THE seventh annual Chard Flyer saw more than 160 people take on the 10k race on New Year’s Day.

The yearly event is held on the morning of January 1 at Chard Cricket Club and this year saw 168 people complete the race.

First place was taken by Philip Bridge of the Wells City Harriers with a time of 34 minutes and 20 seconds.

He was followed by Wayne Loveridge of the Chard Road Runners and Orlando Brooke of the Yeovil Town Road Runners.

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Results

1 Philip Bridge (34.20), Wells City Harriers; 2 Wayne Loveridge (36.28), Chard Road Runners; 3 Orlando Brooke ,Yeovil Town Road Runners; 4 Jonathan Gilling (37.54), Taunton Athletic Club; 5 Jason Scott (38.03), Crewkerne Running Club; 6 Brian Phillips, Yeovil Town RRC; 7 Ashley Jackson, Somerset RC TRI; 8 Huw Riley; 9 Danial Cahill (38.54), Chard Road Runners; 10 Adam Whaites (39.12), Hydrographic Harriers;

11 Matthew Bowden (39.27) ,Minehead Running Club; 12 Adam Gough ,Dorchester Athletic Club; 13 Ben Stone, Tiverton Harriers; 14 Justin Thomas, Wells City Harriers; 15 Danny Doyle (40.40), Taunton Athletic Club; 16 Kevin Bonfield; 17 Alexandra Cutts, South West Road Runners; 18 Steve Masters ,Wells City Harriers; 19 Jaap Filkweert Pactrac, Peterborough Area Combined; 20 Ashley Trudgeon;

21 Ross Stacey; 22 Rachel Bird (41.42), Chard Road Runners; 23 Chris Perring (41.48), Hydrographic Harriers; 24 Jon Eveleigh, Poole Runners; 25 Ed Clements; 26 Ben Timpson (42.06), Running Forever Running Club; 27 Adrian Cornford (42.25), Crewkerne Running Club; 28 Caroline Norris, Pembrokeshire Harriers; 29 Richard Dukes, Wells City Harriers; 30 Nick Brooke, Dorset Doddlers RC;

31 Nigel Fry; 32 Andrew Piper, Wells City Harriers; 33 Wayne Trump, Tiverton Harriers; 34 David Purchase, Running For Time; 35 Matt Powell, Burnham-on-Sea Harriers; 36 Christian Bisgrove; 37 Stuart Hancock, Weston Athletics Club; 38 Lee Brun (44.34), Chard Road Runners; 39 Tim Howes, Yeovil Town RRC; 40 Martin Brint;

41 David George, Westbury Harriers; 42 Andrew Archer, Stragglers RC; 43 Neale Jarrett, Weston Athletic Club; 44 Robert Gundr,y Kit Walker Triathlon; 45 David Berry, Minehead Running Club; 46 David Carnell, Maiden Newton & Crewkerne Clubs; 47 Jim Wagstaff (45.37), Chard Road Runners; 48 Helen Southcott, Maiden Newton Runners; 49 Matthew Goodwin; 50 Stuart Anderson, Burnham-on-Sea Harriers;

51 Gary Male; 52 Matt Driver, Yeovil Town RRC; 53 Steve Selley, Honiton Running Club; 54 Samuel Frost (46.26), Taunton Running Club; 55 Michael Newcombe, Torrington AAC; 56 David Hirtenstein; 57 Kevin Butt (46.45), Taunton Running Club; 58 Robert Eagle; 59 Mike James; 60 Stewart Baker;

61 Stephen Lysaczenko, North Devon Road Runners; 62 Nick Weaving, Wells City Harriers; 63 Nikki Guiver, Yeovil Town RRC; 64 Richard Westgate (47.43), Taunton Athletic Club; 65 Kevin Clements, Burnham-on-Sea Harriers; 66 Paul Chadwick, Wells City Harriers; 67 James Beech, Crewkerne Running Club; 68 Kevin Doherty, Yeovil Town RRC; 69 Colin Evans; 70 Neil Plumridge, Chard Road Runners;

71 Mark Pike; 72 Stephen Burnard; 73 Kate Britten; 74 Greg Pennington, Cheddar Runners; 75 Jack Clotworthy, Running For Time; 76 John Paul Humphreys ,Yeovil Town Road Runners; 77 Nigel Baker, Running Forever Running Club; 78 Michael Jones-Tovey; 79 Stuart Hazell, Team AVS; 80 Ellen Lavender;

