David Griffiths

4 weeks ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | David Griffiths

Aims Species richnesses show marked spatial trends, but the contribution of speciation rates (SpecRates) to these trends is less clear. The roles of environmental heterogeneity (topography and climate), glaciation, dispersal ability, times to colonise, and to speciate to large-scale variation in SpecRates of freshwater fish faunas are assessed. Location Atlantic and Pacific coast drainages in North, Central, and South America.

4 weeks ago | manx.news | David Griffiths |Charlie Morrey

Next Monday sees one of the big annual Marathons on the world stage in Boston, USA. There will be eight runners from the Isle of Man taking part: Dawn Atherton;Paul Atherton;Matt Callister; Clive Dugdale;Sharen Gardner;Tim Knott;Mark Burman;John Quaye. It will be a big occasion for all of them, but especially for Clive who by completing the race will receive his ‘Six Stars’ medal.

1 month ago | manx.news | David Griffiths |Charlie Morrey

Local distance runner Lewis Crowe finished eighth in the Boston Marathon on Sunday. No, not THAT Boston Marathon, which takes place ‘across the pond’ next week, but Boston in Lincolnshire. Do not let that overshadow Lewis’s achievement, as there were 863 finishers in the event. Lewis ran a very impressive time of 2:41:41, taking just over 12 minutes off his previous best set in Valencia last December. He previously completed the Manchester Marathon last April.

1 month ago | manx.news | David Griffiths |Charlie Morrey

Endurance athlete Sarah Webster has notched up yet another incredible achievement by claiming two British records. Although she has moved back to live in the UK and is now running in the colours of Lewes AC, Sarah is still very much one of our own after contributing such a huge amount to athletics on the Isle of Man over the past decade. She represented the Isle of Man in the women’s Marathon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

1 month ago | manx.news | David Griffiths |Charlie Morrey

The multi-talented Eve Martin proved what a fine multi-event athlete she is by winning the Lancashire U13 Girls Pentathlon at Stanley Park. This competition in Blackpool was part of the two-day Lancashire Combined Events Championships 2025. The Manx Harriers athlete finished second in the 70 metres hurdles with 12.5 seconds, not her best time but she was running into a stiff headwind. In the long jump she was the winner with a distance of 4.24 metres.