Monthly Archives: March 2015

A record number of FODAC runners took part in this event, 24 men and 23 ladies out of a total of 2100 entrants. There were some great successes with Chris Penny the first FODAC home in 1.22.17 taking 3rd place … Continue reading →

This was the first race of the Welsh Fell Runners Association summer series but for the 101 runners it was more like winter with rain and a driving icy wind. In the best of weather this 16.2 mile race from … Continue reading →

The weekend started with the Coleford parkrun winning the FODDC / Citizen “Pride of the Forest 2015” George Read Community Award. On Saturday afternoon, 3 runners from Forest of Dean AC took part in the Gloucester AAA short-course cross-country championship at … Continue reading →

Two Forest of Dean AC runners went international this weekend, taking part in the Barcelona Marathon.  John Russell was the first of these to finish, 1495th in 3:11:38. Spike Powles completed in 3:24:23, finishing 2641st.

The final race of the 2014/15 season took place over 5 miles of trails starting and ending at Mallards’ Pike Lake.  The winner was James Smith of Black Pear Joggers, in 32.45. FODAC’s Dan Sandford was 4th in 36.49, just … Continue reading →

The final race of the series took place last weekend in Dare Valley, with Mark Mathews, Julian Boon and Mark Blake of FODAC taking part. To qualify for inclusion in the race series, the runners needed to compete in at … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean AC runner Chris Penny has finally managed to beat his half marathon personal best, which had stood for 24 years.  His time of 1:21:42 in the Devizes half marathon saw him finish in 5th place overall and … Continue reading →

The longest nominated race in the Forest of Dean AC Club Championship is the Rhayader 20 mile Round-the Lakes race, held in mid-Wales and running around the Elan Valley Lakes.  The route includes some steep climbs and the weather is … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean AC had two athletes selected to represent Gloucestershire in the Inter-counties Cross-country Championships, held in Cofton Park, Birmingham. Emily Dowle ran in the junior girls events, finishing second Gloucester girl and about halfway up the field.  Pictured … Continue reading →

A busy weekend for Forest of Dean Runners began on Saturday with 117 people completing the weekly parkrun at Five Acres, Coleford.  These included the latest group from the 0 – 5k coaching series, which aims to help new runners … Continue reading →