Richard Bartram made a swift transition from his track focussed summer season to show he still had the endurance to mix it over the longer distances as he won the 4.75 mile summer full-course with a well timed finish from Carl Holden and James Priest. Louise Perrio ran a solid…
The Island Games distance duo of James Priest and Jenny James ran victorious in the second event of the Fort Group Summer Series. (image Phil Nicolle). Unfolding over four laps of the traditional Saumarez Park loop, the 5km course featured additional challenge from thicker-than-normal gravel and humid conditions. Eventual winner…
Havelet-Jerbourg-Petit-Port-Havelet Tiaan Erwee (image Phil Nicolle) returned from an injury enforced lay-off to run out a comfortable winner of the opening race in the 2019 Cliff Race series. The ultra distance specialist got off to a steady start before accelerating clear of the field and win by a massive 5…
Guernsey Post were back on top in the annual running of the Canaccord 4 x 1 mile Inter-Firm Town Relay…. but by a tight margin, as Naro Zimmerman of leading mixed team New Street Management closed the posties’ stalwart anchor man Jim De Garis down to a mere second at…
Guernsey will compete at the Welsh Athletics U20 International on Wednesday in a match with England regions, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Welsh Schools. Guernsey will be spearheaded by recent NatWest International Island Games medallists Rhiannon Dowinton and Abi Galpin along with senior Island record holder Sia Banbury, whilst relay…
Mike Wilesmith(no 126 in Phil Nicolle’s image) made a winning return to the local road race scene and held off Carl Holden to win the RG Falla 10k which returned to the popular Imperial – Grandes Rocques course. Becky Le Maitre was first woman from Vicky Carre and Mel Nicolle….
Richard Bartram made it three road mile wins in three years with a trademark fast finish to edge clear of fellow Gibraltar-bound Alex Rowe in a repeat of the 1-2 of last year. Sixteen year old Chris Bain was an excellent third in the same time as Rowe – one…
Alastair Chalmers was up first on Sunday morning at the England Athletics U23/U20 Championships in Bedford. The event incorporates the Trial for both the European age group championships to be held next month. The 400m hurdler was a red-hot favourite and lived up to this billing – coming up just…
Ryan Burling was out on his own and comfortably defended his Milk Run title in 70 minutes 25 seconds. Carl Holden was second and Andy McArthur third. After nearly 4 years out from running Becky Le Maitre raced her first serious half marathon since the 2015 island games and finished…
The rain subsided just before the off and fast times were recorded in the opening race of the RG Falla series run from L’Eree to Vazon. In a return to a course last used in the ’90s Ryan Burling (image Phil Nicolle) dipped below Marcel Le Clerc’s 15:34 course record…