There were 72 runners in the 11th Umborne Ug 10k and fun run held at Umborne Hall which was won by AVR’s Terry Emmett in 43.42, writes Dave Mutter.

Second was Ian Luke of Poole Runners, 45.21 and third, and also first lady, was Gemma Collier of Honiton RC in 48:31.

AVRs Flo Swan, after doing a swim and a bike ride in the morning, was second lady, sixth overall in 48:51.

The first male 40 plus, was AVRs Ruert Pady, fifth overall in 48.45 and the first male 50 plus, was AVRs John Blackledge, ninth overall in 50:57.

The first male 60 plus, was AVRs Graham Newton, 18th in 53:26 while the first female 35 plus was Honiton RCs Ceri Oak, 17th overall in 53:23.

The first female 45 plus was AVRs Clare Hansford, 13th in 51:35 and the first female 55 plus was AVRs Angela Kerr in 67:03.

Well done, to all the 71 finishers including 22 AVR’s and 13 Honiton RC runners, and thank you to the marshals, course setting out people, water station people, landowners, time-keepers and recorders, commentator Howard, results ladies, backmarkers and a large crowd of supporters.

The 2.5k Fun Run attracted a record entry of 53 and was won by George Tomkins of Honiton RC in a record time of 9:53.

Second home was Tom Perry of AVR in 11:22 and third was Jack Pellow of AVR also in 11:22.

The first girl home was Holly Eyre of AVR in seventh place in about 12.0.

The second girl was Isabella Pellow of Charmouth Primary School in 12:27, and ninth overall with the third girl being AVRs Izzie Coman in about 14:10. It was great to see so many runners of all ages and sizes - some very small!

After the runs, there was a bar, barbecue, hot drinks and lots of delicious cakes made by the local community.

Thank you, to everyone who helped with this, and of course to Eleanor Wood for organising the race on the day as well as her many other jobs. It would appear that a profit of about £1,140 was made for the hall funds. Well done, and thank you. See you all next year!