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<\/a><\/p>\nDynamo Douglas steamed his way around the course returning back to Lower Gardens 36.31 for 17th place overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was happy with that! Not my quickest 10k, but it was pretty windy down there. I felt in control and the legs didn’t feel too bad at the end. I like running a 10k before a marathon it makes marathon pace seem comfortable. Not long until New York now!\u201d<\/p>\n Sara also ran brilliantly. Having broken her foot in May, Sara had only run 5 miles once since then. She crossed the line in 54.02 with a huge smile on her face.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was tough as there was a massive traffic jam into Bournemouth and we only got to the start 15 mins before the first race! Not great race prep! It was ok though and fab weather. After 5 miles it was uncharted territory and the wheels fell off in the last 1k but I did it and made it!\u201d<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t long before Sara was back on the startline for the next race, the \u201cSupernova 5k\u201d. Starting at 7pm, the organisers encourage a real party atmosphere as they tell competors to grab as many supporters and as many fluorescent, flashy things as you can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Into the dusky sunset the runners dashed out onto Undercliff Drive before turning as they approached Boscombe Pier onto the seafront. Blasting along, the course then, like the 10k, goes up and down the Victorian Pier before returning to Lower Gardens.<\/p>\n Sara showed no sign of her lingering soft tissue damage as she zipped along the seafront in 28 minutes exactly.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a great run though and seeing all the head torches shining along the seafront when we ran down the pier was amazing!\u201d<\/p>\n The next day it was the turn of Tarnia Eldridge and George Butler as they stepped onto the startline of the marathon in Kings Park. Nerves jangling, they waited in their start pens. Both running to raise funds for the Stroke Association, this newly engaged pair hold this great cause very dear to their hearts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n They made their way out toward Southbourne, before reaching Hengistbury Head, the main division between Poole and Christchurch Bays, at mile 9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Onward they went, zig-zagging their way along Eastcliff Drive before going up and down the pier at Boscombe at mile 15 and then Bournemouth pier at mile 17.<\/p>\n Back into town they went up a rather nasty incline, before they wiggled back through Lower Gardens an embarked on an out and back section out to Europe\u2019s largest natural harbour at Poole before they made the final turn for home and the welcome sight of the finish area at Lower Gardens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n George ran the perfect race. Coming over the line in a cracking 4.18.15, almost 23 minutes off his Pb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s 10 marathons done for me, so I\u2019ll be calling it quits until further notice……unless I get in to London!\u201d<\/p>\n Tarnia also ran brilliantly, coming home in 4.43.07 giving her her 16th marathon.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n