by Richard Brawn | Feb 1, 2026 | Road_Reports
If ever there was a race that lived up to its name, this was it. The Arc 100 at the Arc of Attrition by UTMB is a long way on a good day; 104 miles of the South West Coast Path, over 20,000 feet of climb, point-to-point from Coverack to the Eco Park at Porthtowan....
by Richard Brawn | Jan 29, 2026 | CrossCountry_Reports, Road_Reports
On a cold, honest afternoon at Beckenham Place Park, the SEAA Main Cross Country Championships offered no shortcuts and very little mercy. This was proper championship terrain: long, grinding climbs, twisting descents, and grass that asked awkward questions of tired...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 24, 2026 | CrossCountry_Reports, Road_Reports
On a blustery Somerset afternoon at RNAS Merryfield, the South West Club & County Cross Country Championships once again delivered the kind of honest, unforgiving test that strips racing back to its basics – mud, wind, grit, and a refusal to give an inch....
by Richard Brawn | Jan 19, 2026 | Road_Reports
The Maverick New Forest Gravel served up exactly what it promised this weekend – and then some. Following heavy rainfall through the preceding day and night, the Forest trails were left thoroughly waterlogged, with standing water, churned-up mud and slippery gravel...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 17, 2026 | Road_Reports
The ever-popular Stubbington 10k, widely regarded as the flattest and fastest 10k on the south coast, once again delivered top-class racing as a strong field of 1,868 finishers took to the roads around Stubbington Green. While conditions were far from benign – a stiff...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 15, 2026 | Road_Reports
After her hopes of a scholarship in the U.S. appeared to have fallen through, Emily Coltman was coming to terms with the fact that she was likely to end up going to St Mary’s University in Twickenham. It wasn’t what she really wanted but it seemed she was...
