Exmouth parkrun races forward with Exmouth Harriers

Later that day, Josh Sale and Jamie Ellor raced in a 10km night-time trail race through Haldon Forest with beer, mince pies and medals for the finishers! It was over a very hilly course and unfortunately Josh was mis-directed en-route and ended up doing almost an extra 1/2 mile.

Carrie Webb had her first outing in a Harriers vest at the Farnborough Half Marathon and finished in great time of 1:50:31.

Exmouth Harriers were represented in two events over the previous weekend; Oh My Obelisk, a multi-terrain 1/2 Marathon event hosted by Dawlish Coasters and the fourth race in the 2023/24 Westward League Cross Country series at Westward Ho!

Five Harriers took part in the Oh My Obelisk! then took an extremely hilly route up to Mamhead Obelisk, traversing stunning woodland with beautiful views before descending back to the finish at the Dawlish Leisure Centre.

After a dry week leading up to the event, it was a soft but stable course. On the day, the hill provided all the warmth from the start. Dawlish Coasters did a splendid job with a very well-marked and marshalled course with a friendly atmosphere. Well done and thank you to them. 

Harriers: 17th Scott Jamieson 1.41.06 3rd M45; 18th Tom Packer 1.42.16 2nd M40; 76th Terry McKie 2.04.53 5th M55; 84th Douglas McCombie 2.08.24 14th SM; 120th Harriet Lyons 2.25.32 4th W40.

Seven Exmouth Harriers travelled to North Devon and raced in the fourth of six races in the Westward League Cross Country series over a tricky, but relatively dry course in Northam Burrows Country Park.

Women (5.7km): 76th Sarah Baldwin 29.38 4th W60.

Men (8.7km): 39th Dave Stone 30.17 2nd M50; 43rd Julian Nelmes 31.01 4th M50; 51st Nathan Sheehy 31.35 4th M45; 66th Mac McNaghten 33.31 2nd M60; 76th Jimmy Joy 34.42 4th M60; 83rd Scott Jordan 38.18 13th M50.