Weekly Report

The Bude Beast is a walking/running event organised by Cornwall & Devon Long Distance Walkers Association with options of a 6, 24 or 30 mile route. Anna Gocher and Louise…

Eight members of Bovey Valley Runners completed the first Winding Paths Summer Trails at Dartington on Saturday evening. The new 10km race resembles the previous Final Countdown route so there…

Locally we had a couple of runners in the Exeter Great West Runs. These races encompass the City Centre and some quieter country lanes. In the Half Marathon, Charlotte Nicholls…

The fine spring weather has brought a lot of the Bovey Valley Runners out and competing in local events this week. The Plymouth Half Marathon took in the usual route…

There were quite a few long distance runners competing from BVR in the last week. Up in Manchester, Sally Shoolbraid took part in the Marathon which had nearly 20,000 finishers.…

Bovey Valley Runners always tries to support local services, and last week they handed over a cheque for £500 to the Ashburton branch of Dartmoor Search and Rescue. This is…

It's been a while since Bovey Valley Runners have posted an update, but we have not been idle. Our annual AGM was in February where there were a few changes…

The choice of races this week for Bovey Valley Runners was flat or hilly. By the Exe estuary there was the Starcross Shuffle from Winding Paths. Heading along the Estuary…

Wintry weather has definitely returned to the Southwest, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the hardy BVR runners at a few recent events. The Sidmouth 10k is a steady…

This weekend Lesley Manlow took part in the London Marathon and completed the run in 7:46:34. She was supporting the Phab Kids charity and raised an amazing £1,800!! In the…