Congratulations to Dawn Teed and Hugh Marsden for organising another very successful day for Exmouth Harriers at this year’s Parrett Trail Relays, with some great individual and team performances.
The event comprises six stages that total approximately 53 miles. It follows the long distance path from the mouth of the River Parrett on the North Somerset coast and crosses the county to finish just over the border in Dorset close to the source of the river at Wynyard’s Gap.
The race starts at Steart (not mispelt) and the first stage ends at Bridgewater Docks (10.5 miles). Leg 2 goes from Bridgewater Docks to Burrow Mump (7.9 miles). The third stage is from Burrowbridge to Oath Lock (8.5 miles). Next, stage 4 goes from Oath Lock to Kingsbury Episcopi (8.0 miles). Leg 5 runs from Kingsbury Episcopi to Lower Stratton (Wigborough) (9.5 miles). Finally, leg 6 takes the runners from Over Stratton to Wynyard’s Gap (8.6 miles).
Exmouth men’s team (5:40:08) were runners-up to Yeovil Town (5:38:29) in a much faster race than last year. But despite improving their time by 24 minutes compared with 21 minutes by Yeovil, they again failed to beat their rivals, but only by less than two minutes in over 5 ½ hours of racing!
Exmouth’s team comprised Hugh Marsden (1:06:57), Adam Miller (49:07), Mike Musgrove (52:26), Joel Morter (55:17), Dave Stone (58:38) and Jamie Pearson (57:43).
Hugh and Jamie both won their stages and Jamie’s time was a new course record for his leg.
Congratulations to the Exmouth team who won the mixed event in 6:35:34. Second-placed South West Road Runners were almost touching, however - just ten seconds adrift in 6:35:44!! So it was just as well that Exmouth managed to run 25 minutes faster than last year.
The Harriers involved were Andy Johnson (1:15:31), Lorraine Gilson (1:04:14), Steph French (1:08:28), Jon Croome (51:38), Terry Oldham (1:12:52) and Pete McKeown (1:02:51). Well done to Jon Croome and Pete McKeown who both won their legs.
Despite running 18 minutes quicker than last year when they won their category by 42 minutes, the Exmouth ladies team (6:45:53) had to settle for second place behind the formidable South West Road Runners team (6:28:06).
Exmouth’s team were Emma Dupain (1:23:10), Lucy Hodgson (1:01:08), Lorraine Croome (1:01:53), Jenny Timms (58:42), Hannah Bown (1:12:52) and Camilla Matheson (1:08:08). Well done, Emma, who produced the only Exmouth leg that was faster than the South West Road Runners leg – despite some great performances by other Exmouth ladies.
The next day, Exmouth Harrier Dave Stone was in action again, this time at the Dartmoor Vale Marathon.
The race, which starts and finishes at Newton Abbot Racecourse, also incorporates the Devon County Marathon Championships. It was won by John McFarlane of Thames Hare & Hounds in 2:40:02.
Congratulations to Dave, who started very steadily, but found he was able to up the tempo sufficiently in the later stages of the race to finish in second place in 2:51:10. And as he was the first Devon runner to finish, he became the Devon Men’s Marathon Champion for 2009!!
92 runners completed the race.
The event comprises six stages that total approximately 53 miles. It follows the long distance path from the mouth of the River Parrett on the North Somerset coast and crosses the county to finish just over the border in Dorset close to the source of the river at Wynyard’s Gap.
The race starts at Steart (not mispelt) and the first stage ends at Bridgewater Docks (10.5 miles). Leg 2 goes from Bridgewater Docks to Burrow Mump (7.9 miles). The third stage is from Burrowbridge to Oath Lock (8.5 miles). Next, stage 4 goes from Oath Lock to Kingsbury Episcopi (8.0 miles). Leg 5 runs from Kingsbury Episcopi to Lower Stratton (Wigborough) (9.5 miles). Finally, leg 6 takes the runners from Over Stratton to Wynyard’s Gap (8.6 miles).
Exmouth men’s team (5:40:08) were runners-up to Yeovil Town (5:38:29) in a much faster race than last year. But despite improving their time by 24 minutes compared with 21 minutes by Yeovil, they again failed to beat their rivals, but only by less than two minutes in over 5 ½ hours of racing!
Exmouth’s team comprised Hugh Marsden (1:06:57), Adam Miller (49:07), Mike Musgrove (52:26), Joel Morter (55:17), Dave Stone (58:38) and Jamie Pearson (57:43).
Hugh and Jamie both won their stages and Jamie’s time was a new course record for his leg.
Congratulations to the Exmouth team who won the mixed event in 6:35:34. Second-placed South West Road Runners were almost touching, however - just ten seconds adrift in 6:35:44!! So it was just as well that Exmouth managed to run 25 minutes faster than last year.
The Harriers involved were Andy Johnson (1:15:31), Lorraine Gilson (1:04:14), Steph French (1:08:28), Jon Croome (51:38), Terry Oldham (1:12:52) and Pete McKeown (1:02:51). Well done to Jon Croome and Pete McKeown who both won their legs.
Despite running 18 minutes quicker than last year when they won their category by 42 minutes, the Exmouth ladies team (6:45:53) had to settle for second place behind the formidable South West Road Runners team (6:28:06).
Exmouth’s team were Emma Dupain (1:23:10), Lucy Hodgson (1:01:08), Lorraine Croome (1:01:53), Jenny Timms (58:42), Hannah Bown (1:12:52) and Camilla Matheson (1:08:08). Well done, Emma, who produced the only Exmouth leg that was faster than the South West Road Runners leg – despite some great performances by other Exmouth ladies.
The next day, Exmouth Harrier Dave Stone was in action again, this time at the Dartmoor Vale Marathon.
The race, which starts and finishes at Newton Abbot Racecourse, also incorporates the Devon County Marathon Championships. It was won by John McFarlane of Thames Hare & Hounds in 2:40:02.
Congratulations to Dave, who started very steadily, but found he was able to up the tempo sufficiently in the later stages of the race to finish in second place in 2:51:10. And as he was the first Devon runner to finish, he became the Devon Men’s Marathon Champion for 2009!!
92 runners completed the race.
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