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This Week's Club News:
Congratulations to those who completed the second of the Telford Sexarathon series - the Phoenix Flyer 5k - on Friday 17th May: Ian Malsbury (23:40, PB), Viki Dobbs (30:40, PB) and Nicola James (33:36, PB).
We had 45 parkrunners on Saturday 18th May, with 21 at Walsall Arboretum and 8 at Sutton Park. Congratulations to Michael Mason, 1st ARC finisher at the Arboretum, and to Lizi Chambers, 1st ARC lady. also to Eamon Lyons and Diane Hammond, first ARC man and woman at Sutton Park. Elsewhere, Sharon Fern ran at Cannock Chase, Mandy Harris ran at Rosliston, Kevin Attwood and Tony Baker ran at Sandwell Valley and Freddie Penrose was 3rd overall finisher at Isabel Trail, which was also completed by Rebecca Steele and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons. Nicola James ran at Telford, Jo Yarnall ran at Shipley Country Park, Jason Vigrass, Michael Davis, Helen Phillips and Pat Brazier ran at Fell Foot, Newby Bridge, Gill Hastings ran at Blackpool, Nigel Lynch ran at Conwy, Ian Boneham ran at Havan Pwllheli and Sarah Baggott was one of 22 runners at Etna. Well done to those who gained new parkrun PBs this weekend: Nicola James, Gemma Archer, Eddie Evitt, Stephanie Elcock and Dan Ford, also to Freddie Penrose, Eddie Evitt and Eamon Lyons, who gained age category ratings in the top 10 of their events. Congratulations too, to Nigel Lynch and Sally Gordon, who completed their first parkrun this week. Special mention must go to Eddie Evitt, who set a new club record for V60 5k, beating his own previous record. Many thanks to all club members who volunteered in any capacity this week, with special mention to Helen Hirst, volunteering as a guide runner for the first time at Walsall.
Saturday 18th also saw the British Masters' Road Relays in Sutton Park. Well done to all our teams:
Huge congratulations to three members who gained podium places on Sunday 19th - Lisa Wakeman, Adam Smith and Liam Harrold. Lisa also set a new club season's best in the women's marathon. Full Sunday results:
2019 in (some) pictures will be built up over the year below: Hover over the main photo below and press 'play' to scroll through photos of events so far this year, or click on the thumbnails.
We had 45 parkrunners on Saturday 18th May, with 21 at Walsall Arboretum and 8 at Sutton Park. Congratulations to Michael Mason, 1st ARC finisher at the Arboretum, and to Lizi Chambers, 1st ARC lady. also to Eamon Lyons and Diane Hammond, first ARC man and woman at Sutton Park. Elsewhere, Sharon Fern ran at Cannock Chase, Mandy Harris ran at Rosliston, Kevin Attwood and Tony Baker ran at Sandwell Valley and Freddie Penrose was 3rd overall finisher at Isabel Trail, which was also completed by Rebecca Steele and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons. Nicola James ran at Telford, Jo Yarnall ran at Shipley Country Park, Jason Vigrass, Michael Davis, Helen Phillips and Pat Brazier ran at Fell Foot, Newby Bridge, Gill Hastings ran at Blackpool, Nigel Lynch ran at Conwy, Ian Boneham ran at Havan Pwllheli and Sarah Baggott was one of 22 runners at Etna. Well done to those who gained new parkrun PBs this weekend: Nicola James, Gemma Archer, Eddie Evitt, Stephanie Elcock and Dan Ford, also to Freddie Penrose, Eddie Evitt and Eamon Lyons, who gained age category ratings in the top 10 of their events. Congratulations too, to Nigel Lynch and Sally Gordon, who completed their first parkrun this week. Special mention must go to Eddie Evitt, who set a new club record for V60 5k, beating his own previous record. Many thanks to all club members who volunteered in any capacity this week, with special mention to Helen Hirst, volunteering as a guide runner for the first time at Walsall.
