Cardinham Twilight Run
7 ORC’s took on the hills on Saturday night in Cardinham Woods for the Purple Gecko Twilight run, a challenging headtorch 5k, 5mile or 10mile trail run through the deepest, darkest parts of Cardinham Woods near Bodmin.
Keeley Phillips set off first taking part in the 5k canicross event with her dog Loki and was 2nd female, 4th overall and first in her age group in a time of 37:05.
Izzi Davison chose the 5mile route and was 3rd female in 53:49.
The rest of the ORC’s took on the 10mile route, which was two laps of the pretty brutal 5 mile course.
Ian Duffied was first place overall in an impressive time of 1:20:23 followed by Jo Page, first female in a time of 1:34:00 they were closely followed by Dean Andrew in 1:36:35, Matt Grint in 1:48:42 and Peter Rossitter in 1:55:45.
Combe Crawler
After finishing the Cardinham Twilight race the evening before, on Sunday morning Peter Rossitter found himself on the start line of the Combe Crawler at Ilfracombe.
This legendary race is guaranteed to tax the muscles of even the most race-hardened veteran. It is a true cross-country race that encompasses steep coastal paths, stunning views and beautiful countryside running through dramatic North Devon scenery. It’s 8.5 miles long with 580m of ascent.
The course was windy, wet, muddy and slippery and Pete crossed the line in an unofficial time of 1:43.
Budleigh Blister
Also on Sunday Chris Turner headed to Budleigh for the 10mile race which is part of the 2025 Instep Devon Championships. Starting and finishing at Budleigh Cricket Club, the race takes you along the South West Coast Path towards Ladram Bay before heading back inland through muddy fields and lanes. It is particularly flat and a fast last couple of miles (if you have anything left!)
Chris was pleased to finish 5th overall in a time of 1:04:37.
Kingston 10k
After a freezing week with heavy rain, Sunday morning turned out to be glorious with blue skies at Kingston for this race.
The route goes from Kingston down to the Ham House Nature Reserve and Teddington Locks, before returning to follow the River Thames upstream back to Kingston Upon Thames.
Albeit flooded and quite slippery in places, Pearl said it was a great route with a fantastic atmosphere and lots of goodies at the end. Pearl finished in a time of 1:00:36 and was third in her age group.