| Recent Bideford AAC News Items |
| Kernow
5 - Monday 5th May |
| Glen
Martin was first home in the over 70 category of the 'Kernow 5' held at
Launceston in a time of 42:58. Other Blues runners were Martin Colwill who
came home 6th in 30:21 (2nd over 40) and Alan Heard in 38:12. |
| Glastonbury
10K - Sunday 4th May |
| Jimmy
Murray took part in the first ever Glastonbury 10K and finished in a time
of 41:06 coming 31st. I forgot to ask Jimmy if it was muddy :) |
| Torrington
Round the Tree - Friday 2nd May |
| Wayne
Stephens wins Mens race. More results to follow. |
| Arlington
Court Canter - 27th April |
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| John
Ward (35:52) pipped Wayne Stephens (above) by just 59 seconds in a famous Blues
One Two at Arlington on Sunday. Other runners were Martin Colwill (40:27),
Will Heal (40:35), Chris Stone (41:28), Stuart Philps (42:50), Maurice
Cockwill (45:29), Andy Jewell (50:21), Ian Mansford (50:57), Alan Heard
(51.03), Andrew Oke (52:53), David Bowden (53:28), Sue Pennington (55:03),
Mary Pool (57:01), Glen Martin (59:34), Catherine Gardiner (1:00:02), Lois
Vickers (1:03:48) & Liz Oke (1:10:23). Full results HERE |
| London
Marathon |
| Six Blues took part in this years London Marathon. They were
Kevin Haywood, Alec McLaren
(3:26:39), Sam & Stuart Wilson Hammond (3:35:04 ... snap), Tara (I'm a
TV star) Horrell (3:41:44) & Simon Davis (3:52:38) |
| Steve
takes silver in National Championships! |
| Steve
Gallienne ran the race of his life at Loughborough to come second in the
British Colleges national championships. And
the 18-year-old got among some highly-rated company over firm, flat
conditions on the 7.5k course. Britain’s top ranked U20 cross country
star David Forrester was just five seconds off his radar at the end of an
all-action race. |
| Paris
Marathon |
| Jimmy
Murray did us proud in 3:15:07 |
| Taunton
Marathon/Half Marathon |
| Blues runners Martin Colwill
(3:13:45) and
Stephen Heard (3:13:45) tied in 26th place at this years Taunton Marathon.
First Blue home in the Half Marathon was Stuart Philps in a time of
1:29:36. Full Results HERE. |
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Monaco
marathon - 30th March 2008
Dave
Braunton breaks 3 hours in the Monaco Marathon. "Only just though, 2:59:39
actually, but I was very pleased because it was a challenging course and
a hot day!" What Dave neglected to tell us was that he was 47th out
of an entry of more than 1000 runners and the first Brit home! Way to go
Dave! Full results HERE |
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Teignbridge
10 - 30th March 2008
Mary
Pool put in a great performance to earn a PB (1.23.28). Other Blues
runners taking part were Stuart Philps, Mark Gilbert, Maurice Cockwill,
Alec McLaren and Lois Vickers. Full results HERE |
| Bampton
to Tiverton - 24th March 2008 |
| Mark
Jenkin came in first for the second year running at Bampton, making it
three years out of three for the Blues! Mark completed the course in 36.55
(nearly a minute quicker than in 2007). Blues runner Peter Hockin won the
event in 2006. Other runners this year were Chris Stone (43.28), Michael
Gilmore (58.58), Mark Palmer (66.40) and Liz Roberts (68.20). Full results
can be viewed HERE |
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| Power of
Ten Awards for 2007
Awarded by UK Athletics to Lauren Priest
in recognition of her performance in 2007 and to her coaches, Andy Glover
and Alan Bellew, in recognition of their work with Lauren helping her to
reach her targets.
Lauren is one of our talented young
athletes who specialises in the triple jump – we look forward to
watching her progress and we wish her all the very best for the future. |
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|
A Sport
Relief Mile was hosted by the Blues on Sunday 16th March at
Victoria Park, Bideford.
