by Richard Brawn | Feb 20, 2026 | Road_Reports
There are long runs… and then there are long runs with 2,500 feet of climbing, a two-mile mud bath and a Bournemouth AC man and his mate wondering whose bright idea it was to enter in the first place. Step forward Chris O’Brien. Chris ran both his last two marathons,...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 17, 2026 | Road_Reports
The 10th anniversary running of the Farnborough Winter Half Marathon took place on Sunday 8 February 2026 and, as ever, proved hugely popular. A full field gathered beneath the vast Airship Hangar at Farnborough Business Park — the former Royal Aircraft Establishment...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 9, 2026 | Road_Reports
If anyone thought the Starburster 10 was going to be a close contest, they hadn’t met Nathan Mearns. From the moment the race started at 5pm, as the sun dipped behind the trees of Hurn Forest, Nathan turned what should have been a challenging evening run into a...
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....