81 Hazel Hole, Minehead Running Club; 82 Robert Adams, Yeovil Town RRC; 83 Matt Smith; 84 Jo Tibbatte; 85 Christopher Reah (50.36), Running Forever Running Club; 86 Steve Fielder; 87 Lee Cowling Minehead Running Club; 88 Martin Hole Minehead Running Club; 89 Peter Trudgeon; 90 Robin Callender Mendip AC;

91 Sam Smith; 92 Kirsty Norman, Yeovil Town RRC; 93 Neil Adams, Chard Road Runners; 94 Laura Allen; 95 Robert Clowes; 96 Kirsten Irish (51.36), Crewkerne Running Club; 97 Karen Foy; 98 Caroline Mullane; 99 Adrian Bridge; 100 Richard Preece (53.28), Taunton Running Club;

101 Michael James (53.31), Hydrographic Harriers; 102 Nicki Ashworth; 103 Brian Mountjoy-Row, Yeovil Town Road Runners; 104 Joanna Henley, Yeovil Town RRC; 105 Martin Brint; 106 Michael Goodwin; 107 Simon Denson (55.10), Running Forever Running Club; 108 Lisa Denson (55.13), Running Forever Running Club; 109 Lesley Nesbitt ,Yeovil Town RRC; 110 Simon Moulding;

111 Richard Dodge, Yeovil Town RRC; 112 Alison Parker; 113 Steve Curtis (56.00), Taunton Running Club; 114 Tony Gordon (56.11), Crewkerne Running Club; 115 Rob Murr (56.23), Running Forever; 116 Nick Pratt (56.24), Langport Runners; 117 Nadine Prouse (56.25), Running Forever Running Club; 118 Hannah Kirkman (56.48), Running Forever Running Club; 119 Sue Lewis (57.10), Running Forever Running Club; 120 Fiona Ableson, Oxford Tri; 121 Sally Curtis (58.13), Taunton Running Club;

122 Linda Membury, Yeovil Town RRC; 123 Shannon Goble (59.31), Taunton Running Club; 124 Sanchia Reed (59.45), Taunton Running Club; 125 Paul Clowes (59.54), Running Forever Running Club; 126 Jilly Ould; 127 Daniel Taylor; 128 Nicky Bonfield; 129 Jenny Parfoot; 130 Anne Coles;

131 Alan Smith, Yeovil Town RRC; 132 Dan Christmas; 133 Petra Aubert; 134 Amanda Wood (01.02.18), Taunton Running Club; 135 Keith Potter (01.02.18), Taunton Running Club; 136 Raquel Taylor; 137 Ruth Preece (01.02.58), Taunton Running Club; 138 Shane Rice; 139 Claire Pomeroy (01.03.24), Chard Road Runners; 140 Rebecca Wetherall (01.03.32), Crewkerne Running Club;

141 Donna Stone, Honiton Running Club; 142 Sharon Wells, Honiton Running Club; 143 Flora Brooke, Dorset Doddlers RC; 144 Juliet Hall, Honiton Running Club; 145 Clare Melbourne, Honiton Running Club; 146 Katie Elliott (01.03.56), Running Forever; 147 Jamie Elliott; 148 Kerry Eiserbeck (01.04.55), Taunton Running Club; 149 Michelle Selley, Honiton Running Club; 150 Becky Galliford;

151 Adam Hulbert; 152 Alison Leverton, Torrington AAC; 153 Frances Swatridge, Yeovil Town RRC; 154 Simon Kale; 155 Julia Hendrickson; 156 Eliza Broadic (01.07.31), Running Forever; 157 Roxanne Pratt (01.08.23), Langport Runners; 158 Sarah Hyett, Yeovil Town RRC; 159 Adam Hawkins, Yeovil Town RRC; 160 Sarah McDermott (01.10.40), Crewkerne Running Club;

161 Caroline Smith (01.10.40), Crewkerne Running Club; 162 Michael Sharpe (01.11.14), Taunton Running Club; 163 Kimberley Weston, Yeovil Town RRC; 164 Yvonne Loat (01.17.27), Running Forever Running Club; 165 Hilary Askew (01.19.00), Crewkerne Running Club; 166 Katie Brooks, Yeovil Town RRC; 167 Deborah Keeble, Yeovil Town RRC; 168 Chantel Chant.