Mighty Green and park run enthusiast Derek Blackburn planned his travel accommodation to be near the location of the only parkrun on the equator, as he represented Sidmouth Running Club in Singapore, writes Alexa Baker.

Fellow parkrun enthusiast, Clive Gilbert, didn’t have a problem with the heat! The Mighty Green ran the Ashton Court parkrun in Bristol, having ran a 5k warm-up beforehand, which signalled the completion of his Tommy 10k challenge.

Fundraising for the Royal British Legion, Clive had to run 10k a day for 11 days from November 1 to Armistice Day. Run leader Clive took on this challenge, as his son Matt joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in April and raised over £150.

Vice chair Sarah Watkins and Carol Hounsell took part in the Drogo10 organised by SW Runners. They both enjoyed the hilly, muddy, cross country terrain with stunning views of the Teign Valley and finished in 2:26:02.

Junior run leader Adrian ‘Gripper’ Horne headed up to Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire to take part in the aptly named Sodbury Slog. The 10-mile route is billed as a lung busting, trainer ruining, hill climbing multi terrain challenge. To commemorate the fallen, the race is preceded by two minutes silence and the last post. Gripper said it was very wet and cold but he enjoyed himself and finished in 2:07:01, 706th out of a field of 1057.

The first Sunday run was another way to ruin your trainers, as Sarah Clapham found out! The route from Sidford, down the Byes to pick up the coast path to Weston, into Harcombe (10 miles) and on to Sidbury (13 miles) was full of mud and not made any easier with the persistent rain, so there were plenty of slips and trips along the way.

The idea of the Sunday runs is to increase your mileage and time on your legs in preparation for the Blackdown Beast, 4 Trigs, Grizzly and the club’s own Exe to Axe, but it is also very social and gives you an opportunity to meet members of the club you wouldn’t normally run with on a club night.

Sidmouth Herald: Clive in Bristol