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Sidmouth Festival Run

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Despite the awful weather last Saturday, 235 runners turned up the next day for the Michelmores’ sponsored Festival 10k Run - and their faith in the weather forecast was justified by near perfect running conditions. The overnight rain had made the multi-terrain course a bit slippery but this did not prevent a very fast time of 40.07 by the winner, 22-year-old Ashley Humphreys, from Torbay.

A large contingent from Overton Harriers arrived in an effort to retain their Men’s Team Trophy but they were thwarted by a determined host club who pulled out all the stops to send them back to Hampshire empty-handed.

Graham Hill led the team home, finishing in fourth place overall and picking up once again the Shield for the first Local Male.