MORE than 70 runners turned out for the Peter Tavy Plod and children’s fun run, an important fixture of the village’s fair day on Bank Holiday Monday.

This is the 13th time the five-mile plod run has taken place. The plod starts and finishes at the village church before heading through the village and climbing to its high point at Stephen’s Grave, descending through the hamlet of Cudlipptown before returning to the church.

The overall winner of the plod was Jim Cole in a time of 27.46, with Jay Horton second in 30.23 and Matthew Head third in 30.30. The first woman home was Maddie Horton, who finished fourth overall in a time of 30.32.

The winner of the fun run was Joe Dix in a time of 7.26, closely followed by Ewan Dix in second and Luke Mervyn in third.