Street 5K, track awards, and club Christmas dinner
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U20 Rory Forbes (Millfield School) & u20 Sophie Nicholls took the winners places at this month’s Street 5k. For Rory (15.38) this was his first ever outright victory at Street, whilst Sophie (17.23) is starting to make a habit of it.
In the accompanying 1k & 2k junior races, all of the winners came from the Harrier’s Monday junior training groups: Rowan Kelly & Florence Perkins in the 1k; Oskar Beck & Elspeth Perkins in the 2k. Photo above shows the 1k & 2k runners all raring to go.
The 5k race was edition number 199 in a sequence going back some 33 and a half years to October 1990 – FREE entry next month to anyone who ran in that very first edition!
Next Month’s edition will have a souvenir for all that compete over the 5k (or in the junior races) and for all the hard-working volunteers that make it happen.
Track & Field Awards 2023:
As part of the combined team with Yeovil Olympiads at Track & Field, we at the Harriers have some very talented junior and senior athletes who turn out in the National British League (Championship Division) – the only Somerset Club at this level – and in the South West Athletics League.
A number of our Harrier members were given awards at the YOAC annual awards evening last Friday. Photo below. Well done all!
Read on for the Street race results and also the entry links for the Somerset County XC Championships in December and for the South West XC Championships in January.
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Louisa Saunders
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Louisa has been running since childhood, taking it more seriously during university with half marathons. She joined Wells City Harriers in March 2023 for structured training, and talks about how supportive and enjoyable being part of a club has been. Finishing second in the 2023 Somerset Series was also a running highlight, and now she talks about how she aims for a half marathon personal best this autumn.
Louisa Saunders
Burnham-on-Sea Half Marathon, October 2023
Interview - August 2024
Jonathan Williams
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Jonathan began running in February 2020 after a friend invited him to the Shepton Mallet Parkrun, and he quickly got hooked. He then joined Wells City Harriers in March 2023, enjoying racing various distances up to half marathons, and cherished experiences like cheering at the London Marathon, running in Budapest, and organising the Wells Festival of Running.
Jonathan Williams
The London Vitality 10K, 2023
Interview - July 2024
Sharon Bowles
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Club treasurer Sharon, talks about leading regular Couch to 5K groups and how her running journey began the same way… 9 marathons later and multiple ultras under her belt.
Sharon Bowles
Sodbury Slog, 2017
Interview - March 2024
Christian Green
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Club Vice Chairman Christian discusses his experiences with trail running, his progress in marathon training, his passion for cross-country racing, and his achievements in the local running community.
Christian Green
Interview - June 2024
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