A recent event in south Cumbria has broken a number of its records thanks to support from the community.

The 'Sea Wall Seven Miler', which takes place in Haverigg, returned on Sunday, June 30.

Earlier this week, the organisers of the fundraiser met with representatives from St Mary's Hospice, the charity benefitting from the donations brought in.

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This year saw the most money raised by the race in its history, with £4,303 going to the hospice.

Out of this, £1,639.30 was donated through sponsorship forms alone, another record that fell on the day.

Leigh Young, one of the minds behind the 'Seven Miler', said: "It was a pleasure to organise this event to raise funds for St Mary's.

"Family and friends have used their services, the staff do an amazing job and go above and beyond - nobody ever knows when they might need their support."

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Away from fundraising, the race continued to put itself in the history books.

There were more entries than ever before, with 155 people putting on their running shoes in the name of charity.

The two fastest times on record were set in both the men's and women's races, whilst a woman was named as the overall winner for the first time.

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"When we chose St Mary’s Hospice as our chosen charity, you just had a feeling it was going to be our best event," Leigh added. 

"The charity itself is absolutely brilliant, and then the whole day came together perfectly.

"We as organisers hope everyone turns up and has a good day, but you could tell just by watching people walking down to race HQ ,there was a real buzz and it was going to be better than that, tunes were playing and the weather was perfect."

For the 'Seven Miler' team, thoughts will now turn to next year's race, in the hope that they can continue to build upon this success.