What a lovely day for running! Babcary race sees Phil & Zoe win, and some great racing by all.
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Wells City Harrier Philip Bridge, now in serious training for his London Marathon, won in a nippy 41.55, whilst team-mate Zoe Kurle won for the women in 47.36. This was the 3rd race in the Somerset Race Series 2019, sponsored by Cornwall Glass, and the bumper entry made for good competition. It was good to see runners from across the region, some of whom have raced here for over 20 years and others who were new to the event. Read on for positions and times, and make a note that the next race supported by Wells Harriers in the Series is the Butleigh multi-terrain race on April 14th.
Harriers after the event:
Zoe 1st female and Jon 3rd overall (&1st v50) at ‘Chilly’ 10k whilst Harry & Emily excel at the indoors. Last chance to enter Babcary 7 mile road race!
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Senior Club Coach Jon James was 3rd overall at the Castle Combe racing circuit 10k, whilst Zoe Kurle continues her improvement when lowering her personal best to win outright amongst the women. Meanwhile u17 Harry Barton continues to post some good marks on the indoor circuit whilst senior athlete Emily Smith (u23) has posted an excellent indoor mile time. Read on also for entry details to Babcary road race and the Gwent XC League fixture at Blaise Castle.
Another great night of racing at the Street 5k; whilst junior Harriers compete well at Pontypool and gain selection for Somerset Schools team
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The 179th edition of the Street 5k race, along with junior 1k and 2k races, saw Simon Gilbert (Devizes Running Club) pace his 5k race to perfection to gain the win. Helen Southcott (Maiden Newton/Wells Harriers) won for the women for the 3rd time this Series. Meanwhile at the weekend Rob Moore gained his first V60 prize when winning the age category at the tough Humdinger Half marathon; and on the Saturday Elise Thorner was one of 5 great performances by junior Harriers at the Pontypool fixture of the Gwent Cross Country League. Read on for Street times and also for details of forthcoming races/events.
Photo- u20 Elise Thorner made it 4 out of 4 victories at the Gwent League (photo by Al)
Helen, Luke & Zak run well at the Southerns! Entry forms for local races available here
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Wells City Harriers saw three of its members compete at the tough South of England Cross Country Championships last Saturday. The event, held at Parliament Hill fields, London, by Hampstead Heath draws athletes from as far as Cornwall to Norfolk to contest challenging courses. The men’s race, over 15km is reckoned to be the longest Championship event distance in the UK.
Photo by Simon shows the mens mass start up Parliament Hill before they start the looped course on Hampstead Heath
Helen Southcott ran in the women’s 8km race for the first time, amongst over 700 women, and managed a very credit worthy 167th placing in a time of 34.41.Helen joined the Harriers last year to specifically improve her cross-country and road running times.
Zak Hurrell also competed for the first time at these Championships, and with over 1150 men taking part he achieved 210th placing in a time of 54.28. A slightly more experienced, though younger, Harrier Hon Life Member, Luke Prior, also raced. Luke, previously selected for TeamGB when a Harrier but now competing for the Aldershot Club had an excellent run for his 12th place finish in 47.12. This was Luke's first time in the senior mens race after previous outings in the junior and u20 ranks
Running fixtures coming up organised or supported by Wells City Harriers:
Street 5k race on Wednesday Feb 13th; Details here
Babcary 7.5 mile road race on Sunday Feb 24th; Entry form here
Butleigh 10km multi-terrain race on Sunday April 14th. Entry link here
Junior Harriers in action at Somerset Schools XC Championship. Extra Photos now added. Babcary & Butleigh races coming up soon.
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Over 20 of the Wells City Harrier junior members contested the annual Somerset Schools Cross Country Championships last Saturday 19th January. Daisy Pellow, Holly Bigger and Elise Thorner for the girls, and Bradley Glover for the boys, had a very good reason to smile as they won their respective races. A number of junior Harriers were competing for the first time at these School Championships and many of the Harrier trained runners have now been selected to compete for Somerset Schools AA at the forthcoming South West Schools Championships - well done all! Entry forms for the Babcary road race are now available and will soon be available for the Butleigh multi-terrain race; whilst on-line entry for the various races at the Wells Fun Run in May are also up and running.
Matthew Quarterman, red vest, and Charlie Cook, Harrier vest, at the start of the Inter Boys race (photo by Al)
