EXMOUTH HARRIERS
Four of the seven Exmouth Harriers who raced in the second round of the Exeter Winter 3k Series set new personal bests.
The event took place on the track at Exeter Arena and it was the runners in the fastest two races who ran quicker than ever before.
Pete Fletcher and Mike Musgrove spurred each other on in the A race, with Fletcher coming out on top in their duel as he finished fifth in 9mins 52secs, with Musgrove seventh in 9.54.
In the B race, Richard Bishop was 13th in 11.12 and Ben White was 15th in 11.45.
Also in action were Andrew Johnson, who was 16th in the C race in 11.57, with Dave Eveleigh 10th in the D race in 12.31 and John Perratt ninth in the E race in 14.17.
The final race of the series takes place at Exeter Arena on Monday, November 17.
Two of Exmouth Harriers' more senior veterans took part in the eight-mile, multi-terrain South Molton Struggle.
Ray Elston won the male over-70 category and was 101st overall in 1:09.15 and Jim Wyatt was 148th overall and second in the same age category in 1:20.22.
Jane MacDonald competed in Tavistock AC's Tavy Seven road race and was 76th overall and second in the female over-45 section in 53.30 HALDON TRAIL RUNNERS
Four Haldon Trail Runners took part in the second round of the Exeter Winter 3k Series on Monday night and all set new personal bests.
Dave Rosser went in the A race and finished ninth in 9.56, with Ian Lynch coming home fourth in the B race and was the fastest male over-50 on the night in 10.52.
Martin McEneny was second in the C race in 11.16, making him the third quickest male over-45 on the evening.
And Jim Mouat finished third in the E race in 13.17, the second fastest time by an over-65 male on the night.
On Sunday, Lizzy Dyson ran the Herepath half marathon in the Blackdown Hills and finished third woman and 16th overall in 1:48.23.
The previous weekend, Angus Menter and Ben Epps raced in the Bovey Beauty fell race. Menter finished third in 1:26.12 and Epps came home 13th in 1:49.15. SOUTH WEST ROAD RUNNERS
At last week's Great West Run half marathon in Exeter, James Reeves set a personal best as he finished eighth in a time of 1:18.28.
Michal Lesniak also ran a PB as he finished 11th in 1:18.49, with Steve Popham taking a minute off his previous best as he crossed the line 84th in 1:29.45.
Laura Swanton was the first female member of the Exeter-based club to finish as she was 137th in 1:32.52, with Karen Cook the first female over-55 and 215th overall in 1:37.03.
Reeves, Lesniak, Swanton and Cook made up the club's team that won the team race in a combined time of 5:47.12.
Tim Vialls was second male over-50 in 1:21.58 and Barry Frost came home second male over-55 in 1:32.11.
Tracy Bennett and Kirsten Mottram also set new PBs in the race, with Bennett finishing in 1:49.06 and Mottram in 1:57.57. AXE VALLEY RUNNERS
The final event of the East Devon Community Race Series takes place on Saturday as Axe Valley Runners host the Yarcombe Yomp.
There is the choice of a one-lap five-mile race, with a minimum age of 16, or two-lap 10-mile race, with competitors having to be aged 17 or over.
Both races are off-road and start at Yarcombe Village Hall at 10.30am. See www.axevalleyrunners.org.uk for more details.