SOUTH WEST ROAD RUNNERS
Karen Cook became the world's fastest female veteran 55-59 runner over 10,000m after her time of 42mins 25.65secs.
Cook set the mark on Wednesday, September 3, at the Devon Athletic Association Championships.
South West Road Runners' four fastest ladies ensured that the team came third in the Dornafield Ladies 10k race.
Cook finished first in the Female V55 class and 11th overall in 43.23, while Davina Blanchard came first in the Female V45 category and 16th overall in 46.25.
In 20th place overall and third in the Female V50 class was Julie Hedges, with Caroline Gentry 21st overall and third Female V45. Other runners were Laura Wells, finishing 33rd overall in 50.05 on her SWRR debut, Jo Robertson in 38th place (51.17), and Michelle Pang in 95th (57.45).
In the Bridget Dohoo Memorial Challenge in Lapford, Jim Durston came fifth overall and second in the V45 category in 1:11.01.
Tony Gale was 10th overall and first V60 in 1:17.58.
In the three-mile race, Michal Lesniak was first overall in 16.37.
Dohoo was a member of organising club South Molton Strugglers, who died as a result of cancer and the race was a fundraiser for Hospiscare.IRONMAN WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
A Royal Marine officer from Lympstone has completed the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Canada.
Ryan Kestle, 32, took part in the event at Mont Tremblant after securing 10th place in the 30-34 age group qualifier at Exmoor earlier this year.
The race involved swimming, cycling and running a combined distance of 70.3 miles.
Kestle completed the race in 4hrs 34mins to finish 99th in his age group and 480th overall.
"Crossing the finish line at the World Championships after pushing yourself to your limit for 70.3 miles is something I will never forget," said Kestle.
"The calibre of the competition was unlike anything I've raced before. Any triathlete will know how tough it is to compete in Ironman and to have secured a place here in Mont Tremblant is something I'm very proud of."EXETER HARRIERS
Exeter Harriers escaped relegation in their final South West League match of the season.
The Harriers finished third in the match, meaning a fifth-placed finish out of seven.
The strongest of the Harriers' age groups were the under-13 girls and boys, who each took the overall runners-up spot.
Notable winning performances came from Isobel Pinsky in the under-13 high jump and 200m, Alice Please in the under-13 100m, Jess Dobson under-17 100m and 200m to take the sprint double, and Katie Olding in the under-17 800m.
Sam Dove and Jamie Anderson's joint-victory in the under-17 high jump, Patrick Livingstone's success in the under-17 3,000m, and Rebecca Chapman in the SW long jump were also noteworthy.
Exeter Harriers will hold their annual Open Combined Events Competition on Sunday, 28 September at the newly-refurbished Exeter Arena.
The competition is open to boys and girls of all standards with various age groups from juniors through to seniors. The minimum age is eight years old for a fun day of athletics consisting of the five pentathlon events.
For information, visit exeterharriers.org.uk or contact Dawn Skinner on dawnskinner001@gmail.com or 07961 976204.
Three Exeter Harriers will represent their respective County Schools teams this weekend at the English Schools Combined Events Championships in Boston, Lincolnshire. Sam Talbot will look to replicate his England Athletics National under-17 decathlon success as he is currently ranked fourth.
Anya Turner, ranked 12th, is in the under-17 heptathlon, as is Jessica Dobson.INSTEP CHAMPIONSHIP
Katherine Humphreys of Exeter Harriers leads the senior women's category in the InStep Devon Championship.
With only a scattering of scoring events among her competitors, teammate Anna Rust has moved into second place by gaining the maximum 50 points at the Haldon Forest Flyer.
With four scoring events to her credit, Claire Suss of South West Road Runners continues to lead the Female Vet 35 section ahead of Tiverton Harriers' Serane Stone.
In the Female V45 class, South West Road Runners hold both first and second places with Caroline Gentry and Michelle Pang, who gained 49 points at the Cotleigh Canter 10k.
South West Road Runners also lead the Female Vet 55 category, with Karen Cook scoring a further 50 points at the Forest Flyer. Sue Venn of Axe Valley Runners scored 49 points at Cotleigh and lies in second.
Simon Minting of Exeter Harriers continues to lead the Senior Men's section after putting in a good race at the Haldon Forest Flyer. Michael Robinson of Exeter University AC is second.
Despite being beaten by some of his own teammates at the Forest Flyer, Jim Durston of South West Road Runners continues to dominate the Male Vet 40 category, ahead of Tim Lenton of Axe Valley Runners
South West Road Runners' Tim Vialls scored the maximum 50 points in the Male Vet 50 category at the Forest Flyer to cement his lead over Andrew Johnson of Exmouth Harriers.
Tony Gale of South West Road Runners also scored maximum points at the Cotleigh Canter 10k and continues to lead the Male Vet 60 category ahead of teammate Lewis Jones.AXE VALLEY RUNNERS
Matt Clist, Patick Devine-Wright and Tim Lenton cruised across Dartmoor, covering nearly 30 miles from Ivybridge to Belstone via Postbridge on Saturday.
They were joined by Amy Greenhalghm Garry Perratt and Alan Knight until Belstone three hours in, when the latter three dropped out.
Clist and Devine-Wright decided to detour via Steeperton Tor, with Lenton finishing first in almost exactly five hours.
The other two took a scenic route from Belstone Tor and finished 11 mins later. EXMOUTH HARRIERS
Three Exmouth Harriers raced in the Bridget Dohoo Memorial Challenge on Sunday.
Hugh Marsden was second overall and first man over 55, Phil Bater was second man over 60 in 1hr 18mins 19secs, and Dawn Teed was third woman and first woman over 50 in 1:23.56.
