Clevedon Midsummer 10k Review
On Tuesday I took part in the Clevedon Midsummer 10k race organised by Clevedon Athletic Club. There were over 550 participants for the historic race with people from all over the southwest hoping to run well in the flat and fast course. Kinisi Run Hub were proud to be supporting this great race by racing and being on site with a pop-up shop!
The race HQ is at the Mary Elton Primary School which provides an great setting for the event as everyone gathered around before the race. It was a very windy night, which meant we were hoping to find shelter before we started, and it made me nervous what the race itself would be like!
It was finally time to start, so we all headed to the start line which is a few hundred metres down the road from the race HQ. We got underway without any interruptions and the race immediately heads out onto quiet roads between flat farmland. For the first few kilometres I was running among the crowds, however by the time we reached the village of Kingston Seymour people had separated into their pace groups.
The race route involves running along the quiet country lanes from the start to the picturesque village of Kingston Seymour, where there is a water station just before the halfway point. The route continues along marshalled country lanes before making a sharp right to return to the T-junction that takes you back towards Clevedon. The course passes the start line and crosses a small bridge before finishing at the gates of Mary Elton School.
Throughout the race, my goal was to maintain a steady but quick pace, as I know that I had managed that last month during the Bristol 10k. This proved more challenging than I anticipated, but I was able to achieve this, by focusing on running from one kilometre to another, preventing me from thinking about what was ahead of me.
By kilometre nine, I knew I had to dig deep to push and make sure that I crossed the finish line as strongly as I could. I was surprised as Jamie (who had won the race in an amazing time of 31:37) joined me for the last 500 meters and ran with me to the end, providing that final bit of motivation and support that I needed at that point!
It is a flat and fast course which helped me run a new 10k PB of 43:27! Jamie won the race in 31:37 followed by David Awde (Bristol & West AC) in 32:47 and Matthew Can (Westbury Harriers) in 33:05. The women's race was won by Katie Hughes (Westbury Harriers) in 37:44 with Alice Smith (Weston AC) second in 39:24 and Meg McCrum (North Somerset AC) third in 39:43. In total there were 589 finishers. Full results of the Clevedon Midsummer 10k 2026 here.
I enjoyed running the Clevedon Midsummer 10k! It was well organised, a great scenic course (which even featured cows!) and it felt great to support a historic local race! Well done to everyone that ran on Tuesday, a big thank you to Clevedon AC for organising a great event and I look forward to running the race again next year!
