The Framlingham 10k course record was broken this weekend as more than 340 runners competed for the top honours.

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John Millar, part of the Ipswich Harriers, completed the 10,000 metre competition in just under 31mins breaking the previous record by over 45secs set by Matt Barnes-Smith in 2009.

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Sam Lines, of Waveney Valley Running Club, was the fastest woman with a time of 36mins 59secs.

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Elspeth Gilmour, race director and Framlingham Running Club member, said: “We were excited when we found out John was taking part.

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“He’s been running well for a while and when he finished he didn’t look like he had broken sweat. He probably could have done it all over again.

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“Sam was also fantastic, she ran a great time.”

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The 10k was not just a show for Suffolk’s fittest athletes it was also a family event, with 83 under-15s running in the junior race.

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Ms Gilmour said: “Running is such a lone sport so it’s always nice to get together with other people who are mad enough to do it.”

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