Entries by Carol Austin

Magnificent Manchester for AVRs

Four AVRs travelled north to take part in the increasingly popular Manchester marathon.  The UK’s flattest marathon, the 26.1 mile route starts near the famous Old Trafford, home of Manchester […]

AVR triumphs at Exe to the Axe

There was a good turnout of AVRs for the latest running of JP’s Exe to the Axe organised by Sidmouth Running Club. AVR’s Matt Clist retained his title finishing in […]

AVR men eggs-el at Yeovil 10K!

On Easter Monday, six AVRs hopped over to Yeovil for the Easter Bunny 10k which starts and finishes at RNAS Yeovilton.  Fast and flat with eggselent racing conditions there were […]

Remembering Mike

Four AVRs took part in the Feighan Fury, a challenging 10-mile multi-terrain race around private land in the rolling hills of mid Devon starting in Templeton. It includes hills, woods, […]

Mud, mud, glorious Grizzly

The 36th edition of the Grizzly was certainly one of, if not, the muddiest yet.  After months of heavy rain the conditions underfoot were treacherous although thankfully the runners, volunteers […]

Balmy Barcelona

David Cull took part in the Barcelona marathon on Sunday where the conditions were lovely, if a touch warm, but with some cloud cover half of the time. Despite a […]

Excellence in Exmouth

Four AVRs took the short trip to Exmouth for the Bradley’s 10k on Sunday.  Starting on the seafront runners headed to Orcombe Point before turning and following the beachfront back […]

Sea of Green at Seaton parkrun

Seaton parkrun went green on Saturday as a tribute to AVR, Phil “Evergreen” Bayliss who sadly died last year and who had been very involved in getting the event off […]

Delightful Dalwood

After almost 12 hours of continual rain on top of the already soaked ground the terrain at the Dalwood Three Hills was always going to resemble a mud fest.  Add […]

Grizzly and Cub fun in the sun

There was a huge turnout at the annual AVR Grizzly and Cub training event on Sunday.  After what has felt like weeks of heavy rain the course was as expected […]