CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank says one of her dreams has come true after earning selection for the Team England squad for this summer’s Commonwealth Games. Tank will compete in the 10,000m at Glasgow after been named in a 63-strong athletics squad. However, there is no place for Erme Valley steeplechaser Will Battershill, despite his … Continue reading
GREAT Britain international Will Battershill was back in an Erme Valley Harriers vest on Friday night as he helped the club to a record-breaking performance in their annual road relays. Just five days earlier, steeplechase specialist Battershill had won a silver medal in front of the TV cameras at the UK Championships in Birmingham. But … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Annabelle Fasuba set two new records on her way to double success at the South West Schools’ Track & Field Championships at Exeter on Saturday. The two-times English Schools’ champion broke the 100m and 200m championship records in the intermediate girls’ category. Representing Devon, she clocked 11.68 seconds in the final to take gold … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’s Hannah Smith retained the women’s title at the Burrator Horseshoe fell race on Saturday. Smith secured the win by more than three minutes, clocking 51.54 minutes, which was nearly four minutes quicker than she had run on her way to victory 12 months ago. The men’s 2026 title went to Tom Rainey, who … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank set a new track 10,000m personal best on her way to finishing fourth at the Golden Spikes World Athletics Continental Tour event in the Netherlands at the weekend. However, Tank, who recently finished runner-up at the British 10,000m Championships, was left ‘heartbroken’ after agonisingly missing the European and Commonwealth Games … Continue reading
WAYNE Loveridge and Kirsty Prowse overcame brutal conditions to claim victories at the Dartmoor Discovery ultra marathon on Saturday. The 32-mile event, which starts and finishes at Princetown, is known as the UK’s longest single lap road ultra marathon. The undulating course sees athletes leave Princetown and head through Dartmeet, Poundsgate, Newbridge, Ashburton, Buckland-in-the-Moor, Widecombe-in-the-Moor and … Continue reading
RUNNERS from around the country braved horrendous conditions and some of the toughest hills that Devon has to offer on Saturday as part of the Dartmoor Discovery race. The 32-mile event, which starts and finishes at Princetown, is known as the UK’s longest single lap road ultra marathon. The undulating course sees athletes leave Princetown and … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth hurdler Adam Dingley has two major goals for this summer – to try and earn international honours at under-20 level and try to raise enough money to fund another year of studying and training in America. Dingley, who medalled at last year’s English Schools’ Championships, has just completed a one-year scholarship at … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’s Tegan Brown smashed her personal best to claim victory for England in the under-18 girls’ hammer at the Pickering Memorial International at Loughborough on Sunday. The English Schools’ champion threw an impressive 58.88m, which was more than a metre longer than she had ever thrown before in competition. It also won the international … Continue reading
STORM Plymouth’s Lauren Knox showed everyone a clean pair of heels to claim overall victory at the Muskies Madness 10k on Sunday morning. Knox beat all the men as well as the women to secure the win in the tough off-road event in a time of 42 minutes and 12 seconds. That was four-and-a-half minutes … Continue reading