[Nice picture of Hugh and Jamie warming down after the event] The annual pilgrimage to Bampton, the market town just up the Exe from Tiverton, took place on the late afternoon of the 13th June. The 10-kilometer road race is, it seems, always held on a lovely evening -- how the organisers manage this year-after-year is a mystery to all competitors. But, yet again, the evening was warm and balmy.
The problem with this is, of course, the fact the a hilly 10k race through the lanes north of Bampton is going to be a struggle for even the fittest -- the heat and humidity being always present. Wonder what it would be like to run it on a cold day.
Six Harriers made the trip and produced some excellent results. The first to finish, Jamie Pearson, was 2nd U20 and 3rd overall in 35:55, less than a minute behind the winner, Pete Monaghan of Torbay AAC (34:59). Hugh Marsden was 2nd V50 and 9th overall in 37:43, with Andy Johnson 26th in 41:12.
Roger Rowe, not at his best, was still good enough to be 1st V60 and 62nd overall in 44:48 and Lee Russell was 82nd in 46:22. Dawn Teed was 124th in 49:47, out of the field of 235 runners.
1348 runners completed the Torbay Half Marathon, held last Sunday, and the winner was Toby Lambert of Winchester and District AC in 1:08:11. Exmouth runner Tom Merson of South West Road Runners was 1st M20 and 3rd overall in 1:10:09 and the first home of the five Exmouth Harriers was Dave Stone, 2nd M35 and 6th overall in 1:16:18. Jamie Pearson was 1st U20 and 10th overall in 1:18:18, with Hugh Marsden 2nd V50 and 18th overall in 1:21:10.
Adam Miller came 29th in 1:24:00 and Dawn Teed was 463rd in 1:49:08. Congratulations to the Harriers on some more super performances.
(LT)
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