22 Jul Three’s the magic number for chairman Colin
South Devon Athletic Club chairman Colin Peters (above, pictured by Pete Underhay) tackled three races in three days as the summer events calendar threw up some local favourites.
To start with, he was first across the line in the club’s own Scadson Screamer race from Occombe Farm. The course took runners on a fast downhill through Scadson Woods before turning at Hollicombe for the climb back up again.
Peters completed the course in 21m 19s, chased home by Mark Carter (21m 55s) and Shaun Kirk (22m 17s). First woman home was Dani Waters in 23m 32s.
Other finishers were Marc Walpot (22m 54s), Rob Foster (23m 09s), Antony Waters (24m 00s); Kerry Bell (24m 13s), Guy Henderson (25m 40s), James Nash (25m 48s), Neil Jordain (27m 10s) , Kate Foley (27m 53s), Cherry Powell (28m 17s), Roger Webb (31m 09s) and Alison Ford (33m 03s).
Picture by Roger Easterbrook
Next up for the chairman was the Chudleigh Road Race, run as part of the town’s annual carnival celebrations.
Club kit was left at home for this one, with Peters, Mark Carter and Ben Hooppell dressing as the Red Arrows, complete with dummy aircraft and a smoke trail.
Then, to complete his hat-trick of races, Peters led five SDAC runners home at the Haytor Heller, a tough six-miler from Hay Tor to Hound Tor and back, organised by Teignbridge Trotters.
Picture by the Tedstone Family
He finished in 58m 35s, ahead of Ray Tedstone (64m 41s), Guy Henderson (75m 51s), Vince Langdon (80m 37s) and Roger Webb (91m 59s).
Earlier in the month, 11 club members tackled the Balmy Bicton 10k, with three of them scooping prizes.
Picture by Pete Underhay
Kerry Bell (above) was first in her age group, with Colin Peters and Shaun Kirk first and second in theirs.
The SDAC finishers were Colin Peters (45m 09s), Shaun Kirk (48m 43s), Dani Waters (50m 24s), Antony Waters (53m 41s), Kerry Bell (54m 54s), Kate Foley (55m 19s), Cherry Powell (below) (61m 32s), Heather Coverdale (62m 27s), George Holman (66m 21s), Mark Holman (66m 22s) and Rachel Irish (69m 36s).
Picture by Pete Underhay