Ben Tickner smashed the course record on his way to an emphatic victory in Sunday's Yeovil Half Marathon.
The Wells City Harriers runner finished more than two minutes clear of his nearest rival, crossing the finish line at Huish Park in a time of 1hr 8mins 29secs.
Tickner's winning time was 2mins 6secs quicker than the existing course record, which was set by Bristol & West AC's Shaun Antell during last year's race.
Behind Tickner, Jim Cole and Phil Burden had a good battle for the runners-up spot.
But it was Tavistock AC man Cole who broke clear to cross the line second in 1:10:50, with Taunton Running Forever RC's Burden third in 1:11:23.
Team Bath AC's Holly Rush won the women's race with a time of 1:20:57 that was also fast enough to earn her 16th overall.
Three other Somerset club runners finished inside the top ten.
Crewkerne RC's Mike Pearce was sixth in 1:16:14, while Yeovil Town RRC duo Tim Hawkins and Bryn Phillips were seventh and tenth in 1:16:18 and 1:19:41 respectively.
Yeovil Town RRC club mate Chris Burton won the King of the Hill title in 2mins 12secs, while Rush was Queen of the Hill in 2mins 42secs. Both were records.
Click the link for the official 2013 Yeovil Half Marathon results.2013 YEOVIL HALF MARATHON - PICTURES AND VIDEOPhotos: Yeovil Half Marathon 2013 - pre-racePhotos: Yeovil Half Marathon 2013 - part onePhotos: Yeovil Half Marathon 2013 - part twoPhotos: Yeovil Half Marathon 2013 - part threeVideo: See yourself start the Yeovil Half Marathon 2013See Thursday's Western Gazette for an eight-page Yeovil Half Marathon souvenir pull-out with a full list of finishers, photos and reports.
