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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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| 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 |
