by Richard Brawn | Jan 14, 2025 | Club News, Road_Reports
After sending shockwaves through the London running community with his astonishing Battersea Park 5 Mile course record, Abdinasir Mohamoud Elmi was back for the Mizuno Podium 5k on New Year’s Eve. The Xmas 5 Miler was his first race in London so no one really...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 12, 2025 | Club News, Road_Reports
Unbeaten since he arrived on English shores, Abdinasir Mohamoud Elmi had proved to be a cut above everyone he’s faced in the Dorset region thus far, as well as all competition that had crossed his path in the Hampshire Leagues as well. Winning three of the...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 11, 2025 | Club News, Road_Reports
It wouldn’t seem right to end the year without Stu Nicholas having run the Portsmouth Coastal Waterside Marathon. It’s been such a regular fixture for him over the years and he’s enjoyed so much success in it as well, winning it three times and...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 10, 2025 | Club News, Road_Reports
Patrick Kingston’s latest search for his desired fix of hills and trail took him to Dumfries and Galloway for the Cairnsmore Hill Race. Patrick had been keeping a record of how much elevation he had racked up throughout the year and he was close to 40,000...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 6, 2025 | Club News, Road_Reports
On the weekend that Storm Darragh ravaged certain parts of the country, the Endurance Life Dorset event had been scheduled to take place. Located in Swanage, the course was a tough trail route along the Jurassic Coast Path. Bournemouth AC man Neil Smith had signed up...
by Richard Brawn | Jan 4, 2025 | Club News, Road_Reports
Prioritising the Wimborne 10 over the Gosport Half Marathon had resulted in a 7th place for the Bournemouth AC men in the previous Hampshire Road Race League fixture. That meant they could really do with getting back to winning ways at the Victory 5. They had every...
by Richard Brawn | Dec 31, 2024 | Club News, Road_Reports
It had been an extremely good year for Stu Nicholas as his back catalogue of achievements grew bigger and bigger. Winning the Purbeck Trail Series was a feat to be proud of and finishing fourth in the Men’s individual table for the Dorset Road Race League season...
by Richard Brawn | Dec 31, 2024 | Club News, Road_Reports
It’s just like any other race really. Except that you run it in the dark, over hilly terrain, with mud, bogs and slippery bridges to negotiate, with only a headtorch to light the way. The Maverick Exposure Lights Dark Castle event is staged from Corfe Castle on...
by Richard Brawn | Dec 26, 2024 | Club News, Road_Reports
A sensational win at the Wimborne 10 had brought the Bournemouth AC men to within touching distance of promotion back to the top flight in the Dorset Road Race League. But they needed a win in the season finale of the Boscombe 10k to achieve that outcome. After...
by Richard Brawn | Dec 14, 2024 | Road_Reports
It was a race that threatened to derail Bournemouth AC’s A2 division title bid last season when their fourth man dropped out leaving them with only three finishers. Of course they went on to win the division anyway but that disaster at the Gosport Half Marathon...
