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The second round of the Gloucestershire AAA Cross-country League 2016/7 was held at Blackbridge, Gloucester with Forest of Dean AC fielding a number of teams.  The ladies race is 4 miles long, over two laps. 156 ladies took part with … Continue reading →

A group of Forest of Dean AC runners tackled the Sugarloaf Fell Race amongst a field of 108.  John Hamiliton put in the best performance, finishing 3rd. Neville Turner was 1st in the MV50 category in the Warmley Forest Park … Continue reading →

The first race in the 2016-17 Gwent Cross-Country League was held at Newbridge Fields, Bridgend.  Forest of Dean AC’s mens team were 2nd in Division 3, whilst the ladies were 6th, also in Division 3.  Star performance was again by … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean AC runners took part in many different races this weekend; some even in foreign parts. It is the start of the cross country season with the first race of the Gloucester League taking place at Little Rissington.  … Continue reading →

Oxford Half Marathon With the autumn half marathon season well under way, several members of Forest of Dean AC traveled to Oxford to join 8000 others to run around the city’s sites. The weather was good for distance running, with … Continue reading →

Cardiff Half Marathon It  was a busy weekend for Forest of Dean AC runners, with members taking part in several different events.  18 took part in the Cardiff Half Marathon, where both men’s and women’s course records were broken.  John … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean – Autumn Half Marathon Nearly 700 runners took part in the Rotary Club’s Autumn Half Marathon, of which 36 were representing Forest of Dean Athletic Club.  There were several prize winners from these.  Three members came in … Continue reading →

Forest Autumn Mile There were two big events in the Forest of Dean Athletic Calendar this week.  The first of these was the running of the Autumn Mile at the track at Five Acres.  A total of 89 runners ranging … Continue reading →

Rose Inn Relays Following completion of Chepstow Harriers’ Rose Inn series, the route is taken over for the annual Rose Inn Relays.  In this competition, teams of 3 runners each complete a single lap of the course with the combined … Continue reading →

The third running of the Severn Bridge Half Marathon was held over a different course this year, caused by road works on part of the original route.  This year saw the runners complete two complete crossings of both the Wye … Continue reading →