YAW100K Sportive – 2024

Sixty two riders successfully conquered 100-kilometers of playfully undulating Wiltshire roads in the fifth edition of the YAW100K cycle sportive.

The ride started at Melksham Town Football Club with riders setting off in small groups heading out across Salisbury Plain, through the Avon Valley where a feed station in the village of Enford allowed them to ‘refuel’, before  skirting the edge of the Marlborough Downs and heading back through Devizes and onto the finish line back in Melksham.

The fastest rider completed the course in an impressive three hours and twenty-eight minutes with the Stampede Sports Tail Riders following the field home in five and a quarter hours. All finishers were rewarded for their endeavours with a medal and High5 goody pack.

The event has raised £1,000 for young persons charity “Youth Action Wiltshire”.

 

Great Chalfield 10K – 2024

One hundred and sixty one runners lined up on Broughton Gifford Common on a warm but blustery evening for the thirteenth edition of the Great Chalfield 10K road race. Leading the field home over the playfully undulating but certified accurate course was Stephen Rose of Team Bath AC, who clocked 36:52 just ahead of Daniel McPherson of Avon Valley Runners and Phil King also of Team Bath AC.

In the Ladies race, leading home was Suzanne Clare from Atworth in 42:01 just ahead of Cath Adsett of Corsham Running Club and Evangaline Baker from Marlborough.

Age group awards went to: 1st MV40 – Patrick Cobb of Team Bath AC; 1st FV40 – Jo Moorshead of Corsham Running Club; 1st MV50 – Stuart Henderson of Corsham Running Club; 1st FV50 – Samantha Roylance of Lakeside Leg Spinners; 1st MV60 – John Gallagher of Swindon Striders; 1st FV60 – Jackie Sayer of Swindon Striders.

The race has raised around £1,500 for Broughton Gifford & Holt Scout group.

Provisional results can be found here.

Hullavington Half & 5K

A very warm day greeted the 150 runners who had signed up for the fifth edition of the Hullavington Half Marathon & 5K.

Leading the way home in the Half Marathon was Philip Daniels of Calne Running Club in a time of 1-hour 19-minutes 40-seconds ahead of Alex Aldrige of Newbury Running Club and Matt Sherfield of Salisbury A&RC. For the ladies Bryony Shepherd from Yatesbury led the way finishing in a time of 1-hour 31-minutes 11-seconds ahead of Philippa Brewer of Stonehenge Striders and Emma Haley of Chippenham Harriers. Age group awards went to: 1st MV40 – Henry Mtonga of Stonehenge Striders; 1st FV40 – Debbie Jones from Little Somerford; 1st MV50 – Darren Messen of Avon Valley Runners; 1st FV50 – Juliette Hatt of Chippenham Harriers; 1st MV60 – Clive Newman of Corsham Running Club; 1st FV60 – Lynn Brand of Frome Running Club.

In the supporting Hullavington 5K : Gary Day of Avon Valley Runners was the first man back in 18-minutes 5-seconds with Ian Page of Chepstow Harriers second and Ian Joyce from Trowbridge in third. For the Ladies it was Joanne Lumb from Hullavington who led the way for Team Bath in 23-minutes 11-seconds from Melanie Coleman of Cale Running Club and Debra Joyce from Trowbridge.

All finishers received a spinning medal with aspecial in memorium ribbon in honour of Sara Robert who was a great supporter of Stampede Sports and sadly passed away in March just a few hours after assisting at our Hullavington 20-mile race.

Half Marathon results are now online here

5K results can be found here.

Hullavington 20 – 2024

One hundred and twenty runners completed the third edition of the Hullavington 20-mile road race. Leading the way over the playfully undulating course was Neil Smith of Spa Striders who recorded  1:54:42 to finish over four minutes ahead of Michael Passmore of Swindon Harriers and Tom Dudden of Team Bath, both of whom dipped comfortably under the two hour barrier.

The Ladies race was very closely run with Holly Stables of Black Trail Runners taking victory in 2:13:06 ahead of Lucy Richens of Westbury Harriers and Emma Hines of Swindon Harriers.

Awards were provided by WindowPayne and our age group winners were:

1st MV40 – Paul Beach from Bristol; 1st MV50 – Gary O’Brien of Swindon Harriers; 1st MV60 – John Gallagher of Swindon Striders; 1st FV40 – Victoria Ratcliffe of Team Bath; 1st FV50 – Laura Midwinter-Brown of Corsham Running Club; 1st FV60 – Lynn Brand of Frome Running Club.

Provisonal results can be found here.