Frome at the Bromham Pudding Run Frome Running Club enjoyed an active run-up to the holiday season, kicking the festivities off right from day one with the Bromham Pudding Run on Sunday, 1 December. The club fielded a large team for this perennial favourite, a fast, flat, two-lap 10K race on the roads around the Wiltshire village of Bromham. First past the post for Frome was Alexander Fisher (MV40), who posted a time of 00:40:41. Hot on his heels was Keith Vance (MV40) with a time of 00:43:36. Keith was followed by Emma Surridge (FV40) in 00:44:50 (second in age category), Claire Bowles (FSEN) in 00:45:35, and David Lee (MV40) in 00:45:40. Ben Spicer (MV40) was next past the post in 00:47:01, followed by Alan Brawn (MV50) in 00:49:24 and Emma Yeo (FV50) and Nicky Thomas (FV50) both posting times of 00:51:00. Lynn Brand (FV60) finished in 00:51:54, chased by Clare Dunning (FSEN) in 00:52:00 and John Yeo (MV50) in 00:53:40. Barrie Knight (MV70) posted a speedy time of 00:53:44 to bag fir...

Over the Hills with FRC November got off to a cracking start on 3rd of the month with the multi-terrain classic Over the Hills. Among the runners gathering Barton Farm County Park in Bradford on Avon was a strong contingent of Frome’s club runners. Dan Gaisford (MV40) was first past the post with a time of 00:53:27. Hot on his heels was Paul Horton (MV50) , who crossed the line in 00:55:16, followed by Claire Bowles (FSEN) in 01:05:58 and Lynn Brand (FV60), whose time of 01:14:02 earned her second in age category. Emma Evans (FV50) finished off the quintet with a time of 01:27:04.  A PB-fest at The Street 5K The racing continued on 13 November with the next installment of the Street 5K series. Once again, Alexander Fisher sped round the fast, flat route in 00:19:31 (PB), followed by Daniel Thomson (PB) in 00:21:13, Brett Sadler in 00:24:01 and Chris Dayman-Johns in 00:24:02 (PB).      Big smiles at The Bath Skyline Four days later, Frome was again represented at the...

Frome at the inaugral Mother Tuckers 10K Castle Combe Circuit offers a packed calendar of non-stop white-knuckle action, and Monday 2nd October was no exception with the return of the Castle Combe Max Mile, an officially timed one-mile race on the smooth race track. Alexander Fisher (MV40) placed second in category with a time of 00:05:47, closely followed by David Lee (MV40) in 00:06:10. Just four days later on Sunday 4th December, the inaugral Mother Tuckers 10K race was held. This senic trail race starting and finishing at Tuckers Grave Inn, Faulkland, was well attended by Frome’s club runners. Dan Gaisford was first past the post in a time of 00:47:25, closely followed by Paul Horton in 00:49:17. Emma Surridge finished in 00:53:00 and Ellie Burford in 00:53:13. Next past the post was Ben Spicer in 00:55:15, Sian Meaney in 00:57:23, Andrew Fowler in 00:58:18 and Lynn Brand in 01:01:40. On the same day, over in London, Daniel Thomson (MSEN) lined up for the notoriously fast and flat ...

Andrew & Sarah at the Carneval Chase Frome at the Compton Bassett September got off to a monstrous start for Frome Running Club on 1 September with The Beast. A 13-ish-mile trail run starting and finishing Corfe Castle Common. Ian Holmes (MV50) was the first Frome runner to finish in 02:04:01, closely followed by Emma Surridge (FV45), whose time of 02:04:09 earned her 3rd in age category. On the same day, closer to home, three more Frome runners lined up for the Carnival Chase 10K in Warminster. Andrew Smallbone (MV50) sped through the picturesque country lanes to finish in a time of 00:45:01, followed by Sarah Smallbone (FV50) in 00:52:59 and Kayleigh Philips (FSEN) in 01:02:31. The following weekend, there was more racing action with the Compton Bassett 5, race number six in the Wiltshire Road Race League. Frome fielded another strong team for this fast, flat five-mile race, earning valuable points for the club. Dan Gaisford (MV40) put in a stellar performance, finishing in 00:33...

Frome runners at the Hilly Helmet Challenge August was a busy month for Frome runners with lots of races of varying distances for local athletes to put themselves to the test. The month got off to a good start with the Bedford Marathon, an eight-lap race around Bedford Autodrome. Two Frome runners took to the starting line here, with Ian Holmes (MV55) finishing first for the club in 03:54:25, followed by Emma Surridge (FV45) in 03:57:11 (second in age category). Three days later, on 7 August, more Frome runners lined up for local classic The Hilly Helmet Challenge, a hilly, four-ish mile mixed terrain race in support of Brain Tumour Support. Ben Spicer (MV40) crossed the finish line first in 00:37:15, followed by Emma Surridge (FV45) in 00:37:24 and Dave Perrett (MV45) in 00:48:57. FRC at the Lightning Bolt 10K Sunday 11 August saw the return of the Wiltshire Lightning Bolt, a flat 10K road race rumoured to be one of the fastest 10K races in the country. It was also the Wiltshire 10K C...

July got off to a speedy start for Frome Running Club on Tuesday, 9 July with race three in the fast, flat Westbury 5K series. Frome once again put in a solid performance with Alexander Fisher (MV40) leading the pack with a time of 00:19:15. Hot on his heels was Alan Brawn (MV50), who posted a time of 00:20:42. Next to finish was Ellie Burford (FSEN) in a speedy 00:22:03, followed by Jo Fordham (FV50) in 00:22:43 and Barry Knight (MV70), whose time of 00:24:30 earned him second in age category. On Saturday, 14 July, intrepid Frome runner Paul Horton (MV55-59) headed for the hills to take part in the Snowdonia Trail Marathon. Ascending 1,685 metres over 27 miles, this gruelling race takes runners around and up Mount Snowdon. Paul put in a stellar performance, posting a time of 05:25:50 to earn first place in age category. July 16 saw the return of another flat, fast 5K road race, namely the Yeovilton 5K. Daniel Thomson (MSEN) took to the starting line for Frome, crossing the line in an ...

June was another jam-packed period for Frome Running Club. The month kicked off in style with the Bath Two Tunnels on 2 June, a 10K race that takes runners through the pedestrianised Devonshire and Combe Down Tunnels near Bath. Alexaner Fisher (MV40) completed the route in a speedy 00:41:18, while Anne Denholm (FV60) crossed the line in 01:01:23. Alex was back in action just a few days later along with fellow Fromies Dave Williams (M60-64) and David Lee(MV45-49) at the DB Max Mile, a one-mile race on the smooth, flat surface of Castle Combe race track. Alex posted a time of 00:05:25, closely followed by Dave Williams in 00:05:42 (2nd in age category) and David Lee in 00:05:48 (first in age category). On Saturday 8 June, Sian Meaney took to the start line of another long distance challenge, this time the South Downs Way 100, a one-hundred mile race taking in the entire South Downs Way National Trail. Sian completed this impressive feat in 27:26:03. The following day, on Sunday 9 June, P...