Two Honiton Running Club members, James Denne and Gemma Collier had a busy few days last week, with two races in four days, writes Judy Davey.

On Wednesday, they travelled up to the village of Tintinhull in Somerset to compete in a multi-terrain race over 10k.

Upon arrival, they were met by some friendly and supportive locals with temperatures warm for a nice summer’s evening.

James ran hard for the first 4k before establishing a big lead then eased back to save his legs for Sunday.

He won the race overall in a time of 36 minutes 14 seconds, three and a half minutes ahead of the next athlete. Gemma won the ladies race (11th overall) by two minutes in 44.37. There were 105 runners.

On Sunday, they raced at the Pitchcroft 10k at Worcester Racecourse. The race consisted of a flat three-lap course, with a strong head wind on the back straight. James was second in 32.38, in a very competitive field. Gemma ran a massive personal best by 50 seconds to finish third in the ladies race with a time of 40.01.