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Kate Frost completed her first marathon finishing in 4h 24min in Chester.  Matt Bond also completed this race in 3:26:52. In the Badminton Horseless Trails 9 mile race, James Dobbing was 4th in 61.49, followed by Mark Mathews 64.34; Mark … Continue reading →

This race was held at the Cotswold Farm Park on October 5th.  There was good turnout from Forest of Dean runners in spite of the races on the following day. In the Senior Women’s race, run over two laps of … Continue reading →

A busy weekend started with a men’s team representing the club at the County Cross-country Championships.  The team of Julian Boon, Richard Powles, Chris Penny and John Russell finished in 5th place in 46.20. The Forest Autumn Half Marathon featured 6 … Continue reading →

A new supply of club vests is available in the Hut.  Juniors £11, Seniors £14.

The final round of the 2013 season saw Forest of Dean AC make a great effort to field athletes in as many events as possible, with several tackling new disciplines.  Angela Sonn ran 100m in 16.10s and 200m in 35.80s.  … Continue reading →

2988 runners completed the Admiral 2013 Swansea 10k, and 28 were from Forest of Dean AC.  This event has become the annual club coach outing and this year didn’t have to suffer the wind and rain experienced in 2012.  The … Continue reading →

Without a Championship race to take part in, Forest of Dean AC runners were scattered across the country, taking part in several different events.  Furthest north, the exciting finish between Farah & Bekele in the Great North Run didn’t feature … Continue reading →

This race is run annually in support of the Acorns Children’s Hospice, mostly  along the banks of the River Wye. First Forest of Dean AC finisher was Dave Jones, 5th in 39:53, followed by Simon Dimmer  (42:19), 2nd lady Janet … Continue reading →

This race, slightly longer than than the usual 10k, was run over roads and fields alongside the River Severn.  The winner was Jay Dowding in 39:53.  First Forest of Dean AC runner was Walter Leach, finishing 29th in 45:31, about … Continue reading →

43 runners took part in the second race of 2013 in dry, midgy conditions.  First to cross the line was Karen Barnett, repeating her win in the last race of 2012.  Her time was 15s inside her parkrun pb, and … Continue reading →