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Winter time trial – 5 January 2012
Sharon wins
as the Hutchings (x2) smash ladies’ course record.
Click
here
for full report and timings. |
‘What’s in my sack’ - Original Mountain
Marathon 2011
Click
here for Baz’s report from the OMM.
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Winter time trial – 1 December 2011
Ryan
Walbridge smashes course record. Click
here
for full report and timings. |
‘Hell Down South’ – 26/27 November 2011
Click
here for Kim Brackley’s report from
the Brooks Hellrunner Series.
Wimborne 10 – Morag’s Story – 20 November 2011
Click
here
for Morag Day’s report on a race to remember.
Wimborne 10 –
20 November 2011
Click on the following links to see Bobbi White's images.
Link 1
Link 2
Over the Hills 12k – 13 November 2011
Muddy
madness from Bradford-on-Avon. Click
here for Kim Brackley’s report.
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Winter time trial – 3 November 2011
Winning becomes a habit for Rachel. Click
here for full report and timings. |
Goldrush at Castlepoint – 16 October
2011
Click
here for report on how WACers
recorded 7 wins.
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Winter time trial –
6
Oct. 2011
Welcome to the new course – and new course
record. Click
here for full report and
timings. |
Kamikaze Charge – 18 September 2011
Mud,
glorious mud … and hills. Click
here
for news for Kim Brackley’s report.
Wayfarers
Relays
– 10 September 2011
Click
here
for Sharon Hutchings’ report, photos and timings.
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Summer time trial –
1
Sept. 2011
Course record
smashed – click
here
for full report and timings. |
UK Trail Running Challenge – 27/28
August 2011
Andy
Horsley is UK over-45 Long Distance Trail Champion. Click
here to find out how he did
it.
Around the Island – Summer 2011
Click
here to
read Annie Dougall’s report from the IoW.
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Summer time
trial –
4 August 2011
Baz takes the victory – click
here for full
report and timings. |
Yankee Homecoming 10miles – 2 August 2011
Click
here to read Iain
Donnelly’s report from the USA.
In the Tarrant
Valley between showers – 17 July 2011
Click
here to read Chloe
Morris’ report from the TV 10k & mile.
Puddletown Plod –
12 June 2011
Click
here to read Kim Brackley’s report of a very wet race.
Avon Valley Path – 12 June 2011
Click here
to find out how Debbie Whittle gave us the perfect excuse to discover a
new route.
Corfe Mullen Carnival Races – 7 June
2011
Young WACers impress over 1 mile and 5k. Click
here
for report.
Dartmoor Discover 32 – 4 June 2011
Click
here for Anthony
Clark’s report.
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Summer time
trial – June 2011
Robin Hughes takes the win –
click
here for full report and
timings. |
Marlborough Downs Challenge – 14 May
2011
Click
here for Craig
Dixon’s report.
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Summer time trial – May 2011
Julie Mead
claims her first win – click
here for full report and
timings. |
North Dorset Village Marathon – 1 May
2011
Click here
for to read Wendy Kennedy’s report on how teamwork brings results.
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Cowgrove time trial – April
2011
Course record tumbles –
click here
for full report and timings. |
Grizzly ‘Valley of the Bogs’ – 13 March
2011
As hard as a marathon. Click
here for Phil Whitehurst’s
report.
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Willett 5k time trial – March 2011
Phil Whitehurst wins – click
here
for full report and timings. |
Meon Valley Plod – 27 February 2011
Mud, lots of it. Click
here for Jon
Braund’s report.
WAC win at Lychett 10 – 20 February 2011
Click here
for Richard Swindlehurst’s report.
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Willett 5k time trial – February 2011
Andy Olden – by some margin – click
here
for full report and timings. |
Winter Tanners’ 30 – 9 January 2011
Click here
for Andy Horsley’s report of this off-road epic.
Portsmouth Coastal Waterside Marathon –
11 December 2010
Click
here for Jon Braund’s report of this inaugural race.
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Willett 5k time trial –
January 2011
Flying Mallett! – click
here
for Phil Burgess’ report and timings. |
Roadrunners Newsletter – January 2011
Click
here
WAC
Race Winner at Bournemouth Track Marathon – 18 December 2011
Click
here
for Jerry Shield’s report.
Sodbury Slog – 14 November 2010
A race to remember, click here for
Claire Scammell’s report.
Wimborne 10, coming right on the day – 21 November 2010
Click here to read how
Jools Maskell claimed a PB.
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Willett 5k time trial - November 2010
Becka Hughes takes win. Click
here for report and timings. |
Perfect 10 – Cabbage
Patch 10 – 17 October 2010
Click here for David Long’s report of a WACer going sub-60.
‘Gold Hill’s the easy one!’ – 10 October 2010
Click
here
for Kelly Williams’ report.
