JIM COLE finished second in the Torbay Royal Regatta 10k on Sunday night. The 33-year-old former Tavistock AC athlete clocked 33 minutes and 17 seconds to finish behind Norfolk’s Michael Eccles, who won in 33.01. Wild Runners’ Ceri Rees was third in 33:21. Tavistock’s Neil Barkell, who won August’s Armada 5k race on Wednesday, was … Continue reading
JIM COLE broke his own nine-year-old course record at the Cornwood 10k Challenge on Saturday evening. The 33-year-old clocked 34 minutes and 32 seconds for the tough course to beat his previous best mark, set in 2006, by nine seconds. Cole was pushed hard early on by Great Britain junior international Will Battershill, who was … Continue reading
JIM COLE knocked 28 seconds off his time last month to claim victory in July’s Armada Network Summer 5k Series race at Saltram Park. The 33-year-old had finished fourth in June’s race behind Johnny Gilby, Peter Monaghan and Neil Barkell. But the trio that beat him previously were not running this month and Cole took … Continue reading
THERE was a great finish to the tough Burrator Horseshoe Race on Saturday, with Arran Tocknell just edging out Jim Cole for victory. After a grueling seven miles, that took them from Meavy village green out to Burrator Reservoir and up the summit of Sheepstor (369 metres above sea level) and then Gutter Tor (357m … Continue reading