Monthly Archives: April 2015

Forest Spring Mile

This mile race, held on a traditional 440yd track which is also the highest above sea-level in Britain, was held on April 28th.  The cool, windy conditions didn’t encourage fast times but made for some exciting racing. The event was … Continue reading

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parkrun 5th ANNIVERSARY APRIL 26th

126 runners took part in 5th anniversary run. Following which there was an award ceremony, this is for the winners on the points table, points are accrued on a weekly basis following the results of every race. This year’s male … Continue reading

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April 26th

With no Championship races this weekend, Forest of Dean AC runners were scattered at events across the country.  The biggest of these was the Virgin London Marathon with 5 FODAC runners taking part.  First of these to finish was Richard Pegler in … Continue reading

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Weekend round-up 18/19 April

A busy weekend for Forest of Dean athletes began with the final Coleford parkrun of its fifth year.  It saw a record attendance, runners dressed as heroes & villains, and personal bests for several regulars, notably, Richard Pegler, Mark Ainsworth, Ian … Continue reading

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Marathon season begins

Forest of Dean runners tackled two very different events over the past week.  In the first of these, Simon Dimmer completed his second Marathon des Sables in Morocco.  The Marathon des Sables (MdS, Marathon of the Sands, or Sahara Marathon) is … Continue reading

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Hereford 5k series – race 1

The first of this year’s series took place on April 8th.  124 runners took part, of which 20 were from Forest of Dean AC. The overall winner was Matt Collins of Micky Morris Racing Team in 15.40.  First FODAC finisher was … Continue reading

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Gilwern Grunt

Rogue Runs latest race was the “Grunt”, described as ” more off-road than multi-terrain, with hardly any tarmac.  There’s still the original “Grunt” climb to look forward to, the marvellous, spectacular run around and down from Gilwern Hill, a traverse … Continue reading

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