Race the Light
Saturday saw 3 ORC’s heading to Mothecombe on the Erme Estuary for OuterEdge Events Race the Light, which was rescheduled from December 2024 due to Storm Darragh.
There was an 8.5 mile route and for the first time this year a half marathon route was offered, all three ORC’s opted for the half marathon.
Runners face the unique challenge of a double crossing of the River Erme estuary, making it a true race against the light and the tide! Participants can expect to get wet feet right from the start, the first half of the route goes through undulating forest trials, with plenty of hills and mud on the second half of the route, but with fantastic views over Burgh Island.
The race finishes with a mighty uphill climb to the finish line after crossing the Erme estuary again. The team billed it as a fantastic event and well worth the wait!
Ian Ripper was the first ORC home in a time of 2:01:12 and first in his age category. Matt Grint was next in a time of 2:16:50 and Simon Partridge in 2:41:16.
Devon Schools Cross-Country
Also on Saturday Luke Stannus was running in the Devon Schools Cross-Country Championships. He finished in 6th place which qualifies him for the English school’s cross-country championships in March.
Tehidy Twilight Run
On Saturday evening Keeley Phillips and Carole Loader took part in the Tehidy Twilight Run. Runners are invited to ‘grab your head torch and some friends (safety in numbers) and dare to tackle the forest after dark..!’
This event, hosted by Purple Gecko Events, starts from Tehidy Country Park in Camborne. The event is Stage 5 in the 2024-2025 Canicross Championship Series and Stage 1 in the 2025 5k and 10k Trail running championship, with the top 20 Male and Female finishers in each race earning championship points.
Both ladies run on their own and with their dogs and decided on canicross for this event. Keeley tackled the 5k race with Lockie and finished in 10th place. Carole opted for the 10k with Scoobie and finished in 4th place overall, first female.
Couch to 50k
The Couch to 50k Half Marathon group practiced their trail running skills at Belstone on Sunday. Five runners braved the cold wind to learn some basic skills and techniques for off-road running. This was followed by a short training run to test those newly acquired skills running around Belstone Cleave. Well done to them and if you’d like to learn more about this group contact Club Coach, Robert Richards on coaching@okehamptonrunningclub.com
