Abingdon Marathon and Great South Run

Abingdon Marathon
Sunday 22nd October saw the running of the Abingdon Marathon, the weather proved to be kind for the 9am start coupled with a flat course through the Oxfordshire countryside allowed for some fast time. I was well pleased beating my PB by 12 minutes finishing 41st in 2:56:39.
(Adrian Kearns)

Great South Run
John Bryant, one of our new V60 members, in his first 10 miler for many years, ran 1:15:42 in Sunday's GSR.

John's Report:
The run's website comments on the weather conditions that it was not a day for setting records. Indeed, the winning men's time was 1min 20 outside the course record and Jo Pavey's winning time in the women's race was 1min 45 slower than the record (and the second woman was a full minute behind Jo).

However, to my own race: I decided, in view of the stage my training had reached and the virus I had had during the week, to aim for 75 minutes. At eight miles and feeling comfortable (although very wet!) I was still on schedule - and then we turned into the gale as we ran along the shoreline road ... I eventually did 75 minutes and 42 seconds (that's the official time) with all that extra 42 seconds occurring between eight and nine and a half miles ... I was in 985th place overall, out of the 18,000 entries.

So I still have a lot to do before I get my times down to what they should be - but that was probably a better run than at the Rushmoor Relays.
(John Bryant)

Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th October

On Saturday 14th October the Harriers took 3 teams to Bridgewater for the Parrett Trail Relays which was ran over 6 legs with 6 runners in each team. The start was at 9.00am which meant an early start for the runners as they had to sign in at 8.30am for the first leg runners.

The Parrett Trail Relay started in Steart in Bridgewater and it finished in Winyards Gap in Dorset. The Exmouth Harriers took a Men's & Ladies & Mixed team but the Mixed had to have 3 ladies running in it. In total there was 24 teams running in the event hoping to win either the men's / ladies or the mix team prize and out of the 3 main prizes Exmouth Harriers home 2 of them the Men's and the Ladies and mixed team came home in 4th place.

In the Mens team in leg order Hugh Marsden 2nd (1.06.15), Jamie Palmer 1st (47.02), Jon Croome 3rd (1.01.00), Jim Pyne 4th (1.03.55), Tony Hatchard 5th (56.42), Shaun Lock 6th (1.02.51) . Their total time 5hr 57min 45sec and they were 16 minutes ahead of second place team.

In the Ladies team also winner their category was Hannah Dupain 1st (1.17.42), Sue Wilkin 2nd (1.09.00), Stef French 3rd (1.06.43), Lorraine Croome 4th (1.09.07), Emma Dupain 5th (1.16.20), Camilla Matheson 6th (1.14.21). Their total was 7hr 13min 13sec also they were 16 minutes ahead of second place team.

The Mixed team they just missed out of the top 3 teams by just 6 minutes to come home in 4th place. Julie Gellender 4th (1.19.14), Paul Champion 2nd (57.57), Phil Bater 2nd (1.06.04), Steve Merry 2nd (1.06.12), Dawn Teed 7th (1.16.30), Joe Pascoe 2nd (1.06.53) Their total time was 6hr 52min 50sec.

Also thank-you to Sue Price for all driving Sue did along the route and thanks to Camilla and Joe for stepping in at short notice.

On Sunday 3 Harriers went to North Devon for the North Devon 10k.

Ray Elston was the only category winner by finishing in 86th place & 1st vet 65 in a time of (45.29), Lee Russell was in 92nd place in (46.01), and Jim Wyatt came home in 117th place & 2nd vet 60 in (48.37).

(JB)

Honiton 12k - 8th October

Adrian Kearns - 46:29 (7th)
Roger Rowe - 47:57 (10th and 1st Vet/50 & 60)
Hannah Dupain - 51:34 (2nd Lady)
John Perratt - 53:50 (2nd Vet/60)
Ted Bloomfield - 54:26 (3rd Vet/60)*
Lee Russell - 56:14
Nigel Dupain - 57:30


* Great day, not too cold but a little windy. Ted B has just moved to East Devon and is hoping to join the Harriers in a few days, thus strengthening the V/60 squad still further.

(RR)

 

Westward League - 8th October (Redruth)

Click on the above title for race results.

(RR)
 

Exeter Winter 3k - Race 1 - 4th October

Roger Rowe 10:54
Andrew Johnson 10:59
Lee Russell 11:32
Nigel Dupain 12:01
John Perratt 12:24
Les Turner 14:52
Dave Eveleigh 16:38

Excellent night... cool with no wind, ideal conditions in fact. Roger and Andrew continue their duel, with Lee running rather quicker than he had felt capable. John was rather mismatched in the 'B' race (he would have been quicker IMHO in the 'C' race) tailing off rather. Nice to see Les and and Dave too. Dave I think has run more of these 3k races than any other club member, having been part of the organising team for ages too. A good night.

The next 3k 'on the track' race is on the 1st November... it is not too late to enter the series (of 4) as 3 out of 4 are to count towards the final positions.

(RR)

October Race Diary

04 EXETER WINTER 3K SERIES [EXETER ARENA]
08 DEVIOCK BOUNDER (10m) [SEATON, CORNWALL]
08 HONITON 12k
08 WESTWARD LEAGUE - REDRUTH
15 DARTMOOR VALE MARATHON, ½M & 10k [NEWTON ABBOT]
15 NORTH DEVON 10k [SOUTH MOLTON]
15 REDRUTH 10k
22 EXMOOR STAGGER (16m) [MINEHEAD]
22 EXMOOR STUMBLE (6m) [MINEHEAD]
22 GREAT SOUTH RUN [PORTSMOUTH]
29 CUCKOO WALTZ (7m) [St AGNES]
29 WESTWARD LEAGUE - St AUSTELL