New records and PBs set by the Royal Blues...

New records have been set at the Teignbridge Trotters.

In Abingdon on Sunday 18 October Geoff Davey, Helen Anthony and Mandy Wheeler wore the club colours and competed in a field of 713 marathon runners.

After seven years and seven marathon attempts Geoff Davey achieved his ambition of a sub-three hour time clocking 2:59.41 and 79th place overall.

Ladies captain Helen Anthony is now the holder of the club record for fastest marathon time set by a female after securing a new personal best. Helen took well over ten minutes off her PB clocking 3:02.12 and 96th overall. Mandy Wheeler’s time of 3:32.19 placed her 318th.

*Exeter’s Great West Run attracted seven runners on Sunday 18 October. Melanie Dunn led the Blues home in 1:32.28 and 160th overall. Richard Keatley clocked 1:53.03 and 971st. Neil Pallant lent a hand, pacing those wanting a sub-2 time getting in in 1:58.54 1,3,38th, Trudy Phillips 2:36.28, Maggie Garrett 2:24.31 2,414th, Suzie Mills and Anne Dyke 2:43.20 for 2,714th and 2,718th. There were 2,822 finishers.

*Mens captain Lance Mason claimed first MV55 at Eden Marathon in Cornwall on Sunday 19 October. His time of 3:35.18 placed him first in his age category and 20th overall. Mark Wotton ran around in 5:13.04 166th and Sally Ingledew did it in 5:15.10 for 169th. 200 runners finished. Derek Blackford did the half marathon in 2:02.14 and 280th overall.

*Mike Hooper and Steve Barker travelled to Plymouth for the first round of the Westward cross country league on Sunday October 11. Mike ran 35.25 and Steve in 37.58. The next race in the series is at Newquay on 8 November. See the ‘cross country’ link on our home page for more details.

*Mark Wotton travelled to Kent on October 11 for the Autumn Ranscombe Challenge. There are a couple distances the runners can choose from. Mark, being nearly there in his 100 marathon quest, went for the 26.2mile race. It is all off road through fields tracks and woodland and can be quite hilly. He did it in 5.18.01.

Report by Emma Pearcy

Photos supplied by Geoff Davey (thanks to Ryan Anthony for taking it) and Lance Mason at Eden.