by Richard Brawn | May 20, 2019 | Road_Reports
With the race scheduled for the weekend after the London Marathon this year, it was always going to be difficult ask for Bournemouth AC skipper Rich Nelson to get a team together for the North Dorset Village Marathon. At one stage it looked like they might have five...
by Richard Brawn | May 18, 2019 | Road_Reports
A top five finish in the 53-mile, mostly off-road, demonstrably demanding trek along the West Highland Way would be enough for most runners to be satisfied with that result and move onto something perhaps a little lighter on the legs for their next challenge. Not Toby...
by Richard Brawn | May 18, 2019 | Road_Reports
Recognised by many to be the very pinnacle of long distance running in the UK, and in fact one of the biggest sporting events in the world, the London Marathon never fails to serve up some spectacular memories to savour for those involved. It’s also an event...
by Richard Brawn | May 11, 2019 | Road_Reports
Travelling to Guernsey again this Easter to take part in the Easter Festival of Running, Bournemouth AC’s resident ‘Supervets’ Ian Graham and Dave Parsons readied themselves to tackle the annual challenge of four races in four days. Dave was...
by Richard Brawn | May 6, 2019 | Road_Reports
In the midst of a spectacular and sun-kissed Easter Bank Holiday weekend that had people flocking from far and wide down to Bournemouth, the Rotary East Cliff Easter Quarter Marathon provided another reason to get down to the south coast. Although it wasn’t a...
by Richard Brawn | May 4, 2019 | Road_Reports
In all of the 14 marathons Stu Nicholas completed last year to elevate his tally to 50, not many of them were, what you would term as fast road marathons. They were often either on tough off-road courses or multiple laps round the lake and included some treacherous...