by Richard Brawn | May 24, 2018 | Road_Reports
We’ve been reminded quite a bit lately how tough it can be running a marathon. Look at Stu Nicholas’s unyielding march toward the 50-marathon mark and the brick wall he hit at the Queen Elizabeth Spring. Look at the recent mayhem at the London Marathon...
by Richard Brawn | May 21, 2018 | Road_Reports
The Maverick inov-8 Original Dorset event was staged at Corfe Castle over on the Purbeck and it was made up of a Short, a Medium and a Long distance race. The event attracted the attention of two Bournemouth AC members; Simon Hearn and Kirsty Drewett. Simon had...
by Richard Brawn | May 20, 2018 | Road_Reports
Despite the rather precarious name which conjures up thoughts of desperately trying to stay afloat whilst you wait for the rescue crew to arrive, the actual Lymington Lifeboat 10k is a very safe, well organised and unassuming race. In fact, on the contrary the event,...
by Richard Brawn | May 18, 2018 | Road_Reports
The Namib Race is a 7-day, 250km trek across the Namib Desert and within the Skeleton Coast National Park. The route works its way across beaches where the Atlantic Ocean meets the desert, through seal colonies, salt pans and salt lakes which are home to flamingos,...
by Richard Brawn | May 16, 2018 | Road_Reports
The Milton Keynes Marathon Weekend is always a huge attraction with competitors from far and wide travelling to northern Buckinghamshire to try their luck, either in the 5k Rocket race, the Half Marathon or the Full Marathon. The routes are predominantly flat in...
by Richard Brawn | May 16, 2018 | Road_Reports
The day got off to a somewhat shaky start for Trevor Elkins at the Run the River event in Bristol when he accidentally locked his car keys in the boot of his car. That meant he was unable to get into the car – and to make matters worse, his hydro drink that he was...
