It was a weekend of 10ks for AVR with a good turnout at the Ottery 10k on Sunday, part of the In-Step Devon series and organised by Honiton Running Club.
First AVR home in 38:23 was Matt Frost in an excellent tenth place. Kerry Board was first AVR female to finish, eighth female, in 45:48, chased all the way by Laura Kerr who smashed her PB to finish in 45:49.
A total of 227 runners completed the race and big thanks go to Roger Saunders and Howard Bidmead at Honiton RC for a great event including booking the best weather of the weekend!
Conditions were near perfect for the Bideford 10k with a large field of about 800 runners and Olympian Phil Norman took the win in a fast time of 30:35! Rich Hardy was 14th overall in a rapid 34:28, scooping the second M40 prize.
The event attracted an incredible 28 runners over the age of 70 proving that running is not just a sport for the young. AVR’s Diane Newton was over the moon to finish in 1:14:24, after a difficult period of running, improving both her time and place from last year.
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