Weekly Report

The Annual General Meeting of Bovey Valley Runners was held last week and attended by approximately 40 members. Chair, Ruth Cassidy, welcomed all and gave a summary of the fabulous achievements…

There were quite a group of Bovey Valley Runners taking part in the Granite Way 10-mile race. This starts at Okehampton Youth Hostel and follows the cycle path along the…

The Ladies 10k, organised by the Teignbridge Trotters, had a new venue and route this year. It started and ended at Ipplepen Cricket Club.The weather was horrendous and there was…

The Totnes 10k – although being 11k in length – is a really popular event run by Teignbridge Trotters with nearly 600 runners, and a 1k fun run. The recent dry…

With a couple of popular local events last weekend, the members of BVR had a choice as to whether to run at Chudleigh on Friday or Haytor on Saturday (and…

Tim Ashman of BVR took on the Centurion event, the South Downs Way 100 miles, starting at 6am on Saturday 8th June, with 30 hours to complete the course. Starting in…

Last week Bovey Valley Runners presented a cheque for £250 to Connor Balmer from AndysManClub. Ruth Bushell, acting Chair of BVR commented “What a fantastic week for Bovey Valley Runners! People…

Another new event on the running calendar was the Wray Trail organised by Winding Paths, and conveniently right on our doorstep.Starting in Mill Marsh Park the Wray Trail follows the…

There was a new trail race at Fingle Bridge, not the Drogo 10 but the Beltane Brightfire Trails. Three distances were on offer 5k, 10k or 17k, each with a…