Sandy Balls 10k – 10 October 2010
Click
here
for reports from Tim Harris and Kim Brackley.
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Willett 5k time trial –
October 2010
Click
here
for report and timings from our new winter time trial course. |
Clarendon Half – Brilliant! – 3 October 2010
Jon Braund completes
the set. Click
here for his
report.
Berlin in the Rain - 26 September 2010
Click
here
for Jeff Hinsley’s report.
The Kraken on the Coast - 5 September 2010
Click
here
for Paul Teck’s report from the Beast.
Dorset Doddle -
22 August 2010
Jurassic madness and
anything but a Doddle. Click
here for Craig
Dixon’s report.
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September Cowgrove Handicap Time Trial
Becka Hughes storms to win, as Roy Long goes sub-23. Click
here
for report and times. |
Salisbury 54321 – 8 August 2010
Click
here
for story, as Annie Dougall reports, bloodied but unbowed.
Tough Guy, Nettle Warrior – 25 July 2010
Click
here
to read how Claire Scammell tackled fire and water to conquer the
‘Tough Guy’.
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August
Cowgrove Handicap Time Trial
Paul Mallett blasts to
victory as Roy Long sets new course record. Click
here for report
and times. |
Sturminster Half Marathon & 5k – 1
August 2010
Click
here
for report and results.
Into the Valley – 18 July 2010
Click
here
for report from Tarrant Monkton.
One Mile Time Trial – 15 July 2010
Click
here
for report and times.
The Sway Five – 4 July 2010
Click
here
for David Long’s report.
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July
Cowgrove Handicap Time Trial
Robin Hughes does it again! Click
here
for report and times. |
North Devon Marathon – 27 June 2010
Click
here
for a report from this fabulous new race.
Medals galore at Corfe Mullen – 8 June 2010
Click
here
for race report and results.
Phew! What a
scorcher! – 3 June 2010
Wimborne 10 time
trial. Click
here
for report and times.
Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Cross-Country Tour – 23 May 2010
Tales from the
Ridgeway. Click
here
for Captain Jon Braund’s team report.
Mudrunner Oblivion – 9 May 2010
Mud, mud, glorious mud. Click
here for Claire
Scammell’s report.
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May Cowgrove Handicap Time Trial
Timely progress from Robin
Hughes. Click
here
for report and times. |
North Dorset Village Marathon – 2 May 2010
WAC take team
prize. Click
here
for Jon Braund’s report.
A defiant performance, London Marathon – 25
April 2010
Click
here
for Juliet Mellor’s report.
LonDONE – 25 April 2010
Click
here
for Debbie King’s report.
Schoolboy errors on the streets of London –
25 April 2010
Click
here
for Paul Hine’s report.
WAC record breakers at London – 25 April
2010
19 WACers complete the London Marathon. Click
here
for times.
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April
Cowgrove Handicap Time Trial
Blast from the past, as Ross wins.
Click
here for report and times. |
WAC medals haul at Ferndown
Rotary 2.5, 5 & 10ks – 21 March 2010
Click
here
for Callum Kennedy’s report.
It’s Flat & Fast – Southbourne
10k – 7 March 2010
Click
here for Nick Solomon’s report from a new local
race.
Barcelona Marathon – 7 March
2010
Click
here for Craig Dixon’s report on the long
weekend in Catalonia.
WACers in the pink – The Grizzly
– 7 March 2010
The
slurry, the pipes, the bog, the stairway to heaven and the final
twist! Click
here for Paul
Hougham’s report.
Meon Valley Plod – 28 February
2010
21.6
miles mainly off-road and largely under water. Click
here
for Jon Braund’s report.
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March
4mile Handicap Time
Trial
Roy Long wins, while David Long
sets course record. Click
here
for report and times. |
Lytchett 10 – 14 February 2010
Record
turnout on Valentine’s Day. Click
here for Paul Teck’s
report.
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February
4mile Handicap Time
Trial
Paul Waite races to victory. Click
here
for report and times. |
Stonehenge Stomp – 31 January 2010
Click
here
for Craig Dixon’s report.
South of England XC Champs, Parliament Hill
– 30 January 2010
Click
here
for the bionic man’s report.
Racing back to fitness at Parliament Hill – 30
January 2010
Click
here
for David Long’s report on his excellent WAC race debut
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January 4mile Handicap Time
Trial
David Long records his first win in the time trial.
Click
here
for report and results. |
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December 4mile Handicap Time
Trial
Fresh from a half-marathon PB, Kelly Williams races to TT
win. Click
here
for report
and results. |
Wimborne 10 – 15 November 2009
Iain Donnelly sees our race with a fresh pair of eyes.
Click
here for report.
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November 4mile Handicap Time
Trial
Generation landslide.
Click
here for report and results. |
Bleep Test – 29 October 2009
Some
great performances. Click
here to find out
just how well you did.
