by Richard Brawn | Oct 7, 2017 | Road_Reports
One Bournemouth AC member who really loves to push himself to the absolute limit with his running is Toby Chapman. And if there’s one race that is guaranteed to take its participants to the absolute limit is the Saloman Ultra Pirineu. The Saloman Ultra Pirineu...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 5, 2017 | Road_Reports
The Hoburne 5 commanded a little less attention from the Bournemouth AC hierarchy than it did the previous year when it was a Dorset Road Race League fixture. That didn’t stop six BAC members from making an appearance though, with some having the drag themselves...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 4, 2017 | Road_Reports
With many BAC athletes focusing their attentions on the Bournemouth Marathon Festival which is fast approaching, the Salisbury Half Marathon was a one that flew under the radar a bit for most of us. We did, however, have some representation in the race in the shape of...
by Richard Brawn | Sep 28, 2017 | Road_Reports
Now working toward the latter stages of his marathon training, Chris O’Brien decided to take things up a notch and enter the Winchester Half Marathon, the day after completing a 13.1 mile training run at his intended marathon pace. This was always going to be a...
by Richard Brawn | Sep 24, 2017 | Road_Reports
The Purbeck Marathon is indeed, to all intents and purposes, ‘a proper marathon’. The tough hills, muddy and rocky ground and tight and twisty paths ensure that, along with the added distance brining it up to 26.7 miles. It’s enough to challenge even...
by Richard Brawn | Sep 22, 2017 | Road_Reports
The Dorset Road Race League was back in full on Sunday 17th September with the shortest race of the season, the Littledown 5, on the agenda. After a tricky last few fixtures where team captain Rich Nelson had struggled to scrape a team together, it was good to see a...