Ultra runner’s amazing quest comes full circle. Many runners feel a particular connection to a particular race – a blind runner recently married her guide after the pair bonded at Southport’s Hesketh Park Parkrun (congratulations, Kelly and Mike!) while Radio Two’s Vernon Kay is currently ultra-running through the rain to his beloved Bolton Wanderers – Read more about Running in the family footsteps – to King Tut[…]
News of our blog has spread far and wide! A mere 32 days after our first post we’ve been approached by a Paris PR agency to plug their illustrious clients, and we’re delighted to help, naturellement. Possibly the world’s most difficult half-marathons, 2017 saw the first Half Marathon des Sables, (HMDS) (Marathon of the Sands) Read more about Sands of (personal best) Time[…]
For anyone looking for a worthy fundraising cause, please consider MNDA, and please take a moment to share as any increased awareness, can only be a positive thing. Your help will ensure the care and support of people living with MND both now and in the future! As a current close up observer of this Read more about Be a Hero, Get Involved with #TeamMND[…]
JACK Millar smashed his personal best over 5000m with a superb victory at the British Milers Club Grand Prix B race in Manchester over the weekend. In his fourth 5000m track race since April 8th the Bristol & West AC runner (pictured above, courtesy of the British Milers Club) finally put down a time that Read more about A magic night for Millar as he smashes 5000m PB[…]
JOEL Mattacks is this week celebrating his selection to represent Great Britain at the Virtus Global Games in Vichy, France, next month. The 20-year-old Team Bath athlete is just one of five athletes picked by SportExcel UK, whose mission is to promote excellence in disability sport, and will contest the 100m and long jump in Read more about Joel celebrating his first GB vest with Global Games call-up[…]
ANNABEL Granger continued her outstanding for this year with second place in the AJ Bell Bristol half marathon last weekend. On the cusp of reaching the milestone of her 50th birthday Granger clocked a time of 81mins 57secs and while not her fastest if the year – she ran 79:47 in Farnborough in January – Read more about Super performances by Annabel and Katrina in Bristol[…]
BEN Robinson continued his return to form after injury with a runaway victory in the Berkeley 10k road race yesterday. The Bristol & West AC runner (pictured above far left shortly after the start of the race) splashed his way to victory in very wet conditions finishing 1min 09secs clear of the field with a Read more about Robinson’s on a hot streak with three wins out of three[…]
ROBERT Farley continued his fine form with an emphatic victory in the opening 5k race of his own club’s annual summer series. Farley dominated the Bitton Road Runners’ 5k held on the traffic-free Bath to Bristol cycle path and clocked an impressive time of 16mins 02secs to finish 56seconds clear of M40 veteran Andy Bush Read more about Farley scorches to victory in opening Bitton 5k race[…]
NORTH Somerset AC’s Ben Hamblin broke his personal best at the Cardiff 5k road race last weekend. In-form Hamblin (pictured above thirds from the left), who is a student at Loughborough University, clocked a time of 15mins 12secs to finish 30th in a very strong field. That time shaved three seconds off the mark he Read more about Another PB as Hamblin’s hot streak keeps on going[…]
BEN Robinson had a successful Bank Holiday weekend. On Saturday the Bristol & West AC runner (pictured) won the Gloucestershire 5000m track title in a time of 15mins 21.0secs then on Monday he romped to victory by over a minute (31:49) in the Glastonbury 10k. Team Bath AC’s Elliott Avis was a distant runner-up in Read more about Robinson celebrates a Bank Holiday double winner[…]