Great West Run (13.1 miles)

The official account of the Great West Run stated that "Twenty-two years after she first won the half marathon the 46-year-old Exmouth Harrier Cathy Newman underlined what a great competitor she is with an emphatic victory. Newman and Torbay AC rival Helen Parkinson ran together for the opening three miles before Newman edged clear and opened a gap that stretched to 59 seconds by the finish line, which she crossed in 1hour 21mins 11secs. 'I have run it a few times since then but not for a couple of years now so it is great to come back and win it again. I’m pretty pleased with that,' said Newman", who was also 14th overall out of the field of 2043 finishers. Congratulations, Cathy, on yet another awesome performance!!

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The race was won by Kairn Stone of Newham & Essex Beagles in 1:10:26.

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Fourteen other Exmouth Harriers completed the race:

Paul Samways was 42nd in 1:27:06 and Roger Rowe was 2nd V60 and 79th overall in 1:31:08. Considering that Roger had not been able to train properly for 7 weeks, his time was very acceptable and he was pleasantly surprised to be 2nd in his category. He felt strong all the way, but found the last 5k pretty tough due to a right heel problem he has been carrying for months.

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Andy Kennedy was 3rd V50 and 204th overall in 1:39:15, Hannah Dupain was 208th in 1:39:21 and Chris Dupain was 245th in 1:40:20. Duncan Parkes came 350th in 1:43:42, with Nigel Dupain 514th in 1:47:38 and Emma Dupain 661st in 1:51: 13. Katie Comer was 666th in 1:51:17, Trevor Cope 873rd in 1:55:50 and Nicky Crook was 1040th in 1:59:40. Liz Pridham came 1328th in 2:07:29, Denise Kennedy 1444th in 2:10:46 and Guy Somerfield 1577th in 2:14:59.

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