It was an absolute Beast of a weekend for Running Forever members who took on the Blackdown Beast 16 mile trail event. Billed as a social run, with no times issued for finishers, it includes a pasty stop and a couple of pub visits as the route meanders up and down and round the countryside. Our finishers were Sam Wharton, Martin Webb, Mercedes Thorne, Sue Lewis, Chris Buckman, Dan Carrington, Brian Bandyszewski, Tanya Lewis, Heather Pearce. Joanna Gavins, Sally Tuer, Jonathan Newby, Dean Bennett, Jo Carritt, Ann-Marie Crampton, Dan Talbot and Andy Higham.
Equally muddy but lacking the refreshment opportunities was the Exeter Epic Trail 10K which attracted a quartet of members. First home was Simon Malley in 48.25 with Michael Turk (1.01); Asbie Potter (1.14) and Lisa Windsor (1.25) following him over the line.
Up in Amesbury, Helen Needs took part in the 30K Stonehenge Stomp.
This week, parkrun tourists visited Minehead, Winchester, Chippenham, Hastings, Ellenbrook Fields Exmouth, Gloucester City and Salcey Forest. Seventeen kept things local at Longrun Meadow.