Over £15,000 raised for Age UK Exeter's vital services
Published on 21 June 2018 11:18 AM
On Sunday 17th June over 500 people met on Exeter Quay to run Age UK Exeter's biggest event of the year, the 5th annual retro 10k run. Over £15,000 was raised for Age UK Exeter's vital services and will help us to tackle isolation and loneliness in Exeter.
Congratulations to everyone who took part, our winners are:
1st male: Philip Bridge
1st female: Melanie Brooks
1st female 60+ Karen Cook
1st male over 65 Lewis Jones
See full results HERE
We had over 40 volunteers helping at the event – and we want to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped out.
Professional photographs are HERE
Huge thanks also to our amazing sponsors:
Pi Society, GX Accounts, The Exeter, Bam Nutall, Colleton Chambers, Good Full Stop, Buy with Confidence, Heavitree Osteopaths and Active Devon
Katie of Good Vibes who kindly provided the morning Warm-up, Instep a local running network who provided many of the volunteer marshals. Exeter City Football in the Community kindly provided our Race director for the day.
Thanks to Pete Ferlie our Run Director, John Kavanagh and Paul Barter (the front ride and tail runner). MET First Aid Services and Haven Banks
Also, thank you to the record number of running clubs who got involved this year!
• 26.2 Road Runners Club
• Almost Athletes
• Axe Valley Runners
• Axe Valley Runners
• Bristol & West AC
• Bude Rats
• CHERCalicious
• Crediton Running Network
• Crosse and Crosse
• Dawlish Coasters
• Good Vibes at Exeter Sports Academy
• Exeter Tri Club
• Exeter College Running Club
• Exeter Harriers
• Exeter road runners
• Exeter Tri Club
• Exmouth Harriers
• Fit 2 Run
• Footy fitness
• Greenbow Running Club
• Handy Cross Runners
• Heavitree Running Group
• Helens Tri Hards
• Honiton Running Club
• Launceston Road Runners
• Maverick Runners
• Mile High Penryn
• Minster Milers
• North Devon Road Runners
• Okehampton Running Club
• Plymouth Harriers
• Plymouth Musketeers RC
• Plymouth Storm
• quay 2 fitness
• Riviera Racers
• Running forever RC
• Sidmouth Running Club
• South West Road Runners
• Southville Running Club
• Storm Plymouth
• Taunton Running Club
• Taunton School
• Tavistock AC
• Teignbridge Trotters
• Tiverton Harriers
• Torbay Athletics Club
• Torbay Tri
• UK Run Chat Exeter
• Vegan Runners
• Women on the run