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
CYCLISTS from around the country hit the roads around Devon on Sunday as part of the annual Dartmoor Classic Sportive. The event, run by the Mid-Devon Cycling Club, is one of the most prestigious open-road mass-participation cycling events in the UK. Cyclists compete over a choice of three routes – Grande (107 miles and 2,777m … 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
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
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
BARRY Miles and Emily Criddle claimed victories at the Burrator 10k race on Saturday evening. Masters athlete Miles stormed to victory in a time of 34 minutes and 32 seconds. Second home was Lloyd Milbourn, who improved on his third place finish last year, with a time of 35.10 minutes. City of Plymouth’s Steven Hill … Continue reading
ELDON Young and Evie Bolt ran the quickest male and female times as the latest Summer Middle Distance Series was held on Friday evening at Tavistock. The series, organised by City of Plymouth AC in conjunction with Run Fit, Run Fast, had previously seen mile and 1,200m races at Brickfields. This time it was Tavistock’s … Continue reading
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