THIS year’s Looe 10 Miler race will help raise vital funds for Cornwall Air Ambulance’s ‘New Heli Appeal’. The popular race has been switched from its traditional Sunday morning slot to a Saturday afternoon and will take place on February 23, at 1.30pm. The race attracts hundreds of runners from around the South West and … Continue reading →

CITY of Plymouth youngsters Poppy Northcott and Holly Reid led the way in the minor girls’ race at the Cornwall Schools’ Cross Country Championships at the weekend. Torpoint student Northcott took victory at Truro in eight minutes and five seconds, with club colleague and Saltash pupil Reid just seven seconds behind in second place. There … Continue reading →

JO MEEK enjoyed success back in Tavistock AC colours on Sunday by finishing second in the women’s race at the latest Westward League Cross Country Series event. The international trail and ultra runner, who has returned to Devon after living in Hampshire, finished behind Bideford’s Julie Dixon in the race at Westward Ho! Erme Valley … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH Harriers youngster Sam Yearling completed a hat-trick of wins in the Armada Winter 3k Series on Wednesday night. Yearling had come home first in November and December’s runs at Central Park and he did the same in January’s event. On a bitterly cold evening, he clocked 10.24 minutes to finish 37 seconds ahead of … Continue reading →

CITY of Plymouth’s Noah Jones, Poppy Northcott and Lili Fern and Tavistock’s Nicolas Maczugowski all won titles at the latest round of the South West Regional Indoor Age Group Championships in Cardiff. Jones dominated the under-15 boys’ pole vault competition, winning by more than 70cm. He matched his PB of 3.10m which he set at … Continue reading →

KEVIN WOODARD and Claudia Serien took the honours at the popular January Jaunt 10k on Sunday. The event hosted by the Plymouth Round Table has been going for more than 15 years and was once again a sell-out, with all 500 places snapped up before the day. Torbay Tri Club’s Woodard produced a strong run … Continue reading →

  TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Oliver Smart became South West under-17 cross country champion at Aldon Hill in Yeovil on Sunday. Smart edged out his Devon team-mate and big rival, Flynn Jennings from Bideford, by four seconds to win the title at the joint club and inter-counties championship event. With Exeter’s Johnny Livingstone taking fifth spot, … Continue reading →