The Wellington Monument 10 K road race was won by Luke Scott of Taunton A C in 36.27. 164 runners completed the race including five Exmouth Harriers.
Hugh Marsden was 8th overall and 4th vet 40 in 38.12,
Andy Kennedy came 19th in 41.39,
Andy Johnson was 32nd in 42.42.
John Perratt ran very strongly for 55th overall and 1st vet 60 in 45.16.
Another fine performance gave Jenny Reay 62nd overall and 3rd lady vet 45 in 46.05.
(LT)
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Club Christmas Dinner & Awards
Last Saturday, the Harriers held their Christmas Dinner and disco at the Manor Hotel. After the meal, chairman Bob Keast thanked everyone for coming, before moving on to the presentation of the awards to the male and female athletes of the year. Everyone in the club can vote for these awards, so they are valued very highly by the recipients.
Female athlete of the year, Dawn Teed, has been fantastic, achieving personal best performances at all her major racing distances. First she ran the Teignbridge Ten (miles) in 1.18. Then she completed her first ever marathon, the London, in 3.35, a performance which exceeded all expectations. On to the Plymouth Half Marathon in 1.40 and the Battle of Sedgemoor 10 K in 45.55.
Shaun Lock was the male athlete of the year. At every race, his times were two to three minutes quicker than before, making this his best year ever. In the Dalwood Three Hills Challenge, a ten mile off road race, he was 3rd out of 145 finishers. Next came his best race of the year, the infamous Grizzly and 12th place out of the 1528 who completed the gruelling 19 miles off road course. Then he was 21st out of the 2130 runners who finished the Great West Run half marathon. He ran several other races after this and performed consistently well throughout the year.
Club president Roland Young presented the President’s award to Nicky Crook. Many years ago, Nicky ran with the juniors, but then stopped and became a non-running member of the club. Nicky started helping dad Phil marshalling and timekeeping at most of the races held by the club. When she was sixteen, she assisted with the timekeeping for the Exmouth Half Marathon.
About three years ago, she started running with the seniors, but only competed in small events when extra runners were needed for relay and other teams. Prior to the last London Marathon, which Nicky completed very successfully, she had not raced more than about three miles. To jump from three to 26.2 miles was a magnificent achievement!
The president congratulated the chairman on his excellent management of the club. He also showed his appreciation for everyone who assisted the chairman, because without all this support the job would be impossible.
Special guest Pete Ferlie, of Ironbridge Runner, was thanked for sponsoring the Bicton Blister for the last three years. Both Jon Croome and Dave Stone gave exceptional solo performances on the dance floor later in the evening!
Other news
Paul Champion found out at short notice that he had to complete a qualifying event of at least 50 miles before submitting his entry in January for next August’s Tour du Mont-Blanc ultra marathon.
This meant running a race longer than his current total weekly mileage. His choice, the 50 mile Rowbotham’s Round Rotherham, an off road trail race following part of the Trans-Pennine Way, with strip maps to navigate the circular route of the outskirts of Rotherham.
Previous heavy rain left the tracks very muddy, but on the day the weather was perfect with a hard frost at the start at 7.30 am. Paul settled into an easy pace. After around 20 miles he started running with a marine from Poole, which was a great help to them both mentally. The lack of training started to tell at around 30 miles. A hard five miles followed, but things picked up after food and a cup of tea at the next check point.
Three miles from home, they increased the pace and overtook the two runners in front of them with a mile to go. Paul and the marine finished 52nd equal out of 176, in 9 hours 54 mins. The winner Jez Bragg took 6 hours 27 mins.
Paul would like to say a big thank you to Sue Wilkin who acted as back-up and managed to reach all seven check points before him.
Last Sunday, two Exmouth Harriers ran in the 9 ½ mile off road Torrington Christmas Caper. It was very muddy, with deep pools of water in places and very hilly. Jo Darwood completed the race in 1.21 and Dawn Teed in 1.24.
(LT)
Female athlete of the year, Dawn Teed, has been fantastic, achieving personal best performances at all her major racing distances. First she ran the Teignbridge Ten (miles) in 1.18. Then she completed her first ever marathon, the London, in 3.35, a performance which exceeded all expectations. On to the Plymouth Half Marathon in 1.40 and the Battle of Sedgemoor 10 K in 45.55.
