With good timing given the hot weather, there were only a couple of events for RFRCers this week, but they couldn’t have been more different.
Race regular Nick Brazier took on the July edition of the short and sharp RunExe 5k Summer Series in Exeter, which was over in no time. Nick clocking a very impressive 20m14s.
The other race was on Lundy island, and taking into account a ferry journey of 2-hours each way it took up most of the day for Paul Thompson, Sally Tuer and Tanya Lewis. They were blessed with fabulous, but rather warm, weather for the 13.5 mile PureTrail UK Lundy Island Race on a spectacular course covering more or less all of the island. Sticking together they puffed past the puffins and other associated wildlife to finish in 3h10m, which was enough to get second in age category for Sally.
A core of 20 parkrunners were at Longrun Meadow, with club representation also at Exmouth, Frogmary Green, Horsham, Northala Fields, Parke, Perry Hall, Teignmouth and Weymouth.