Harting 10 Mile Trail Run & Yeo Mill Event

Having celebrated his daughter’s wedding in Midhurst, West Sussex on the Saturday Honiton runner Howard Bidmead entered the Harting 10 mile trail run on Sunday 3rd August. Harting is a small village set within the South Downs National Park on the West Sussex / Hampshire border.This is a tough run starting in the village. The first 3 miles are all uphill and comprise country lanes and tracks. At 3 miles the course evens out until 5 miles where there is a sharp right hand turn and then 2 miles uphill to the top of the Downs where the runners are met with amazing views across the Sussex and Hampshire countryside. At 8 miles the route descends back into Harting to the finish. 206 runners completed the event. Howard ran in his words a gentle pace and finished 88th with a credible time of 1 hour 22 mins. The race was run by Julian Manning from Denmead Striders in a time of 57m 46s.

Last Sunday, 56 runners or walkers took part in a social event organised by Honiton Running Club’s Howard Bidmead. Several local clubs were represented with 10 Honiton runners taking part. The base was at West Anstey and was a circular route taking in 10 Exmoor miles. The weather was much better than was originally forecast with Hurricane Bertha behaving herself. Runners were treated to a feast of homemade cakes on their return and money raised was split between Devon Air Ambulance and West Anstey Village Hall. A huge thank you to Howard and his other helpers for a very enjoyable event.