SW RUNNING South West England race dates

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Last Updated on Monday, 18 November 2019 15:17

Published on Friday, 01 November 2019 05:53

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Bideford 10 Miler (1100) enter at Bideford Amateur Athletic Club website

Combe Crawler (8.5miles XC) on-line entry at Ilfracombe Running Club

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ONLY 24 HOURS to your first half marathon

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Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 15:44

Published on Saturday, 29 May 2010 09:11

This article was originally penned 24 hours before the record-breaking 2010 Plymouth Half Marathon... so what if you are running a half marathon for the first time?

SWSN asked experienced Tamar Trotters runner Pete Waumsley - who, at the time, had run something in the region of 35 half marathons - his advice.

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RUNNING update May 2019

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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 May 2019 11:32

Published on Sunday, 19 May 2019 06:05

I am about to start long overdue on-the-run updates to the SWSN running pages.

I aim to get things sorted as soon as practically possible and envisage this will - sensibly - require two weeks, at least, as it has done in previous years.

As ever I will include relevant links whenever possible and you are invited to send me any new race dates or race updates (ie new websites, new organisers, new race names, correcting my errors etc) by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

In the meantime thank you for your patience, support and understanding runners... 

RIGHT, SAID FRED: INSTINCTIVE SPORTS

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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 April 2010 07:55

Published on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 21:20

I ran my first eight miles in preparation for next month's Plymouth Half Marathon on Sunday at Burrator but it was thanks to a runner from Instinctive Sports, Fred Jenkins, that I ran a half decent pace.

Fred was a great ambassador for the sport and Instinctive Sports, reminding me why I started running with a club in the first place.

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TAMAR TROTTERS running club

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Last Updated on Sunday, 03 May 2015 08:59

Published on Sunday, 03 May 2015 00:01

There are a string of top running clubs throughout the region and I intend to try and link you to them all eventually.

First off . . . Tamar Trotters, who are based in Saltash and boast a superb, informative website as well as being an all-round welcoming, friendly and helpful club.

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PLYMOUTH HALF ENTRIES CLOSE AT RECORD HIGH

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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 July 2012 13:16

Published on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 08:19

Entries for the 2010 Plymouth Half Marathon on Sunday May 30 have closed at a record high.

Race organiser Nigel Rowe MBE said: "It's fantastic news to have achieved 6,000 entrants - our largest to date.

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