Over 150 runners braved strong winds and chilly conditions to take part in a torch-lit night run on Brean Down on Saturday night (January 20th).
The 5km and 10km runs, called ‘Storm The Fort’, were organised as part of a series of ‘dark skies’ night runs taking place across the south west this winter.
The runners set off with head torches from outside the Brean Down Cove cafe and then jogged along to the wartime fort at the end of Brean Down before returning.
“We were delighted to have 150 runners taking part across the two runs, which was up on our event a year ago despite the weather,” spokesman Dann Brice for the organisers Channel Events told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
“Our ‘Dark Skies’ night running series sees seven events taking place from Brean Down to Baggy Point in North Devon.”
Among those taking part was a team of local runners from Burnham-On-Sea Harriers running club. See the results.
The 2025 date is provisionally planned for Saturday 18th January, 2025.
Pictures: Stuart Anderson, Joshua Kingston-Rogers