Great South Run – 26 October 2009
The
Hughes family takes part in the South’s iconic road race. Click
here
for full story.
50 not out
A
landmark passed. Jerry Shield contemplates his first 50
marathons. Click
here for full story.
Abingdon Marathon – 4 October
2009
Four
WACers, four goals, four missions accomplished. Click
here
for Nicki Roe’s report.
October 4 mile handicap time trial
Teresa Grist blitzs it! Click
here for
report.
New Forest Half Marathon – 27
September 2009
Teresa Grist reports. Click
here
for full story.
Gold Medal in the World Duathlon
Championships, September 2009
Click
here
to find out how
Ian Cardy peaked when it mattered.
London to Brighton – 20 September
2009
Click
here for Craig Dixon’s report from this 56 mile
multi-terrain challenge.
Where’s the wall? Berlin Marathon –
6 September 2009
Click
here for Jools Maskell’s report.
Discovering
‘The Beast’ – 6 September 2009
Dorset’s infamous multi-terrain challenge. Click
here
for Kevin Elliott’s report.
September
4mile handicap time trial
Two in a row for John Hutchings.
Click
here
for report and timings.
Dorset Doddle – 23 August 2009
32
miles along Dorset Coastpath, spectacular but gruelling. Click
here
for report.
Isle of Man Marathon – August
2009
Niki
Roe tells how she claimed a PB in testing conditions. Click
here
for report.
August 4mile handicap time trial
John Hutchings claims first TT
win. Click
here
for report and timings.
August 1mile time trial
Ross
Kirkpatrick is fastest as our juniors shine. Click
here
for report and timings.
WACer conquers Giant
Neil Hopkinson rides Mont Ventoux in the Etape. Click
here
for report.
Portland 10
Dave
Pearson’s tale of mid-field rivalry. Click
here
for full story.
July 4mile handicap time trial
Red hot performances from Tim Box
and Celia Ireland. Click
here
for report and timings.
June
10 mile handicap time trial
Click
here
for report and timings.
148miles Birmingham - London
– 22/23 May 2009
Click
here for report
of Andy Horsley’s Grand Union Canal run.
June 4mile handicap time trial
Click
here
for report and timings on the fastest TT yet.
WAC Wessex
Ridgeway – The Magnificent
Six! – 17 May 2009
Click
here for Guy
Thompson’s report on a battling performance.
WAC Wessex Ridgeway – It’s the taking part! – 17
May 2009
Click
here for WAC’s AC/DC
team report on the high and lows!
WAC Wessex
Ridgeway Victory – 17 May 2009
WACers go the distance over 100km. Click
here
for report.
May 4mile handicap time trial
The course record tumbles as we see our biggest field yet.
Click
here for report.
North Dorset Village Marathon 3 May 2009
Click
here
for Andy Horsley’s report on the WAC team winners from this superb
event.
London Marathon 2009
Click
here for
the snail’s report. Read how Helen Allen recorded one of eight
WAC PBs on the day.
London Marathon 2009
Click
here for
the zombie’s report. Tim Box spills the beans.
Drama at Steyning Biathlon
Click
here for Ian
Cardy’s report
Paris in the Springtime – 5
April 2009
Click
here for Neil
Hopkinson’s report from the Paris Marathon
A full day! –
Double-header in Milton Keynes – 5 April 2009
Click
here for Ian Cardy’s
report from Big Cow Duathlon and the 12 stage Road Relay
April 4m handicap time trial
Click
here
for full report and results of Cowgrove time-trial.
Confessions of a ‘Grizzly’ Virgin
Click
here
for Nick Solomon’s tale from this unique running experience
March 4m handicap time
trial
Click
here
for full report and results of record breaking time-trial
WAC at the
National XC Championships, Parliament Hill – 21 February 2009
Click
here for full
report
February 4mile Time Trial and
WACers raise money for WaterAid
Click
here for
full report
19 miles, 7 weary bodies and 1
out of tune banjo
Click
here for report
from WACers in Spain
The 50k Dynamic Adventure
Challenge
Click
here
for Steve Snook’s report
January 4m
handicap time trial
Click
here for full report and
results
Downton Half Marathon – 30
November 2008
Click
here for Bob Caines’
report from a cold and wet race.
Wimborne 10 – First time as WACer
Click
here for Julie
Gosling’s race report.
November 4m handicap time trial
Click
here
for full report and results.
The Great Delhi Half Marathon – 9
November 2008
What’s it like endurance racing in
India? Click
here for Craig Dixon’s report.
Abingdon Marathon
– 19 October 2008
It’s flat and fast, here’s how Jeff Hinsley got his PB. Click
here for
full story.
Dublin
Marathon – 27 October 2008
Click
here for Jools
Maskell’s report from a great marathon debut.
Sidmouth Saunter
– 19 October 2008
Jill and Louise discover a challenging 25-miler. Click
here for
full story.
