Axe Valley Runner Matt Frost travelled up to his homeland in the north-east to join the 60,000+ runners of the Great North Run.  The half marathon, which starts in Newcastle and finishes in South Shields, is the biggest and most famous of the Great Run series and Mo Farah chose it as his final retirement event.

Finishing in 544thplace was Matt Frost in an impressive 1:27.16.  He said he found it tough but the highlight was a ‘high five’ from Newcastle manager, and race starter, Eddie Howe.   

It was an all-female contingent for AVR at the Blackdown Half and Kerry Board achieved a brilliant 2.03.07 to take second female and 25th overall. Dawn Currah finished in an impressive 2.23.13, first F60.  Ragnhild Richards finished in 2.35.13; Kelly Giles in 2.37.21; and Rachel Hiscock in 3.08.38.

Mark Spraggs finished 200th out of 1,100 runners in the New Forest Half, while Eleanor Wood was first F60 13th overall in the Bosun and capTen, run over the Golden Cap and Thorncombe Beacon.

Julia Teague enjoyed an excellent run at the Wye Valley Half, Adrian Strawbridge and David Cull performed superbly at the Yeovilton 5k.