Bampton 10k - Devon 10k Champs [16th June]

[Image? Hugh in the Falklands Marathon]

11 HUGH MARSDEN 36:46 MV45
29 ADRIAN KEARNS 39:45 SM
35 ANDREW JOHNSON 40:18 MV40
78 RAY ELSTON 45:09 MV60 - 2nd V/60
86 EMMA DUPAIN 46:35 SL
114 JIM WYATT 49:45 MV60
124 DAWN TEED 51:25 LV40

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A TERRIFIC three-man duel ended in victory for Exeter Harrier’s Andrew Chambers in the Bampton 10k road race. Chambers, Torbay’s Peter Monaghan and Pete Hockin were locked together as they entered the final quarter of a mile but the two veterans had no answer to the Exeter runner as he surged clear to win by six seconds. “It was a cracking race,” purred race organiser Ian Buchanan. As well as claiming first prize Chambers was also crowned Devon champion with Honiton Running Club’s Heather Foundling-Hawker the women’s champion. “It was great to have the county championships in what is a small village event and we were delighted that we had a record turn-out of 204 finishers,” added Buchanan. “We were really pleased with the way it went.”

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Foundling-Hawker dominated the women’s race to finish almost two minutes clear of Emma Hitchins, of South West Road Runners, with Vicky Skelton third.

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Results - men: 1 Andrew Chambers Exe) 33:58; 2 Peter Monaghan (Torbay, M40) 34:04; 3 Pete Hockin (Bide, M45) 34:27; 4 Pete Belcher (Royal Marines) 35:7; 5 Zac Warwick (SDAC, U20) 35:45; 6 Kerry Roberts (Tiv, M45) 35:55; 7 Ross Shaddick (Tavi) 36:14; 8 Tony Symons (Tavi, M45) 36:37; 9 Simon Edney Bide, M45) 36:39; 10 Dave Severn (unatt) 36:40.

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Results - Women: 1 Heather Foundling-Hawker (Honiton, W40) 39:16; 2 Emma Hitchins (SWRR, W35) 41:12; 3 Vicky Skelton (NDRR, W35) 41:29; 4 Kathleen Sincock (SWRR, W40) 41:39

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