The Stickler – 26 October 2008
Click
here for Guy Thompson’s
report from the Three Peaks Challenge
October
Leigh Road 3.75m handicap time trial
Click here
for full report and results.
Loch Ness Marathon – 5 October 2008 – A ‘Monster’?
Click here
for Stewart Little’s report
Great North Run
– 5 October 2008
Click
here for Julie
Gosling’s report of a memorable day
86 miles on
the Ridgeway
Click
here for Andy
Horsley’s report of his epic Hertfordshire - Wiltshire overnight
race
September
2008 Cowgrove Time Trial
Click
here for full report
‘The Beast’, by a
first-timer
Click
here for Paul Teck’s
report from this infamous Purbeck classic.
One Mile Time trial - 23
August
Click
here for
full story and results.
‘It’s quicker by rail’
Not if you’re Craig Dixon – click
here for full story from ‘Race the Train’ 2008.
Wayfarers Relays
Click
here
for Jeff Hinsley’s illustrated report from a great weekend.
August Handicap Time Trial
Return to form for Graham Whiffen - click
here for full
report and results.
WACers in the Tarrant Valley
Click here for full race report and results.
July Cowgrove Time Trial
Big win for Claire Newby as Stewart
Little smashes course record. Click
here
for report and timings.
Return to Lairig Ghru
Click
here to read Andrew Douglas’ report from the
Cairngorms
June
10 Mile Time Trial
Click
here for report
and timings
Victory on the Ridgeway
A Wimborne 1-2 and a
PB for WAC Ladies click here
for full report
Ridgeway Wildcats
Click
here for Claire
Newby’s report from the Ridgeway
Wessex Ridgeway Photo Gallery
and Slide Show
Click
here to relive the agony and the ecstacy!
Marathon des Sables 2008
Click
here
for Andy Horsley’s report of how he nailed the world’s toughest
foot race
WACers go Neolithic 4 May 2008
Click here for Tim Box’s report on his first marathon
May Handicap 4 Mile Time Trial
Click here to check your results
WACers at
London
Click
here for a full report of
Wimborne AC’s exploits in the London Marathon
My First London
Marathon
Click
here for Cathy Hartle’s report
of her race
April Handicap Time
Trial
Bob Caines finds almost 3 minutes to take trophy.
Click here for full report and
results
March Handicap Time Trial
A brace of PBs as Tim Box takes trophy. Click
here for report and timings.
February Time Trial Results
Big gains for Nicki Roe as she takes the
trophy. - more
80 miles along the Grand Union
Canal towpath
Andy Horsley clocks up the miles – Town to Tring
and back - more
Tales from the Riverbank
Hell and high water on the 'Thames Path 50 Mile
Ultra'. Click here for full report.
Handicap Time Trial Round-up
December and January
Claire Newby is the time trial winner in December,
whilst Fiona Sykes 'absolutely' trashes her PB in January. Click
here for full report and
results.
Downton Half Marathon 2007
Helen Allen reports -
more
Wimborne 10 - 18 November 2007
Course records set in appalling conditions -
more
November Time Trial Results
Carolyn Best wins on a night of big time gains -
more
Dublin Marathon - 29th
October 2007 - Mission accomplished
Clare Horsley completes her first Marathon -
more
WAC racer equals course record
in Weymouth
Claire Newby reports from the Weymouth 10 -
more
Gold Hill 14th October 2007
Into the Valley of Death ran the five WACers. Ian
Buckingham reports from Gold Hill - more
October Handicap Time Trial
Best turnout yet as Mark Jordan-Gill wins October
time trial - more
New Forest Half Marathon 16
September 2007
Teresa Ashton shares her sense of dread and
anticipation as she runs this marathon -
more
‘The Grizzly’ - 9 September 2007 – Armageddon No Where
‘The Grizzly
takes no prisoners and accepts no passengers’. -
more
'The Beast' 2 September 2007
Jools Maskell reports on her trepidation and joy
in completing the race - more
September Handicap Time Trial
Teresa Ashton wins the September 2007 trophy.
Results from July & August also included -
more
‘Race the train’ Tywyn Mid-Wales 18th August 2007.
Mud-blood-sweat-tears and rain and wind and more rain and more mud.
- more
Long Course World Championships, Lorient - 15th July
2007
Graham Starmer
exceeded all his expectations and was ecstatic with the way the race
went and with his times - more
Lairig Ghru Fell Race - 24th June 2007
Feet in the Clouds - WACers' adventures in 28 mile
fell race over the Cairngorm Mountains -
more
Ridgeway 100km
Relay - 20 May 2007
Write up and pictures on this years epic run -
more
Ironman South Africa - 18 March 2007
Graham Starmer is an
ironman! - more
Marathon Des Sables - 6th - 17th April 2006
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