Teignbridge Trotters Running Club
Newton Abbot, Devon
Established 1982
Born to Run
Tilly flies the flag in Falmouth, Massachusetts
On August 21st the 50th running of the Asics Falmouth road race took in Massachusetts, USA. Tilly Woods, unsurprisingly, was the sole Teignbridge Trotter representative!
On a blistering hot day, Tilly ran superbly covering the 10K in a superb time of 00:51:21. She finished in 8th place in her age category out of 488 entrants. Tilly finished in 450th place out of 8,619 finishers.
On Bank holiday Monday a large contingent of Trotters turned out for a Club Championship race at Lustleigh. The 10k race was a tough, demanding course for all the runners. The weather conditions were very hot, and a midday start mean’t the hottest part of the day!!
The event was organised superbly and the marshals were very supportive all around the course. The course took the runners over hilly lanes, down muddy tracks, through beautiful woodland, along the river Bovey before spitting you out into the village of Lustleigh and back to the show ground field to be cheered to the finish line by a horde of supporters.
Huge turn out of Trotters at Lustleigh
First Trotter home was Roger Easterbrook who is in a rich vein of form. Roger finished in 5th place in a fantastic time of 00:41:08. Rogers’s performance also placed him 2nd in the MV40-49 age category.
Chasing him home in 6th place was the ever improving Hamish Rea. Hamish clocked a superb time of 00:41:29 on a very challenging course.
A special mention for Andy Paisey who ran magnificently on his Trotters debut to finish 21st in a great time of 00:47:23. One to watch!!
First female finisher was our own Susanna Goffe, which is even more remarkable considering she is in hard training for the London Marathon. Susanna posted a rapid time of 00:48:55 to finish in 27th spot.
Julian Scanes won the MV50-59 age category prize having clocked a great time of 00:44:23 to finish in 12th place.
Roger Easterbrook empties the tank on his way to a fine 5th position
Hamish puts in another fine performance at Lustleigh
Susanna Goffe on her way to 1st female finisher
The men’s team prize was won by Teignbridge. The team comprised of Roger Easterbrook, Hamish Rea and Luke Reynolds. A superb team effort.
Not to be out done, the Ladies team prize was also won by our Trottettes. Susanne Goffe, Mandy Wheeler and Isabelle Cummins made up the victorious team. The Club also took second spot. Kim Knight, Sarah Pike and Dominique Harcourt forming a great team.
The other Trotters positions and times were: Luke Reynolds (10, 00:43:22), James Saunders (18, 00:46:28 and 2nd in MV60+ age category), Sam Crowe (26, 00:48:42), Tim Pratt (28, 00:48:56), Mandy Wheeler (35, 00:50:51 and 2nd in FV45-54 age category), Duncan Knight (40, 00:51:47), Alan Kember (43, 00:52:16), Andrew Fox (45, 00:52:51), Bon Rymel (47, 00:53:22), Gavin Parrott (50, 00:53:44), Derek Skinner (55, 00:54:44), Alan Boone (58, 00:55:24), Christian Robinson (59, 00:55:27), Oliver Thomas (65, 00:56:25), Isabelle Cummins (84, 01:01:16), Kim Knight (88, 01:02:29), Sarah Pike (91, 01:02:52), Dominique Harcourt (113, 01:06:58), Eleanor Taylor (129, 01:11:05), Susanne Westgate (132, 01:11:54), Joanna Griffin (138, 01:13:34).
There were 154 finishers.
Julian Scanes on his way to yet another MV50-59 age category award
Isabelle Cummins one third of the winning ladies team event
The fast improving Ollie Thomas on his way to a fine 65th position
3rd, 4th and our own Roger in 5th
Susanne Westgate and Eleanor Taylor feeling the heat on the Lustleigh showground