ERME Valley Harriers athlete Will Battershill ran under the IAAF World Youth Championship qualifying standard for the 2,000m steeplechase at the Devon Open Meet at Tavistock. Battershill, pushed by North Devon senior Phil Norman, ran a superb time of five minutes and 51.57 seconds in glorious weather at the west Devon venue. That was a new … Continue reading
ATHLETES were out in force at Tavistock on Sunday for the second meet in the Devon Open Series. Host club Tavistock AC were particularly well represented and enjoyed plenty of success. Among their top performers were Jade Kinsey, who clocked an impressive 12.71 seconds to win the under-17 women’s 100m, ahead of City of Plymouth … Continue reading
VETERAN athlete Stuart Hall cruised to victory in the Tavy 13 on Sunday. The former Commonwealth Games marathon runner, who now competes in the over-50 category, won by nearly a minute. Hall, running for the Devon-Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, finished the new course in a time of 1:18.12. Second home was Torbay Athletic Club’s … Continue reading