A report just in from Jamie Palmer to say that he and John Perret competed in the Axmouth Challange event on 8th January (at the same time as many other Harriers were tackling the somewhat easier, in terms of gradient, First Chance 10k).
There were two choices of distance: either the hily 10 mile multi-terrain race or the shorter 5 mile event. Jamie opted for the former and John for the latter.
In the 10 mile Jamie was very pleased with his time of 63.12 and his place (an impressive 5th over all) after having not raced for over a month. On a hilly off-road course, he should be more than pleased with this time! The winner, Steve Osbourne, burned around in a spritely 58.12.
Meanwhile, in the 5 mile event, John came... wait for it, wait for it... 1st! 1st vet? NO! Well, yes, but also 1st over all. When you consider that John competes in the vet 70 category, the other runners must have felt sickened!! There wasn't a massive field of runners in the race, but nevertheless, John can be proud to have shown his fellow (younger!) competitors how it's done!
Well done to both Harriers!
Exe-rated runners!
The successful Harriers team, en masse, at the Erme Valley Relays, July 2013
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