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Angela Sonn, Eva Goodhead and Wendy Lawrence ran the third race in the Skyline 10K series at its new location starting at Bath racecourse – and it turned out to be the muddiest race they had ever done! With mud … Continue reading →

UKA Midland Masters held their annual Colin Simpson Memorial 5 mile in conjunction with Centurion Running Club at John Henry Newman College in Solihull. The UKA [ United Kingdom Athletics] Masters can best be described as a club within British … Continue reading →

The first Forest of Dean AC Club Championship road race took place at the Lliswerry 8 miler: a regular club favorite.  Weather conditions were better than last year: cool and overcast with a slight breeze.  24 club members took part. … Continue reading →

MMAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday was the cross country championships for the UKA Midland Masters, held at Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton. The UKA [ United Kingdom Athletics] Masters can best be described as a club within British Athletics that is dedicated … Continue reading →

This was the third race in the WRFA series of races and the first in the FODAC championship calendar. The 4.5 mile run was from the Talybont Reservoir Dam, an extremely picturesque site. Luckily there was also a window of … Continue reading →

FODAC hosted the County Cross-country championships at their headquarters, Lakers School. Peter Compton, Head Coach for the club, had devised an excellent course which took runners around the playing fields and through the woods. It proved to be a technically … Continue reading →

Welsh Athletics Junior Grand Prix incl. South Wales, East Wales and SW England Indoor Championships – Jan 3rd/4th FODAC Junior athletes Joe Akers, Lily Crawley, Tillie Westwood and Jensen Coppen were competing at the Cardiff National Indoor Athletics Centre this … Continue reading →

Needless to say very quiet over the Christmas period with plenty of social runs to try and deplete some of the excesses, the one exception was the Trimax Events Seven Sins run. This is a seven mile trail run incorporating … Continue reading →

The latest event in the South Wales Summer and Winter Hill Series was held at the Skirrid, near Abergavenny, on December 20th.  There were about 3 times as many runners taking part this year as last.  The winner was Paul … Continue reading →

The last parkrun before Christmas always has a seasonal theme.  Many runners come dressed as Santas, elves, angels, reindeer: the list is endless.  There is a “secret santa” pile of presents; many cakes and the best fancy dress receives a … Continue reading →