BOURNEMOUTH AC ROAD AND DISTANCE RUNNING INFORMATION

Here is a round-up of notable successes and events of 2006. Click here to go back to our main index page.

2006 Round Up
*Dorset League - BAC produced its most encouraging display for a number of years winning five of the twelve league races and pushing Poole Runners into fielding their strongest available teams in the final two races.

Unfortunately we didn't have a strong enough five to challenge in the final race to decide the title, but considering Poole Runners fielded three times the number of runners than we did over the course of the season it was an achievement to push them all the way.

Final BAC standings (best seven races): 3 Jon Sharkey (28), 5 Robin Copestick (35), 8 Dave Mason (80), 21 Ian Graham (212), 25 Dave Parsons (251), 50 Ian White (79 [6 races]), 64 Rob McTaggart (31 [5]), 65 Mike Hoey (47 [5]), 68 JP (108 [5]), 82 Mark Hargreaves (15 [4]), 87 Mike Farrell (95 [4]), 100 Mike Jordan (231 [4]), 114 Nick Kenchington (34 [3]), 116 Simon Hunt (38 [3]).

Thanks also to Liam Hargreaves, Tony Chutter, Will Price, Joe Price, Craig Bravington, Billy Nixon, Chris Birch, Warran Hoy and Matt Kiernan who also ran.

*Dorset County Championships - County Medals went Bournemouth AC's way at each of the four County Championship road running events with Mark Hargreaves, Rob McTaggart and Jon Sharkey all represented. Mark picked up the only gold, but Rob won the county track 10k championship with a superbly run PB battling against Mike Grist for overall honours.

Dave Mason and Karl Welch also contributed to county championship success on the track for our distance runners while Jon Sharkey picked up a county cross country medal.

*Team Race Wins - Team victories occurred in the following events: Lytchett 10, March Hare 20, Puddletown Plod, Portland 10, Sturminster Half, Bournemouth Bay Half, Bournemouth Bay 10k, Littledown 5, Gold Hill 9.5k.

*Individual Race Wins - Mark Hargreaves (Two National titles including Masters 10k and Masters Cross Country, Coffin Dodgers Dash, Swanage Half. Robin Copestick (March Hare 20, Bournemouth Bay Half, D-Day 10k). Rob McTaggart (Dorset County Track 10k, Gold Hill 9.5k). Jon Sharkey (AECC Dash Back, RNLI Moors Valley 10k.)

*2006 Photos - Just for fun!
Click here for London Marathon photos
Click here for Lytchett 10 photos
Click here for Broadstone Quarter photos

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