James Priest and Sarah Mercier shone again and repeated their race victories from the series opener 3 weeks ago but while a resurgent Andrew van Kints pushed Priest all the way in the 4 mile event Mercier was a clear third overall in the 130+ field and had an easier…
The results of the event are available for download below and the official photos can be found here.
Jim De Garis claimed the overall Gsy AC Cliff Path title with maximum points but in the other leagues things were less clear cut. De Garis was a clear winner ahead of newcomers Kirk Bourgaize and Steve Saunders. Following a cycle accident Chris Travers was an unfortunate absentee in the…
Priest Continues on steep improvement ramp (James Priest, Sarah Mercier and start of race featured in Phil Nicolle’s images). Three years ago James Priest turned up as a novice runner and placed 40th in his first ever serious senior level cross country event but the opening fixture of the 2018/19…
Ryan Burling (14:52) and Summer Woodhead(18:58) were impressive winners of the Crimestoppers 5k Runway Run. “One of the most surreal experiences and races I’ve ever run. Had a lot of fun out there” said Burling on Social media. Credit to Chris George for Image.
Despite less than perfect conditions Deeside runner James Espie flagged the possibility that the near 30 year old record of 1 hr 44 minutes for the full cliff path “Dogbreaker” route may come under outside pressure over the next few years. The wind was predominantly behind competitors but the wet…
The Club Championships Cross Country returns to local soil with a new course based at Les Norgiots(St. Andrews, nr to Little Chapel/La Villaize). The race, scheduled for Saturday 15th December, will mirror the Senior championship distances to be run at the County event in January. There may also be scope…
Guernsey’s young senior men’s squad hit their top 50 target in the club’s first ever run in the National Road Relays held at Sutton Park, Birmingham. With most of the team only 19 or 20 years old, they fielded the youngest team in the race but none the less stuck…
Louise Perrio closed her 2018 track season with a solo run and outright victory in the final Guernsey Athletics T&F fixture of the season – the Intertrust 10,000m. (image Rob Elliott). After assuming the lead early in the race she went through 3000m in 10:47 with a near 20 second…
There was a familiar look about the main protagonists in the third of the four race Cliff Path series as Jim De Garis won again from Kirk Bourgaize and Caroline Creed was again the leading woman. (Images Phil Nicolle). De Garis never looked like being headed in the 10 mile…