Four Exmouth Harriers battled through the mud and tackled the hilly terrain around the grounds of the beautiful Powderham Castle in the 5- and 10-Mile Power Runs hosted by City Runs.
Scott Jamieson was 2nd overall in the 10-mile event, Jenny Reay was 5th Lady finisher in the 10 mile event and Jon Mill was 7th in the 5 mile event, plus all four Harriers were 1st in their respective age groups.
Lisa Hatchard continued her recent return to ultra-racing with a monumental effort in the Shropshire Way 80km event that included ascending more than 8,200ft.
Lisa said after the event: “It was absolutely fantastic, if there was a hill insight, we were going up it; there was endless mud and bogs but worth it for the views.”
Running into the night, they were rewarded with a glorious sunset, overall it was a very challenge event with Lisa finishing in an amazing time of 16 hours 20 minutes.
Alice Kelly, Tom Packer, Terry McKie and Amanda McCann took part in local trail events to celebrate 50 years of the South-West Coast Path Association.
Alice and Tom opted for the 22-mile JP’s Exe to Axe, the 19th year of the race. In 2004 the race started from Seaton and finished in Exmouth, but since 2005 it has started from Exmouth. The race has recently been renamed JP’s Exe to Axe in memory of John Perratt, a huge contributor to the sport of running throughout East Devon.
Terry and Amanda opted for the 26.2 mile Sweetcombe Marathon that was introduced this year for those who preferred the longer distance.
In the 22-mile race, Alice Kelly was the first Harrier to finish in 5th overall and she was the First Lady finisher in 3.22.52, followed by Tom Packer in 40th position in 4.13.13. In the 26.2-mile race, Terry McKie was 29th in 6.05.32 and Amanda McCann 31st in 6.17.38.
After the wettest March for 40 years, the course was extremely muddy and very demanding. Amanda said: “It was very muddy in places, which made running tricky but we managed to stay on our feet all the way round. At least it didn’t rain on the day as that would have been soul destroying.”
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