Athletics

ATHLETICS ROUND-UP: Tavistock’s Holland finishes as runner-up at the Yeovil Half Marathon

TAVISTOCK’S Adam Holland finished as runner-up at the Yeovil Half Marathon on Sunday.

Holland clocked 1:13.27 to finish behind South West Veterans AC’s Shaun Dixon, who won in 1:11.07.

Cornwood 10k winner Thomas Wraight took third place in 1:14.52 minutes.

Erme Valley Harriers’ Matthew Gilvear finished third overall and first under-21 at the Devon Fell Running Championships which were held as part of the Belstone Loop race at the weekend.

Ilfracombe’s Sam Deller took overall victory, with M50 runner Ceri Rees second.

Erme Valley’s Becky Prall was third woman.

Tavistock AC’s Caleb Gifford-Groves opened his outdoor track season with victory in the under-17 800m at the Exeter Harriers Open Meeting on Sunday.

Gifford-Groves clocked 2:01.24 to win by more than eight seconds.

City of Plymouth’s Finley Eales won the under-15 800m in 2:31.60. He also set a PB in the 100m of 13.62 and ran 44.98 for the 300m.

City of Plymouth AC will be holding their Spring Warm-Up Meeting at Brickfields this Sunday.

The event is open for all age groups from under-eight (panthers) to seniors and masters athletes.

Track races will range from 50m to 1,500m, while all field events will be on offer.

More information on the meeting can be found HERE

Meanwhile, the Armada Summer 5k Series gets underway for 2025 next Wednesday (April 9) at Saltram House.

Full details on the series, can be found HERE.

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