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25. Sep. 2011 - Taunton 10K: Taunton AC runners take top honours on home ground. A field of over 600 competitors from throughout the Southwest and further afield turned out to compete in drizzly rain this Sunday.
In the Mens race Luke Scott of Taunton AC took1st place overall in a time of 32TauntonHM09:16, more than 1 minute clear of the rest of the field. Other Taunton AC members taking top 10 placings among the 330 males finishers included Ollie Ager 36:29 (8), Steve Willis 36:31 (9) [&3rd M40] and Tom Mellor 36:35 (10), followed closely by Richard Caburn in 36:43 (13) [&4th M40]; Michael Dunn 41:50 (46) ; NickChapman 42:18 (51); Alex Rogers 43:22 (71); Jochen Langbein 56:38 (257) [18th M50]
TauntonHM09Of 260 finishers in the Ladies event TAC's Naomi Taschimowitz - running in her first competitive 10K road race - took the title in a excellent time of 35:14 (less than a minute outside the course record); next TAC ladies over the line were Rachel Langbein (9th) 43:22; Hannah Taunton (17) 45:09; Liz Taschimowitz 53:00 (60) [9th L45]. Full results at Taunton 10K site. [If anyone has photos of the event for use on our web-site please email to web-master]

May 22nd 2011:CONQUERING THE HILLS AT CREWKERNE
Luke Scott is in the form of his life with a fantastic win at Crewkerne 9 mile race, reknowned for its tough , hilly course. Following on from his previous win here in 2010, Luke took nearly two minutes off his time to come in 48.52. Well done Luke all that hard work really is coming to fruition. results

5th June 2011 CRICKET ST THOMAS 10k
Anyone who has braved this course knows the varying terrain covered on this one and Liene Penny took it all in her stride, recording an amazing 51.21 to come in 3rd lady

Every Saturday : KILLERTON PARK RUN
A seriously good Saturday morning out. 5k off road around Killerton and Free!! (just register on the Park Run site and that will enable you to run at any Park Run in the country). Don’t expect a flat pb course though.

Taunton Marathon and HALF MARATHON
Well done to all Taunton AC seniors who ran the Taunton Half Marathon on Sunday. In form Luke Scott finished 2nd with a new PB of nearly 2 minutes to complete the 13.1 mile course in 71:04. Numerous PB's were achieved by other TAC member who enterred the event ...several for the first time. See summary of their results below or click here for Full RESULTS Click HERE.
Very Many thanks to all the club volunteers who helped with marshalling this popular ' home' event. TAC runners included :

Forename Surname Gender Pos Cat Cat Pos Chip Time Rank
Luke Scott 2 SM 2 01:11:04 2
Steve Willis 19 M40 3 01:21:28 19
Paul Cuff 36 SM 21 01:24:47 39
Mark Jones 110 M40 18 01:31:40 112
Liene Penny 17 SL 8 01:34:41 150
Nick Chapman 151 SM 84 01:36:23 177
Hannah Taunton 24 SL 10 01:38:24 205
Sian Casemore 309 SL 129 02:09:03 924
Nicky Wilkes 453 SL 190 02:34:07 1177

Out of 1245 entries

from Autumn 2010:

The Minehead 3 mile series kicked off early October with Keith Paul recording 17.19, Alice Watson 20.48 and Rachel Langbein on her heels in 20.52 (click here for Full results)

The inaugeral Cranmore Chase 10k near Shepton Mallet was billed as a multi terrain race, but was mainly on road and very hilly. Keith Paul from TAC came home first Vet 40 (full results here)

Taunton 10 K September 2010: TAUNTON AC had yet another outstanding turnout for the local Taunton 10k. Many PB s went tumbling, with many months of hard work coming to fruition. 
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1st home was Luke Scott 32.15, A stunning PB, taking off over a minute from last years time.
A sprint to the line between team mates Tom Bloodworth 35.15 (PB) in 11th and Richard Caburn 35.16 in 12th made for great watching.  Another dual to the line with 17th Paul Cuff 36.34, 18th Alex Wall 36.43 19th ,Tom Mellor 36.52. The depth of talent within the club showed with Alex Rogers 37.52 and Keith Paul 37.54 racing to the finish, with Keith Paul coming second in the MV45 category. Will Collins 38.24 Phil Paddick 38.37 Nick Chapman 40.38 (PB) Chris Piers 43.34 Emily Currie 45.02 , Hannah Taunton 47.55, Sharron Kington 48.20, Jo Buck 50.33 , Rachel Smart 54.34 (PB) Megan Lewis 56.27 Liz Hurst 56.46. (Quickest time of year). Dave Cooke in the wheelchair event recorded a cracking time of 35.36.

