Scott-2-Trigs-Jordan was keen to text me and point out that I missed the poor chap's performance at the Exe to Axe race before Easter. My apologies Scott - you slipped through my net - so here's to rectify that and give you the mention your performance deserves!
In his heyday Alf Tupper was known as the “Tough of the Track”. The
emphasis now in amateur running circles is much less on multiple
circuits of the 400m oval so perhaps we could use the sobriquet “Tough
of the Trail” for our 2 Trigs, as he is rapidly carving out a reputation for himself in the club for his strength in long distance, tough, off-road races.
His superb performance at the 4 Trigs event this year was, as you know, very well documented. He backed that up with another solid run at the infamous Grizzly race at the beginning of March. Clearly showing no ill-effects or signs of tiredness from what were, already, 2 very hard runs and perhaps the equivalent of a road marathon in terms of how much they take out of your legs, Scotty boy bounced back with fresh legs to tackle the Exe to Axe race. Normwall 20 miles long, diversions in both Sidmouth and Beer due to cliff landslides meant that the race was in fact nearer to the 22 mile mark this year. In light of this, Scott's time of 3:38:57 is very good indeed. He finished in 30th position in a field
of 171 runners: the largest field assembled for some years, showing an ever-growing popularity for these types of tough challenges.
Club-mate Nicholas Brown, making one of his few but meaningful appearances on the race circuit, placed
inside the top 50% of the field in 82nd with his time of 4:12:4.
Well done to both runners.
Exe-rated runners!
The successful Harriers team, en masse, at the Erme Valley Relays, July 2013
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