CITY of Plymouth’s Josh Blake and Tavistock AC’s Charlotte Walker claimed victories at the popular Tavy 7 race held on Dartmoor on Sunday morning. The pair had both been runners-up last year but went one better this time around in windy conditions on Plaster Down. Organisers managed to beat Storm Austen and Storm Boelo to … Continue reading
TEENAGER Benjamin Marriott retained the Tamar 10k title on Sunday morning with another strong run. The former City of Plymouth athlete, who now represents Newquay & Par AC, claimed victory by 10 seconds. He clocked 34 minutes and 43 seconds, which was 27 seconds faster than he ran to win last year’s race, which takes … Continue reading
ATHLETES from City of Plymouth, Tavistock AC, Erme Valley Harriers, Plymouth Harriers and Tamar Trotters were out in force as the Westward Cross Country League got underway at Plympton’s Newnham Park on Sunday. Unlike in previous years, organisers decided to start this season’s league off with a relay event. And the new format did attract … Continue reading
FIVE talented athletes from the region have been named on England Athletics performance programmes this week. Great Britain international distance runners Poppy Tank and Will Battershill have been selected on the main performance programme for 2026-27. City of Plymouth’s Tank has enjoyed a memorable 12 months and represented Great Britain at the European Cross Country … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’s Freddie Whybrow produced a storming run to win his category in a UK-leading time at the Sportsshoes Podium 5K in Cardiff at the weekend. Running in the elite men’s race, which was also doubling as the Home Nations 5k Championships, Whybrow finished 34th overall in a gun-time of 14.54:02 and a net time … Continue reading
STORM Plymouth held the second running of their Storm the Fort 10k on Sunday morning. The multi-terrain race around Budshead Woods and finishing at Woodland Fort made its debut last year and is set to become an annual event on the circuit. This year Teignbridge Trotters dominated the event, taking the top three women’s placings … Continue reading
STORM Plymouth’s Charlene Matthews continued her good form by powering to victory at the Bridgwater Half Marathon on Sunday. Matthews claimed the victory in Somerset by more than five minutes. She finished in a gun-time of 1:23.56 (chip time 1:23.51). There was an impressive half marathon debut by City of Plymouth teenager Phoebe Timson, who … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Oliver Oldfield was first home as the Armada Summer 5k Series concluded at Saltram House on Wednesday evening. Oldfield finished nearly a minute ahead of everyone else in the final run of the series, which started back in April. He clocked 17 minutes and 56 seconds for the multi-terrain run around the National … Continue reading
EIRIN McDaid and Charlotte Walker were victorious at the Peter Tavy Plod on Bank Holiday Monday. Ranelagh Harriers’ McDaid was a convincing winner of the race which takes competitors out of Peter Tavy village and up tracks to White Tor on Dartmoor before returning home. He finished the multi-terrain run in 28 minutes and 48 … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK sisters Charlotte and Hannah Walker both impressed at the 2026 British and English Aquathlon Championships which were held in Staffordshire over the weekend. The event at Blithfield Reservoir saw the pair, who are members of Tavistock AC and Tavistock Swimming Club, swim 750m following by a 5k run. Charlotte finished second female overall on … Continue reading