Category: 10k

Bideford 10k

Sunday 11 May 2025, 10.30am

UK Athletics/Run Britain event licence number: TBC
Certificate of Course Accuracy 19/256

Sign up to Bideford 10k 2025

Run the Bideford 10k and support Children’s Hospice South West! Runners of all abilities are welcome and will receive a 2025 medal bespoke to each of our races as well as a t-shirt. The course starts and finishes close to the Bideford Amateur Athletic Club clubhouse taking in the views of the Taw and Torridge estuary between Bideford and Instow. The course heads out on the road on Instow and returns on the Tarka Trail. It is moderately flat with only two small inclines.

We are proud that this year’s race is part of the England Age Group Masters Programme as a 10k Qualifier. To compete to qualify for England Masters you must sign-up to the Bideford 10k as normal AND register via England Athletics.

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10.20am assemble for race start • 10.30am race start • 12.15pm prize and trophy presentation (please stay)

Medals, prizes and trophies…

  • £150 cash and bottle of fizz for 1st man and woman • £100 cash for 2nd man and woman • £75 cash for 3rd man and woman
  • £50 cash bonus if the 1st man or woman sets a new course record male 30:25 (2021), female 35:33 (2002)
  • £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 21 April, 11pm: race place transfers close • Friday 9 May, 8pm: online entries close • Saturday 10 May, 7pm to 9pm and Sunday 11 May, 9am to 10am: number collection from Bideford AAC clubhouse (EX39 2PF)

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Bideford 10k 2024

Massive congratulations to everyone who ran the Bideford 10k yesterday you were all awesome

The winner was Ronnie Richmond from Bideford AAC in 31:13, followed by Luke Granger 31:35, in 3rd Josh Benford from Bideford AAC in 31:47

The winning female was Nikki Kelly from Tavistock AC in 37:12, in 2nd Lucy Coad from South West Road Runners in 38:20, in 3rd Evee Banbury from Torrington AAC in 38:22

Full results
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Bideford 10k 2023

Massive congratulations to everyone who ran the Bideford 10k yesterday you were all awesome

The winner was Phil Norman From Woodford Green AC in 30:35, closely followed by Shaun Antell from Bideford AAC in 30:39, in 3rd Ronnie Richmond from Bideford AAC in 31:05

The winning female was Nikki Kelly from Tavistock AC in 35:55, in 2nd Ruby Orchard from Cornwall AC in 38:28, in 3rd in her debut 10k Freya Woodhead from Bideford AAC in 38:51

Full race and category results

Bideford 10k 2022

It was great to be back holding this race in our lovely town in it’s usual month of May. The race was won by Bideford AAC and GB athlete Ronnie Richmond in 0:31:49, followed by Sam Boreham from Haverhill Running Club in 0:32:43, and Martin Edwards from Bideford AAC in 3rd in 0:33:46. 1st lady was Bideford AAC’s Sammy Antell in 0:36:33, 2nd lady Alison McEwing from Erme Valley Running Club in 0:37:53 and 3rd lady Bideford AAC’s Serane Stone in 0:37:56

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Bideford 10k 2021

The winner of the 2021 Bideford 10k in an incredible time of 0:30:25 is Olympic steeplechase athlete Phil Norman, closely followed by Bideford AAC’s Ronnie Richmond in 0:30:35. In third place was another Bideford AAC runner James Pugsley in a pb time of 0:32:09. First lady was Bideford AAC’s one and only Sammy Antell in 0:37:34

Congratulations to all runners who took part.

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Bideford 10k 2019

Bideford AAC’s Shaun Antell was 1st in a new race record time of 00:30:39, Bideford AAC’s Steve Gallienne 2nd in 00:31:38 and Mark Jenkin from Bideford AAC 3rd in 00:31:49

The fastest lady was Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in in 00:37:41, followed by Ruby Lily Orchard from Cornwall AC in 00:38:04

First Senior Male Team: Bideford AAC (Shaun Antell, Steve Gallienne, Flynn Jennings, James Pugsley)
First Vet Male Team: Bideford AAC (Mark Jenkin, Gary Suggate, Gary Blight, Chris Stone)
First Senior Female Team: Launceston Running Club (Naomi Baker, Emma Baker, Hannah Druce)
First Vet Female Team: Bideford AAC (Lynsey Ayres, Karen Shapland, Beth Temple-Thurston)

Individual results • Category results

Bideford 10k 2018

Bideford AAC’s Flynn Jennings was 1st in 0:34:59, Joe Mackenzie from Ilfracombe Running Club 2nd in 0:35:23 and James Pugsley from Bideford AAC 3rd in 0:35:26

The fastest lady was Julie Dixon from Bideford AAC in 0:38:32, followed by Jode Bennett in 0:38:45

First Senior Male Team: Bideford AAC (Flynn Jennings, James Pugsley, Keith Shapland, Jamie Blackman)
First Vet Male Team: Bideford AAC (Martin Colwill, James Jewell, Gary Suggate, Gary Blight)
First Senior Female Team: Just Jog – Bideford (Leanne Found, Lisa Berry Waite, Angela Beaumont )
First Vet Female Team: Bideford AAC (Julie Dixon, Lorraine Clements, Karen Shapland)

Individual results • Category results

Bideford 10k 2017

Woodford Green AC’s Phil Norman was 1st in 00:31:18, Tavistock AC’s Jim Cole 2nd in 00:32:47 and Keith Shapland from Bideford AAC AAC 3rd in 00:34:38

The fastest lady was Ruth Barnes from Avon Valley Runners in 00:36:04, followed by Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in 00:37:22

Individual results | Category results

Bideford 10k 2016

Bideford AAC’s Ronnie Richmond was 1st in 00:33:09, Bideford AAC’s Andy Ingle 2nd in 00:33:44 and Lee Turner from Torbay AAC 3rd in 00:34:12

The fastest lady was Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in in 00:37:27, followed by Eevee-May Banbury from North Devon AC in 00:40:01

First Senior Male Team: Bideford AAC (Ronnie Richmond, Andy Ingle, Martin Edwards, Keith Shapland)
First Vet Male Team: Bideford AAC (Gary Suggate, Martin Colwill, Brent Colvin, James Jewell)
First Senior Female Team: Okehampton Running Club (Katie Littlejohns, Charlotte Radnor, Nicola Smith)
First Vet Female Team: Bideford AAC (Jo Bedlar, Helen Colwill, Sara Colvin)

Individual results | Category results

Bideford 10k 2015

Bideford AAC’s Shaun Antell was 1st in 00:31:59, Bideford AAC’s Ronnie Richmond 2nd in 00:34:10 and Jones Djurback 3rd in 00:34:27

The fastest lady was Ruth Barnes from Avon Valley Runners in 00:36:14, followed by Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in 00:38:19

First Senior Male Team: Bideford AAC (Shaun Antell, Ronnie Richmond, Jamie Blackman, Daniel Brewer)
First Vet Male Team: Bideford AAC (Pete Hockin, Martin Colwill, Brent Colvin, Gary Suggate)
First Senior Female Team: Bideford AAC (Sammy Antell, Gemma Steele, Nicole Hockin)
First Vet Female Team: Torrington AAC (Marilyn Blair, Steph Oliffe, Pauline Pyke)

Individual results here | Category results here

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