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Whitebrook Wind-Up 10k and Half Marathon   Some great results today as detailed below.  Before that though, I should quickly put the results in perspective by telling you that the 10k race alone includes 275m of climbing in addition to … Continue reading →

Ten Forest of Dean Athletic Club runners took part in the annual Devauden 10k race  this Monday.  The race, as the name suggests, takes place on scenic forest tracks around the village of Devauden, an area which is known among … Continue reading →

The Forest Mile is a biannual event run by the Forest of Dean Athletic Club but open to all comers.  As the name suggests it is a mile race which many consider to be one of the hardest distances to run … Continue reading →

Four of our Forest of Dean AC runners (three women and one man) decided to take on an ‘ultra marathon’ challenge in the Isle of White over the weekend of 29th and 30th of April.  Two of the runners, Caroline … Continue reading →

Forest Runners Come to a Grizzly End Twelve Forest of Dean runners took part in the annual ‘Grizzly’ race on Sunday the 12th of March, a race which takes place around Seaton in Devon each year and is known for … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean Athlete Gemma Hewitt continued her series of long distance challenges by completing the Green Man ultra marathon this Saturday the 4th of March.  The race involves a 45 mile circumnavigation of Bristol and and follows a tough cross … Continue reading →

The Gloucestershire Cross-country League is a series of 4 races held between October & February each winter and  the final round for 2016/7 was held at Pittville Park, Cheltenham.  As it was the final race, the series winners were announced … Continue reading →

There were a number of races this weekend which meant Forest of Dean AC runners were split over a number of events: Muddy Woody 6, Dursley Dozen, Gwent Cross-country league and the Pen Tir Drop fell race.   The Muddy … Continue reading →

  Mayhill Massacre   With no Club Championship races, and no cross-country, Forest of Dean AC runners were free to choose their own events last weekend.  In terms of numbers, the main event was the annual May Hill Massacre, with … Continue reading →

Waterways 30   Given a choice between 8 flat road miles in Newport, 10 round Staverton Airport and 32 along the banks of the Trent Canal & River Trent in Nottinghamshire, what would most sensible runners do?  Whereas about 40 … Continue reading →