by Richard Brawn | Dec 17, 2023 | Road_Reports
As Dorset’s answer to the 3-Peaks Challenge, The Stickler comes with a set of gruelling climbs that will test the metal of the very best out there who dare to take it on. . Most years this race is blessed with fine weather in which to appreciate the panoramic...
by Richard Brawn | Dec 16, 2023 | Road_Reports
Poznań was the venue for the 2023 Polish Marathon Championships and lining up in a field of the nation’s finest was Bournemouth’s AC’s very own Szymon Chojnacki. It was Szymon’s seventh marathon, having run the Łódź one three times, Warsaw once...
by Richard Brawn | Dec 16, 2023 | Road_Reports
He’s tackled some of the biggest and most famous races out there, sampling the high mountains in the UTMB, the OCC and the CCC, all of which are staged on the sumptuous slopes of Mont Blanc. He’s also done the Eiger 51 in the Swiss Alps and closer to home,...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 27, 2023 | Road_Reports
As race routes go they don’t come much tougher than the Maverick Jurassic Coast Ultra. 56km in distance, with 1,466m of elevation. It’s certainly a daunting prospect for your average runner but for those daring enough to try it out will come the greatest...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 26, 2023 | Road_Reports
Two years on from when he first caught covid and Chris O’Brien is still having difficulties tapping into top gear. That has meant that in shorter distance races he hasn’t perhaps been able to hit the heights that he did previously. He has got closer...
