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Tom & Oskar break long standing records in the October 2023 edition of Street races.

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Written by: Paul Chadwick

Created: 12 October 2023

Last Updated: 13 October 2023

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In spite of the wet and humid weather there was a good turn out for the Street Races held on Wednesday 11^th October. Two records were broken on the night.

In what was the 198^th edition of the 5k race, u17 Harrier Tom Webb won the race by smashing a very long standing age group record with his time of 15.29. For the women, first home was Harrier u20 Sophie Nicholls in 17.46.

 

In the junior races, (start shown above), Oskar Beck also broke a long standing 2k record with his time of 6.41whilst Elspeth Perkins was first for the girls in 9.48. In the 1k race Rowan Kelly won for the first time in 3.43 and Florence Perkins for the girls with 4.18.

Read on for details and race results link.

For Harriers – last call for the Gwent XC League fixture this coming Saturday. Contact Harrier Secretary Alex Coombs or coach Jon James if you intend to compete. 

Photo below: new 2k record holder u13 Oskar Beck with the former 2k record holder Alex Williams.

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Ruby & Amelie win at Wessex XC, whilst Matt & Rosie excel at BHAM trail race. Last call for Street 5k no 198...

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Written by: Paul Chadwick

Created: 06 October 2023

Last Updated: 06 October 2023

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Another good set of Harrier performances were achieved last weekend. A select group of members competed at the first of the Wessex Cross Country League matches and u11 Ruby Shaw (seen above) and u17 Amelie Cook won their respective races.

 

 

Meanwhile over at Martock, the BHAM multi-terrain 10k saw five of the seniors out racing and two achieved podium places – Matt Lusby winning outright and Rosie Park 3^rd for the women (that's Rosie on the right below)

The Wessex League fixture is the first of three which will be held before Christmas and there were a number of our partner YOAC members out running there too – well done to all, The next Wessex XC fixture is on Sunday 29^th October and full details of the fixtures are on this link here. (entries close 5pm on 22^nd October). Free to enter for Harriers.

Meanwhile, some of the Harriers are now getting ready to enter the first of the Gwent XC League fixtures being held on Sunday 14^th October at Pembrey Park. If interested in being entered and going, then please contact Jon James or Alex Coombs for details as no doubt there will be some car-sharing arrangements.

Read on for the last call for the first of this season’s Street races – the 5k race is number 198 in a long sequence; with accompanying 1k & 2k races. Also, early notice that the EA registration fee for next year will be going up.

 

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Birthday celebrations at Tuesday track; Southern Road Relays and Berlin Marathon

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Written by: Paul Chadwick

Created: 29 September 2023

Last Updated: 29 September 2023

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This week’s web report includes news of the celebrations at the track on Tuesday for one of our long-standing (long-running) members Terry Kingham - seen above after the training session; brief news from the South of England Road Relays held last Saturday – back at Aldershot on a traffic-free circuit for the first time in 5 years or so; and a report of another Marathon pb by David Hirst from his trip to Berlin last weekend.

 

We had some fun at the regular Tuesday night training session when Terry KIngham, who used to enjoy competing at the relays at Aldershot, celebrated a very big birthday (80!) and after training was presented with his card & cake.  Congratulations Terry Kingham.

 

Terry started training and running with us in the early 1990's - starting out as a regular at the Wednesday night training sessions from the Wells Rugby Club and joining in the Marathon group's training on a Sunday morning to help him achieve his 3.06pb at the distance when he was in his early 50's.

 

The Aldershot Relays has been a big part of the Harrier history over the years. It's  such a major event with a very long pedigree. Those of us with long memories will recall seeing a young Mo Farah competing there in a number of years. It’s a great road running circuit with an undulating profile - open, long sections and tree-lined shady parts - some sections with fantastic crowd support and other parts where you could hear your heart beating! Only 10 Harriers made the starting line this year for the relays which is some way down on the team exploits of the 1990’s and early 2000’s.

There’s also a link to a video explaining the work on the new multi-user paths around Shepton & Wells, which may enable us to have some additional training routes in the future. 

 

Read on too for a call for entrants and volunteers to help at the Street 5k, 1k & 2k races coming up soon on Wednesday 11^th October.

 

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Last of the Yeovilton 5km races and wrapping up the T&F season

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Written by: Paul Chadwick

Created: 19 September 2023

Last Updated: 19 September 2023

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This week’s Harrier web report brings news of some great running at the last of the season’s Yeovilton 5km races and the junior runs alongside. We’re also wrapping up the Track & field season with a report on the Monday juniors who were competing at the Yeovil Games – some great performances. There’s a few juniors who are ranked in the top ten nationally at T&F in their age group this season!

We’ve also a request for all members to ensure they (a) advise coaches at the training sessions if they have any medical conditions/injuries that coaches need to know about and (b) update their own information about allergies/medical issues on their athletics portal and ensure that we have up to date information on emergency contacts on the same portal in case the Club needs to contact anyone.

Coming up are the Southern Road Relays next week, with the national relays following in early October and the first of the Wessex League XC fixtures on 1^st October (entry deadline 20^th Sept 5pm). For the cross country season it would really help, especially the junior athletes, to have a team manager from one of the parents at each event to welcome runners and hand out numbers, maybe taking a photo or two – please let Club Secretary Alex know if you are volunteering.... & a request for anyone interested in coaching to contact Paul as we look to expand our coaching team.

Online entries for the Street 5k Series are due to open soon. See link on the RunBritain site; entries for the junior 1k and 2k run can only be made on the night. See information here. Please sign up for marshalling/finish line duties by contacting Alex or using sign-up sheet at Tuesday training.

If anyone has a report or any photos from the Glastonbury Levels 10k or 10 mile race please send in to be added to this report.... This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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