by Richard Brawn | Nov 3, 2025 | Road_Reports
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That was the mantra for Sophie Read after her London Marathon race in the spring hadn’t quite gone as planned. She still got round in 3 hours 46 minutes which was a good time by any standard, but she wanted...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 31, 2025 | Road_Reports
With a route starting at Moors Valley Country Park and finishing at Hengistbury Head, on the right day, the Run to the Sea 50k can be very doable. The course follows the Castleman Trailway to Oakley, through Broadstone and then onto Upton. It then goes round Holes Bay...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 29, 2025 | Road_Reports
Recording a time of 3 hours 36 minutes at the London Marathon in April on an unexpectedly hot day, Sanjai Sharma had narrowly missed out a Good For Age qualifying time. He needed a sub 3:34 time for the 60 to 64 age band that he is in. That was Sanjai’s 31st...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 27, 2025 | Road_Reports
When on the lookout for races with nice perks, the Marwell Zoo 10k would have to go down as a no brainer. All participants get a free entry to the zoo after the race for a start. That appealed to Nikki and Rob McTaggart, since they now have a baby. What better way is...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 25, 2025 | Road_Reports
Recent wins at the Stur Half and the Boscombe Seafront 5k had offered the Bournemouth AC teams a glimmer of hope amidst the bleak outlook of potential relegation to the second tier of the Dorset Road Race League. Both the men’s and ladies teams had spent the...
by Richard Brawn | Oct 24, 2025 | Road_Reports
Often struggling to even get one team out in the past, the turnout from Bournemouth AC at this year’s 6/4/3 stage SEAA Road Relays was much improved. They’d managed to assemble two Senior Men’s teams, a Masters 40+ Men’s team and for the first...
