by Richard Brawn | Oct 5, 2025 | Road_Reports
For such a huge race in the British athletics calendar your rarely get any Bournemouth AC members competing at the Great North Run. As events in England go, this one of about as far away from the south coast as it could possibly be so that could have something to do...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 3, 2025 | Road_Reports
“As you age not only do you get slower, your powers of recovery also diminish. As evidence, when I was in my late 20’s I could run sub 55 minutes for 10 miles and do a 20-25 miles training run the next day. Now aged 80 if I were to run 10 on the road I would be...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 2, 2025 | Road_Reports
The toughest race of the entire Purbeck Trail Series set celebrated its 30th year of existence in this year’s edition of The Beast. It’s been 30 years worth of pain and suffering but also of outstanding vantage points an unforgettable experiences for each...
by Richard Brawn | Sep 29, 2025 | Road_Reports
A storming win at the Totton 10k saw the Bournemouth AC men start the defence of their Hampshire Road Race League title in the best possible way. With three finishers in the top six, the yellow and blues were untouchable that day. It was looking like it might be a...
by Richard Brawn | Sep 28, 2025 | Road_Reports
The announcement that the Boscombe Seafront 5k was being brought into the Dorset Road Race League schedule had Rich Nelson and the Bournemouth AC hierarchy licking their lips. With the event being staged right on their doorstep, it was unlikely to prove difficult to...
by Richard Brawn | Sep 25, 2025 | Road_Reports
Determined to set the record straight after an agonising experience at the London Marathon earlier in the year, Sophie Read soon selected a new target race for the autumn and got back on the training gravy train. This time she’ll be tackling the Chester Marathon...
