Off-roadster husband and wife pairing John and Lorraine Croome followed up successful runs at the Sidmouth 4 Trigs challenge with another tough off road race on Sunday. Also running for the Harriers was Nicholas Brown. The Dalwood 3 Hills challenge, which sets off from the pretty village of Dalwood in the Blackdown Hills, is about as tough as races over the 10 mile distance come. 3 river crossings, 3 monster hills (and a 4th semi-monstrous hill) and plenty of mud are guaranteed to any brave enough to tackle it. This year both competitor numbers and finishing times were significantly down on last, even though the course was drier and therefore faster. Nonetheless, there was still some tough competition on the day and our 3 Harriers held their own.
John finished in 18th place overall in a time of 1.22.48. This gave him 4th place in the MV45 category.
Nicolas Brown finished in 40th position overall and 7th MV40 in a time of 1.32.52.
Lorraine Croome was less than 3 minutes adrift of Nicholas in 1.35.26, taking 47th spot overall, 7th female and 4th in what was a very strong FV45 field.
There were 122 finishers. The race was won by Michael Robinson of Tamar Trotters in a spritely 1.07.55. Well done to all 3 Harriers!
Exe-rated runners!
The successful Harriers team, en masse, at the Erme Valley Relays, July 2013
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