Reports from the Wessex XC League, Herepath Half, Dorset Three Peaks & OMM. Get ready for 193rd edition of Street 5k!
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(more photos from the XC etc to be added next week - if received)
There was a good turn out of junior Harriers at the 2nd of this season’s Wessex XC League matches. This fixture, held at Bryanston School, saw a number of outright winners from the Harriers: u’11 Kitty Danner; U’13 Oskar Beck (as seen above sprinting for the line) and u17 Iris Courtney. They were backed up by a host of other talented runners.
Meanwhile in the penultimate race in this year’s Somerset Race Series the Harriers had representative running hard at the Herepath ‘Half’ over on the Blackdowns; whilst other Harriers were racing at the Stickler (Dorset Three Peaks) over 10.1 miles; and another band of senior Harriers were competing in this years 2-day OMM up in Langdale. Read on for reports and, where available, photographs of the Harriers in action.
Coming up is the 193rd edition of the Street 5k race (on 9th November). Enter online please by the Monday eve so as to avoid having to queue to enter as only limited entry on the night. Juniors for 1k & 2k enter on the night only. If you raced last month then bring your race number and pay again if you didn’t enter the Series. We are pleased to hear that Charlie Bladon who was taken ill at the last race is now out of hospital and recovering at home.
This report also, amongst other things, (a) reminds Harriers to get ready for the Gwent XC League match at Blaise Castle, Bristol on Saturday 12th November – please advise either Graham (on a Monday) or Jon (on a Tuesday) if you are intending to race as all entries have to be pre-entered; & (b) carries the link to the Tuesday training schedule for the next couple of months.
(Below: Harriers catching the last train out of Shillingstone on Sunday after running in 'The Stickler')
Good pb by Christian at Abingdon Marathon. Make sure you enter XC races on time!
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There was a good run by Deputy Chairman Christian Green at last Sunday’s Abingdon Marathon – a personal best recorded! A number of Harriers are also hearing this week as to whether they have been successful in the ballot for the London Marathon 2023. Read on for how to be in with a chance of a Club place if you were rejected.
This coming weekend sees the 2nd of the Wessex XC League matches – this time at Bryanston School. The deadline passed to enter that race last Saturday. Good luck to those competing there.
The next Gwent XC League match though isn’t far away – Blaise Castle Estate, Bristol – and is being held on Saturday 12th November. Let Jon James know at Tuesday training, or Paul or Graham know at Monday training, if you are intending to run as all entries need to be made in advance. We are uncertain of entry deadline so let them know as soon as you can – no entry on the day.
For the Tri-Counties, Somerset XC Championships, at University of Bath on Sunday 27th November please enter direct using the link off the Team tab – don’t leave it too late!
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Harriers have great runs at first of the Gwent XC League matches & at the Bath Half
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(above: u17 & u20 women at the first of the Gwent League fixtures on Saturday)
There's been some excellent running at this past weekend's Cross Country fixture up in Cardiff --the first of the Gwent League fixtures, and this follows on from the performances at the Wessex League held earlier in the month. The Gwent League fixture also featured the UK Cross Challenge fixture, and not all Harriers entered for that particular seperate event. Top billing goes to the individuals who were first in the Gwent League on Saturday: u15 Tom Webb; u17 Sophie NIcholls; u20 Dan Maydew
Wells City Harriers has always been a strong Club for cross-country running ever since its founding some 40'odd years ago. Individuals and teams have competed at the very highest of regional and national level (*), and we continue to develop and deliver our coaching over the autumn and winter seasons to enable this to continue. Reminder: Entries for the next Wessex XC League fixture are needed by Saturday 5pm- see below.
Meanwhile some Club members have been in action on the road and this past Sunday saw the Bath Half Marathon finally take place, after being postponed several times. That man Matt Lusby can't be denied - after racing at Gwent League on the Saturday you can guess where he was on the Sunday!
Read on also to make sure you know the dates of various XC races, and the Championship races coming up - don't miss the entry deadlines. Remember to check the Team tab on a regular basis as more information gets posted.
Read more: Harriers have great runs at first of the Gwent XC League matches & at the Bath Half
Great running at the 192nd edition of the Street 5k! October results here & u17 women storm to 6th at Nationals
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5k Race start under the watchful eye of new Race Director Stephen Nicholls... (photo by Alice)
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The 192nd edition of the Street 5k race took place on Wednesday 12th October. It kicked off the 33rd season of this Series. Race winners on the night were Harrier Alexander Coombs for the men and Gill Pearson (Running For Time) for the women. Two new course records too – Tom Webb (u15) & Len Horlock (V80). Well done to them and to all the others who competed, whether it was your 1st or 100th racing at this event!
There was also some lovely running by the enthusiastic juniors in the accompanying 1k and 2k races. Read on for full report and link to the results.
We also have a report from the Yeovil Olympiads Annual awards night where a number of the Harriers were recipients of awards for their efforts over the Track & Field season as part of the combined team. Of course, as we all know, the efforts of team managers to get good competitive teams out in the National League One, which we won, and the South West Athletics League, where we were runners up, shouldn’t be under estimated. Well done all.
Also included in this report is a celebration of the u17 women's team that finished 6th in the recent National Road Relays - that's some achievement!
...& finally we know that u15 Harrier Tom Webb won the European u15 Biathle last week, following on from a storming run at the London Mini Marathon to finish 4th in the race against competitors from across the UK. He seems to feature a fair bit at present – Good luck to him at the World Biathle coming up!
Baltonsborough Charity "Christmas Pudding " 5 mile road race
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