Wimborne AC's Louis Verdi wins this year's Corfe Mullen Carnival 5km

Wimborne AC's red and black shirts dominated the male category in this year's Corfe Mullen Carnival 5km by picking up all three of the top awards. First to finish was last year;s third placed runner Louis Verdi in a time of 17 minutes and 22 seconds, closely followed by teammate Mark Savage in 17 minutes and 31 seconds. In third place was Joe Cherrett in 17 minutes and 51 seconds.

In the female category it was Corfe Mullen unattached runner Jess Luck who finished strongly in 21 minutes and 32 seconds. Following Jess across the finish line were two more Wimborne AC runners Evie Madded and Sussie Palmer in 22 minutes and 9 seconds and 22 minutes and 51 seconds respectively.

Seth Holloway wins Junior 1-mile Carnival Run

In the junior 1-mile race it was Poole Runners who dominated in both the boy and girl categories. First to cross the line was Seth Holloway in 5 minutes and 28 seconds. Teammates Max Drozdowski and Finley Kenyon finished strongly behind in 5 minutes and 40 seconds and 5 minutes and 53 seconds respectively.

In the girls race it was Louise Fuoco who was the first girl to cross the line with Poole Runners teammates Florence Robbins and Kamila Olateju finishing closely behind. Louise’s time was just 6 minutes and 1 second with Florence finishing just 9 seconds behind and Kamila crossing the line in 6 minutes and 15 seconds.

Many thanks to you all

The Carnival Committee would like to say a big "thank you" to all the runners who turned out to compete in this year's Carnival Run. The support for our race from the local running community is truly outstanding and has already helped us raise a considerable amount of money for local charities and good causes. Your support is very much appreciated. Profits from this year's race will go towards the 2nd Corfe Mullen Scouts Group and the Corfe Mullen United Junior football team

Our thanks also go out to the many race stewards and officials who have given up their time freely and have contributed immensely to the smooth running of the event. Once again, our special thanks go to Mike Towner and his team from Poole Runners - your help and continued support is invaluable.

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