REIGNING champion Jon Wills has pulled out of the South West Championships 3000m at the Exeter Arena tonight.
Wills would have been favourite fir the race, which is being incorporated into the British Milers’ Club meeting, but he and wife Charlie Coffey are currently re-locating from Bristol to Leeds.
“Jon and Charlie have bought a house in Leeds so he has a lot on his plate at the moment and doesn’t feel he has the time to go to Exeter,” said coach Mike Down.
In his absence Bristol & West AC clubmate Steve Mitchell will fancy his chances of claiming first place but Devon runners Tom Merson and Pete Freedman are sure to push him.