Great Running at Haselbury Trail Race as Leo wins over the 6km and Christian, Steve and Paul are prize winners at the 10km; & at the BMC Regional track meet at Exeter - pbs for Tommy, Jack & Matthew.
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There was a useful looking squad of senior Harriers out competing at the latest of the Somerset Series races at North Perrott on Wednesday 1st August. The Haselbury Trail 10k race was celebrating its 30th year with over 200 runners competing over the two lap course from the North Perrott Cricket ground, formerly the home of Somerset 2nds and now the home ground for Dorset Cricket team. Meanwhile a small group of juniors went off to compete at the Regional BMC meet at Exeter on the Tuesday, 31st July.
Paul, Christian & Steve with their trophies after the 10k
Holly & Harry are South West Champions, with a host of other good Harrier performances, whilst Paul conquers Snowdon, and committee meets to review London Marathon places etc
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Wells City Harrier members were in action at the South West Athletics Championships this past weekend at Exeter Arena. Two of them came away as champions – Holly Bigger and Harry Barton, with others recording personal best times in their track races. Meanwhile the Club Secretary Paul was competing at the tough International Snowdon Fell Race over 10 miles. Next week the Haselbury Trail 10k calls for seniors, whilst some juniors go off in search of personal bests at another BMC track meeting.
Paul on his way back down Snowdon
TeamGB athletes back at the Harrier's Monday training, whilst another wins Frome 5k, and a host of other good results this past week
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The latest Wells City Harriers to compete for TeamGB were back on Monday eve at the Harrier’s Monday junior session, where their first athletics coaching sessions had been some 9 years ago! Elise & Ollie Thorner had also just come back from representing Somerset Schools at the English Schools Championships. Another Harrier TeamGB athlete, Ben Tickner, won Sunday’s Frome 5k in 15.49. Meanwhile Philip Bridge led the way for the Harriers at the July edition of the Yeovilton 5k races, with a 3rd place finish, with Jon James close behind for 1st V50. A few Harriers were also out competing at the tough Snowdonia Trail races. Read on for an entry link to next month's Baltonsborough Road Races.
Ollie & Elise back at the Monday junior training session
Elise & Ollie excel at European Championships for TeamGB, whilst Harriers bolster the joint team with Yeovil Olympiads at Bedford and Exeter
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Two of the Wells City Harrier’s junior athletes competed this past weekend for TeamGB in the European under 18 Track & Field Championships in Gyor, Hungary. Competing against the best in Europe they didn’t disappoint. Meanwhile the Yeovil Olympiads men’s team was in action at the third of this season’s British Athletics League fixtures, in Bedford, on Saturday; and the joint team was also in action at the South West Athletics League fixture in Exeter. There were a number of personal bests recorded by Harriers across the weekend, and also at the recent BMC meet in Exeter.
Elise Thorner (far left) competing at 2000m Steeplechase for TeamGB at the European under-18 Athletics Championships (photo by Al)
Great effort by Emily at the British Championships; Glorious running by Harrier teams on Cotswolds; Wins for Christian and Zak and other good runs these past 2 weeks.
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Emily Smith finished 5th in the 3000m Steeplechase at the British Athletics Championships on Sunday 1st July; whilst on Saturday (30thJune) the two teams of Harriers had an excellent tough day covering 103 miles of the hilly Cotswold Way; and there has been outright wins recently by Christian Green at the Quantock Beast 5.7 miles multi-terrain on 1st July and by Zak Hurrell at the Martock 10km road race on 17th June. Read on for news and photos from various events.
Cotswold Way Relay leg 7 gets underway up the steep hill out of Dursley (photo by Paul)
