THERE were a number of eye-catching performances at the final Devon Open Athletics Series event of the season at Tavistock on Sunday. The region’s throwers were in particularly good form at the west Devon venue. City of Plymouth youngster Nubia Evans-Shields showed her talent by winning three events. Evans-Shields is ranked number two in the … Continue reading
ROCKIN Bikes’ Richard Long and Pilgrim Flyers’ Alex Whitemore and Jack Southcott were among the winners at the final 2018 South West Mountain Bike Cross Country Series race. The series-ending event took place at Mount Edgecumbe, which had also been the setting for round four in June. Conditions, however, were trickier this time around following … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens and OPMs were both happy with a pre-season run-out at Parkway on Saturday. Saracens won the battle of the Devon One rivals 22-10 thanks to a late converted try, but OPMs’ pack impressed on the day. Both teams were without a number of players, but it was an even – and at times … Continue reading
JIM COLE ran the fastest time in more than three years to claim victory in August’s Armada Summer 5k Series run at Saltram on Wednesday evening. The Tavistock Run Project athlete overcame June’s winner Matthew Bradley and promising youngster Oliver Smart to come home first. He clocked an impressive time of 15 minutes and 55 … Continue reading
ADAM HOLLAND produced a storming run to win the Cornwood 10k in a course record time on Saturday evening. Holland, who had finished second last year, managed to hold off the challenge of his team-mate on the night, Jim Cole, who was the course record holder. Ultra specialist Holland, who had never beaten Cole before, … Continue reading
THERE was plenty of success for the region’s athletes at the South West Inter-Counties Championships which were held at Exeter Arena on Sunday. City of Plymouth’s Nubia Evans-Shields and Tavistock’s Harry Tomlin both claimed two titles each, while there were also gold medals for Tavistock’s Emma Ryder, William White and Natasha Farrington and City of … Continue reading
CORNWALL AC’s Colin Snook reclaimed the Magnificent 7 title on Saturday evening. Veteran Snook had won the race in 2012, 2015 and 2016, but he had to settle for third place last year. However, he was in dominant form at the weekend to win by more than two minutes in the popular run organised by … Continue reading