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The
event, organised for the second time by blues runner Liz (with a little help from their daughter,
Heather but hardly any from her husband Andy) was a great
success with 268 runners taking part. Helping make the event go with a
swing were Karen from Lantern Radio and the ever popular Samba Sol. Also
in attendance was Paula Lamb-Cliffe, the racing sheep from the Big Sheep
at Abbotsham. |
| Millennium
XC races |
The annual Millennium XC races were
held at Grenville last Friday, involving 538 young runners, mostly
from local primary schools. A big thank you to Blues members Mike
Gilmore, Andy Warner, Alan Bellew and Doug Birghall for their
invaluable help with marshaling on the course - thanks very much
indeed. Full results can be seen at www.gcxc.net
- Andy Lane
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| Duchy 20 |
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PREPARATIONS
for the London Marathon look to be on course for Kevin Heywood.
The
Bideford Blues athlete warmed up for next month’s world-renowned event
with victory in the Duchy 20-Miler at Redruth.
At
an average pace of 5-21 minutes per mile, he completed the course in
1-47-29 for a whopping winning margin of more than 14 minutes. |
| 14th Bideford Half Marathon
Bideford AAC runners Steve Galliene and
Mark Jenkin come home first and second in the biggest Bideford half yet!
Results available HERE
and at www.racehead.net (our
timing partners)
Special thanks to our main sponsors - Devonshire
Pine, RT Marke & Tarka
Springs.
Photos HERE
- Thanks to
Derek and Kev. Please go to Kev's site www.kevsimages.com
for more photos |
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| David
Shepherd officiates at Bideford Half Marathon!
Famous International Cricket Umpire,
David Shepherd started this Years Bideford Half
Marathon.
David 'Shep' Shepherd retired to his
home in North Devon in 2005, following a distinguished career as an Umpire
at the highest level in International Cricket. The
Race was Bideford's biggest yet with nearly 1000 entries. |
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| Torrington
Torment - Sunday 10th February |
| Steve
Galliene knocked three minutes off the race record (previously held by
Pete Hockin) in winning this years Torrington Torment Half Marathon. Steve
finished a staggering nine minutes ahead of the next runner in the
horrendous half, taking just 78.56 to finish. Chris Stone and Steven Heard
were not far behind, in 6th & 7th places respectively. Full Results HERE |
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Full
Moon Run
- Thursday 21st February
15 'adventurers' took part in what
turned out to be a No Moon Run when dense cloud cover prevented even a
glimpse (the nearest we got was when Kay threatened to reveal her backside
at the end of the race). Nevertheless a good run was had by all ... and no
one fell over. |
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| Parliament
Hill, North London |
| NATIONAL
cross country courses don't come much tougher than Parliament Hill in
North London. At the weekend, four Bideford Blues braved the gruelling
glue-like mud of Hampstead Heath. And Kevin Heywood used the South of
England Championships to give a clear indication that he is getting back
to his best. Representing Bristol & West AC, Heywood powered through a
classy field to take sixth place among more than 800 runners. Mark Jenkin
secured 43rd spot on his championship debut while Alec McLaren finished
660th on the testing 9.3 mile course. In the U20 race, Steve Gallienne
relished the chance to add to his rapid progress. Less than a year after
taking up the sport, the 18-year-old finished 15th in some high-quality
company over 8k. |
| John
Ward came home second at 2008 Braunton 10 |
| Bideford
runners took three of the first six places at this years Braunton 10.
Second placed John Ward was closely followed by Dan Mapp in fourth and
Dave Braunton in sixth - Full results HERE
and Photos HERE |
| Brooks
Westward League - Bideford Men take 2nd place in team event |
| With
both Mark Jenkin and Steve Galliene in the top five finishers, second
place was secured in the Senior Mens team competition. Bidefords Harry
Edney came in 12th in the U15 Boys. |
| South
West Championships - Bicton |
| A
THRILLING sprint finish in the senior men's race provided a highlight for
the large crowd to savour at the South West Cross Country Championships on
Sunday. FULL
REPORT HERE |
| New Years Day Two Bridges Race - Photos
Here - Results HERE |
| Perfect running conditions greeted those
who were up to a run following the festivities of the night before. Steve
Gallienne pipped Mark Jenkin by just 2 seconds, to win the race in 20.33.
