Seventeen Chepstow Harriers took on the Charmouth Challenge, an eight-mile fell race, on Saturday 5th July. Chepstow Harriers' women won the team prize, with Karen Elvers, Denise Evans, Gemma Beeves and Niki Morgan scoring. James Blore was first Chepstow Harrier in, blasting through the gruelling course in the blazing heat in just under 58 minutes. Niki Morgan was second Harrier in, winning the third lady prize and first female vet 40 trophy in the race. The Charmouth Challenge is the most southerly fell race in England. The eight-mile course goes through some of the finest coastal scenery in the South West. It includes an ascent of Golden Cap, the highest point on the south coast of England at 191m. The setting for the run is Dorset's beautiful Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage site, and is metres from Charmouth's famous fossil beach. Chepstow Harriers have made the Charmouth Challenge an annual event, hiring a coach to the coast, taking a barbecue, gazebos, beach towels and making a fun day of it. It was tough to run the hilly race in hot and humid conditions, but two firemen were stationed at the finish, squirting every runner with their high pressure hoses. In finishing order, those taking part were James Blore, Niki Morgan, Andy Creber, Neil Grant, Tom Riddington, Karen Elvers, Stuart Duncan, Ian Wade, Colin Prosser, Gemma Beves, Denise Evans, Berta Havers, Jane and Geoff Bayliss, Helen Clancy, Stephen Hallett and Syd Wheeler. Special mention must go to Becca Wade who took control of the barbecue and fed the hungry, returning runners.