More than 500 runners turned out in the sunshine for the Corsham St George’s Day 10k run on Sunday.

The race, which was organised by the Corsham Running Club and the town’s Rotary Club, saw runners from across the county turning out to take part in the event, which has been held annually for more than a decade.

Race director Alex Fogwill, a member of Corsham Running Club, said: “It was an excellent event with everything running smoothly. We learnt from last year’s errors and had a really good start to the race.

“All 550 runners who started the race finished it and we had nobody sent to hospital this year, unlike last year when we had three people taken away for medical treatment after suffering from dehydration.

“It was very well organised and had a good turnout, not as many as last year, but we are pleased with how it went.

“A UK Athletics official who came to the race said that it was excellent based on how organised it is and the route. He also said that it would be worth considering putting the race into the top 100 in the UK.”

The race began at Corsham Football Club and followed a route through to Neston and back up Pound Pill.

They were met by live music at the 1k and 9k mark where the Corsham Windband was performing by the war memorial.

The six students from Corsham and Chippenham who played at the memorial are just a few of the talented musicians that make up Corsham Windband.

Despite the race being a week early for St George’s Day some people dressed up, with Mark Johnson and Celia Mead of Chippenham running as St George and the Dragon to celebrate. They completed the course in 1hr 3mins 37secs.

Each runner was met with huge support from the crowds who lined the route to cheer them on.

The winner, 25-year-old Peter Grist, ran the Corsham 10k for the first time.

He said: “I live in Frome and was home from Cardiff University for the Easter holidays so I decided to take part. It was a good course with a few climbs but unfortunately it was miles outside of my best time.”

Four Year 9 students from Corsham School, Sam Herries, 13, Stephen Wood, 13, Gareth Dinsdale, 14, and Lauren Crookalt, 14, walked the course with rucksacks to raise money for a school trip to Morocco, and completed it in two hours.

Sam’s proud mum Nichola said: “ They did really well and came back without a blister and did it in good time. They beat me but I was running the 10k and started an hour after them, completing it in an hour and seven minutes.”