Reports on Previous Races: click highlighted links here: Black Death 10 M/ Glastonbury 10K/ Curry Mallett 10K / Yeovilton 5K - May / Horner 11 / Taunton Half-M / Yeovilton 5K / Minehead Seafront / Weston Hangover / Stoke Stampede / Drogo 10 / Reindeer Run / / Hestercombe XCDec'09 / Taunton 10K 2009 / Puma 3K /

Sun 9th May : The Black Death. The return of this very scenic and challenging 10 mile off road run. Mark Hopkinson came in first place making the tough hills  look easy in 1.07.24, Rich Caburn 1.16.19, Nick Chapman 1.29.25, Keith Paul who took the scenic route of an extra 3 miles in 1.48.31, Barry Ansell 1.51.04, Sharron Kington 1.51.30, Rachel Smart 2.11.12. Junior member Amy Caburn  was second lady in the 3 mile race, showing that all the cross country she has done over the winter paid dividends in 25.12. Full results click here

Glastonbury 10k : The annual 'Around the Tor' race was strongly contended with team members recording quick times... Luke Scott 4th place 33.19 and Tom Bloodworth 14th 36.15

Sun 9th May 2010: Curry Mallet 10k : This year this race was held as a road race, sadly clashing with the Black Death, but attended by Phil Paddick in  39.45, Liz Hurst 56.48.

Yeovilton 5k series (May 2010) : Tom Bloodworth 16.52, Keith Paul first vet 17.38, Phil Paddick 18.20, Charlotte Fisher, taking off over half a minute from previous month in 21.54, Sharron Kington 23.45, Liz Taschimowitz 23.54, Felicity Lynch in her first race for the club, was successful in going sub 30 mins with a highly creditable 29.07. What's stopping YOU from joining us for the next one in the series in June.

Sun 18 April: Horner Water 11 The first running of this off road race in stunning scenery was won by Mark Hopkinson in 1.09 and Tom Mellor in 2nd in 1.11. Full results click here.

Sun . 11 April : Taunton Half Marathon Taunton AC had a great team at this the local showcase, with Luke Scott coming in 4th place overall in 1.15.01, Tom Mellor 12th overall in 1.18.13. He was closely followed by Alex Wall in 1.21.36, Rich Caburn 1.26.10, Nick Chapman in 1.35.31 (a very creditable time for his first half Marathon ), New Dad, Chris Piers 1.37.28 and Iain Blackwood using this as a warm up to the Edinburgh Marathon in 1.37.36. The girls came home in 1.42.36, which was student Hannah Tauntons first half and Sharron Kington in 1.51.34. For Full results click here.
The Taunton Full Marathon was won by James Sumpter of Thames Valley Harriers in 2.38, with Martin Pearse the first local competor home in 2.48 (5th overall & 2nd M45).

Wed. 14 April : Yeovilton 5k The first in the summer series was well represented at this fast, flat course.  Luke Scott 16.02, Tom Bloodworth 16.46, Keith Paul 17.41, Phil Paddick 18.44. Cambridge Blue student Naomi Taschimowitz, who has recently broken into the Junior England ranks ran a stunning 16.45, with Charlotte Fisher running a super 22.35.

3 March 2010 : 2009/10 Minehead 3 mile road race series. Congratulations to Ollie Berry in winning the final race overall & SM trophy for the series. Other series category winnners by members of the club included Alex Rogers (U17M), Rachel Langbein (U17W), Josh Aspey (U14B) , Yasmin Bailey (U14G) [some of competing for home town rather than TAC at this event. [ full results here ]

Wed. 3rd Feb - 2009/10 Minehead 3 mile road race series . Competition in the Sen. Mens race is hotting up between TAC members Ollie Berry and Mark Hopkinson for the overal SM title. Ollie won this February race, making it two wins a piece with just the March race to go. In the U17W Rachel Langbein running for TAC gained her 4th straight win to take the series. Full results here.

