Another weekend of racing for Jane Stephens who completed the East Devon Round. Well done Jane for completing the 50k event

You can hear more from Jane who was featured in Wild Runnings podcast interview this week. The interview featured Jane in her role as Mudcrew’s Race Director and the challenges of event organising during a pandemic.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wild-running-trail-running-and-swimrun-adventures/id1456891390?i=1000519238556&fbclid=IwAR2M9iavM3QIBqNSYRV9H7rJ3mMo124P95IcQzcrl_9JIzris5A5G-CrbCY

Thank you to Bys Vyken Events and the amazing support crew for an awesome St Eval Marathon today! 50 laps of the circuit in 4.23 with my wonderful partner in crime Rebecca Bateman! (Race Report by Sarah Cox)

Well done both for a fantastic team effort “that was as tough mentally as it was physically”.

Marathon Results: https://results.racedirector.co.uk/st-eval-2021/marathon-02-05-2021.html

half Marathon Results : https://results.racedirector.co.uk/st-eval-2021/half-02-05-2021.html

Big shout out to Antony Boardman for completing the Smugglers Way, a 37 mile self navigation race from Boscastle to Looe – organised by Purple Gecko events. Antony finished in 15th place with a time of 8:23:17

This is the first in Purple Gecko’s Saints and Smugglers 100 mile challenge.

The remaining 3 stages are : – Polruan Shuffle 22nd May (12.5 Miles Looe to Polruan), Boscastle Scramble 12th June (26 Miles Rock to Boscastle) and the Saints Way 5th September (28 Miles Padstow to Fowey)

https://www.purplegeckoevents.co.uk/newpage

Keep an eye on the group Facebook page for Becky and Ian’s Tuesday Skills Sessions, numbers are limited due to Covid Regulations, so places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

Here is a gallery of Spring Social Runs. If you are in need of lycra running buddies, get in touch on the group Facebook page

Well done to Karen Sully and Julie Atherton for completing the 10k event. Fantastic running both

Well done to Jane Stephens for completing the SDW 50 in the impressive time of 10:33:51 – Awesome.

The SDW50 is a 50 mile race along the South Downs Way National Trail, beginning in Worthing and finishing in Eastborne. Organised by Centurion Running

“Becks and I completed the virtual Bath Half this morning. Nice hilly one and somehow missed the showers too! “

Well done Sarah Ann and Rebecca Bateman

Well done everyone who did the 5k fly today. We had great results. It was a lovely day for a fly. Starting with the milk fuelled champion Phil Dawber who came 13th overall and 2nd age cat.with a time of 18.20 bloody mooooovalous. Then we had Marty Barnfield with a cracking time of 21.22 10th in age cat. Then just 1 second behind with an age cat win is Polly Woods with 21.23 amazing go Polly. Then we had me came 4th age cat in a time of 23.12. It hurt but was worth it.Then came Julie Rundle in a impressive I think PB of 25.57 18th in age cat. well done Mrs. Then last but no means least came Ian the Legend Ringer in 35.58 and a 3rd cat pos. Well done And after all that amazing running we came in 5th out of 16 in the inter team competition. We came 2nd in Cornwall I think LOL. Well done everyone lets see some more join in next week to build you up for the return of parkrun woop woop. Cheers Damien (Philp)

Well done to Jane Stephens for celebrating the Valentines weekend with a virtual 50k organised by Centurion Running

Jane is now 157 miles into the 600 mile Centurion Double Slam. This virtual event takes place between 1st Feb and 31st March and combines the total distances of the South Downs Way 50, Thames Path 100, North Downs Way 50, South Downs Way 100, North Downs Way 100, Children Wonderland 50, Autumn 100, Wendover Woods 50.

Yay, Jane made it to the 600 miles, fantastic running

The Goat  2″ – Cornwall & Devon

January 1st – May 1st 2021

Good luck to Sharon Hambley, Lesley Taphouse and Claire Barlow who are taking on this challenge