The heavy mist and gloom on Dartmoor soon lifted to create the perfect running conditions, sun and a warm wind, which were much appreciated by four Sidmouth Running Club members taking on the 11 Tors Of Dartmoor Challenge on Saturday. Organised by Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Tavistock to raise much needed funds Mark Norton, Alice Gill, Janice Ransom and Hannah Maslen thoroughly enjoyed the event.
Thirteen Mighty Greens ran at 8 parkrun events including Colin Ryan, Christine Farnham and Julia Haddrell at Seaton parkrun.
Colin’s time of 21:12 was a tantalizing four seconds away from his PB at Seaton. Further afield Debbie & Don Cawthera ran at Nant y Pandy (Anglesey) parkrun; the route takes in red squirrel inhabited woodland and Debbie was very fortunate to see one.
It’s not just the adults who like a challenge; junior Jude Carson was on Exeter canal with the Mighty Green Dragon Boat racing team last Sunday practising his paddling and drumming skills for the first time and this weekend he took part in his first park run at Exmouth.
Talking of park runs SRC’s Maja Luna ran her 25th at Cranbrook while Don Cawthera and Derek Blackburn ran their 150th. Don and wife Debbie ran with 54 other park runners along an old railway line in Dolgellau, North Wales and Derek ran on the former Frys Chocolate factory in Keynsham.