Weston Hangover 4 Jan 2010  : Mark Hopkinson claimed the first 10K win of the year for Taunton AC in a time of 33:44 ahead of a field of 218 runners at Weston. Other TAC runners braving the Hangover were Chris Piers Keith Paul and Sharron Kington. Full results click here.

Stoke Stampede Boxing Day 2009 -  : A good day out with over 370 runners. James Walker was the first TAC runner home with a season’s best and a fantastic 11th overall in 38.37 (4th SM). Rachel Heard came home with a PB of 39.12 to win the ladies race (16th runner overall); closely followed by Alex Rogers (running on the day for his home club Minehead RC, winning fastest junior male in 39:14 (17th ovr). Another of our juniors members, Jamie Coles also ran a storming race to take 3rd MJ place in 42.31 (3rd MJ). Iain Blackwood finished in 42.15 (14th SM), and Sharron Kington in 50.16 (17th FVet; 161 ovr). Tom Mellor charged around with little Grace in the buggy. Not one to be competitive Tom, but starting at the back, weaving through the runners and a puncture did not stop him from finishing in 42.36 and comprehensively beating the other 'buggy' runner who had started 2 mins earlier with Dave Cooke in his wheelchair!. Great day out to work off the Xmas dinner! (report from Shaz). Full results at : http://www.stokestampede.co.uk/results.html 

Tuesday 24 November 2009 : At Castle Track TAUNTON
2nd event in PUMA 3K Series. Well done all who participated and ran in the cold head wind in the Nov. race. Full Results click here..
{Results for 27 Oct. event see same link}

15 November 2009 - ‘The Drogo 10’ . A fantastic performance from Mark Hopkinson (TAC) coming home first ahead of over 500 finishers in this tough 9.6 mile trail race in a time of 1:02.13; while brother Matty Hopkinson also had a great run finishing 22nd/517 (1:13.44). Full results at : http://www.thedrogo.co.uk/

The annual Reindeer Run in Scotland was an off road, very muddy 10k in which Iain Blackwood flew the flag for us, with a fantastic 9th place out 230 runners in 41.35. With his times improving in leaps and bounds Iain will be PB hunting back in Taunton over Christmas , he's on your heels boys!

The 2009/10 Minehead 3 mile road race series is hotting up . In the SM category Mark Hopkinson achieved a PB in December  in a winning time of 15.50, beating team mate Ollie Berry. Along with Ollie and Stuart Creech of Minhead RC, it is one race apiece.  Junior TAC members included: in U17W event Rachel Langbein winning her 3rd of the 3 races to date, with Simon Cooper winning the Dec. U17M race and Yasmin Bailey the U14G. The January race has been postponed to 13th Jan due to snow. Full results see Minehead Seafront

Hestercombe 6th Dec. 2009 : TAC along with Wells City Harriers hosted the joint Gwent Cross Country league and Somerset Cross Country Championships at the lovely but muddy venue of, with an outstanding run by Mark Hopkinson to claim 8th place out of 254 runners, 36.14. , Ollie Berry 38th 39.38, Rich Caburn 54th 40.40, Tom Mellor 61st 41.06, Tom Bloodworth 71st 41.48, Ollie Agur 105th 43.22and James Walker 112th 43.49 also ran strong races on this rugged course. Mark H has now climbed to the dizzy heights of 3rd overall in the Gwent League after 3 races.... well done !!! For Fuller report see here : at XC pages.

 Results from earlier in 2009 season

27 Sept'09 Taunton 10K. Amongst a field of over 600 finishers category winners from Taunton AC included Luke Scott (1st overall and SM); Martin Pearse (1st M45 , 7th overall) ; and Rachel Heard (1st SL). Full results here.

12 July - Congrats to Mark Hopkinson who came 1st in the annual 7mile multiterrain Beacon to Beach race at Minehead ahead of a field of over 275 runners. Full results link click here.

