The South West Veterans Track and Field Championships
On Sunday 20th June 2010 four Exmouth Harriers competed in the South West Veterans Track and Field Championships. Each of the club members completed remarkable performances on such a hot and sticky day, between them taking several first and one second place in differing disciplines.
Dave Eveleigh took first place in the 10,000 metre race, M55 age category, in a time of 52 minutes and 34 seconds, going on to complete a total distance of 11 374 metres in a one hour period.
Andy Kennedy took first place in the same distanced race in the M50 age category, in a time of 43 minutes, 15.1 seconds.
Les Turner took second place in the 100 metre race, M65 age category, in a time of 18.6 seconds, just one second behind the winner. He also took first place in the 200 metre race, M65 age category, in a time of 36.7 seconds. Of the field events Les took first place in the long jump event, M65 age category, and second place in the triple jump with a distance of 6.80 metres, just 10mm ahead of his rival in second place.
John Perratt took first place in the 200 metre race, M70 age category, in a time of 35.5 seconds. He also took first place in the 1,500 metre race, M70 age category, in a time of 6 minutes and 31.1 seconds. With energy to spare John went on to win the 5,000 metre race, in his age category, in a time of 22-50.6.
Turning his attention to the field events John Perratt took the first place in the pentathlon, in the V70 age category, after completing the five disciplines, of long jump, javelin, 200 metre race, discus and finally the 1,500 metre race.
Already with next years championships in sight John will train a bit harder and compete in a few more disciplines (!)
Festival 4
"On a warm evening on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 Ironbridge Runners hosted the "Festival 4", a race in aid of Prostrate Cancer. The race, in actual fact just over four miles in length, is a single circuit on the south side of the River Exe starting from the weir below the Keys in Exeter. From the start the route follows the course of the river and heads out toward the coast where at the Swing bridge the athletes immerge onto Bridge Road. Here they turn right for a few metres along the footpath before turning right back along a path. This leads back to the finish roughly parallel to the outward journey. A level course with some tight turns and hazards of pedestrians and cyclists to avoid. After a warning to the runners to be aware of cattle on the course the race started watched and cheered on by many supporters.
Four Exmouth Harriers competed in the event, Andy Johnson, John Perratt, Jim Wyatt and Les Turner.
The eventual winner was a local Exmouth based athlete Tom Merson, running in the colours of Bristol and West, who complete the course in a impressive time of 21 minutes and 50 seconds, finishing over one minute ahead of the second placed runner.
On Sunday 20th June 2010 four Exmouth Harriers competed in the South West Veterans Track and Field Championships. Each of the club members completed remarkable performances on such a hot and sticky day, between them taking several first and one second place in differing disciplines.
Dave Eveleigh took first place in the 10,000 metre race, M55 age category, in a time of 52 minutes and 34 seconds, going on to complete a total distance of 11 374 metres in a one hour period.
Andy Kennedy took first place in the same distanced race in the M50 age category, in a time of 43 minutes, 15.1 seconds.
Les Turner took second place in the 100 metre race, M65 age category, in a time of 18.6 seconds, just one second behind the winner. He also took first place in the 200 metre race, M65 age category, in a time of 36.7 seconds. Of the field events Les took first place in the long jump event, M65 age category, and second place in the triple jump with a distance of 6.80 metres, just 10mm ahead of his rival in second place.
John Perratt took first place in the 200 metre race, M70 age category, in a time of 35.5 seconds. He also took first place in the 1,500 metre race, M70 age category, in a time of 6 minutes and 31.1 seconds. With energy to spare John went on to win the 5,000 metre race, in his age category, in a time of 22-50.6.
Turning his attention to the field events John Perratt took the first place in the pentathlon, in the V70 age category, after completing the five disciplines, of long jump, javelin, 200 metre race, discus and finally the 1,500 metre race.
Already with next years championships in sight John will train a bit harder and compete in a few more disciplines (!)
Festival 4
"On a warm evening on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 Ironbridge Runners hosted the "Festival 4", a race in aid of Prostrate Cancer. The race, in actual fact just over four miles in length, is a single circuit on the south side of the River Exe starting from the weir below the Keys in Exeter. From the start the route follows the course of the river and heads out toward the coast where at the Swing bridge the athletes immerge onto Bridge Road. Here they turn right for a few metres along the footpath before turning right back along a path. This leads back to the finish roughly parallel to the outward journey. A level course with some tight turns and hazards of pedestrians and cyclists to avoid. After a warning to the runners to be aware of cattle on the course the race started watched and cheered on by many supporters.
Four Exmouth Harriers competed in the event, Andy Johnson, John Perratt, Jim Wyatt and Les Turner.
The eventual winner was a local Exmouth based athlete Tom Merson, running in the colours of Bristol and West, who complete the course in a impressive time of 21 minutes and 50 seconds, finishing over one minute ahead of the second placed runner.
The first female athlete was Lucy Commander of South West Road Runners in a time of 25-56.
Andy Johnson led the Exmouth Harrier contingent home in overall 23rd place in a time of 28-20.
John Perratt was the first, and only runner, in the V70 age category, finishing in overall 55th place in a time of 31-27.
Jim Wyatt finished in overall 81st position, taking the second place in the V65 age category, in a time of 33-54, followed by Les Turner who took the overall 129th position in a time of 39-10. Les took the 3rd place in the V65 age category.
Killerton Kanter
"At 6pm on Saturday 26th June 2010, yet another warm summers evening, over one hundred athletes took part in the Killerton Kanter hosted by Mount Bay Harriers, Triathlon and Running Club. An undulating ten kilometre cross country race around the grounds of Killerton House. The first one and one half kilometres proved very rough under foot with the next, similar distance being very dusty. There after the route proved to rise and fall as it made its way through the shade of the woods. The down hill stretch to the finished followed the course of a twisting path.
This race was attended by four Exmouth Harriers, Mike Musgrove, Adam Miller, Jim Wyatt and Dawn Teed. Unfortunately for Mike Musgrove he set off at a fast pace, along with another runner. Mike looked that he was likely to take the winning spot but somehow managed to take a wrong turn along the course and therefore excluded from the finishing results.
The first place was awarded to Kerry Roberts, from the Tiverton Harriers, who completed the course in a time of exactly 40 minutes.
Adam Miller finished in overall 5th position in a time of 41-13.
The first female athlete to complete the course was Magdalen Miller, in overall 22nd place, of the North Devon Road Runners in a time of 45-36.
Jim Wyatt finished in 68th position in a time of 54-23, he being the 5th in the V60 age category. Dawn Teed completed the Exmouth set finishing in 89th position in a time of 57-40 and being 7th in the FV45 age category.
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