Fast Friday 10k

Sammy Antell 3rd Female 36:23, Vince Helliwell 1st MV65 40:58, John Shapland 1st MV70 44:53, Tim Lane 51:58

Keith Hall 10k

Huge congratulations to John O’Donoghue and Simon Mugglestone qualifying for England with times of: John 1st MV40 32:32, Simon 2nd MV55 35:27

Bideford Half Marathon

Sunday 7 March 2027, 10.30am

Licensed by RunEvents TBC Certificate of Course Accuracy 20/085

Run the Bideford Half Marathon – the swift half! Runners of all abilities are welcome and will receive a 2026 bespoke medal and T-shirt. The race course starts and finishes very close to the Bideford Amateur Athletic Club Clubhouse and takes in magnificent countryside alongside the River Torridge between Bideford and Great Torrington. The course heads out on roads and returns on the Tarka Trail, you even get to run through a tunnel.

View the race day programme and information • Join the Facebook Bideford Half Marathon event

  • £200 cash and bottle of fizz for 1st man and woman • £150 cash for 2nd man and woman • £100 cash for 3rd man and woman • £80 cash for 4th man and woman • £60 cash for 5th man and woman • £40 cash for 6th man and woman
  • £50 cash bonus if the 1st man or woman sets a new course record male 01:05:35 (2023), female 01:16:35 (2025)
  • £20 cash for the winner of each category up to V75
  • Category trophies U20 to V75 men and women: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
  • All cash prizes, bottles of fizz and trophies are available at the prize presentation on the day of the race only.

Entry deadlines

Monday TBC February, 11pm: race place transfers close • Friday 5 March, 8pm: online entries close • Saturday 6 March, 7pm to 8pm and Sunday 7 March, 9am to 10am: number collection from Bideford AAC clubhouse (EX39 2PF)

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2026 Bideford Half Marathon

The race was run won by Phil Norman from Woodford Green AC in 1:06:06, in 2nd Chris Hewitt from Tiverton Harriers in 1:07:53 and in 3rd Simon Fox from Exeter Harriers in 1:08:07

First woman was Louise Small from Aldershot Farnham & District, finishing in 1:17:45, in 2nd Atsede Gidey from Exmouth Harriers AAC in 1:19:50 and in 3rd Katie Knowles from Cornwall AC in 1:20:13

Please note the results remain provisional for 48 hours

First Chance 10k

Leigh Crossman 36.17 3rd MV45, Serane Stone 40.06 1st FV45, Sarah May 40.58 2nd FV55, John Shapland 49.04 1st MV70, Karen Shapland 50.34, Sharon Cloak 55.08