After setting a hot pace from the start Tiaan Erwee again proved to be untouchable on the cliff paths but fell agonisingly short of the outright South Esplanade-Fairy ring record as the wind and rain took its toll. Erwee’s finishing time of 1 hr 45 minutes 35 seconds was the…
Barely 10 days after his monster 330km Tor des Geants ultra performance in the Italian Alps Tiaan Erwee was back on form over the somewhat shorter distance of 10m between Pleinmont and Icart. Erwee (no 39 in Michelle Torode’s image) ran a course record of 68 minutes 2 seconds and…
A massive field over over 420 took part in the annual Crimestoppers Runway Run. Held just before midnight over a two lap course on an otherwise deserted and dark airport runway the event is one of the more unusual fixtures in an increasingly diverse range of Guernsey running events. Nick…
Peter Amy led from the off and set an event record of 33 minutes 1 second ahead of a large field of 350+ in the annual Investec Mind 10k. Mel Nicolle drew clear of Vanessa Rodrigues in the final 2k to claim a top 20 finish and place top woman…
Despite the surprise presence of Richard Bartram on the start line there was no stopping Tiaan Erwee from registering his second victory in this season’s cliff path series. In fairness to Bartram, who is at more at home over shorter track distances, he never really expected to stay with the…
The Fort Group series has provided inclusive racing through the summer and it was bought to a close in similar fashion as the range of abilities were catered for not only across the race but also within the 2 person teams. Each runner had to run twice over the 1250m…
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…