Avon Valley Runners

The Boxing Day Run

The Boxing Day Run was first staged in 1960 by Trowbridge AC and ran a course of 3.4 miles from the Castle Public House in Ashton Street, Trowbridge up to the West Ashton crossroads and back, a shorter 2 mile event was held for Ladies and a mile race for Juniors and Colts. The 3.4-mile event also hosted a race walk.

Stan Farr who completed 45 Boxing Day runs from 1960 to 2005.

In 1985 the embryonic Avon Valley Runners took over the hosting of the event and in 1999 (the 39th staging of the event) moved it to a 3.2 mile course from the Longs Arms Public House in Steeple Ashton, before in 2000 relocating the event to it's current venue of the Beehive Public House in Bradford on Avon over a 5 Kilometre distance.

The course record for the 3.4-mile course was set in 1985 by C. Murray in a time of 17:24, the Ladies 2-mile record of 11:53 was set by Judy Farr in 1979 with Rosemary Barber setting a ladies record of 21:28 in 1992 over the 3.4-mile course.

The 5K course from the Beehive has a course record time of 16:58 set by Michael Bryant in 2006 with Rachel Bown setting the Ladies record of 19:13 in 2006.

The most wins of the Boxing Day Run is by Martin Connor of who recorded five victories in the Men's race (1989, 1990, 1991, 1995 & 1996) and for the Ladies, Judy Farr has notched up 17 victories (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 & 1989). The most appearances at the Boxing Day Run is by Ian "Stan" Farr who completed every run from 1960 through to 2005.

 Runners underway from the Beehive in 2002.

Results of the Boxing Day Run can be found through the links below, there are a number of gaps (particularly in the 1960's) and would appreciate any feedback in producing a complete record. Send us an e-mail

Results

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