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Louise takes title on women's day half marathon race
North Devon Journal
|March 12, 2026
MORE than 900 runners took to the streets of Bideford on Sunday for the town's annual half marathon event.
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Bideford Half Marathon winners Phil Norman and Louise Small Some of the volunteers and marshals for Bideford's half marathon
Organised by Bideford Amateur Athletic Club, the event coincided with International Women's Day, which was marked across North Devon.
The club said: "We're also proud to be celebrating International Women's Day, a day to recognise and celebrate the incredible women who make our sport and our club what it is.
This story is from the March 12, 2026 edition of North Devon Journal.
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