Honiton Running Club
  • Home
  • About Us
    • How to Join
    • Maps and Routes
    • HRC on Facebook
    • Contact Us
    • Committee
  • News
    • Calendar
    • Press Releases 2023
    • Press Releases 2022
    • Press Release 2021
    • Press Release 2020
    • Press Release 2019
    • Press Releases 2018
    • Press Releases 2017
    • Press Releases 2016
    • Press Releases 2015
    • Press Releases 2014
    • Press Releases 2013
    • Press Releases 2012
    • News Archive 2013
    • News Archive 2012
  • Juniors
  • Members
    • Club Kit
    • Club documents
    • Coaching & Training >
      • Club Coaches & Coach Training
  • Social Stuff
  • Events
    • Handicap Run
    • HRC Organised Events >
      • Blackdown Beast (Jan)
      • Ottery 10K (May)
      • Blackdown Beauty
      • Duathlon
      • Honiton Hippo
    • All Parkruns with HRC runners
    • Other Event Listings
  • Results
    • All parkruns with HRC runners
    • Week's Strava summary for HRC
    • Handicap 2023
    • Handicap 2022
    • Handicap 2021
    • Handicap 2020
    • Handicap 2019
    • Handicap 2018
    • Handicap 2017
    • Handicap 2016
    • Handicap 2015
    • Handicap Run 2014
    • Handicap Run 2013 >
      • Handicap Blog 2013
    • Handicap Run 2012 >
      • East Devon Community Race Series
      • Handicap Blog 2012
    • Points Trophy 2013 >
      • Points Trophy 2012
    • Bleep Test
    • Race Results 2011
  • Links
    • Running Advice
    • Injury Info & Advice
    • Site Map
  • Associated Groups
  • Press Releases 2022

Press Report - Yarcombe Yomp and Ilminster 10k

11/4/2012

0 Comments

 
It was a beautifully cold but sunny Saturday when nine Honiton Running Club members took part in Axe Valley Runner’s Yarcombe Yomp last weekend. The route is made up of a 5 mile loop of mud, hills, water and fields and runners can choose to run it twice completing 10 miles or finish having completed one loop. Alex Todd of AVR lost a trainer at a particularly muddy field gate near the beginning of the race. He unsuccessfully tried to retrieve it but not to be outdone by something as insignificant as a shoe; he decided to continue with just one trainer. At the end of the first loop he decided to pull out but was quickly persuaded to continue with the help of the loan of a shoe from a marshal. He swiftly put this on tying the laces tightly and continued for the other 5 miles with odd shoes. He continued in style as he won the race convincingly with a time of 1 hour 12 minutes. This is definitely a first for the Yomp and for Alex himself.

Steve Davey was first back for Honiton finishing in 7th place in 1:24 winning a prize for first male over 50. Howard Bidmead had a great run finishing 19th in 1:31 and Graham Rooms managed to knock about 5 minutes off last year’s time to finish 25th in 1:34. John Burgess managed to stay on his feet for the second year running finishing 33rd in 1:43. Gerry Evans usually enters the 5 mile race but gets sucked in to running the two laps but this year he decided to go straight for the 10 miles to finish in 40th place in 1:54. It was Kathy Layzell’s first time of running this race but she enjoyed it, especially the views, completing Honiton’s line up in 48th place in 2:16.

Honiton junior member, Henry Riddle, won the 5 mile race in 42:26 and Val Hales walked the short distance to the start from her home in Yarcombe to take part finishing 13th in 1:10 winning the first local resident’s prize.

Many thanks to Robin Carter, AVR and all involved in organisation as well as the friendly marshals and landowners but special thanks to the ladies responsible for the delicious soup and cakes awaiting runners upon their return.

A small band of runners from Honiton RC crossed the border into Somerset on Sunday to run the Ilminster 10k. The race is all on road, but heavy overnight rain interspersed with a little snow meant that part of the course resembled a river. The route can best be described as undulating with a mile long hill just before the half-way point. But what goes up must come down, and so does this race with a long downhill section. A couple more undulations and it's back to Ilminster for the finish.

The nature of the course doesn't normally give many personal best times, however nobody told Graham Reeves who recorded his best ever 10k time of 40.25. It can't be long before Graham gets under the magic 40 minute mark. Next home was Nick Thorpe, a very unusual placing for him, in 49.10, his best 10k for some time. Sarah Warren was close behind in 51:00, after leading Nick at the half-way point. Claire Melbourne and Sandra Thorpe came next and were separated by just 2 seconds in 56.09 and 56.11 respectively. Claire is regaining her pre Edinburgh Marathon pace and Sandra was delighted after recently returning to running after a year's absence due to injury. Special mention must go to Val Hales who not content with running the Yarcombe Yomp on Saturday, turned up and raced again. She finished in 67.41.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Club News 2012

    .Editors: Judy, John

    Picture

    Archives

    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012

    Categories

    All
    Dalwood 3 Hills
    Members News
    Other News
    Press Report

    RSS Feed