English XC Championships; National Junior Indoors; and the Babcary Road Race - all in one weekend!
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It’s been another busy weekend for Harriers (Saturday 24th & 25th February). A squad competed at the National English Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill, in London, on the Saturday with Oliver Fox finishing 6th in the senior men’s race; the u20 twins of Elise and Ollie Thorner were in action at the English Junior indoor Championships at Sheffield; and there was a Harrier 1-2-3 at the Harrier supported Babcary Road race on Sunday 25th February, where Chris Green roared home for first, with Oli Frost 2nd, and Chris Walker completing the set. First on the age graded results, which is how most of the prizes are made, went to Martin Lascelles (Maiden Newton Runners) with Linda Lascelles (Maiden Newton) 2nd overall. Babcary results below. Other Harriers were in action at the Hinton St George Slay the Dragon races. More photos from National XC Championships added at bottom of report.
Dylan wins Street 5k for the first time, whilst Amber returns to win for the women! Plus off-road relay team opps for Harriers
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Despite the unpromising weather – squally rain! - the Harrier’s Dylan Dukes claimed his first ever Street 5k victory when he came from behind on the final lap to beat Zak Hurrell, whilst one of the Club’s Hon Life members Amber Gascoigne was back in the area to win for the women in overall 5th place. There was no less effort shown by the youngsters in the 1k and 2k races where Logan Moncrieff won the 1k race and Isabelle Walker the 2k race. Read on also for links to the forthcoming Babcary and Butleigh race entry forms.
(photo below of Dylan in action at the October 2017 edition of the Street 5k races - photo by Al)
Great running by Harrier juniors at SW Schools whilst 5 excel at the BUCS XC Championships for Students - Street 5k edition 173 coming up!
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Wells City Harrier members continue to be in action across this winter period and last weekend (3rd/4th Feb) saw some great running either at the South West schools XC event, where many Harriers, from both the Millfield training base or the Yeovil track base, ran in the red vest of Somerset schools; or at the British Universities XC Championships (BUCS) held at Brunel University. Elise Thorner gained a top ten finish at the SW County schools event whilst two Hon Life Members had great races at BUCS. Also in action was Ollie Thorner gaining a pb in the indoors 400m.
Elise, in Somerset Schools red, in the leading pack in the senior girls race - photo by Al
Somerset Series 2018 gets underway! Babcary & Butleigh races coming up! Sign up to help at the Wells Fun Run!
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The Somerset Series sponsored by Cornwall Glass gets underway next weekend (11th February) when the Humdinger Half is the first race for 2018. Races supported by Wells City Harriers then follow with race 2 at the Babcary Road race, 7.5 miles approx., on Sunday 25th Feb, and race 4 being the Butleigh 10k approx. multi-terrain a month later on the Sunday 25th March. Entry forms for these two local races will be at the next Street 5k race on Wednesday 14th Feb. Also - a call for volunteers to help the Wells Fun Run.(Below - Harriers after the Somerset Series race at Glastonbury in 2017)
Junior Harriers excel at Somerset Schools XC Championships
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Wells City Harriers athletes were again in cross-country racing action last weekend (Saturday 20th Jan 2018) when over 20 of the juniors competed in the Somerset Schools Cross Country Championships held at Aldon Hill, near Yeovil. There were a number of good performances with many finishing in the top ten in the various age groups and subsequently being selected to compete for the County schools team at the forthcoming South West Schools XC Championships on Sat 3rd Feb at Stover school, Newton Abbot.
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