CITY of Plymouth’s Emily Bee produced a tremendous run to claim victory at the SIAB International at Grangemouth in Scotland. Bee ran a new personal best and UK leading time of 11.02 seconds to win the 80m hurdles for England. She edged out her national team-mate Marcia Sey, who had won the English Schools’ title … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters successfully held their annual Magnificent 7 race on Saturday evening. The popular seven mile run, which forms part of the Cornish Grand Prix Series, had previously been held on a Sunday morning. The event takes runners from Saltash Rugby Club out on country roads to Elmgate and back around via Forder Lake. The … Continue reading
ATHLETES were out in force at The Meadows on Thursday night for the annual Tavistock Relays. More than 100 teams of four took part in the event which has been running for 32 years and forms part of the Tavistock Carnival. Each athlete in a team completes a lap of 1.1 miles. The relays were … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Sammie Harris has seen her season come to an early end after breaking her arm at the English Schools’ Track and Field Championships in Birmingham. Harris had reached the final of the intermediate girls’ 80m hurdles after progressing well through the preliminary round and semi-finals. She was looking to try and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athlete Emily Bee will earn international honours next weekend after winning a silver medal at the English Schools’ Track & Field Championships on Saturday. Bee finished second in a closely-fought intermediate girls’ 80m hurdles final at Birmingham. Securing a top two finish has booked her a place in the England team for the SIAB … Continue reading
BEN MORRISH claimed victory in the 2018 Plymstock Road Runners’ Muddy Duck 10k. Plymstock are celebrating their 30th anniversary and their annual Muddy Duck race sold out before the day. In the end 248 runners finished the run from Oreston Academy School and into Radford Park. The race involves a number of water crossings and short … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK athlete Sam Lake has won a bronze medal at ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Denmark. Lake, a Tavistock Swimming Club and Tavistock Run Project member, finished third in the women’s 40-44 age group category on the island of Fyn. The strength in that category was shown by the top three also finishing in the … Continue reading
