by Richard Brawn | Mar 11, 2026 | Road_Reports
For Bournemouth AC’s Alex Bonnet, the Tokyo Marathon represented far more than just another outing over the classic 26.2-mile distance. In truth, it was the final chapter in a remarkable personal journey through the Abbott World Marathon Majors, with the coveted Six...
by Richard Brawn | Mar 8, 2026 | Road_Reports
Three Bournemouth AC runners made the trip to Berkshire for the annual Wokingham Half Marathon, one of the South’s most popular early-season road races. First staged in 1984, the event attracts thousands of runners each year and is known for its quick course and...
by Richard Brawn | Mar 7, 2026 | Road_Reports
Returning to the mountains above the Costa del Sol, Patrick Kingston was ready for another crack at one of southern Spain’s most uncompromising trail races — the formidable Destroyer route at the Sierra Blanca Trail in Marbella. At 39.6km with more than 2,800 metres...
by Richard Brawn | Mar 7, 2026 | Road_Reports
The Exeter Half Marathon is a popular early-season outing for road runners looking to test their fitness on a fast course, and the 2026 edition offered a slightly unusual twist. With races staged on both the Saturday and Sunday of the same weekend — and a Riverside 5...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 26, 2026 | Road_Reports
The second fixture of the Dorset Road Race League season brought athletes to the ever-demanding Lytchett 10, after the postponement of the Blackmore Vale Half Marathon the previous weekend. A revised course with around 800 feet of elevation promised to shake things up...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 23, 2026 | Road_Reports
There are solid race performances – and then there are race performances that underline, in no uncertain terms, that an athlete is operating at the very top of his game. At the iconic Goodwood Motor Circuit, Barry Dolman delivered exactly that. Incorporated within the...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 20, 2026 | Road_Reports
There are long runs… and then there are long runs with 2,500 feet of climbing, a two-mile mud bath and a Bournemouth AC man and his mate wondering whose bright idea it was to enter in the first place. Step forward Chris O’Brien. Chris ran both his last two marathons,...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 17, 2026 | Road_Reports
The 10th anniversary running of the Farnborough Winter Half Marathon took place on Sunday 8 February 2026 and, as ever, proved hugely popular. A full field gathered beneath the vast Airship Hangar at Farnborough Business Park — the former Royal Aircraft Establishment...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 9, 2026 | Road_Reports
If anyone thought the Starburster 10 was going to be a close contest, they hadn’t met Nathan Mearns. From the moment the race started at 5pm, as the sun dipped behind the trees of Hurn Forest, Nathan turned what should have been a challenging evening run into a...
by Richard Brawn | Feb 9, 2026 | Road_Reports
If ever there was a performance that wrapped inevitability, resilience and a healthy dose of swagger into one neat marathon-sized package, this was it. The Hampshire Winter Feisty Phoenix, organised with cheerful bloody-mindedness by Phoenix Running along the...
