The flat and fast Bideford 10 mile event attracts a strong crowd. The weather held off, a couple of icy showers but some nice sunny patches too, Alex Sparks reported " I managed to get into a solid group that worked together up to the picturesque village of Instow and clung on to Axe valley runner Richard Hardy on the way back into quite a big headwind. The finish is always tough at Bideford because it goes on forever, but all the trotters finished really strong."

Highlight of the day was Lucy Payne 1st FV70, Chloe Olford 10th lady, awaiting full results,

Will Hassell recently ran the Eryri (Snowdon) marathon in 4 hrs 9 mins. In awful conditions - described by 2 runners who have competed in 40 of the last 41 of this marathon as the worst conditions they have experienced during this race. The twist in the tail was that this was 24.5 miles on road and then a final 1.5 miles down a steep muddy track.

Jon Pressling raced in the Exeter City Community Trust Halloween 10 recently, A great event to blow off the cobwebs. In perfect autumnal conditions it started and finished at the Piazza Terracina at Exeter Canal Basin, the fun, flat and fast course took runners around the scenic route of the Exe Valley River Park. As part of his half marathon training, Jon took on the 10 mile route, finishing 5th overall and 2nd age group, in a great time of 62.03.

Chloe & Steve Weeks took part in the scenic Tavy 7 by Tavistock AC a long standing local event on the edge of the moor near the old airfield and golf course. Placing 54th and 55th in 49:45 and respectively 4th in our age categories. In superb scenery, strong winds but a great turnout of 324 runners.

Trotters took part in the Tiverton canal race day, with Jacque Shackleton-Ineson taking 40th in 1:12:53, and Kate Holmes 1:23:20, both had a good time. Guy Jary took part in the marathon finishing in 4:07:33

The autumnal marathon favourite, The Cornish Marathon took place in variable weather. Lucy Evans reported "Because of the nature of the course, spectators were asked to park at certain points — which actually created awesome cheer zones that really helped keep us going. I was pleased with my time; the second half was hard work due to a sore back, but that’s what makes the marathon distance so special. It’s a true test of personal endurance and how you respond when things get tough.

There were plenty of us who crossed the border to take part. The Cornish is a brilliantly organised club-run marathon and this year didn’t disappoint. We all received an amazing goody bag, and the marshals were incredibly supportive throughout.

Results included Jason Trevenen 3:50:52, Martin & Joanna Randall 4:16:59, Lucy Evans 4:20:53, Ruth Johnson 5:01:34, Sam Galvin 5:13:18, Dominique Harcourt 5:13:27, Sarah Blanchard 5:28:28, Sam Bryan 5:55:26, from 401 finishers. (based on results available).

Callum Price reported from the SIdmouth 10K, a nice mostly flat course apart from two hills sections. Conditions were cloudy, sunny intervals with windy conditions along the seafront and worth participating in for a 54:01 finish, Peter Lander also took part.