by Richard Brawn | May 18, 2026 | Road_Reports
One week on from the bright lights and big crowds of London, Dorset’s marathon faithful returned to something rather more rural, rugged and relentlessly undulating for race four of the 2026 Dorset Road Race League season — the ever-challenging North Dorset Village...
by Richard Brawn | May 16, 2026 | Road_Reports
The London Marathon is a race that strips everything back. It does not care for big training weeks, ambitious targets or glowing build-up races once the body begins to rebel in those final, unforgiving miles. For Bournemouth AC’s sizeable contingent, the 2026 edition...
by Richard Brawn | May 2, 2026 | Road_Reports
Like a man whose already formidable running arsenal has been given an extra edge, Bournemouth AC’s Stuart Nicholas continued his outstanding run of form with a superb victory in the Norfolk Marathon, storming to success in 2:46:52 and adding yet another impressive...
by Richard Brawn | May 1, 2026 | CrossCountry_Reports, Road_Reports, Track_Reports
EUROPEAN MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS INDOOR 2026 – TORÚN, POLAND On Sunday 22nd March, like many of you, I watched the World Indoors Athletics Championships at the Torún Arena on BBC television when team GB won three golds. On Friday 27th of March I found...
by Richard Brawn | Apr 28, 2026 | Road_Reports
There are marathon days when everything clicks—and then there are days like this. Representing Bournemouth AC at the Manchester Marathon, Adam Corbin and Mike Akers arrived on the start line with every reason to feel optimistic. Training in the bank, confidence high,...
by Richard Brawn | Apr 26, 2026 | Road_Reports
Delivering a performance of real class on one of the South West’s most iconic and unforgiving courses, Bournemouth AC man Patrick Kingston really came into his own at the Exe to Axe. Widely regarded as one of the finest trail races in the country, the 22-mile route...
