Entries by Carol Austin

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 […]

AVRs tackle the Four Trigs

Organised by Sidmouth Running Club, the Four Trigs is another low-key, challenging multi-terrain race with an obscene amount of climb involved!  Approximately 28km, runners chose their own route that must […]

Beastly but Fun

The Blackdown Beast, brilliantly organised by Honiton RC, is a ‘fun’ self-navigated run across 10 or 16 miles of the Blackdown hills starting and finishing in Dunkeswell.  There is a […]

Dartmoor ‘Delight’

Karen Eyre and Rupert Pady took part in The Pagan Trails half marathon in the toughest of conditions on Dartmoor. The challenging route visits many of the stone circles and […]

Axmouth welcomes AVR

There was a huge turnout of AVRs supporting the Axmouth Challenge which raises money for the community village hall.  With one mile, three mile, five and nine mile options there […]

Freezing First Chance

The First Chance 10k, the first event of the 2024 InStep Devon Series, took place in cold but sunny conditions on Sunday.  Starting and finishing on Exeter Quay the event, […]

Off to a (Chard) flyer

The Chard Flyer is a road 10k with a wicked climb to the finish after a relatively flat course that takes in the reservoir, starting and finishing at the cricket […]

AVR dominate Seaton parkrun

It was a quiet weekend on the racing front so Seaton parkrun ended up as a competitive affair with AVR taking the first three male and first two female spots […]

Axe Valley Runners celebrate a successful year

More than 65 members of Axe Valley Runners attended the annual awards celebration at the Old Picture House in Seaton on Saturday evening. A great night included the presentations of […]