The Grizzly 2007 - Armageddon Now

Axe Valley Runners, who organise the Grizzly, hope everyone enjoyed themselves on their "hills are lots of fun really" course, but won't repeat what one of the first three Grizzlers called them for subjecting him to such pain! Only one person told them it was actually too hard so it can't have been that bad!

Congratulations to the winners, especially to Frank Zimmer who came all the way from Frankfurt to win overall by a good margin in 2:27:31, and to Erme Valley Harrier Neil Holmes, who's run ten of the last eleven Grizzlies and finished in the top three in all of them. You're all winners, of course, but you knew that didn't you?

Thirteen Exmouth Harriers were among the 996 runners who completed the race. Dave Stone produced another outstanding performance to come 16th in 2:44:41, with Shaun Lock also running superbly and not too far behind in 20th place in 2:49:08. Jon Croome was 54th in 2:59:27, with Hugh Marsden 99th in 3:08:28. Next came Richard Selby, who had an excellent race to come 117th overall and 3rd V55 in 3:09:59, 15 seconds ahead of Joe Pascoe who was 118th in 3:10:14.

Despite completing the mountainous 100 mile North Face Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc race less than a week before the Grizzly, Paul Champion had still recovered sufficiently to achieve 245th in 3:25:35, a terrific achievement. Lorraine Croome came 275th in 3:29:09 and Steve Merry was 376th in 3:40:04. Dawn Teed came 564th in 4:01:36, with Emma Dupain 592nd in 4:04:57, Nigel Dupain 593rd in 4:04:58 and Sue Wilkin 894th in 4:51:02. Well done to everyone who completed this gruelling event!

Recently it was reported that Jim Wyatt won the V65 bronze medal at the South West Vets’ 5k Championship at Yeovilton. Apologies to Jim, because he actually did better than that and won the silver, not the bronze.

Harriers Summary:
Dave Stone - 16th in 2:44:41
Shaun Lock - 20th in 2:49:08
Jon Croome - 54th in 2:59:27
Hugh Marsden - 99th in 3:08:28
Richard Selby - 117th in 3:09:59
Joe Pascoe - 118th in 3:10:14
Paul Champion - 245th in 3:25:35
Lorraine Croome - 275th in 3:29:09
Steve Merry - 376th in 3:40:04
Dawn Teed - 564th in 4:01:36
Emma Dupain - 592nd in 4:04:57
Nigel Dupain - 593rd in 4:04:58
Sue Wilkin - 894th in 4:51:02

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(LT)