by Richard Brawn | Nov 15, 2017 | Road_Reports
On the same weekend that many BAC members were slugging it out on Butser Hill in an extraordinary Hampshire League Cross Country fixture, Trevor Elkins was engaging in a race of his own that was very similar to a cross country race. Trevor had ventured over the...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 11, 2017 | Road_Reports
One man who saw his Halloween and Guy Fawkes celebrations go off with a bang was Stu Nicholas, who claimed an incredible two marathon victories in the space of week, winning the Halloween Challenge on 31st October and the Enigma Fireworks five days later on 5th...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 11, 2017 | Road_Reports
The next Dorset Road Race League fixture was The Gilly Hilly Race, which was staged by the Gillingham Trotters Running Club. The 7.5 mile route was on undulating but very scenic country roads around the Gillingham area of Dorset. The race has managed to maintain...
by Richard Brawn | Nov 4, 2017 | Road_Reports
The Stickler isn’t your average 10 mile race. It is billed as the Dorset 3 Peaks Challenge, featuring over 1500ft of climbing, with the route taking in the hills of Okeford, Hod and Hambledon. The tricky off road terrain starts off on the infamous Stickle Path....
by Richard Brawn | Oct 29, 2017 | Road_Reports
The stage was set and the time was now for Chris O’Brien as he had chosen the Abingdon Marathon as the destination in his quest to complete his first sub 3 hour marathon. He’d had some pretty close calls before, running a 3:03 at the Bournemouth Marathon...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 28, 2017 | Road_Reports
The Great South Run is considered to be the world’s premier 10 mile race and when you go there and experience the atmosphere and the huge field, headed up by some of the country’s top distance runners, it’s easy to see why. The event has been going...
