ERME Valley Harriers youngster Luke Hayes and Tavistock AC’s Nikki Bond claimed victories at the popular Ivybridge 10k race in hot conditions on Saturday evening. Bond set a new women’s course record, while Hayes became the first Erme Valley athlete to win the race since Great Britain international Will Battershill claimed victory in the 2016 … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S teenage hammer thrower Tegan Brown has been selected to represent England at the Pickering Memorial International at Loughborough, which will be held at the end of the month. Brown is one of 23 young athletes selected for the England team, which will compete against athletes from Scotland, Wales, Switzerland and Loughborough. However, she is … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank finished second at the British 10,000m championship which were held at Loughborough on Sunday. Tank clocked a track PB time of 32.15.30 minute to finish just behind Izzy Fry, who won in 32.12.90. For most of the race it was a three-way battle with Tank, Fry and Hannah Urwin. Urwin … Continue reading
ATHLETES from the region enjoyed plenty of success at county championship events that were held at the weekend. Tavistock hammer thrower Tegan Brown continued her impressive season in the under-18 girls’ age group by throwing another 55m-plus effort to win gold at the Devon County Championship event at Exeter. Brown, who is ranked third in … Continue reading
GREAT Britain internationals Will Battershill and Poppy Tank claimed notable wins at high-profile events last weekend. Battershill set a world lead in the rarely run one-mile steeplechase event at the Bannister Miles in Oxford. The former Ivybridge Community College pupil and Erme Valley Harriers’ athlete ran a speedy 4:20.40 to beat his international team rival … Continue reading
TEIGNBRIDGE Trotters led the way at the Saltash Half Marathon on Sunday morning with the first two finishers in the tough race, while Tavistock AC’s Eldon Young claim victory in the 5k race held at the same time. Donald Brooks, a M45 athlete, took the top honours in the half marathon for the south Devon … Continue reading
YOUNG Tavistock hammer throwers Tegan Brown and Hazel Stead caught the eye at the opening Devon Open Series meeting of the season at Exeter on Sunday. The pair both threw over 53 metres in the under-18 girls’ event. English Schools’ champion Brown threw a big season’s best mark of 57.50m, which was just 16cm short … Continue reading
SOME of the region’s most talented young middle distance athletes were selected to represent the South West at the Mini London Marathon Championships on Saturday. The event attracts the UK’s most promising young athletes and the likes of Keely Hodgkinson, Laura Muir, Josh Kerr and Sir Mo Farah have represented their region’s in the past. … Continue reading
LUCAS Sweeney and Elsie Goodspeed set the fastest times as City of Plymouth AC held their latest Summer Middle Distance Series on Tuesday evening at Brickfields. After hosting mile races last month, this time the distance was 1,200m and the club had former English Schools’ cross country champion Kairn Stone helping to pace the final … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK was a hub of activity on Sunday morning as the town welcomed the return of the Dartmoor Marathon after an absence of 40 years. Hundreds of runners took part in the event, which started and finished near the Bedford Hotel on Plymouth Road. The course took competitors out of the town and up on … Continue reading