Two runners have completed gruelling ultra-marathons along the rugged coastline.
Exmouth Harriers athletes Nick Ramm and Jim Comer took part in Climb South West’s multi-terrain North Coast Ultra events on the weekend of November 7 and 8.
Jim finished 19th in the 110km North Coast Ultra with a time of 23 hours, 2 minutes, and 11 seconds, while Nick placed 43rd in the 60km Exmoor Coast Ultra, finishing in 12 hours, 2 minutes, and 7 seconds.
The 110km race began on Saturday night in Barnstaple, with the only flat section running along the Taw estuary before reaching the first climb above Saunton Sands.
The route then took runners around Baggy Point, Woolacombe Sands, and Morte Point, before heading past Bull Point Lighthouse, Lee Bay, and into Ilfracombe.
From there, competitors reached Water Mouth Cove and the halfway point at Combe Martin.
The second half of the race followed the same route as the 60km Exmoor Coast Ultra, heading east through Exmoor National Park to the finish in Minehead.
This section included the longest stretch of coastal woodland in England and Wales, as well as the highest point on the coastline at Culbone Hill (433 metres) and the highest sea cliff, Great Hangman (244 metres).
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