There has been plenty of racing happening in the past few days. This week’s report covers the first race in the Yeovilton 5K series, the Easter Bunny 10K, ERRA National Road Race, Butleigh Multi-Terrain, Manchester Marathon and a membership update for the new membership year starting from April. Remember, if you have been racing - let us know and we will share your report in the next article.
On the finish line: Sam Harvey left it all out there at the Yeovilton 5K
Yeovilton 5K
There was a good Wells City Harrier turnout for the first race in the 2024 Yeovilton 5K series. The conditions were near perfect, with a slight headwind during the 3rd and 4th kilometre, however much improved from the persistent wind and rain in the days leading up.
A few Harriers post race.
First Harrier home and race winner was Alexander Coombs in 15:54. Hannah was the second female home in a nippy time of 17:30. Graham Goldsmid also had a successful run, finishing first Male V60.
Alex and Graham with their category awards.
Harrier Results:
1st Alexander Coombs - 15:54
10th Hannah Blundy - 17:30 (1st FSenior)
17th Sam Harvey - 18:54
19th Joseph Nelson - 19:15
20th Graham Goldsmid - 19:17 (1st V60)
22nd Phil Paddick - 19:38
27th Andrew Piper - 19:52 (2nd V50)
37th John Ratcliffe - 20:32 (3rd MJunior)
39th Harry Dawson - 20:42
40th Jamie Dawson - 20:49
44th Ethan Harvey - 20:58
51st Mike Bosley - 22:08 (3rd V50)
53rd Robert Moore - 22:29
76th Gary Tubridy - 25:41
116th Vicky Wood - 28:26
119th Karen Shears - 29:33
Harry finishing just ahead of his brother Jamie.
Full results can be found here.
More photos of the event can be found here courtesy of Tristram Clark.
Easter Bunny 10K
On Sunday 1st April, Yeovil Town Road Runners hosted their annual Easter Bunny 10K. The flat course around the villages of West Camel and Podimore with the final 4K following the route of the Yeovilton 5K series, saw over 200 finishers.
Easter Bunny finishers.
Daisy Davies had an excellent debut 10K, finishing 1st Female in 36:01. Matt Lusby continued to perform well finishing 3rd overall. Daisy Davies also had a strong run, finishing 1st female junior.
Harrier Results:
3rd Matt Lusby - 33:53 (3rd MSenior)
11th Daisy Davies - 36:01 (1st FSenior)
21st Sam Harvey - 39:46
22nd Jonathan Williams - 39:46
29th Daisy Davies - 41:07 (1st FJunior)
41st Rosie Park - 43:10 (3rd F35)
53rd Mike Bosley - 44:53
71st Ethan Harvey - 47:04
140th Gary Tubridy - 57:04
ERRA National U17 5K Road Race
On Saturday 6th April, Tom Webb was racing at Sutton Park in the ERRA National 5K Road Championships. On an undulating course with gale force winds Tom held off his competition and moved away in the last 2k to win in 15:30. That looks like being a very quick time on the day for the accompanying 12 stage relays which attracted the top clubs. The wind was so bad the PA system was swaying 6 feet side to side and shuttering became dislodged.
Another amazing achievement. Well done Tom!
Tom with his winners medal and Leonard the Lion mascot.
Butleigh Multi Terrain 10K
Taking place on Sunday 14th April was the Wells City Harriers supported race and the 5th race in this year’s Somerset Series. The race is predominantly off road and takes in some lovely countryside (and a few hills with plenty of mud). Money raised from the race goes towards Butleigh village playing fields association.
It was a successful week for Alex Coombs who was first home after his midweek success at Yeovilton. Matt Lusby was close behind in second. Phoebe Aspinall was the first female Harrier to finish, followed by Lousia Saunders.
Harrier Results:
1st Alexander Coombs - 38:54
2nd Matthew Lusby - 39:31
4th Laurence Badman - 45:22
13th Steve Masters - 49:08
15th Andrew Piper - 49:11
19th Phoebe Aspinall - 50:36
30th Lousia Saunders - 54:30
31st Paul Knight - 54:32
41st Melissa Aspinall - 58:50
55th Carol Buckland - 62:35
58th Gary Tubridy - 65:57
72nd Karen Shears - 79:03
Full race results can be found here.
Manchester Marathon
On Sunday 14th April, Jeremy Linter hit the streets in Manchester to participate in the Manchester Marathon. He finished with a PB improving on his 2:59:18 set at the Abingdon Marathon back in October. Below Jeremy is posing with his new PB only to find out his chip was even more generous giving him a finishing time of 2:55:38.
Great progress and improvement - Well done!
Jeremy with his finishers medal and a new PB!
Full results can be found here.
Good luck to the large group of Harriers heading to London next weekend for the big one!
Membership Update
Existing members should have received an email requesting payment for the new membership year. Thank you to those that have already renewed their membership. If you have not received the email, please contact us so we can resend it to you (don't forget to check your spam).
If you train regularly (Monday Juniors, Tuesday and Wednesday evening seniors) and are not currently a member, please complete the online membership form here. Not trained with us before? Check out our training pages to find out what we do. We are always welcoming new members of all ages, genders and abilities.
Social membership starts from £10 a year. More information can be found on our membership page.
Please contact membership secretary Paul Chadwick if you have any questions.