Shaun Lock was the male athlete of the year. At every race, his times were two to three minutes quicker than before, making this his best year ever. In the Dalwood Three Hills Challenge, a ten mile off road race, he was 3rd out of 145 finishers. Next came his best race of the year, the infamous Grizzly and 12th place out of the 1528 who completed the gruelling 19 miles off road course. Then he was 21st out of the 2130 runners who finished the Great West Run half marathon. He ran several other races after this and performed consistently well throughout the year.
Club president Roland Young presented the President’s award to Nicky Crook. Many years ago, Nicky ran with the juniors, but then stopped and became a non-running member of the club. Nicky started helping dad Phil marshalling and timekeeping at most of the races held by the club. When she was sixteen, she assisted with the timekeeping for the Exmouth Half Marathon.
About three years ago, she started running with the seniors, but only competed in small events when extra runners were needed for relay and other teams. Prior to the last London Marathon, which Nicky completed very successfully, she had not raced more than about three miles. To jump from three to 26.2 miles was a magnificent achievement!
The president congratulated the chairman on his excellent management of the club. He also showed his appreciation for everyone who assisted the chairman, because without all this support the job would be impossible.
Special guest Pete Ferlie, of Ironbridge Runner, was thanked for sponsoring the Bicton Blister for the last three years. Both Jon Croome and Dave Stone gave exceptional solo performances on the dance floor later in the evening!
Other news
Paul Champion found out at short notice that he had to complete a qualifying event of at least 50 miles before submitting his entry in January for next August’s Tour du Mont-Blanc ultra marathon.
This meant running a race longer than his current total weekly mileage. His choice, the 50 mile Rowbotham’s Round Rotherham, an off road trail race following part of the Trans-Pennine Way, with strip maps to navigate the circular route of the outskirts of Rotherham.
Previous heavy rain left the tracks very muddy, but on the day the weather was perfect with a hard frost at the start at 7.30 am. Paul settled into an easy pace. After around 20 miles he started running with a marine from Poole, which was a great help to them both mentally. The lack of training started to tell at around 30 miles. A hard five miles followed, but things picked up after food and a cup of tea at the next check point.
Three miles from home, they increased the pace and overtook the two runners in front of them with a mile to go. Paul and the marine finished 52nd equal out of 176, in 9 hours 54 mins. The winner Jez Bragg took 6 hours 27 mins.
Paul would like to say a big thank you to Sue Wilkin who acted as back-up and managed to reach all seven check points before him.
Last Sunday, two Exmouth Harriers ran in the 9 ½ mile off road Torrington Christmas Caper. It was very muddy, with deep pools of water in places and very hilly. Jo Darwood completed the race in 1.21 and Dawn Teed in 1.24.
(LT)
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Devon County AA Cross Country
On Sunday 3rd December, the Brooks Devon County Cross Country Championships based at the Exeter Arena produced some great encounters.
Exmouth’s Ray Elston followed up his success in the Bicton Blister and continued his best ever year by winning the vet 65 category of the Championships. In doing so, he finally achieved his ambition of beating arch rival but good friend and fellow Harrier John Perratt, also vet 65, for the first time ever. The two men were locked in an epic battle, running together, then exchanging the lead until the tiny margin of just two seconds separated them at the finish line, after a race they will always remember.
Jo Kelsey, Tavistock AC, won the women’s race in 21.43. Exmouth’s Cathy Newman ran superbly for 2nd vet 40 and 4th overall in 23.46. Hannah Dupain was 3rd senior lady and 6th overall in 24.51.
Joe Pascoe was 6th in the U20 men’s event in 34.44. The race was won by Patrick Hambly, Torbay AC, in 29.59. The senior men’s race was won by Kevin Heywood of Bideford AAC in 29.01. Tony Hatchard was again in great form, the first Exmouth Harrier to finish, 6th senior man and 7th overall, in 32.02.
Rich Selby was 2nd vet 55 and 44th overall in 37.38 after another excellent run. Andrew Johnson was 12th vet 40 and 56th overall in 40.02. Ray Elston and John Perratt were 1st and 2nd vet 65, and 65th and 66th overall, in 42.15 and 42.17, respectively. Jim Wyatt was 5th vet 60 and 80th overall in 46.26. Les Turner was 7th vet 60 and 84th overall in 50.17.
Bideford AAC won the men’s team event, Tavistock AC were second and Torbay AC were third.
The vet men’s team event was won by Bideford AAC, with Tavistock AC second and South West Road Runners third. Exmouth Harriers came eighth.
Tavistock AC won the women’s team event. Torbay AC were second and Erme Valley Harriers came third. The vet women’s team event was won by Erme Valley Harriers.
(LT)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)