IT was a busy weekend for Taunton Running Club – another marathon, a ciderthon, a 10K, a recovery run for the club's London Marathon heroes and a memorial run for TV celebrity chef Matt Campbell, who died running the London Marathon.

All Black Mat Bawden completed the Newport Marathon in 4:39, while, over at Wells, the Ciderthon attracted eight All Blacks.

#finishformatt – the memorial run for Matt Campbell – was attended by the Taunton running community of clubs, led off by marathon finishers from Taunton including Sharon Passmore, Tracie Bosher, Adam Carbis and Mark Raisey from Taunton RC.

Fifty-eight runners turned out for the All Blacks at the annual 10K Bolt in Bridgwater.

Many of the runners were running their first 10K after completing the couch to 5K programme.

Results: Bridgwater Bolt - Joseph Shaun 41:07, Ashley Stewart 45:29, Adrian Evans 45:50, Alex Parris 49:37, Chris Nixon 50:27, Hannah Phillips 53:18, Jamie Hill 53:26, Becky Hoyle 54:07, Caroline Barratt 54:23, Emma Hopkins 54:46, Susie James 55:12, Trevor Stark 55:34, Jo Lowe 55:27, Lorraine Pocock 56:11, Helen Prescott 55:54, Joy Lake 56:40, Jenny Palmer 56:59, Joanne Routley 56:49, Nikki Coulthard 57:37, Claire Squire 57:51, Jane Burchall 59:03, Rachel King 59:06, Jason Routley 59:30, James Hester 59:51, Samantha Lewis 1:00:04, Eleanor Houchen 1:00:05, Maxine Nixon 59:59, Beth Greenslade 01:00:06, Sheena Grinter 01:01:19, Julie Angell 01:01:27, Jennie Windsor 01:01:59, Maria Richards 01:01:59, Katie Baker 01:02:23, Donna Carter 01:02:47, Julie Burton 01:02:51, Kerry Trunks 01:03:04, Jess Francis 01:03:30, Amy Baird 01:04:00, Tara Payne 01:04:23, Flora Bridges 01:04:33, Donna Halkett 01:04:40, Kevin Dunn 01:04:40, Agnieszka Kawka 01:05:22, Audrey Mansfield 01:05:23, Joanne Patten 01:05:47, Jason Tipple 01:06:33, Val Brown 01:06:25, Kerry Lang 01:06:42, Siobhan Sanderson-Thorne 01:07:25, Kate Jefferies 01:07:26, Matt Fryer 01:09:06, Deborah Cocklin 01:08:48, Alice Foster 01:08:27, Sarah Frost 01:09:51, Michelle Owen 01:11:00, Donna Adams 01:15:12, Willshire 01:23:03, Irene Loud 01:23:03.

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RUNNERS from Taunton’s newest running group, Just Run, competed in their first event of the year last Sunday at the Bridgwater Bolt.

First man back was Ross Brayley in an excellent 41:50 PB with Andy Simmons, fresh from the heat of the London Marathon, next in 42:17.

Close on his heels was Duncan Shaun in 42:39, followed by brother Jim Shaun in 46:33.

Finishing in the top 100 out of 643 were Ade Marchment (47:11) and Wayne Brooks (47:20, PB).

James L Pither, who had also competed in London, finished in 51:40.

First joint ladies back for JRT were Julie Gilbert, who supported Mandy Clements to a PB of 55:27.

Enjoying the cool conditions was Fiona Lewis, who finished in a time of 1:01:59.

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Somerset County Gazette:

TURNOUT: There was a big Running Forever presence at the Bridgwater Bolt.

FOR Running Forever members, there was only one Bolt in Somerset this weekend, and it wasn’t Usain!

Sunday saw a great turnout of club members, with many sporting the new club kit, at the Bridgwater Bolt 10k, organised by 1610 Leisure.

Leading the charge for the line was Dave Bullock, who was first club member home in 46:16.

More results: Lee Derrick (46.29), Roger Simon (47.20), Enza Popham (47.36), Duncan Gordon (49.30), Carl Moppett (50.37), Lisa Denson (50.54), Kim Cross (51.22), Helen Needs (51.27), Richard Councill 52.32, Tanya Herbison (53.09), Jamie Hill (53.26), John Allaway (53.38), Chris Higgins (54.01), Chris Brown (54.33), May Jarvis (55.14), Emily Vinning (55.28), Joanne Toogood (56.06), Sam Cross (57.11), Rosemarie Clark (57.36), Darren Purchase (58.01), Peter Stretton (58.50), Luke Thorn (58.55), Caroline Wharton (58.59), Sarah Elizabeth Fudge (59.05), Charlotte Cross (60), Peter Sherry (60), Ali Wasey (64), Victoria Woods (65), Kirsti Nelson (70), Gareth Parsons (73), Pat Pike (74).

Four members made the trip over the Welsh border to take part in the inaugural Newport Marathon.

First home was Andy Stables in 3:29; Simon Lewis (3:32) and Scott Weetch (3:34) were close on his heels to both record PBs for the distance.

Lee Macklin was back in 4:45.

For those who favour trail running, it was off to Dorset for the Bad Cow weekend on the Isle of Purbeck.

Rob Murr and Claire Allison decided to run two marathons in two days, and both completed six laps of the Frolic on Saturday to record over the marathon distance before taking to the trails once more on the Sunday to cross the line together in 7:03 on this tough course.

Heather Pearce took part in the Swimathon – hopefully she remembered not to don her running shoes!

Many members joined the #finishformatt event in Longrun Meadow on Sunday.

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TAUNTON Athletics Club were out in force on Sunday for the Matt Campbell 3.7-mile charity race.

The Bridgwater Bolt 10k attracted a number of TAC members, with Jason Louis coming home in a personal best of 40:22.

He was followed by Kathryn Dickinson (44:17), Mark Bysouth (45:69, PB), Robin Green (46:45, PB) and Ursula Green (55:26).

Scott Weetch took part in the Newport Marathon and ran a big personal best of 3:34:53.

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FOUR Hydro Harriers turned out for the penultimate 2017/18 Weston Prom Series 5-mile run last Thursday evening.

The first Harrier home was Mark Foss in 33:39 (69th/269); Chris Jones crossed in 35:15 (98th), followed by Rowland Lyons (41:50, 193rd) and James Wright (45:41, 236th).

Harriers’ Parkrun tourist Andy White equalled an Exmouth PB of 19:32 last Saturday, while Chris Jones posted an excellent 20:53 at Longrun Meadow.

Rowland Lyons finished eight seconds over a 24:30 pacing time at Barking, and Charlotte Norman, still recovering from the London Marathon, took on the Bridgwater Bolt, crossing in 58:10 (331/644).