Bullock's team in a field of their own

Former Isle of Man sprint champion Martin Bullock, through Martin Bullock Manxsport, is to sponsor top Manx athletes Keith Gerrard and Harriet Pryke - reported Manx Radio recently

Keith Gerrard made a rare appearance on the Isle of Man after two years in the USA by smashing the course 10km record at St Johns last Friday. Although the time 30.19 was well outside his Manx track record, it was inside Keith's personal best as David Griffiths reported on the forum. The photo is by Peter Bradley and you can see his photos here  For results and links to Stan Hall's photos of the same event go to Rob Parslow's Western Athletic Club site.  Watch out for Keith's half marathon debut in the BUPA Great North Run.

Harriet Pryke (above) broke the Manx 400 metres record again on 20 August in the McCain UK Challenge Final in Birmingham

Harriet's progress has been consistent throughout the season (taking more than a second off her best time) but also consistent over a number of years. Headlines were being written about her as early as 2004 and later that year she ran in the Commonwealth Youth Games.