Dylan wins Street 5k for the first time, whilst Amber returns to win for the women! Plus off-road relay team opps for Harriers
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Despite the unpromising weather – squally rain! - the Harrier’s Dylan Dukes claimed his first ever Street 5k victory when he came from behind on the final lap to beat Zak Hurrell, whilst one of the Club’s Hon Life members Amber Gascoigne was back in the area to win for the women in overall 5th place. There was no less effort shown by the youngsters in the 1k and 2k races where Logan Moncrieff won the 1k race and Isabelle Walker the 2k race. Read on also for links to the forthcoming Babcary and Butleigh race entry forms.
(photo below of Dylan in action at the October 2017 edition of the Street 5k races - photo by Al)
Great running by Harrier juniors at SW Schools whilst 5 excel at the BUCS XC Championships for Students - Street 5k edition 173 coming up!
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Wells City Harrier members continue to be in action across this winter period and last weekend (3rd/4th Feb) saw some great running either at the South West schools XC event, where many Harriers, from both the Millfield training base or the Yeovil track base, ran in the red vest of Somerset schools; or at the British Universities XC Championships (BUCS) held at Brunel University. Elise Thorner gained a top ten finish at the SW County schools event whilst two Hon Life Members had great races at BUCS. Also in action was Ollie Thorner gaining a pb in the indoors 400m.
Elise, in Somerset Schools red, in the leading pack in the senior girls race - photo by Al
Somerset Series 2018 gets underway! Babcary & Butleigh races coming up! Sign up to help at the Wells Fun Run!
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The Somerset Series sponsored by Cornwall Glass gets underway next weekend (11th February) when the Humdinger Half is the first race for 2018. Races supported by Wells City Harriers then follow with race 2 at the Babcary Road race, 7.5 miles approx., on Sunday 25th Feb, and race 4 being the Butleigh 10k approx. multi-terrain a month later on the Sunday 25th March. Entry forms for these two local races will be at the next Street 5k race on Wednesday 14th Feb. Also - a call for volunteers to help the Wells Fun Run.(Below - Harriers after the Somerset Series race at Glastonbury in 2017)
Junior Harriers excel at Somerset Schools XC Championships
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Wells City Harriers athletes were again in cross-country racing action last weekend (Saturday 20th Jan 2018) when over 20 of the juniors competed in the Somerset Schools Cross Country Championships held at Aldon Hill, near Yeovil. There were a number of good performances with many finishing in the top ten in the various age groups and subsequently being selected to compete for the County schools team at the forthcoming South West Schools XC Championships on Sat 3rd Feb at Stover school, Newton Abbot.
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January Street 5k sees Alex & Jess win; whilst Ollie achieves 4th place at National Indoors Combined Events
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The 172nd edition of the Street 5k races, and the accompanying junior races, went off with the usual endeavour last night (10th January), with many blowing away the New Year cobwebs, whilst some were still recovering from Christmas colds. This might explain slightly slower times than is usual, or maybe a surfeit of Christmas pud? Obviously not suffering from any over indulgence was junior Harrier u17 Ollie Thorner at last weekend’s National Indoor Combined Events Championships where he finished 4th overall!
Read on for Street report and times & the Indoor report.
Ollie goes clear to win the High jump in 1.98m
