South Devon AC ultra athletes put some huge mileage in again this weekend at the Hope 24 event, a 5 mile trail loop around the stunning Newnham Estate Plympton where runners put in as many laps as possible within 24hrs! 4 SDAC athletes completed 8 laps and a total of 40 miles. 221 Louise Lewry 07:37:46, 222 Steve Hookins 07:56:01, 223 Jodie Lee 07:56:02, 225 Mark Stockman 08:26:43. Nicky Washbrook completed 50 miles 150th in 09:17:33. #Trail #Ultra

Darren Francis continued his good form to set a new course record for the Colleton Fishacre Trust 10K coming 1st in a time of 47:58. Juniors Hannah and Lauren completed the 5K. #10k #Trail #5k

The Plym Trail Spring Marathon is a tough 26.2 mile race following the Plym Valley Trail from Plymouth to Clearbrook along the old railway line. Darren Francis 3:23, Jeremy Goddard 3:57, Sue Ennals 5:16, Lyndsey Harper 5:16 #Marathon #Trail

Pennywell pursuit is a challenging 10K run completely off road starting and finishing at Pennywell Farm, mud, farm animals and a piggy medal! 7th Liam Lindon 48:19, 14th Stuart Batten 54:12, 57th Chris Reece 1:05:40, 83rd Michelle Coles 1:13:40 of 145 runners. #10k #Trail

The good weather attracted several South Devon AC runners to beautiful Colleton Fishacre Trust 5K and 10K although did nothing to diminish the pain of the terrain. Chris Reece, Hannah Carr, Laura Carr and Christine Walpot completed the 5K. Completing 2 laps for the 10K was Jeremy Goddard (3rd), Stuart Batten (4th), Guy Akeroyd, Rod Keen, Marc Walpot, Michelle Coles and Andrea Wall. #10k #Trail #5k

Sue Ennals and Lyndsey Harper took part in the South Devon head to head 22K trail run, a picturesque run on the South Hams coast path across Bolberry Head towards Salcombe coming 98th 3:03:55 & 97th in 3:02:23 #Trail

The Hippo is a 12K very muddy multi-terrain event and there was a great turn out from the club due to the fact that it is race number 4 of 12 in the clubs senior grand prix series of 2018. David Hampton was in cracking form to win the Honiton Hippo with a time of 51:41. Other results; 19 Jeremy Goddard 1:04:30, 25 Gary Burman 1:06:31, 27 Rick Martin 1:06:38, 28 Alex Magee 1:07:08, 40 Stuart Batten 1:10:25, 94 Emma Magee 1:21:41, 108 Sue Hayes 1:27:28, 119 Michelle Coles 1:29:

Juniors Hannah And Laura Carr were in action in the Hippo Calf U16’s 3K trail race which was equally as muddy as the full Hippo. Hannah being the third girl home with Laura 6th. Hannah, Laura and Ava Sams combined to win the school cup prize for Sherwell Valley Primary School in Torquay. #Trail #3k

The Exe to Axe is a gruelling coastal run of 22 miles from Exmouth to Seaton taking in some very steep climbs. South Devon’s Darren Francis put in a fantastic performance to come 16th with a time of 3:19:21 #Trail

Sisters Hannah and Laura Carr completed the full 10K of the National Trust Colleton Fishacre run with the effort of steep hills being rewarded with great views and an undulating coast path. #10k #Trail

Sisters Hannah and Laura Carr were in action again at the 2K U11’s Wildnight trail run at Leigh Woods, Bristol and were 1st and 3rd girls home respectively. #2k #Trail

Marc Jones took part in the Arc Of Attrition in Cornwall a 100 mile winter coast path Ultra, an extreme challenge from Coverack to Porthtowan which involves the carrying of mandatory kit and some navigation ability to navigate the course in all weathers and at night. The event has strict cut off times and many runners fell foul of the cut off times including South Devon AC runner Marc who put in an amazing effort to keep going for 26:51:48 unfortunately missing the cut off at

Jodie Lee and Jeremy Goodard ran the Thames Trot Ultra, a scenic 50mile Ultra run along the Thames path from Oxford to Henly, the race carries 3 UTMB points and is a good race to build to even bigger events. With a cut off of 11 hours both runners had a fantastic result with Jodie finishing 129th in 10:03:41 and Jeremy 132nd in 10:08:00. #Ultra #Trail

The Trust 10 at Colleton Fishacre attracted several South Devon runners, with Guy Akeroyd leading the pack followed by Marc Jones, Howard Brugge, Mark Stockman and Jeremy Goddard running the full 2x 5k laps and Sue Ennals and Hannah Carr taking on 1x 5K lap. The views across Start Bay did not disappoint but the going underfoot was extremely muddy. #10k #Trail

Wrangaton Golf Club was the start point for the fully off-road Moonlight Flit 10K night run, a hilly and muddy course. A wildcard grand prix run for the club and many South Devon runners took part as a result, in 10th Colin Peters in 58:09 first male V50, 40 Vince Langdon 1:11:54, 66 Chris Reece 1:18:23, 85 Roger Webb 1:25:51 third male V60, 87 John Drennan 1:27:23, 90 Steve Maddock 1:28:03, 91 Michelle Coles 1:28:07, 94 Stuart Batten 1:29:23, 98 Heather Maddock 1:31:13 first

Hannah and Lauren Carr braved the mud in the Moonlight Flit and despite losing their footwear in the bogs came in 2nd and 4th girls. #2k #Trail

South Devon AC runners and guests gathered together at Berry Head to set off on their annual New Years Day jaunt from back to Goodrington along the coastal footpath. Some members doubled the distance by running to and from Berry Head. The weather was very kind staying dry throughout the 6 mile run, although conditions were very muddy and challenging in places. Happy New Year! #Trail

The Coleton Fishacre national trust 10 must be one of the most picturesque 10K runs in the area, mostly off road, taking in the South West coast path and the exotic gardens of the house. It was the most popular Coleton run of the year with 70 runners turning out to burn off a few mince pie calories. Three South Devon AC runners took part Marc Jones, Marc Walpot and Howard Brugge. #10k #Trail

Jodie Lee travelled to Dorset to complete the Bovington Marathon, the race starts and finishes at the Bovington Tank Museum and is a rather muddy and hilly affair! She finished 129th of 512 runners in 04:53:28 #Marathon #Trail

South Devon AC Juniors were in action at Dartington in the Wild Night Run 2K, Hannah Carr and Lauren Carr 1st and 2nd girls with Hannah 3rd overall in U12’s. Lizzie Bumby 1st girl in U10’s #2k #Trail