Kirsty Hamilton was the first lady home. |
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Great fun was
had at the 2007 Christmas Cracker 10K at Weston. Full results HERE
Race
Report (courtesy of Dave Jenkins) |
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| Steve
Gallienne becomes 2007 Devon U20 cross country champion! |
| Steve
flew through the muddy conditions of the Devon Championships in Exeter to
take the County Title. |
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| North Devon Schools Cross Country Event at Grenville
College |
| Blues
members Andy Warner, Glen Martin and Mike Gilmour praised for their
services as marshals and for doing it so enthusiastically despite the weather. Full
results
HERE |
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| Kristmas
Kaper 2007 |
| Andrew
Pearson & Karen Curry took part in the North Devon Tri Kristmas Kaper,
finishing a very respectable 19th & 29th respectively. Watch the
festive video HERE |
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| EAS
10k at Castle Combe Wiltshire
Chris Stone 8th, 37m 10s,
3rd Vet 40. Mark Sussex 22nd, 38m 57s, 12 Senior man. Alan Bellew 90th,
45m 34s, 21st Vet 40.
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| Less
than 1hr later Chris Stone, Mark Sussex & Craig Bellew took part in
the DBmax Chilly Duathlon, this was a 2mile run, 10mile ride, 2mile run. |
Chis
Stone 24th, 50m 19s, 2nd 40-49
Craig Bellew 41st, 50m 48s, 25th BUSA, (British University's student)
Mark Sussex 93rd, 56m 01s, 18th 30-39
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| Tavvy 7 |
| Good
conditions saw Bidefords Wayne Stephens come
home second in 40:04 but Wayne was frustrated by a marshalling error which
caused him to take a wrong turning along the way. Wayne was followed by Chris Stone 43:00 (14), Mark Sussex
45:00 (31), Maurice Cockwill 47:14 (60), Alan Heard 53:28 (165), Sue
Pennington 54:09 (177), Lyn Billington 59:46 (312), Mary Pool 1:00:07
(517), Jenny Cockwill 1:03:26 (391), Lois Vickers 1:03:46 (408), Liz
Warner 1:04;26 (431), Doug Jenkin 1:06:25 (465), Sall Ann Edney 1:07:49
(490), Alan Davies 1:10:01 (532), Angela Davies 1:11:09 (546), Liz Roberts
1:14:20 (580) & Elizabeth Yates 1:17:03 (601). |
| Every
finisher received an excellent goodie back including the famous Brookes
running shirt, shower gel, pens, pencils, pads and even a tub of rice
pudding! Commiserations to Mary Pool who missed the 1 hour mark by only 7
seconds and Sue Pennington who finished seconds behind Heardy ... again! Full
results HERE |
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| Athens
Marathon - 3rd November |
| Des Braunton - 3:07:46 |
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Jimmy Murray - 3:30:25 |
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| Castle
Drogo 10 miler - 4th November |
| Jamie McLaren
ran 1:09:08 and finished in an impressive 6th place out of 314 runners. |
| Other times
& positions were: Chris Stone- 1:12:41 (15), Mark Sussex- 1:15:27
(24), Norman Bolton-1:22:36 (73), Alan Heard- 1:30:04 (133), Alec McLaren-
1:34:59 (171), Dave Bowden- 1:39:37 (198) & Lois Vickers- 1:50:18
(260). Full results HERE |
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| Maurice
Cockwill wins Dartmoor Vale 10k & Vet 60s category at Honiton 12k! |
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| Dave Braunton
gains second place in Vet 40s at Dartmoor Vale Half Marathon |
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| Three member's
of the Blue's took part in the Devon duathlon in Kingsteignton on
14/10/07.
The race consisted of a 3.7mile run,
16.4mile bike ride & another 3.7mile run.
L > R they are:- Chris Stone, Craig
Bellew & Simon Edney.
