AFTER a busy few weeks for Okehampton Running Club last weekend was not such busy one for races.

The club, along with OCRA, organised the Run in the Park on Sunday, and runners enjoyed a cooler and rather damp 2.5 kilometres or 5K run (two laps) in Simmons Park. Many members were also off training locally for various upcoming races and generally trying to stay cool!.

Jo Page took on another new challenge to add to her achievements of different races in many different venues.

She took part in a very unusual race on June 28 called ‘Steaming Down the Valley’, where she raced a steam train. This was held in Shropshire at the Severn Valley Country Park and ended at Arley Station racing against a full on steam train (named Bradley Manor) from the Severn Valley Railway. This was the first year this race has been run.

Jo did not manage to beat the steam train but she really enjoyed a superb race and won the trophy for being the second female finisher and was 24th overall. The race was on trails and was about 3.5 fairly challenging miles.