On Wednesday evening 12th August 2010 Roger Rowe, competing in his first 5k race for almost two years, was the sole entrant from the Harriers amongst the 181 finishers in the latest round of the Yeovilton Summer 5k Series. In Roger's own words "the course is flat, fast and frenetic".
The start is close to the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton in Heathcote Road. The runners head off east before taking the left turn toward Podimore. At the top of this lane at the junction with the A30 the course takes another left turn in Podimore village, where the course heads back to Heathcote Road. Again at Heathcote Road the course take another left before passing the start line and finishes in the grounds of the Recreation Ground off Heathcote Road.
The first competitor to cross the finishing line was Ian Habgood of Bournemouth AC in a time of 15 minutes and 16 seconds.
The first female athlete to complete the course was Laura Parker of Wells City Harriers in a time of 16-59. Laura was in overall 10th position.
Roger Rowe finished in 62nd position in a time of 19-44, taking the first place in the MV60 age category.
On Saturday 14th August 2010 just a lone Harrier, namely Andy Kennedy, took part in the Jurassic Coast 10k and was amongst the 252 eventual finishers.
The run commended on the seafront at Lime Kiln Car Park, in Budleigh Salterton, and joined the footpath heading north along the mouth of River Otter. After 3 kilometres the runners crossed the River Otter at Clamour Foot Bridge and joined the rural path heading east until it reached the coast path at Crab ledge where the course turned south. The undulating Coast Path was followed for a further 5 kilometres. Here, where the river joins the sea, the coast path heads north enabling the runners to recross the River Otter at White Bridge. From here the course followed the footpath south retracing the first stage of the run back to Lime Kiln Car Park.
The first runner to complete the course was Joseph Deveau in a time of 35 minutes and 46 seconds.
The first female runner to pass the finishing line, in overall 16th place, was Katrina Rye in a time of 40-17.
For the Harriers, Andy Kennedy, finished in 33rd place in a time 44-30.
The start is close to the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton in Heathcote Road. The runners head off east before taking the left turn toward Podimore. At the top of this lane at the junction with the A30 the course takes another left turn in Podimore village, where the course heads back to Heathcote Road. Again at Heathcote Road the course take another left before passing the start line and finishes in the grounds of the Recreation Ground off Heathcote Road.
The first competitor to cross the finishing line was Ian Habgood of Bournemouth AC in a time of 15 minutes and 16 seconds.
The first female athlete to complete the course was Laura Parker of Wells City Harriers in a time of 16-59. Laura was in overall 10th position.
Roger Rowe finished in 62nd position in a time of 19-44, taking the first place in the MV60 age category.
On Saturday 14th August 2010 just a lone Harrier, namely Andy Kennedy, took part in the Jurassic Coast 10k and was amongst the 252 eventual finishers.
The run commended on the seafront at Lime Kiln Car Park, in Budleigh Salterton, and joined the footpath heading north along the mouth of River Otter. After 3 kilometres the runners crossed the River Otter at Clamour Foot Bridge and joined the rural path heading east until it reached the coast path at Crab ledge where the course turned south. The undulating Coast Path was followed for a further 5 kilometres. Here, where the river joins the sea, the coast path heads north enabling the runners to recross the River Otter at White Bridge. From here the course followed the footpath south retracing the first stage of the run back to Lime Kiln Car Park.
The first runner to complete the course was Joseph Deveau in a time of 35 minutes and 46 seconds.
The first female runner to pass the finishing line, in overall 16th place, was Katrina Rye in a time of 40-17.
For the Harriers, Andy Kennedy, finished in 33rd place in a time 44-30.
At 1.00pm on the same day the Sticklepath Horseshoe Fell Race, which is 9.6 miles in length and includes 1700 feet of ascent, got underway upon Dartmoor around the Taw Valley. The husband and wife duo of Jon and Lorraine Croome represented the Exmouth Harriers along with eighty two other starters.
The runners started and finished in Sticklepath Village, Devon, in a field on the moor (ie. south) side of the old A30 road (main road through the village), close to the foundry and the Devonshire Inn. Apart from the start/finish there were six manned check points which had to be visited enroute, in a designed sequence. In addition to visiting the check points, there were supplementary mandatory route requirements, pertaining to both the safety of the runners and the satisfaction of landowners.
The route took in Belstone Tor, Oke Tor, Steeperton Tor, Hound Tor and Cosdon, culminating in a frantic descent to the finish in Stikclepath village. For their efforts all finishers were awarded a bottle of cider open which to feast whilst recovering.
The first runner to navigate and complete the course was Andy Vallance in a time of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. For the Harriers Jom Croome finished in 12th place in a time of 1-27-26 and lorraine finished 43rd in a time of 1-45-20. The first female competitor to cross the line was Sharon Daw in overall 20th place in a time of 1-31-17.
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