Exmouth Harriers have been testing themselves in some classic and unique races this month.
Hugh Marsden and Dawn Teed ran in the Ivybridge 3 Tops Fell 10k race, which included 450 metres of climb with stunning views over the South Hames.
It was the eighth race in a series of 10 in the Dartmoor Fell Race Series and the resurrection of an old classic race by Erme Valley Harriers.
And Marsden came home in 23rd place overall, as third M60, in 1:02.57 as Teed placed 61st overall and fifth W50 in 1:31.10.
Marsden then travelled 220 miles to Tywyn in North Wales to tackle one of the UK's most unique events at the Race the Train.
The 14-mile multi-terrain race takes place alongside the route taken by the Talyllyn Railway - as far as is practical - on its journey to Abergynolwyn and back, using a mixture of public roads, lanes, unmetalled roads, tracks, agricultural land and rough grazing pastures!
The terrain varies all the time and can be very wet and muddy in places, as the route also ascends and descends quite steep terrain.
This year's race was the 37th running of the event but Marsden, who had beaten the train in the 14-mile Rotary Challenge, could not manage it this time after disruptions to his training programme.
But he still finished as fifth M60 in 130th place overall in 2:04.07.
Four Harriers will be travelling further afield to take on three extreme multi-terrain races in the Ultra Trail Mount Blanc Series this week.
Each year almost 10,000 trail runners meet in Chamonix to participate in one of the event's seven races, with Hayley Johns running in the ETC, a 15k race with 1,300m of elevation in the heart of the Italian Alps.
Starting in Courmayeur in the Pays du Mont Blanc, it has a challenging 750m ascent for breathtaking views of Mont Blanc, before its runners then continue on to complete a loop back to finish in the iconic town.
Nicola Kelly is set to run in the 55k OCC race with over 3,500m of elevation that starts in Orsieres, Switzerland and finished in Chamonix.
And James and Sam Kelly will run in the 100k main UTMB race with over 6,000m elevation, which starts in Courmayeur and finishes in Chamonix and covers a mountainous route of amazing ascents and punishing descents.
"Exmouth Harriers wish Hayley, Nicola, James and Sam all the very best in their forthcoming challenging quest," said a club spokesperson.
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