Exeter half marathon and 10km / Great West Run
Pearl Barnes, Ben Wood and Paul and Victoria Evison took part in the Great West Run, describing it as “very hot and hilly: Pearl said she was just glad to have finished in one piece!!” Also, the heat resulted in a finishing time that wasn’t her quickest, but given it was 27 degrees, Pearl did incredibly well to finish in 2 hours and 19 minutes.
Coming in just before her was Paul in 2hrs 14 mins, third in his age category. Ben followed in 2 hours 48 and Victoria in 2 hours 55 mins. Super running by all.
There was also a 10km option which Laura Venton opted for. Laura completed in a time of 1 hour and 7 minutes, having the same battle with the heat.
Coast to Coast Copper Trail half marathon
Garry Wallace and Jo Page braved the heat in Cornwall this weekend to take part in Purple Gecko’s Coast to Coast Copper Trail half marathon on Saturday.
From Portreath beach, runners venture along the North Coast of Cornwall all the way across to Devoran Quay on the South Coast. This way mark trail follows two historic transport routes across Cornwall which first opened in 1812, helping the mines transport copper to the ports of Portreath and Devoran.
Garry ran with his daughter who, he says “beat him as ever”, but said that he enjoyed catching up with Jo and fellow club member Carole Loader who was volunteering at the event. Garry managed an official time of 2 hours and 10 minutes but, as is Garry’s humble style, was praising Jo’s efforts instead as she came in 2nd female, and 6th overall in a time of 1 hour and 36 minutes.
Langstone Fell Race
The club had a good representation at the Langstone hill race, particularly from the juniors. The fell race is a popular 10km hill race starting from Peter Tavy. Runners head up to Great Combe Tor before running across open moorland and ascending Cox Tor. The main landmark of the event is the Langstone Standing Stone from which the runners are treated to a 4km descent back to the finish.
Thomas, Alistair, Eleanor, Ruairi and Rory all had a brilliant race and ran really well, despite the punishing heat. Rory Grubb and Alastair had particularly good races and won their age categories (U10 and U14 male).
Tom Poland, Ian Duffield, Gary Sprague, Paul Carter took part in the senior event; the exhaustion was clear on Ian’s face and Paul felt better once he had a pint of Guinness in his hand after the event finished!
No official results at the time of writing but a good day out was had by all. Congratulations particularly to the children who ran a challenging course in very hot conditions.
