Yeovil 5k Race and junior races September 2009

On the road there were another set of good performances by the seniors competing at the final Yeovil 5km of the season. Jack Bancroft ran a nippy 15.58 for 2^nd place in the main race. In the accompanying junior 1.2km race 11 year old Luke Prior won the final race of the series and with it the overall junior award.

Jack was one of 23 Harriers in the main race, with other notable runs by Matthew Lewis finishing in overall 5^th place with his time of 17.02, Nicky Morgan and Jenny Moore finishing as 2^nd and 3^rd women home in 18.12, and Geoff Cole and James Todd being amongst a number that secured personal bests for the 5k distance.

Other positions and times at the Yeovil 5k:

9^th Andrew Deamer 17.11; 10^th (1^st V50) Dickie Wythe 17.12; 20^th Cameron Rafferty 17.42; 24^th Tom Thick 18.02; 40^th Rick Dukes 18.54; 44^th Reuben Whitcombe 19.06; 63^rd Paul Chadwick 20.00; 67^th Mike Brown 20.17; 70^th Gary Tubridy 20.30; 75^th Rex Whitcombe 20.44; 79^th James Todd 21.09; 80^th Matt Cole 21.11; 92^nd Ian Carpenter 21.55; 103^rd Carol Buckland 22.44; 106^th Joseph Lewis 23.21;109^th Lily Hawkins 23.29; 117^th Callum Moir 23.59;

135^th Pat Challis 25.55.

In the junior races held on the field adjacent to the 5km course, Luke Prior scorched away from his nearest rival Jack Hale to win the inaugural series with Jack picking up the 2^nd place in the Series for the over 10s. Michael Biss won the 10 and under series award with his younger brother, George, 3^rd overall, after another good set of runs by the brothers.

The Harriers are now making preparations to send a large number of junior and senior teams to the South of England Road Relays to be held at Aldershot at the end of the month. Please contact Paul Chadwick for arrangements of transport.

Arrangements for the Shepton Mallet junior run, and 5k and 10k races to be held on October 4^th are now well advanced with entry forms available on the Harriers club website. Go to www.wellscityharriers.org.uk for a copy. Please contact Sue Cook if you can help marshal at this event.

Club members are asked to pencil in the date of the first Street 5km, and accompanying junior 1 and 2k races, to be held on October 14^th . Volunteers are asked to contact Ian Eddy (Tuesday group) to help with marshalling, Helen Rutter to assist with time keeping and finish duties and either Mike Cave or Paul Chadwick to help with entries and other duties on the evening. The Street 5k races take place on the 2^nd Wednesday of every month through to March. See entry form on Fixtures page.