by Richard Brawn | Feb 9, 2026 | Road_Reports
If ever there was a performance that wrapped inevitability, resilience and a healthy dose of swagger into one neat marathon-sized package, this was it. The Hampshire Winter Feisty Phoenix, organised with cheerful bloody-mindedness by Phoenix Running along the...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 1, 2026 | Road_Reports
If ever there was a race that lived up to its name, this was it. The Arc 100 at the Arc of Attrition by UTMB is a long way on a good day; 104 miles of the South West Coast Path, over 20,000 feet of climb, point-to-point from Coverack to the Eco Park at Porthtowan....
by Richard Brawn | Jan 29, 2026 | CrossCountry_Reports, Road_Reports
On a cold, honest afternoon at Beckenham Place Park, the SEAA Main Cross Country Championships offered no shortcuts and very little mercy. This was proper championship terrain: long, grinding climbs, twisting descents, and grass that asked awkward questions of tired...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 24, 2026 | CrossCountry_Reports, Road_Reports
On a blustery Somerset afternoon at RNAS Merryfield, the South West Club & County Cross Country Championships once again delivered the kind of honest, unforgiving test that strips racing back to its basics – mud, wind, grit, and a refusal to give an inch....
by Richard Brawn | Jan 19, 2026 | Road_Reports
The Maverick New Forest Gravel served up exactly what it promised this weekend – and then some. Following heavy rainfall through the preceding day and night, the Forest trails were left thoroughly waterlogged, with standing water, churned-up mud and slippery gravel...
