The Exmouth Harriers host one of their 2 annual races this coming Sunday, 3rd February: the popular Fulford 5 mile. The 2 lap course is nearly all flat (apart from the one small climb on each lap up from the seafront before descending down into the town) and takes runners along the lively Exmouth promenade twice, before finishing back at the starting point and race HQ, which is at the Exmouth LED swimming pool and leisure centre on Imperial Road (showering and changing facilities available).
Over 170 advance entries have been accepted so far and with on the day entries still to come there should be a field of over 200. And that field looks to be as highly competitive as ever this year. A glance at the entries as they stand suggests that Exmouth-based runner, Tom Merson, winner of the South West Inter-counties cross-country title at Bicton and more recently of the First Chance 10k race, will be one of the favourites for the overall title. In the female race the one to watch is the in-form winner of this year's First Chance 10k, SWRR athlete, Lucy Commander. Both of these athletes are former winners of the event and so know the course well. In the veteran categories the Men over 70 group looks very interesting with the home club’s Mick Allen and Ray Elston taking on former Exmouth runner (now with Sidmouth R.C.) John Perratt.
With most Harriers taking up marshalling duties, only a few Harriers will be racing, but one of these is Carly Audritt, who will be hoping to continue her recent progress and improve upon her current 5 mile PB of 37:56, set at the Churston Flyer race in October 2012.
Pre-entries are now closed but entries are being taken from 9.30am on the day for an additional £2. The race starts at 11am. Momento to all finishers and an extensive prize list across all the usual categories.
Exe-rated runners!
The successful Harriers team, en masse, at the Erme Valley Relays, July 2013
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