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Race the Train The annual Race the Train takes place alongside the route taken by the Talyllyn narrow-gauge railway on its journey from Tywyn to Abergynolwyn and back, a total distance of 14 miles. As the name suggests, the aim is … Continue reading →

UK Canicross Junior Championship Forest of Dean AC member Oliver Rennison, with dog Ebony, won the UK Canicross Junior Championship (organised by the BSSF – British Sleddog Sports Federation) on 26th & 27th March 2016. The championship comprised of two … Continue reading →

Magor 10K Chepstow Harrier’s annual Magor 10k race was held on July 31st near Redwick, Gwent.  It was well attended by Forest of Dean athletes. First finisher was Tom Merson of Bristol & West Ac in 31.58.  First female, and … Continue reading →

Blaisdon 10K Forest of Dean AC has taken over the staging of the Blaisdon 10k road race for the first time this year.  The race is part of Gloucester AAA’s Road Race series and attracted a large entry.  FODAC still … Continue reading →

Rose Inn Series – Race 3 It’s not often that club runners take part in a race where a World Best Time is set, but this happened to a group from Forest of Dean AC in the Rose Inn Series … Continue reading →

  Midlands Track and Field League Forest of Dean AC joined the Midlands Athletics Track & Field League for the first time in 2016.  The second meeting was held in Hereford and they came 4th of 8 teams with 305pts … Continue reading →

Cotswold Way Relay The 24th annual Cotswold Way Relay was held on 25th June.  It covers 103 miles between Chipping Campden & Bath Abbey, and is a relay of teams of 10 runners covering between 8 & 12 miles with … Continue reading →

Darrens Dash The main event for the weekend was Darren’s Dash: a 6 mile fell race with 1750ft climbing on the England / Wales border.  It was also a “mob match” between FODAC and Chepstow Harriers, were every runner scored … Continue reading →

Rose Inn  – Race 2 -Write up Patrick Rennison The 2nd race of the Rose Inn series took place yesterday – Tuesday the 14th. As usual FODAC put out a good selection of runners, 20 of them plus our very … Continue reading →

Hereford 5K Road Race Series The Hereford 5K road race series is basically what it says: three 5K races on roads around Hereford Racecourse.  The final race of the 2016 series took place on 8th May and the prizes for … Continue reading →