by Richard Brawn | Dec 1, 2019 | Road_Reports
Over recent years, the name Pete Thompson has become more synonymous with charity work than top level competition. Not that that’s a bad thing. He raised £23,000 for mental health support and awareness for running 44 marathons in 44 days. One in each of the 44...
by Richard Brawn | Dec 1, 2019 | Road_Reports
We don’t get to choose what floats our particular boat when it comes to running. It chooses us. That’s what Damian Boyle believes anyway and that’s why he’s found himself dragging his body through the mire on numerous occasions on some of the...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 24, 2019 | Road_Reports
As the Dorset Road Race League season reaches an enthralling climax, the penultimate fixture saw the Bournemouth AC team make the short trip over to Wimborne to tackle the Wimborne 10. It was a day when the BAC men’s team could potentially seal the league title,...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 23, 2019 | Road_Reports
As the saying goes, there’s no place quite like home, and Stu Nicholas loves going back to his spiritual home of Cornwall to race. And when he does, he always represents his previous club, St Austell, for whom he still runs for as second claim. But whilst he may...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 16, 2019 | Road_Reports
More often than not you’d find Harriet Slade and Joy Wright gliding round the track, working on their speed, concentrating on cadence and form and perfecting their technique for the Southern Athletics League events. Therefore, they were a little out of their...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 14, 2019 | Road_Reports
It is considered one of the most brutal short distance races in Dorset. Perhaps even the most brutal of them all. Of course you’ve got the Enduarancelife Coastal Trail Series races and The Beast which could also be contenders. But The Stickler is a different...