Andrew wins at Baltonsborough Road Race with other great performances by large squad of Harriers young & old
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There was a good turn out by Harriers and other runners from the locality, and from Clubs further afield, in support of the local Charity run - once again race directed by Harrier Kay Franklin - in Baltonsborough. Andrew Hennessy returned to his home village to win (again) with numerous Harriers also winning age group prizes. The junior race was also very competitive. Read on for link to full race results. A call for those members who want to be considered for the regional relays – contact coaches asap – and news of the Yeovil Games coming up.
Harry runs for TeamGB, whilst Jon wins silver at Masters Championships and a host of Harriers compete at the County Championships – last call for Baltonsborough Road race entries.
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(Above - u11s Connor (Harrier vest) & Jamie (Flourescent top) coming to the 200m mark of their 600m race - photo by Fiona)
It has been a good week for juniors and seniors competing at track & field.
17 year old Harry Barton made his debut for TeamGB when competing at 110m Hurdles in Manchester, whilst Jon James was 2nd at the British Masters Championships over 1500m, and a whole host of mainly juniors competed at the Somerset County Athletics Track & Field Championships held in Yeovil.
Read on also for news on the Autumn Road Relays and a last call for the Baltonsborough Road races taking place this coming Bank Holiday Monday (30th August).
Harry Barton selected for TeamGB! Other Harriers get ready for County Championships
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17 year old Harry Barton becomes the 10th Wells City Harrier member to be selected for TeamGB and will compete at 110m Hurdles for the British team this Thursday (19th August) in Manchester at a prestigious international event. Meanwhile, Senior Club coach Jon James has been posting another impressive 5km time to go further ahead in the national rankings for his age group (V55) and a host of Harriers are getting ready for the Somerset County Championships this coming weekend (21st/22nd August).
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Harriers excel during Olympic week! SW League results & Haselbury Trail Race. Final call for County Champs and enter on line for Baltonsborough Road Race
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(above: Harriers give up a night of watching Olympic TV highlights to compete at Haselbury)
No doubt many Harriers, and others, have been watching the excellent TV sports coverage from Tokyo this past few weeks? With a number of new sports to get enthusiastic over and now this week's athletics, it's been quite a feast for the armchair audience. Meanwhile a number of Harriers have continued to compete or train hard this week - some great performances by juniors at last Sunday's South West League match and an enthusiastic group of senior Harriers at the Haselbury Trail Race on Wednesday. Read on also for the links to some road & off-road races coming up....
Harriers of all ages out in force - SW T&F Championships; Parrett Trail Race; Frome Road Races
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(above: Harriers gathered up before the Parrett Trail race)
Wells City Harrier members have again been out competing at a range of athletic disciplines this past week. U18 Harry Barton won gold (again) – this time at the South West Track & Field Championships, whilst the Harrier senior mens team were first at the Parrett 10km Multi-terrain, and a squad of the Club’s runners dominated at the various Frome road races. Club Treasurer Sharon Bowles even found time to run a 100km trail run ‘Race to the Stones’ in the heat over the weekend. Phew! Read on for info on next Wednesday’s (28th July) pub run too.
(below: Harrison Williams finishes in a new pb time at the Frome 5k race)
- Elise finishes 8th in Europe, whilst Harry is English Schools Champion and Hannah & Sophie have great runs!
- Elise flies out with TeamGB to Estonia whilst other Harriers head to Manchester & a host of great performances this past week
- Ollie finishes 6th at National Championships; Elise selected for TeamGB again; Training sessions for next 2 months & Competition opps continue to grow
- Baltonsborough races are back!
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