by Richard Brawn | Aug 6, 2022 | Road_Reports
Imagine doing a half mile swim and a 70 mile bike ride, and a half marathon, all on the same weekend. Well that’s what Caitlin Peers did at the Long Course Weekend. In fact, she didn’t imagine it. She did it for real. The Long Course Weekend is the biggest...
by Richard Brawn | Jul 31, 2022 | Road_Reports
In some ways it’s a bit like riding a horse. When you’ve fallen off and hurt yourself, the only way to properly get over it is to get back on the horse again. And that’s exactly what Linn Erixon Sahlström had to do when she returned to the scene of...
by Richard Brawn | Jul 28, 2022 | Road_Reports
When it comes to duathlons or triathlons, there aren’t too many women around who can contend with Bournemouth AC star Emma Caplan. In fact, there aren’t even that many men who can either to be fair. In her younger days, Emma has competed for Great Britain...
by Joy Wright | Jul 27, 2022 | Track_Reports
The Southern Athletics League, Match 3 was the second home fixture of the season. It certainly turned out to be a much stronger performance than the previous two matches.Our BAC athletes put in great effort in their individual events as well as filling other events...
by Richard Brawn | Jul 24, 2022 | Road_Reports
The day of reckoning finally arrived as a gaggle of Dorset’s finest made their way over to the kooky isle of Portland for a 10 mile showdown like no other. The Portland 10 is unique for many reasons, but most notably, the hilly nature of the course. It might...
by Joy Wright | Jul 19, 2022 | Track_Reports
Round 3 of the National Athletics League Championship (Fixture A) was our first home fixture of the season which took place at Bournemouth athletics stadium, Kings Park on 2 July 2022. It’s just a year after the new track was laid and many guests commented on the...
by Richard Brawn | Jul 14, 2022 | Road_Reports
Including an ascent up Golden Cap, which is the highest point on the South Coast at 191 metres, the Charmouth Challenge is packed with testing ascents throughout. With close to 1,700ft of climbing within the 8 mile route, it was a daunting task for most of those...
by Richard Brawn | Jul 12, 2022 | Road_Reports
Providing a nice juxtaposition of scenic countryside and coastal lookouts, the Exbury Gardens 10k enticed 862 runners over to its New Forest location. One of them was Bournemouth AC veteran Simon Hunt and he was joined in the race by both his wife Marilyn and his...
by Richard Brawn | Jul 11, 2022 | Road_Reports
If Kirsty Drewett is doing it, you know it’s going to be tough marathon. She simply doesn’t do easy ones. She only tends to go for ones over testing terrain that have plenty of steep climbs to negotiate. That tells you everything you need to know about the...
by Richard Brawn | Jul 9, 2022 | Road_Reports
It’s not every day we get to witness a Bournemouth AC member representing their nation on the world stage. It takes a huge amount of talent and dedication to reach that level and only a small minority will ever manage it. Ant Clark and Steve have both competed...