In a field of over 90 athlete's Simon
was 6th overall, 1st V45, Chris was 7th overall, 3rd V40, Craig 14th
overall, 1st U20. |
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| Blues Men
take honours in South Molton 10K |
| Wayne
Stephens and Steve Galliene came home first and second on 7th October at
the South Molton 10K. Their times of 34.25 and 34.41 also ensured that the
Blues won the mens team prize too! Sue Pennington was our first lady home
in a very respectable 47.43, just 2 seconds slower than Heardy! |
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| Adrian Eric
and Mike take a trip to Bude ... apest! |
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Eight runners from North
Devon, including three from the Blues, ventured to Hungary for the
Budapest Marathon on September 30. Despite temperatures reaching 28
degrees (and minimal training) Eric Hubber scorched round the
course in 4.41 hours to finish second in the Vet 70 age group. Mike
Mears was first 'Blue' home in 3.09, and Adrian Vanstone followed
in 3.35.
The party was made up by
Dave Wenman, Hilary Mortimer, Emma Gooding & Amanda
Andrews from Torrington, along with Diana Harvey representing North
Devon Road Runners. Everyone in the group (joined by three supporters)
had a fantastic time in one of Europe's most beautiful cities. Their
trip included a four hours walking tour followed by a wine tasting
session on the Friday. But the highlight of their visit was
probably the post race banquet onboard a boat sailing up and down the
river Danube on the Sunday evening! (More photos
available on Bluesviews)
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| Steve
Galliene wins Back in Five |
| Steve
Galliene came home first in Torrington AAC's Back in Five Race on 9th
September. Steve finished the race in 28:25, closely followed by fellow
'Blue' Peter Hockin in 28:40 |
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| Dan
Mapp wins Grizzly Club Run in 1.10.29 |
| The
Grizzly Cub Run (9-ish miles) is for u17s and those not yet ready to face
the full course. |
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| Bideford's
Mark Jenkin wins 2007 10 miler in blistering time of 54:07 |
| Mark Jenkin ran
away from a field of 135 runners to take the Bideford 10 miles road race
on Sunday. After establishing an early lead with clubmates Peter Hockin
& Steve Gallienne, Jenkin maintained a strong pace against the wind in
the second half of the race on the Tarka Trail to win by well over 2
minutes. Mark Batchelor of South Molton Strugglers worked his way through
to claim second place, while Hockin held on to claim third and be first in
the O/45 age group. The ladies race went to Catherine Newman of Exmouth
Harriers, who held a 44-second margin over North Devon AC’s Eloise
Pittwood at the finishing line. |
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| Pub Run - 16th August - A
select team of runners set off from The Westleigh Inn for a 5 mile trek
through uncharted territory, including numerous hills and the odd cow pat.
Having failed miserably in attempts to get served at the pub at the end of
the run (perhaps it was the sweaty armpits) they enjoyed a fish and chip
supper on Bideford Quay instead ... delicious! |
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| Port of
Dartmouth Royal Regatta |
| Well
done to the Mens Novice Coxed fours! |
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Exeter
Regatta,
Saturday
14th July, 2007
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After
days of rain, everyone packed for a wet day for the short-sprint regatta
on the River Exe at
Exeter
on Saturday for the fourth of this
season’s West of England ARA regattas.
But
wet-weather gear was not required as a dry, hot day ensured ideal
conditions for racing.
In
a tough day of racing with 96 events of heats and finals it was going to
be a long day, and this time the younger rowers put the older, more senior
rowers in the shade.
The
Blues Ladies Junior Under 18 crew of Vicki Bushby, Jessica Lee, Rebecca
Jeffery and Hayley Wilson, with Sophie Pearce as cox, took first place in
their category with a win over local rivals the Reds. |
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Pictured
here are the winning Ladies Junior 18 crew with their trophies.
Left
to right: Hayley Wilson, Sophie Pearce (cox), Rebecca Jeffery, Vicki
Bushby and Jessica Lee.
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Not
content with that Hayley and Rebecca combined with Nick Blight and Adam
Kelly to win a very good race by a length to win the Mixed Novice fours as
well.
Pictured, again with their trophies, are the winning Mixed Novice
crew of (left to right) Adam Kelly, Nick Blight, Hayley Wilson, Sophie
Pearce (cox) and Rebecca Jeffery. |
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| As
for the seniors that were competing on the day, several missing because of
holiday commitments, the Men’s Senior B crew of Adam Bright, Jon Hare,
Chris Davis and Andrew Wilson, with Hannah Wilson as cox, took a very good
second place against strong opposition.
