Category: Half Marathon

30th Bideford Half Marathon

Sunday 9 March 2025, 10.30am

England Athletics RunEvents licence number TBC • Certificate of Course Accuracy 20/085

Sign up to the 30th Bideford Half

Run possibly the 30th Bideford Half Marathon – the swift half! Runners of all abilities are welcome and will receive a 2025 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.

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10.20am assemble for race start • 10.30am race start • 1pm prize and trophy presentation (please stay)

  • £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 01:17:15
  • £20 cash for the winner of each category up to V75
  • Category trophies U20 men and women: 1st only • Senior to V75 men and women: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
  • Trophies for best single fancy dress
  • All cash prizes, bottles of fizz and trophies are available at the prize presentation on the day of the race only.

Entry deadlines

Monday 17 February, 11pm: race place transfers close • Friday 7 March, 8pm: online entries close • Saturday 8 March, 7pm to 9pm and Sunday 9 March, 9am to 10am: number collection from Bideford AAC clubhouse (EX39 2PF)

Find out more

Bideford Half Marathon 2024

Bideford AAC’s Ronnie Richmond took 1st place in 67:30, followed by club mate Josh Benford in 69:09, in 3rd place was Nathan Goddard from Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in 70:51. The winning woman was Rebecca Ezra-Ham from Tamar Trotters in 78:15, followed by Carole Coulon from Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club in 81:15 and Nikki Kelly from Tavistock AC in 3rd in 82:25

Full race and cateogory results

Congratulations to all runners and thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this race happen.

Bideford Half Marathon 2023

Bideford AAC’s Ronnie Richmond took 1st place in a new course record time of 65:35, closely followed by club mate Shaun Antell in 65:41, who also broke the previous course record of 66:09. In 3rd place was Simon Fox from Exeter Harriers in 67:26. The winning woman was Rebecca Ezra-Ham from Tamar Trotters in 77:45, followed by Bideford AAC’s Sammy Antell in 78:13 and Alison McEwing from Erm Valley Harriers in 3rd in 79:05

Full race and category results

Congratulations to all runners and thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this race happen.

Bideford Half Marathon 2022

The race was won by Bideford AAC’s very own Ronnie Richmond in 1:06:49, followed by Simon Fox from Exeter Harriers in 1:08:45, and Ben Neale from Tavistock AC in 3rd in 1:09:24. 1st lady was unattached runner Karen Drew in 1:18:16, 2nd lady Susan Duncan from Weston Athletic Club in 1:21:51 and 3rd lady Bideford AAC’s Sammy Antell in 1:23:20

Full results | Category results

Bideford Half Marathon 2020

Ronnie Richmond from Bideford AAC was 1st in 1:07:39, Dan Mapp from Bideford AAC was 2nd in 01:10:56, James Pugley from Bideford AAC was 3rd in 1:11:42

The fastest lady was Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in 01:20:24, followed by Rebecca Ezra from Tamar Trotters in 1:23:17, Victoria Hill from South West Road Runners was 3rd in 1:24:34

Full results • Category results

Race photos from Hooligans Dad Photography and Charles Whitton Photograph

Bideford Half Marathon 2019

Congratulations to everyone who ran our 25th Bideford Half Marathon

Ronnie Richmond from Bideford AAC was 1st in 1:07:36, Shaun Antell from Bideford AAC was 2nd in 01:10:53, Jim Cole from Tavistock was 3rd in 1:11:16

The fastest lady was Katie Synge-Curtis from Hereford Couriers in 01:20:34, followed by Rebecca Ezra from Tamar Trotters in 1:21:45, Katie Drew from Taunton AC was 3rd in 1:22:27

Full results

Raceday photos: Charles Whitton Photography and Hooligans Dad Photography

Bideford Half Marathon 2018

Congratulations to everyone who ran our biggest ever Bideford Half Marathon

Shaun Antell from Bideford AAC was 1st in 01:08:39, Steve Osborne 2nd in 01:12:11 and Phil Burden from Taunton AC was 3rd in 01:12:13

The fastest lady was Katie Synge from Charnwood in 01:20:40, followed by Serane Stone from Tiverton AC in1:22:20

Full results

Bideford Half Marathon 2017

In memory of Geoff Fanson, who was one of the founders of the running section of Bideford AAC.

Jim Cole from Tavistock Running Club was 1st in 01:11:21, Jordan Andrews from Plymouth Harriers 2nd in 01:11:45 and Jack Blackburn from Pontypridd Roadents RC was 3rd in 01:14:43

The fastest lady was Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in 01:20:37, followed by Zelah Morrall from Cornwall AC in1:21:41

Individual results | Category results

Bideford Half Marathon 2016

With a record race entries and the fastest winning time in nine years; Exmouth Harriers Berihu Hadera was 1st in 01:07:35, Bideford AAC’s Ronnie Richmond 2nd in 01:09:10, Tavistock Athletic Club’s Jim Cole was 3rd in 01:12:21 and Bideford AAC’s James Pugsley 4th in 01:13:10

The fastest lady was Zelah Morrall from Cornwall AC in 01:21:23, followed by Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in 01:21:28

Individual results | Category results

Bideford Half Marathon 2015

Bideford AAC’s Shaun Antell was 1st in 01:10:50, Bideford AAC’s Ronnie Richmond 2nd in 01:11:45 and George Prewett from Tamar Trotters 3rd in 01:14:06

The fastest lady was Emma Schuck from Hayle Runners in 01:21:11, followed by Serane Stone from Tiverton Harriers in 01:22:56

First Senior Male Team: Bideford AAC (Shaun Antell, Ronnie Richmond, Brendan Patton, James Pugsley)
First Vet Male Team: Exmouth Harriers (David Stone, Adrian Kearns, Scott Jordan, Stan Mason)
First Senior Female Team: Bideford AAC (Sammy Antell, Kim Jenkin, Sophie Pearce)
First Vet Female Team: Cornwall AC (Zelah Morral, Kathryn Burgess, Rachael Thomas)

Individual results here | Category results here
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