TAVISTOCK’S Neil Barkell was first home in August’s Armada Summer 5k Series race at Saltram Park. The event, the fifth of six runs around the National Trust grounds, was well down on numbers due to Wednesday’s poor weather and a clash with the National Firework Championships. However, the race produced a good finish with three … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Neil Barkell claimed his second multi-terrain title within the space of six days with victory at the Duckponds Race on Saturday evening. Barkell had triumphed in the Six Moor Mile event the previous Sunday, where he held off the challenge of Erme Valley Harriers’ Allister Bristow. The pair were again first and second at … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Neil Barkell continued his good off-road form with victory in the Six Moor Miles race. The 30-year-old finished more than a minute ahead of Erme Valley Harriers’ Allister Bristow. Barkell, winner of the Muskies Madne5.5 and Bere Penn 10k and runner-up in the recent Plym Valley Challenge, finished Sunday’s tough moorlands run in a … Continue reading
AN impressive number of runners braved the tough Six Moor Mile race on Sunday morning. If the course, a moorlands run around the Maristow Estate, was not hard enough anyway, athletes had to contend with a difficult wind and some heavy showers. The leading runners avoided the heaviest downpour, but others were not so lucky. … Continue reading