Weekly Report

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…

There was a variety of different races and terrains that Bovey Valley Runners participated in last weekend. Out on the South Cornwall coast was the Polruan Shuffle organised by Purple Gecko…

Running the Hameldown Hammer Half or the Hammer 7EVEN, organised by OuterEdge, is always an exciting prospect.  When you enter the event around December time, winter hasn't quite hit yet,…

Four BVR runners were in action at the First Chance event organised by South West Road Runners, with 500 runners taking the opportunity to run their first 10k of 2024. Conditions…

Last week saw the culmination of a 12-week training programme for brand new runners at BVR with their 5k graduation run. The BVR Couch to 5K program is designed as a…

Tim Magor from Bovey Valley Runners was fortunate to get a place in the New York Marathon and he had just an amazing time. The crowds were enormous, and the…

Four BVR Runners travelled to the Roman City of Bath to take part in the annual half marathon on Sunday Oct 15th. The route was a two-lap course described as…

Under very humid conditions there was a great turnout of BVR runners for the Cardiff Half Marathon. This is a very established race with over 20,000 taking part. The fast,…