The weather may have been less than favourable for most of the bank holiday weekend, but it didn’t stop Harriers racing in eight fantastic events over the four days.

Friday, May 24: - Run Exe Relays, Exeter

35 Harriers took part in City Runs popular relay event with teams of 4 running legs of 4km around the Exwick Playing Fields and along the footpath beside the River Exe. 

Harriers had nine teams competing:

5th Senior Men’s Team - Harriers Men A - Oli White (12.16) James Kelly (13.07), Ed Porter (13.35), John Terry (13.41) Total time 52.39

2nd M50 Team - Harriers M50 A - Craig Butler (14.54), Mac McNaghten (14.58), Jimmy Joy (16.30), Mike Musgrove (15.07) Total time 61.29

3rd Senior Ladies Team - Harriers Ladies A - Alice Kelly (14.04), Debbie Marsden (16.09), Cat Goncalves (15.44), Jenny Reay (16.05) Total time 62.02

12th Senior Men’s Team - Harriers Men B - Jon Garrity (17.34), Steve Toomey (15.19), Tim Thompson (15.26), Julian Nelmes (15.01) Total time 63.20

12th Mix Team - Harriers Mixed Team - Lisa Boyd (19.27), Eduardo Rosete (16.08), Alison White (20.44), Oli White (12.56) Total time 69.15

6th M50 Team - Harriers M50 B - Derek Johnson (18.37), Des White (20.01), Adrian Barton (16.47), Terry McKie (16.17) Total time 71.42

3rd W40 Team - Harriers W40 Team - Claire Sorensen (18.50), Carrie Webb (18.50), Holly Clements (17.59), Paula Hawkins (18.16) Total time 73.21

12th Senior Ladies Team - Harriers Ladies B - Emily Kelly (18.19), Laura Walton (20.20), Haley Kelly (20.22), Becky Parry (19.01) Total time 78.02

1st W60 Team - Harriers W60 - Sarah Baldwin (19.56), Joan Mason (21.35), Linda Hoe (21.22), Nicola Kelly (18.57) Total time 81.50

In the individual results, the following Harriers won their age categories:

Oli White was 1st M35 

Jenny Reay was 1st W65 

Linda Hoe was 1st W70 

Saturday, May 25 - Hokey Cokey Swim / Run, St Austell Cornwall

Described as Cornwall’s toughest multi-sport event this swim/run was really testing and a tough challenge! It was the 6th edition of the Hokey Cokey and was within the heart of the lovely coastal harbour village of Charlestown.

Kevin Doyle excelled in the Strong (Long) Course, 13.8km run & 5.2k sea swim and finished in 34th place in a superb time of 4 hours 8 minutes 49 seconds.

Saturday, May 25 - Race the Tide, the Woodland Trail, South Hams, Devon

Race the Tide was in the glorious setting of the Flete Estate, Mothecombe, South Devon, there were three races that catered for runners of all abilities. Alice Thomas opted for the 8.5 mile race and was 70th in 1.30.23.

Saturday, May 25 - Langstone Fell Race at Peter Tavy, Devon

This was the 3rd race in the 2024 Dartmoor Fell Race series with three Harriers taking part and one (Lisa Hatchard) volunteering to “Sweep” the course.

Starting and finishing in the Dartmoor Village of Peter Tavy the race took in Coombe Tor, Cox Tor and the ancient Langstone before returning to the village via Boulters Tor. The approximate 10km race featured stunning views across Dartmoor with ascents and descents and short technical challenges.

5th Anthony Hatchard  48.57 1st M45

32nd Hugh Marsden  63.11 2nd M60

49th Dawn Teed  85.50 2nd W55

Saturday, May 25 - Classic Quarter Coastal Relay, Helston, Cornwall

Dani Kalin & Matt Harrison ran in this extremely challenging event where they had to run 36K each with just over 1000m of elevation 

As a team they placed 9th out of 82 teams overall and they were the 1st mixed team out of 30 in a total time of 7 hours 31 minutes and 23 seconds.

Matt said after the event “We both could barely climb in to the campervan at the end”.

Sunday, May 26 - Manchester Great Run (1/2 Marathon)

Hannah Bown had qualified during the 2023 selection Masters race and was picked to run for England Masters in the Celtic Challenge within the 2024 Great Manchester 1/2 Marathon.

546th Hannah Bown 1.31.37 13th W45

Sunday, May 26 - Great West Run, Exeter

One of Devon’s premier running events that started and finished at Exeter Arena. Nine Harriers ran in the 1/2 Marathon and one in the 10km. In the 1/2 Marathon Nathan Sheehy was 2nd in his M45-49 age group and qualified to represent the England Masters team in the Celtic Challenge 1/2 Marathon race in 2025 (venue yet to be agreed).

1/2 Marathon

21st  Nathan Sheehy 1.19.02 2nd M50

51st  Josh Sale 1.25.23 

65th  Tom Packer 1.27.03 9th M40

194th Mac Mcnaghten 1.35.44 6th M60

395th Simon Beer 1.44.05

409th Adrian Barton 1.44.25 18th M55

699th Ben White 1.52.27

700th Emma White 1.52.31

1,108th Laura Walton 2.03.18

10km

105th  May Argyle-Lander   54.58

Monday, May 27: Uplowman 10km

Five Harriers raced in this event hosted by Tiverton Harriers over a single 10km road loop with approximately 100m elevation. The start and finish was at the village hall in Uplowman with a mix of flat and fast roads and rolling Devon lanes.

Jenny Reay was the first Harrier to finish and she was the 1st W65 overall.

Jenny Reay: 1st W65

Jimmy Joy: 2nd M60

Graham Mullin

Des White: 2nd M70

Alison White: 2nd W65