Wednesday, 9th September, saw Exmouth based runner Tom Merson, of Bristol & West A C, win the Devon County A A 10,000m Track Race at Exeter Arena in 30:41, a huge margin of nearly 4 minutes! Well done, Tom!
Three of the four Exmouth Harriers who competed also came away with one gold and two silver medals between them. Congratulations to John Perratt, 1st M70 and 27th overall in 46:35, Dave Stone, who came 2nd in 34:33 and Andy Johnson, 2nd M45 and 10th overall in 39:52!
In between, Carlos Payan also ran well to come 7th in 36:56, but just missed an award by 2 places. The event was split into two races with a total field of 31 runners.
Last Sunday, Harrier Dave Stone felt really strong in the Ivybridge Beacon Challenge. This scenic, but challenging, multi-terrain race starts and finishes in Victoria Park, Ivybridge. The course covers around 7.5 miles of woodland and moorland paths and includes the ascent of Western Beacon.
Congratulations to Dave, who ran superbly to win the event in 52:52. He was among the front group of four runners throughout the race and was in second place behind Jon Parkinson of Torbay A C when they reached the top of the Beacon. Using his superior speed and technique, however, he was able to overtake his rival on the rough ground down the hill to the finish at the school playing fields, arriving over a minute ahead of the runner-up. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed runners were separated by less than half a minute and 137 runners completed the race.
Three of the four Exmouth Harriers who competed also came away with one gold and two silver medals between them. Congratulations to John Perratt, 1st M70 and 27th overall in 46:35, Dave Stone, who came 2nd in 34:33 and Andy Johnson, 2nd M45 and 10th overall in 39:52!
In between, Carlos Payan also ran well to come 7th in 36:56, but just missed an award by 2 places. The event was split into two races with a total field of 31 runners.
Last Sunday, Harrier Dave Stone felt really strong in the Ivybridge Beacon Challenge. This scenic, but challenging, multi-terrain race starts and finishes in Victoria Park, Ivybridge. The course covers around 7.5 miles of woodland and moorland paths and includes the ascent of Western Beacon.
Congratulations to Dave, who ran superbly to win the event in 52:52. He was among the front group of four runners throughout the race and was in second place behind Jon Parkinson of Torbay A C when they reached the top of the Beacon. Using his superior speed and technique, however, he was able to overtake his rival on the rough ground down the hill to the finish at the school playing fields, arriving over a minute ahead of the runner-up. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed runners were separated by less than half a minute and 137 runners completed the race.
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(LT)
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