers’ Emma Alee second in 25.07 and Plymouth Harriers’ Michelle Cartlidge third in 25.23. Plymouth Musketeers’ Maggie Lamerton and Florence McCarthy filled the remaining top five female spots..

The final event in the series saw 79 finishers.

Full results can be found HERE.

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