Tony tops the (very large) podium at Lustleigh!

With plenty of races on offer over the bank holiday weekend, with 3 in the local area on the Monday alone, Tony Hatchard and Lorraine Croome opted for a tough off road 10k and ran the Lustleigh Show 10k on the fringes of Dartmoor. Just because the event takes place as part of the local village fayre does not mean that it in any way offers a leisurely, sedate fun run. Quite the opposite! This is a tough, hilly off-road race that always attracts a competitive field. This year was no exception and so our own Tony Hatchard did extremely well to cross the line in 1st position. This 1st being his second in as many weeks as he took the honours at the weekly Killerton parkrun event the previous weekend. 

Tony evoked the spirit of the event when he says that the 10k race “shared the spotlight with human sheep herding, ferret racing, horse and dog trials, hay bailing and the good old favourite, Morris dancers”. However, a quick check reveals that no details are provide of the Champion Ferrett at all so Tony remains alone atop an Olympic sized Lustleigh podium, having taken a few quality scalps in the process to get there. 

Lorraine Croome is never one to shy from challenging off-road races and will have given it her all in her usual gutsy fashion to finish well up the women's field, if not top of her vet category. 

As yet the results link on the show website is not working, so no times are available for the moment. I will update the blog once they are received. But for now, a photo of Tony's glory moment!

In poll position, having been presented with his trophy by the village crier!