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The sun kept its hat on with grey skies and a stiff breeze greeting the runners on the Hoe for the Plymouth half marathon last Sunday morning. The race was dominated by Exmouth Harrier Tom Merson who led from gun to tape. However, Tavistock Run Project were once again prominent, with three athletes

Last Thursday (15th July) saw a welcome return of the Tavistock Relays staged after a one year hiatus.Staged in the Meadows over a course of 1.1 mile this is a popular event, though this year numbers were a little down on previous years. The first event was the senior ladies race and it looked to

It was a return to some kind of normality last week for Tavistock Run Project with athletes taking part in a number of events. Back home from university and at last  free from injury Ed Smart ran strongly at the first Run Exe 5 k. On the flat twisty course Ed ran a solid 16;23 for 7th

One week on from his PB at Millfield, Oliver Smart cemented his place in the European U 20s with a stunning win over 3000 m at the BMC Milton Keynes Pb classic last Saturday. Recording a time of 8 min 16 secs this was well inside the euro qualifying time and looks promising for an exciting summer

Good Friday saw a return to racing for TRP with 7 athletes making the journey up to Exeter for the fast Friday 5k.A new venue for the event saw it staged at the Exeter racecourse. An undulating multi lap course made tougher by a gusting southerly wind challenged the runners, however most were happy

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East African athletes dominate endurance running, with every men’s world record from 800m to the marathon and every female record from 1500m to the marathon held by runners from East Africa. What is their secret, and should the rest of the world just accept their dominance? Let’s look at a few