Saturday 18th also saw the British Masters' Road Relays in Sutton Park. Well done to all our teams:
- WV35+: Helen Beecham (22:00), Abby Wright (27:22), Claire O'Brien (29:09) and Sarah Hinkley (30:47)
- WV45+: Jo Stephens (26:47), Louise Gadd (28:13) and Kat Wyke (25:02)
- WV55+: Jane Quinn (30:23), Judith Toase (34:23) and Anne Kelsall (26:10)
- MV35+: Gordon Walker (19:09), Mark Shaw (19:22), Steve Blakemore (20:29), Brett Antill (20:22), Daniel Day (19:54) and Marcus Nye (24:15)
- MV45+: Kevin Adams (21:45), Steve Hammond (21:25), Henry Simpson (24:46) and Simon Hudson (24:54)
Huge congratulations to three members who gained podium places on Sunday 19th - Lisa Wakeman, Adam Smith and Liam Harrold. Lisa also set a new club season's best in the women's marathon. Full Sunday results:
- Worcester Marathon: Lisa Wakeman (03:42:08, 3rd lady, PB, London GFA), Mark O'Rourke (03:46:38)
- Snowdonia Half Marathon: Mandip Thandi (01:44:42), Marie Lynch (02:12:45)
- Carsington 7+, 12.5k: Jason Lee (01:07:42)
- Hillwest 10k: Adam Smith (2nd place), Liam Harrold (3rd place), Kevin Attwood.
- Slateman triathlon (100m OW swim, 60k bike, 10k run, Snowdonia): Nick Ford (03:28:41), Dave Ralph (03:38:04)
2019 in (some) pictures will be built up over the year below: Hover over the main photo below and press 'play' to scroll through photos of events so far this year, or click on the thumbnails.
We like to think of ARC as a friendly, supportive club. The video clip below, taken from Cannon Hill Park, on the route of the Birmingham Marathon and Half on October 15 2017 shows us at our best. Some of the supporters had entered one of the races but had to pull out due to injury but instead of moping about it they came and cheered on all those who were running, despite the logistical difficulties of getting there with all the road closures. Well done Sarah Hinkley and crew!
Information for members:
Help us give credit to all who take part in races by letting us know your achievements. Email using this link by Monday lunchtime please.
See the Diary section for races that we know about, either local or that our members have enjoyed in the past. Check the race folder on club nights for lists of upcoming runs - entry forms will no longer be available in this folder due to lack of demand. Social events now have their own page here. Friends and family welcome at our socials.
We also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome. For any members injured or resting we also have Biscuit Club on Tuesday nights, so you don't have to miss out on the social aspect of the club.
The list of Grand Prix races is available on our GP page, where you can also find results tables.
The 2019 club handicap races began on Tuesday 16th April and will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in May, June, July and August, with a final race on September 3rd. This year we are using a new 3 mile route to encourage all members to take part. Many thanks to Ron Reynolds for all his work organising this event and keeping the results tables. The most up-to-date results list can be found here. For more information about the handicap races see our About ARC page.
If you want to know the routes for Tuesday nights, you can download the schedule here or from our diary page. This also includes the rota for back marking and mustering.
Race volunteers - your page is here
See the Diary section for races that we know about, either local or that our members have enjoyed in the past. Check the race folder on club nights for lists of upcoming runs - entry forms will no longer be available in this folder due to lack of demand. Social events now have their own page here. Friends and family welcome at our socials.
We also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome. For any members injured or resting we also have Biscuit Club on Tuesday nights, so you don't have to miss out on the social aspect of the club.
The list of Grand Prix races is available on our GP page, where you can also find results tables.
The 2019 club handicap races began on Tuesday 16th April and will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in May, June, July and August, with a final race on September 3rd. This year we are using a new 3 mile route to encourage all members to take part. Many thanks to Ron Reynolds for all his work organising this event and keeping the results tables. The most up-to-date results list can be found here. For more information about the handicap races see our About ARC page.
If you want to know the routes for Tuesday nights, you can download the schedule here or from our diary page. This also includes the rota for back marking and mustering.
Race volunteers - your page is here
New Members
If you are new to running or looking to improve we can help & support you all the way. To find out more, check out the About ARC page and the New Members section. We have in the past run a number of successful Couch to 5k groups but there are several groups now run by Walsall Council in different locations around the Borough.