April 2009 - Well done all competitors in the April 2009 Taunton Marathon and Half Marathon . Many excellent performances from TAC runners in the Half Marathon - among a field of over 1200 runners - included : Luke Scott 10th overall (7th SM) in 1:15:47 ; Martin Pearse 14th (4th M45) and Tom Mellor 16th (10th SM). See table below for others running for the Club.

In the full marathon Simon Lund finished in 3hr 18m in 42nd place (17th M40) among a field of 200 finishers. {I spotted no other TAC vests in the full marathon ....email me if I missed anyone)

See list below for Taunton AC  competitors results in the Half Marathon . Full listing of all 1200+ competitors are available at the Taunton Marathon web-site.

Race No Firstname Lastname Cat Cat Pos Chip Time Chip Pos Team
1706 Luke Scott SM 7 01:15:47 10 TAC
2377 Martin Pearse M45 4 01:17:57 14 TAC
1003 Tom Mellor SM 10 01:18:10 16 TAC
1570 Richard Caburn M40 3 01:21:26 28 TAC
1214 Keith Paul M40 4 01:21:59 32 TAC
2152 Steve Willis SM 27 01:23:05 43 TAC
1005 Oliver Berry SM 34 01:25:58 60 TAC
1049 Iain Blackwood SM 66 01:30:49 123 TAC
1090 Darren Hacker SM 74 01:31:10 126 TAC
1116 Chris Piers SM 91 01:35:53 184 TAC
1215 Sharron Kington L45 7 01:44:56 402 TAC
1993 Ian Roberts M50 28 01:48:05 486 TAC

Selection of Photos now at Galleries

Earlier Results from 2008 :

28 Sept'08: Taunton AC Runners excel at local 10K race:   Four Taunton AC athletes finished in the top ten among a field of over 550 runners,  who completed the Taunton 10K race this Sunday in glorious autumn sunshine. 

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Congratulations to Luke Scott  – the overall Winner (SM) in 33:53, and to several other TAC club members who each also won their individual age categories : Martin Pearse 1st M45 (3rd overall) ; Richard Caburn 1st M40 (9); and not least Rachel Heard who in her first year as a senior won the S Ladies title in 40:09 (35).  

Oliver Ager secured 2nd place among the Junior Men in 41:53 (62); Charlotte Fisher 4th L35 (155); and Sharron Kington 6th  L45 (151).  For full results listing see Taunton 10km Other Results see links below:

2008/9esults links by date:

28 Sep 2008. Tauton Taunton 10 K Results

1 Oct  2008

Minehead

Minehead Seafront Races [1]

Results

5 Oct 2008

Burnham

Burnham-on-Sea Half Marathon

Photos

Results

8 Oct 2008

Street

Street 5km Winter Series

Results

11 Oct 2008

Steart nr Bridgwater

Oct  PARRETT TRAIL RELAY Teams of six

Results

26 Oct 2008 Minehead Exmoor Stumble [6m] & Stagger [c.15m] Results

8 Nov 2008

Cheddar

Cheddar Half Marathon

Results

9 Nov 2008

Chippenham, Wiltshire

SW Inter Counties Challenge 2008 10K

Results

12 Nov 2008 Minehead Seafront Races [2] Results

12 Nov 2008

Street

Street 5km Winter Series

Results

30 Nov 2008

Burnham

Brent Knoll 5.5 mile (XC-trail)

Burnham-on-Sea Harriers

3 Dec 2008 Minehead Seafront Races [3] web-link

7 Dec 2008

Montecute

FULL MONTY'CUTE' 10 mile 

Web-link

10 Dec 2008

Street

Street 5km Winter Series incl. Somerset Road Race Championship

Results

7 Jan 2009 Minehead Seafront Series [4] Results

14 Jan 2009

Street

Street 5km Winter Series

Details .doc

4 Feb 2009 Minehead Seafront Series [5] web-link

11 Feb 2009

Street

Street 5km Winter Series

Details .doc

4 March 2009 Minehead Seafront series [6] web-link

11 Mar 2009

Street

Street 5km Winter Series

Details .doc

5th April 2009 Taunton Marathon and Half Marathon Full Result listings
26 April 2009 London Flora London Marathon web-link