CITY of Plymouth athletes Victoria Weir and Poppy Tank have both secured the chance to compete at the prestigious NCAA Division One Cross Country Championships in America next week. The televised event will take place at Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Monday, March 15, and will feature the top 31 college teams and 38 selected individuals. Weir, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athletes are continuing to impress for universities in America. Great Britain cross country international Poppy Tank continued her good form on Friday by finishing sixth for a second year running at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships in University Place, Washington. Tank was Utah University’s top finisher, clocking an impressive 19:33.80 for the 6k course. … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth cross country internationals Poppy Tank and Victoria Weir have both impressed in America this week. Tank, running for Utah University, claimed a fifth-placed finish at the Born Collegiate Cross Country Challenge at Craig Ranch Regional Park at the weekend. She clocked a quick 19:58.1 minutes for the 6k cross country race and … Continue reading
City of Plymouth athlete David King shrugged off a transatlantic overnight flight to run his fastest 60m hurdles time in two years at Lee Valley on Saturday. King took victory at the British Athletics European Indoor Selection Trials in London with a time of 7.73 seconds, having run 7.79 in the first round. The Devon … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s international hurdler David King will return to Europe this month to compete in the World Indoor Tour meeting in Madrid. King decided not to do a full indoor European season this year to concentrate on training at his American base in Phoenix, Arizona. But he has opted to come back for the … Continue reading
OLYMPIC hopeful David King has decided not to do a full indoor season in Europe this year. Instead, the City of Plymouth sprint hurdler has opted to stay at his American training base in Phoenix to try to boost his hopes of making it to Tokyo this summer. “After a really great winter training period … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Olympic hopeful David King opened his indoor season at the weekend by finishing second in the 60m hurdles at the Grand Canyon University Collegiate/Open in Phoenix, Arizona. King was only beaten by his Phoenix Track Club training partner Jarret Eaton – the 2018 World Indoor Championship silver medallist. Eaton won in 7.65 seconds, with … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Run Project impressed at the Indian Queens Half Marathon on Sunday. The club filled four of the top 14 places, with Jim Cole finishing second overall and first over-35. Cole was runner-up to Cornwall AC youngster Sam Goodchild. The Cardiff Met student clocked 1:12.08 to win, with Cole crossing the finish line in 1:13.43. … Continue reading
THE opening races of the 2020 Plym Trail Christmas Marathon Weekend took place on Saturday morning. The weekend sees two half marathons and two full marathons over two days from Clearbrook village on Dartmoor. All the races begin with an up and down run through the village before joining the route 27 cycle path and … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC enjoyed success at England Athletics’ Regional Volunteer Awards evening on Saturday. They were named South West club of the year, while Elaine Fileman was named coach of the year at the online ceremony. Their citation for winning club of the year said: “The club takes all levels of athletes from age eight upwards … Continue reading