Tommy Napier of Grantham Running Club takes part in the Dambusters 10km race at the Mountain of Mournes, Silent Valley, in Northern Ireland

Tommy Napier of Grantham Running Club took part in his first-ever Born2Run event.

It specialises in organising running events in areas of outstanding natural beauty.

And the Dambusters 10km race was held at the stunningly scenic Mountain of Mournes, Silent Valley, in Northern Ireland.

The valley scenery included a reservoir built in the early 1900s and conditions were hot but thankfully there was a refreshing cooling breeze.

The course was a challenging out and back with two steep hills up to the 1km and 5km points.

Tommy recorded a chip time of 51:59 and even managed a negative split which was a huge bonus.

The winner was Garry Morrow of North Down in 33:55 while the first female was Aimee Mullan of Galbally Runners with a time of 41:26.