JOE BEATON became the youngest winner of the tough Dartmoor Discovery Ultra Marathon on Saturday. The 20-year-old, who had been training for the event for six months, took victory in the 32-mile challenge in an impressive time of three hours, 44 minutes and 50 seconds. He won by race, which is the UK’s longest single … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathlete Kerenza Bryson continued her good season by finishing sixth at the World Cup final in Ankara, Turkey. It was Bryson’s fourth top 10 World Cup finish this season, which included a gold medal in Sofia. She did not get the best of starts in the ride in the final in Ankara, knocking down … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Oliver Oldfield and Tavistock Athletic Club’s Nikki Kelly claimed titles at the popular Burrator 10k on Saturday evening. Oldfield led from the gun and, despite, Cornwall AC veteran Tony Wright pushing him hard, he was able to win by 33 seconds. He clocked a time of 35.35 minutes for the race that sees … Continue reading
RUNNERS from around the country took part in the Dartmoor Discovery ultra marathon on Saturday. The 32-mile event, which starts and finishes at Princetown, is the UK’s longest single lap road ultra marathon and takes competitors up and down some of the toughest hills Dartmoor has to offer. The undulating course sees athletes leave Princetown and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athletes Kerenza Bryson, Myles Pillage, Matthew Dixon and Ben Andrews have all been named in the Team GB squad for this summer’s European Games in Krakow-Malopolska in Poland. Team GB are only sending athletes to compete in the 18 of the 29 Olympic disciplines on offer, with three serving as European Championships, while Olympic … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Nubia Evans-Shields set a new discus personal best on international duty with England at the weekend to increase her lead at the top of the UK under-17 rankings. Evans-Shields threw 44.86m at the Loughborough Throws Pathway International on Saturday. She finished fourth overall in the joint under-23, under-20 and under-18 international competition, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop finished eighth at the World Aquatics High Diving World Cup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the weekend. The 21-year-old was runner-up in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series last year, and he made a good start in America and was the joint leader after the opening round. However, he could not … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Combination could not quite snatch a comeback victory against Torbay Sharks at Newton Abbot on Sunday. The Combination representative side were just edged out 34-31 by their south Devon counterparts in a competitive match at Rackerhayes. The Plymouth side had found themselves 34-19 behind in the 54th minute but they came back with two … Continue reading
JIM COLE and Bex Ezra-Ham claimed impressive victories at the popular Ivybridge 10k on Saturday evening. Ezra-Ham continued her good form by breaking the women’s record, which had stood for 11 years. The Tamar Trotters’ athlete clocked 36.33 minutes, which was six seconds inside Jo Meek’s previous record. That time was nearly two minutes quicker … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank enjoyed an impressive 3,000m steeplechase debut on Saturday at the BMC Grand Prix – World Athletics Challenger meet in Manchester. The Great Britain cross country international stormed to victory by 25 seconds, coming home in 10:04.88, which puts her straight into the UK’s top five this year and top 30 … Continue reading