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The weather was no where near as friendly as for the first race in the series.  It was raining heavily as we approached Hereford, but BBC Weather said there would be a break between 7pm & 8pm: the period of … Continue reading →

The Forest Of Dean A C held their AGM at the Rising Sun, Moseley Green. It was well attended and the meeting saw a number of changes. Chris Hawkins stepped down as Chairman: the members and committee thanked him for … Continue reading →

This was the first fixture of the four legs that comprise the season. The event was staged at Yate and there was an excellent turnout and performances from both Junior and Senior FODAC teams.          

Forest of Dean AC’s original “Running Bunny” is working on getting his title back.  After his completion of the Brighton Marathon, Julian Boon added an “ultra” to his CV.  NOt any old ultra either: but one covering the Malvern Hills, … Continue reading →

This mile race, held on a traditional 440yd track which is also the highest above sea-level in Britain, was held on April 28th.  The cool, windy conditions didn’t encourage fast times but made for some exciting racing. The event was … Continue reading →

126 runners took part in 5th anniversary run. Following which there was an award ceremony, this is for the winners on the points table, points are accrued on a weekly basis following the results of every race. This year’s male … Continue reading →

With no Championship races this weekend, Forest of Dean AC runners were scattered at events across the country.  The biggest of these was the Virgin London Marathon with 5 FODAC runners taking part.  First of these to finish was Richard Pegler in … Continue reading →

A busy weekend for Forest of Dean athletes began with the final Coleford parkrun of its fifth year.  It saw a record attendance, runners dressed as heroes & villains, and personal bests for several regulars, notably, Richard Pegler, Mark Ainsworth, Ian … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean runners tackled two very different events over the past week.  In the first of these, Simon Dimmer completed his second Marathon des Sables in Morocco.  The Marathon des Sables (MdS, Marathon of the Sands, or Sahara Marathon) is … Continue reading →

The first of this year’s series took place on April 8th.  124 runners took part, of which 20 were from Forest of Dean AC. The overall winner was Matt Collins of Micky Morris Racing Team in 15.40.  First FODAC finisher was … Continue reading →