Ultramarathon runners to pass through Honiton

Runners are set to pass through Honiton next month as part of an an 'ultramarathon'.

The annual 64-mile East Devon Round trail ultramarathon will take place on Saturday 30 April, and feature around 100 entrants.

The run usually occurs on the Saturday of the Early May Bank Holiday each year.

Designed to make the most of East Devon, the Blackdown Hills, and the Jurassic Coast, this year's route is 64 miles long, with 10,000 feet of going up hills.

It will pass near or through Offwell, Cotleigh, Dalwood, Axminster, Lyme Regis, Seaton, Sidbury, Gittisham, Honiton, Dunkeswell, Luppitt and Combe Raleigh.

A spokesperson for the East Devon Round said: "There will be marking tape in places to help runners stay on course. We will collect this in as soon as possible once the runners have gone through.

"This year we are raising funds for Combe Raleigh Playgroup, Offwell Village School and the Rich Wigram NZ Farming Scholarship."

Last year's fastest time was 11 hours and 46 minutes.

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