Harriers end winter 3k series on a high!

There was a small turnout of Exmouth Harriers at the final Winter 3km Series
event at Exeter Arena on 5th March but each athlete had reason to be
pleased.
Fastest was Andrew Johnson who was 11th in the 'B' race in 11:52
and he was Series runner-up in the Men Over 45 category. This is all the more impressive when you consider that he had just run a 1.36 half at Bideford the day before!
Dave Eveleigh (58) continued his steady improvement since returning from a long lay-off 3 years ago, clocking 12:08 in winning the 'C' race.

Finishing 11th behind Dave in that race was John Perratt who celebrated his 75th birthday over the week-end! John equalled his fastest time in this winter's series in
recording 13:14 but the really exciting news is that this is almost 3
minutes inside the British Over 75 Men's best for a track 3km. However the
3km Series originated on the roads of Devon and, while it takes place on a
track, it is organised under road race rules so John's time is not eligible
for new record. John though need not wait very long for an opportunity to
rubber stamp his status as fastest ever British man over 75 at 3,000 metres
with organisers of Exeter's Ken Trickey Memorial Meeting on 15th April
encouraging him to race over the distance there.

Very well done to all three competitors for the respective achievements.