Cyprus Marathon Two Torbay AC couples Andy and Linda Philippou with Paul and Linda Frissen ran in the Logicom Cyprus Marathon which welcomed 3000 runners to the sunny island from more than 50 countries. With the temperature around 22 degrees, the Marathon started at Petra Tou Romiou Aphrodite’s Birthplace, following an undulating coastal route beside […]
Hameldown Hammer. Ten TAAC members completed Hameldown Hammer on a bright sunny 0.5 degree morning starting and finishing at Widecombe in the Moor. This challenging trail race had a 13.1 mile Half Marathon or Seven Mile distance to choose from both designed to be a serious test of endurance. The Hameldown Moor has a […]
The Hampton Court Half Marathon Debbie Drake claimed a Personal Best time at the Hampton Court Half Marathon which is run over a fast, flat and visually interesting course that borders the river-side grounds of Hampton Court Palace, including a loop around picturesque Thames Ditton and the historic Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, with […]
Cardiff Grand Prix Meeting Elyse and Rebecca both competed indoors at Cardiff in the final Grand Prix meeting of the winter. Becs had a great day setting a new Personal Best and new Club record in the 60m recording a swift 7.98 sec, Elyse recorded a nippy 8.10 sec. In the 200m which doubled as […]
Funchal Half Marathon. Debbie Drake and Irene Hewings took a trip to the beautiful island of Madeira to run The Funchal Half Marathon, an annual event which brings athletes from many countries to the city of Funchal.The Torbay ladies said “high winds heavy rain and a few hills did not make it an easy race” […]
Devon Area Schools Cross Country Championships At the Devon Area Schools Cross Country Championships, hosted by Stover School. Torbay AC was delighted to have 20 of their athletes selected to be in the South Devon Team ( With Will Rutland in the East Devon team) this followed their excellent performance’s in representing their individual schools […]
SOUTH WEST CLUB & COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSTorbay A.C’s Charlie Arnell claimed second podium place and a championship medal at South-West Cluband County Cross-Country Championships held at Aldon Hill Country Park, Yeovil. On this challenging 5280m course after overtaking Natalie Griffiths (22.02) from Bristol & West AC Arnell (21:52) was unable to catch winner Ruth […]