On the 15th the Truro half marathon took place with a posse of Teignbridge Trotters participating in the undulating latest round of the Club Championship. The race headed out into the countryside with a variety of hills, villages, and wiggles offroad to keep runners focused with supporters and marshalls everywhere. The weather was good and temperatures increased as James Long lead the team home in 4th place in a time of 1:23:42, 1st MV40, followed by Roger Easterbrook 11th 1:25:49 2nd MV 50, James Saunders 53rd 1:36:03 1st MV60, Duncan Knight 84th 1:42:00, Chloe Weeks 95th Steve Weeks 96th in 1:43:49, Helen Anthony 101st 1:44:15 2nd FV 45, Adam Waddle 157th 1:51:22, Neil Rutley 163rd 1:52:24, and finishing in close order Dominique Harcourt 343rd 2:17:55, Lucy Payne 344th 2:18:00 2nd FV70, Sue Tremlett 345th 2:18:02 from 466 finishers. https://cornwallrunning.co.uk/r/Truro_Half_Marathon_2024/

The 100 marathon club AGM event by Running Events Devon was a timed event on a 5.3km route at an old Devon railway line.

Father and Son Allen & Jayden Taylor took for Jayden's first half marathon in 2.22.19. Sara Keatley completed the half 2:46:28, Allen came 5th in the marathon in 4.03.41, Derek Skinner ran his 91st marathon in 4.46.54, there were plenty of familiar faces in great weather.

Sam Crowe was down under taking part in the Bridge to Brisbane in Australia with 35,000 participants across the 5k & 10k distances.

The 4am wake up was worth it for the early start as the sun was rising. The course went over Gateway Bridge and then down into the city with various bands and entertainment along the way. "I was thankful for the 'misting stations' that rained over you as the humidity was 95%. Super happy with my time as not a flat course, although felt strange racing for the first time without at least one Trotters vest in sight to catch!"

Adam "loves the bling" Doherty completed his trio of sporting events to receive a handsome haul of medals having completed the London Marathon, Ride London, and a 2 mile swim in the Serpentine. Whilst we are focused on running, you can only applaud his cross training and sheer excitement at looking like BA Baracus from the 80's tv show the A'Team. 

Bob Small was in Kew Gardens for the Richmond Marathon on a cool morning with several thousand others - there were also 10K and Half Marathon races. Bob had chosen this marathon because it's about the flattest in the country with just 160 ft of elevation. Scenic it most certainly is, passing the splendours of the early autumn foliage in Kew Gardens, The Orangery, and then Hampton Court Palace and, for many miles, running along the River Thames towpath. Bob was pleased with the early start, cool, sunny conditions with minimal wind. Bob had planned his race very carefully and was going to run with the 4 hr 15 min pacer - but, at the very last moment, the pacer never appeared, leaving Bob and others somewhat bereft.

Now, having to gauge his own pace, Bob ran easily around Kew Gardens before joining the towpath at about 6 miles. The 5, 10 mile points and the half marathon were passed a little ahead of schedule and Hampton Court Palace was reached at the far end of the towpath at about 17 and a half miles and is the turning point for the long run for home. At just about this point his left hip had begun to hurt quite badly which restricted his movement and led, inevitably, to a slowing of the pace and 20 miles was reached a little behind schedule. The last 4 miles were, in his own words, 'very messy' but Bob persevered and reached the finish line in 4.30.23 - perhaps not as fast as he would have liked but still sufficient to easily take the MV75 1st prize and set a new club record in the process. A superb achievement following his last marathon just 44 years ago in 1980!