The weather broke through the skies at the Roe Valley Country Park today and allowed the kids to have a great time running and walking round the park-and to have a lovely picnic!

Although we started under grey skies and light drizzle, by the time the race was run, glorious sunshine greeted us over the line.

All the children completed the course with smiles on their faces, but there were some notable performances, including one of the highest order from Ben Garfield!

The 2.5 mile course was covered by Ben in just 17 minutes-very, very impressive-and cost Mr Guy another £20 for the charity! Ben's pace was just under seven minutes per mile-and I reckon he still had plenty left in the tank......I know, because all I saw were his heels!

Ben was followed home by David Campbell in second place and Craig Holmes in third.

Chloe Campbell was the first girl across the line in another impressive performance.

A large number of parents were there to help and we are extremely grateful to them!

However, even with Ben's performance, the best performance of the day was in the fundraising department, and the charity, chosen by the Primary 7 children-SCHOOLCHILDREN FOR CHILDREN, will benefit by at least £1,145-by far the largest amount raised in recent years!