Two LBAC athletes popped over to Bedford on Sunday for the 25^th Anniversary Bedford 10K at Bedford International Athletic Stadium. On what was a lovely September morning, Craig nelson and Gary Stratford finished with a minute of each other over the flat course round the East side of Bedford.

In his first race since breaking his leg twenty months ago, Craig’s cycling fitness saw him through to a commendable 39:29 and 27^th out of the 293 finishers. Meanwhile, Gary took the time to put out lots of Leighton entry forms and claims that this extra weer and tear on his trainers meant that he just missed the 40 minute mark in 40:05 and was just seven places behind Craig, but at least it’s good for his soul! read more

Ruth Conquest completed her first event since the London Marathon last bank holiday Monday, by making the trip down to London again for the Bupa 10,000m. It uses much of the last 3 miles of the marathon route. Having had a day she'd like to forget at the marathon, Ruth had a much more successful trip this time around. She has come a long way from being unable to run at all a couple of years ago and completed her first ever 10K in 69:37 with an even split of 34:34 at 5K. This was quicker than she had dared hope and now has her sights set on breaking the hour mark. read more

Over the years, the Silverstone 10K has given us pouring rain, glorious sunshine, howling gales and pretty much everything in between. The course is flat and pretty fast, but if there is a breeze at all the exposed nature of the citcuit means it can be very windy. However, those that made the trip to rural Northamptonshire on the first Tuesday in May this year, found perfect running conditions, with practically no wind and a temperature of about eleven degrees. It is the first race of the East Midlands Grand Prix Series, which are nearly every week between now and the end of June. read more