Trotters in team action at South Devon Relays

South Devon Relays - Friday 7th August

The Trotters enjoyed a successful evening at the South Devon Relays, held at the Torbay Velopark in Paignton. The popular event attracted clubs from across the South West, with teams of four runners each completing a fast 3km relay leg around the closed circuit course.

The club produced some excellent performances, with both the men's and women's teams finishing 2nd overall. The men's quartet of Alex Duff (9:36), Benj Akyol (9:39), Ben Elphick (10:32) and Donald Brooks (9:35) combined for an impressive overall time of 39:22. The women's team of Chloe Weeks (10:44), Mel Brooks (11:11), Helen Anthony (11:14) and Chloe Olford (10:28) also claimed runners-up spot with a total time of 43:37.

There was further success in the veteran categories, with Teignbridge Trotters taking top honours in both the FV50 and FV60 competitions. The winning FV50 team of Liz Nuttall (11:49), Tracy Elphick (12:49), Lucy Evans (13:14) and Mandy Wheeler (12:04) recorded a combined time of 49:56. The FV60 team of Pat Atkins (14:21), Claire Gillard (14:46), Sarah Blanchard (15:41) and Deb Skinner (15:46) secured their category victory in 1:00:34.

Other strong performances came from the M50 team of Roger Easterbrook (10:22), Steve Weeks (10:47), Duncan Knight (11:01) and Julian Scanes (10:59), who finished in 43:09. Another men's team featuring JJ Girow (10:49), Conor Mellamphy (11:57), Ben Tampkins (11:51) and Ed Mills (11:25) recorded 46:02, while Michael Border (12:03), David Prestwich (12:26), Alex Lyons (13:35) and Ryan Astbury (10:50) ran 48:54.

Graydon Widdicombe (11:08), Allen Taylor (13:29), Andy Fox (12:44) and Nigel Barnett (13:00) completed the course in 50:21, while Callum Price (13:15), Callum Bevis (12:18), Jamie Moore (13:51) and Jayden Taylor (13:39) recorded 53:03. The M60 team of Alan Kember (12:23), Eric Moore (14:09), Kevin Besford (15:52) and Derek Skinner (13:20) finished in 55:44, and the M40 team of Adam Doherty (14:50), Neil Tampkins (14:45), Bruce Campbell (13:42) and Pete Aston (15:20) recorded 58:37.

The club's other women's teams also performed strongly. Laura Holland (12:20), Jade Reid (14:14), Cheryl Brenda (14:05) and Rachel Thorn (14:56) combined for 55:35, while Sam Galvin (15:35), Alice Nicholls (11:59), Sue Tremlett (15:49) and Lucy Payne (16:41) finished in 1:00:04. In the F40 category, Michelle Doherty (16:02), Katie Gibbs (15:17), Claire Lyons (14:19) and Jo Randall (13:10) recorded 58:48. A second FV50 team of Lucy Evans (13:30), Claire Youngman (14:38), Corinne Bright (14:29) and Kim Knight (13:33) finished in 56:10.