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BMAF 2021 Virtual 1 Mile Challenge
Exmouth Harriers had 31 runners out of the 1,230 finishers in the 2021 British Masters Virtual 1 Mile Challenge that finished on Sunday 7th March, this is almost a third of the membership of our club.
Masters runners (Men & Women aged 35 and over) from all clubs in GB were invited to run over a measured mile and submit their times to the organisers at BMAF (British Masters Athletic Federation) in the period from 24th February to 7th March.
Exmouth Harriers achieved a number of top 10 finishing positions which is amazing in a National competition for such a small club. Tom Merson was the overall winner of the event plus the he was the first M35 in a time of 4:21 in what was his first “race” as a Master having moved into the M35 category just 4 weeks ago. Exmouth Harriers M35-44 team of Tom Merson, Rob Ellis & Simon Minting won the overall and M35-44 team competitions.
Final Team Times
W35-44
14th Exm-A Hannah, Holly & Paula 19:23
31st Exm-B Amy, Kate & Amanda 22:13
W45-54
19th Exm-A Kelly, Louise & Lisa 20:24
W55-64
4th Exm-A Cathy, Nicola & Susan 20:23
M35-44
1st Exm-A Tom M, Rob & Simon 13:34
21st Exm-B Oliver, Adam & David 15:39
49th Exm-C Tom P, Chris & Steve M 18:23
M45-54
22nd Exm-A Mike M, Des & Craig 16:52
M75+
2nd Exm-A Ray, Mick, John 26:20
3rd Exm-B Mike K, Tom H & Les 30:04
A special well done to the M75+ squad, especially superstar Ray Elston for the superb time of 8:02, despite having to spend most of the last 10 weeks renovating and redecorating his new home instead of training.
Big thanks to Amanda McCann for acting as ‘carer’ for Exmouth Harriers M75+ (and some of them are over 80!!) Dad’s Army Branch, doubling as a pacer for one lucky runner and keeping the old boys under control
Thanks, also to Jim Wyatt, unable to train seriously or run competitively for 3 – 4 years due to injuries, for making the effort to ensure a 100% turnout of the M75+ membership. Also, to Mike Keep, chief timekeeper and photographer.
Read more here.
RNLI Virtual Reindeer 10k
Exmouth Harrier Des White ran the RNLI Virtual Reindeer 10km on Exmouth Seafront on Saturday 12th December in - 52.04. Pictured here with Dougie Wright; a member of the Lifeboat crew who ran 26.2 miles, together they have raised as Team Exmouth a fantastic £940.00!
Exeter's Fast Friday 10k - 12/12/20
Eight Harriers raced in the Fast Friday 10km on the 12th of December with no less than three PB’s, and some excellent age category placings, including Hannah Bown coming in 2nd in her W40 age group and Des White placing 1st in his M65 age group. A huge well done to all who races, you can find the full results here.
3rd Rob Ellis 32.33 (pb) 2nd M35
13th Oli White 34.45 (pb) 3rd M35
18th Scott Jamieson 35.32 (pb) 3rd M40
54th Hannah Bown 40.20 2nd W40
65th Des White 42.45 1st M65
82nd Chris Sharp 45.40
90th Jenny Reay 46.40 2nd W60
108th Andrew Johnson 48.50
Gloucester Invitational 24 Track Race
31st-1st November, 2020
Last weekend Exmouth Harrier Lisa Hatchard ran in the Gloucester Invitational 24 track race, a historical event where in 1982 the World record was set at 170 miles (274km) and still stands as the British record by Dave Dowdle.
It’s a simple race, run around a 400m track continuously for 24 hours, whilst there is no finish line each athlete has their own target, the majority are after the coveted 100 miles and the belt buckle that is traditionally awarded for completing distances over 100 miles in the ultra-running world. To reduce monotony and to save legs, there is a change in direction every six hours. All facilities are track side, one table per three competitors to place food and kit, space for a tent and one crew member each due to COVID. Lisa’s crew were in lockdown in Wales, but kindness and support was plentiful.
Lisa completed pb’s in 50 mile, 100k and ultimately 100 miles in 23.30:34, finally finishing 407 laps 101.16 miles (162.00km) in 23:57:40 hours. Finishing 13/39 and fourth female. A huge achievement - well done Lisa!
Dartmoor Trail Marathon
Dartmoor Trail Marathon
5th September, 2020
Lisa Hatchard was 1st lady and 5th overall in 5:32:07 at Dartmoor Trail Running Challenge Marathon this September, this was a changed route from the original single lap, to four laps of multi-terrain 11.6km. The route was challenging and varied, from fields, woodlands, open moor land, bogs and two river crossing per lap!
Shepperdine Marathon
4th October 2020
Hannah Bown ran a PB this October at the Shepperdine Marathon in Gloucestershire with an amazing time of 3.08.32. Hannah was the first lady finisher on this fast, flat course.
CAP TEN FELL RACE
25/20/20
Exmouth Harrier Scott Jamieson took part in a very hilly race over Golden Cap this October. Starting and finishing in Seatown, the event was Covid Secure with seeded runners setting off in 30 sec intervals. Despite the challenging course Scott finished in 4th position, scooping the first Vet 40 on the day.