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| Wimbleball
Regatta, Saturday 30th June. |
| After
the disappointing results at the previous week’s regatta at Totnes, the
Club along with the rest of WEARA, made the journey to
Exmoor
and
Wimbleball
Lake
for the third regatta of the season. A
wet and blustery day greeted everyone and the first crew from the club to
take to the water where the Men’s Senior C four of Dave Byrnes, Adam
Kelly, Shaun Wilson and Matt Colwill with Chris Daniel as coxswain in his
first regatta.Unfortunately,
not long into the race they experienced boat problems and were forced to
stop rowing, eventually crossing the line in fifth place. Next
on the water were the crew of Sarah-Jane Lee, Jessica Lee, Rebecca Jeffery
and Hayley Wilson, with Sophie Pearce coxswaining, in the Ladies Senior C
fours but they could not keep up with the older and more experienced crews
from
South Devon
and
Cornwall
.
The Men’s Novice
fours crew of Nick Blight, Adam Kelly, Shaun Wilson and Matt Colwill, with
Chris Daniel again coxswaining managed a creditable third place, but this was bettered by the Men’s Senior B four of
Adam Bright, Jon Hare, Chris Davis and Andrew Wilson, with Hannah Wilson
as coxswain, who took second place.
Dave Byrnes again
took to the water, but this time in a sculling boat, in the Men’s Novice
single scull, and along with Colin Pennington sculling in the same
category, both qualified for the final of that event but neither of them
were able to secure a points finish. But
it was different in the Men’s Veteran fours, where Dave - in his fourth
event of the afternoon, in his first regatta - and Colin, along with Neil
Pennington and Nigel Cann were beaten by just a few feet into second
place. The men and
women joined together in the Mixed Senior C fours and the crew of Jessica
Lee, Adam Bright, Shaun Wilson and Sarah-Jane Lee - Hannah Wilson, cox –
came third just two feet in the
front of the other club crew of Vicki Bushby, Adam Kelly, Nick Blight and
Hayley Wilson, with Sophie Pearce as cox. The
Ladies Junior Under 18 crew of Hayley Wilson, Rebecca Jeffery, Jessica Lee
and Vicki Bushby, Sophie Pearce again as coxswain, picked up a third place in their category.
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| Torbay Half Marathon |
| Congratulations to Steve Galliene who was
our only entrant in the Torbay Half (as far as I can tell) and completed
the course in 1:20:54, finishing 27th ... and he wore his Blues t-shirt so
we could pick him out on Westcountry TV - way to go Steve! - Full
results HERE |
| Bampton 10K |
| Peter Hockin comes home 3rd in 2007
Bampton 10K - Full Results HERE |
| Plymouth
Regatta –
Saturday
9th June 2007
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| The
first regatta of the new West of England Amateur Rowing Association season,
hosted by Plymouth A.R.C., took place on the River Plym on a glorious sunny day,
but with a slight breeze that picked up a bit later in the day making the water
a little bit more choppy for the later competitors.
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| With
no Junior rowers competing for the Club on the day it was left to the “elder
statesmen” to show the way.
Colin Pennington showed
the youngsters in his event the way to do it when he took first place in the
Men’s Novice single sculls, winning by a two-feet margin.
Later in the day he
teamed up with younger brother Neil Pennington, Nigel Cann and
Glenn Wilkins from the Reds to register first place in the Men’s
Veteran fours defeating a composite Plymouth/Mayflower crew.
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| In
the Men’s Senior B fours Adam Bright, Chris Davis, Adam Kelly and Andrew
Wilson, with Hannah Wilson as cox came
third in that category.
Fourth-placed finishes
came from the Men’s Senior C crew of Nick Blight, Matt Colwill, Adam Kelly and
Shaun Wilson with Vicky Bushby coxswaining, and
the only women competitors for the club on the day Sarah-Jane Lee,
Jessica Lee, Becka Jeffery and Hayley Wilson and Sophie Pearce as cox in the
Womens Senior C category. |
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