by Richard Brawn | May 24, 2026 | Road_Reports
The ABP Southampton Marathon Festival once again brought thousands of runners to the south coast for a day of racing that featured a full marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k. Among them were two Bournemouth AC members with very different objectives: Helen Beddoe...
by Richard Brawn | May 22, 2026 | Road_Reports
The search for an elusive sub-three-hour marathon continues for Bournemouth AC’s Paddy McCalister, who tackled the Belfast City Marathon with high hopes after a strong training block but ultimately found the challenging course profile too much to overcome....
by Richard Brawn | May 18, 2026 | Road_Reports
One week on from the bright lights and big crowds of London, Dorset’s marathon faithful returned to something rather more rural, rugged and relentlessly undulating for race four of the 2026 Dorset Road Race League season — the ever-challenging North Dorset Village...
by Richard Brawn | May 16, 2026 | Road_Reports
The London Marathon is a race that strips everything back. It does not care for big training weeks, ambitious targets or glowing build-up races once the body begins to rebel in those final, unforgiving miles. For Bournemouth AC’s sizeable contingent, the 2026 edition...
by Richard Brawn | May 2, 2026 | Road_Reports
Like a man whose already formidable running arsenal has been given an extra edge, Bournemouth AC’s Stuart Nicholas continued his outstanding run of form with a superb victory in the Norfolk Marathon, storming to success in 2:46:52 and adding yet another impressive...
by Richard Brawn | May 1, 2026 | CrossCountry_Reports, Road_Reports, Track_Reports
EUROPEAN MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS INDOOR 2026 – TORÚN, POLAND On Sunday 22nd March, like many of you, I watched the World Indoors Athletics Championships at the Torún Arena on BBC television when team GB won three golds. On Friday 27th of March I found...
