10 Exmouth Harriers competed in six events over the weekend.
The first, on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, was the Hope36 Trail Festival of Running in Newham Park, Plymouth.
Within this incredibly tough event, Chris Murrin ran his 136th Marathon.
He started on Friday at 9:00pm and completed an amazing 120 miles (24 laps of the five-mile multi-terrain course) with over 10,100 feet of elevation in 36 hours, finishing in 4th place overall.
Chris said afterwards: “My legs are the worst I’ve ever known.
“I’ve got more blisters than toes”.
The next event was a social run in the wonderful countryside of the Blackdown Hills for two Exmouth Harriers on Saturday, July 13.
Two routes of 11 and 18 miles were available with a free cream tea served on both routes.
Kay Douglas completed the longer 18-miler in four hours 57 minutes and Amanda McCann completed the 11-miler in two hours 30 minutes.
Next is the Love Trails 27km Race on the Gower Peninsular in Wales on Saturday, July 13.
Dana Kalin and Matt Harrison ran in this undulating ultra-trail race over 27km with almost 3,000 feet of elevation gain across the Gower Peninsular in South Wales, finishing in two hours 52 minutes.
Then there was the Race to the Stones 100km on the Ridgeway on Saturday, July 13.
Susan Hill and Louise Hempstead finished the UK’s biggest ultramarathon in 14 hours 8 minutes on a course that traversed Britain’s oldest footpath and ran towards the 5000-year-old Avebury Standing Stones, taking in over 4,300 feet of elevation gain en route.
Susan said afterwards: “Louise and I took part in this 100 km Race, a distance that had been on our radar for a while.
“It was a tough challenge for both us along the Ridgeway but the weather was ideal for July.
“The organisation was exceptional and we were very pleased to cross that finish line”.
Next on the agenda on a busy weekend was the Otter Rail & River 10km, also on Saturday, July 13.
Chris Dupain, Hannah Bown and Andy Johnson ran in this scenic off-road 10km that started and finished on the village playing field in Tipton St John.
It followed public footpaths and rights of way in the Otter Valley.
The undulating route headed downstream alongside the River Otter, through Harpford woods, along the old Sidmouth railway line, back towards Tipton, through fields out to Fluxton and along tracks to the village.
6th: Chris Dupain - 42.29 - 3rd M40
18th: Hannah Bown - 46.24 - 3rd Lady & 1st W45
29th: Andy Johnson - 48.12 - 1st M60
Last but not least was the Lundy Island Race on Sunday, July 14.
Nicola Kelly and David Mountain ran in this unique trail running experience over 14 miles of pristine, wildlife encrusted tracks tended by the Landmark Trust on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel - a two-hour ferry trip from Ilfracombe.
The route visited the North lighthouse, traversed the undulating eastern and western clifftops, clung to the precipitous slopes and ran along the central spine of the island as well as a few sidetracks.
78th: Nicola Kelly - 2.45.25 - 2nd W60 135th: David Mountain - 3.10.13
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