click here for our diary, including Tuesday club night schedules
Due to current restrictions there will be no official club nights until further notice.
Those of you wishing to run please do so within government guidelines.
Keep your distance. Keep healthy.
This week's Club News:
The latest guidance from England Athletics and the Trail Running Association is that there will be no races before the end of July, although some smaller races run under Association of Running Clubs rules are still planned for July. See our diary page for the current situation with official races, as we know it. However, so long as you and your family are well and symptom-free and you are not in an 'at risk' category then running/cycling/walking, in non-crowded areas, following social-distancing guidelines, is a good way of maintaining both physical and mental well-being. Please be considerate of other people when you are out running.
See here for details of our virtual handicap, a weekly challenge that you can complete on your own. It's not too late to enter! Although this document details the regular 5k challenge we have had occasional 'specials'. With many thanks to Mark O'Rourke for organising.
Your handicap is calculated by subtracting the club record (16:12) from your best time over the last 12 months (including any handicap times from previous weeks). Adjusted times are calculated by subtracting your handicap from your week's result. Improver times show the difference in seconds between this week's time and last week's.
Click Here for the full top 10 tables (adjusted times, absolute times and top improvers), list of participants and history for each week.
Well done to all who took part this week - especially to our highest-achievers:
See here for details of our virtual handicap, a weekly challenge that you can complete on your own. It's not too late to enter! Although this document details the regular 5k challenge we have had occasional 'specials'. With many thanks to Mark O'Rourke for organising.
Your handicap is calculated by subtracting the club record (16:12) from your best time over the last 12 months (including any handicap times from previous weeks). Adjusted times are calculated by subtracting your handicap from your week's result. Improver times show the difference in seconds between this week's time and last week's.
Click Here for the full top 10 tables (adjusted times, absolute times and top improvers), list of participants and history for each week.
Well done to all who took part this week - especially to our highest-achievers:
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Adjusted times:
1st: Lisa Wakeman {16:44) 2nd: Sue Desborough {16:45) 3rd: John Quinn {16:53) |
Absolute times:
1st: Steve Blakemore (19:26) 2nd: Lisa Wakeman (19:53) 3rd: John Quinn (24:17) |
Improvers
1st: Kara Nichols {-88) 2nd: Steve Blakemore (+1) 3rd=: Sue Desborough (+11) 3rd=: Anne Kelsall (+11) |
Virtual Races
- Thursday 11th - Friday 31st July: Sutton Park Gates Run organised by City of Birmingham Orienteering Club. Choose your own route and visit all 7 gates in the shortest possible time.
- Any time between now and 31/7/2020: Orienteering at Handsworth Park. You have 60 minutes to find all 4 controls.
- Barry's Premier League Challenge: 92 games to be played over 6 weeks starting from Wednesday June 17th. Average goals per game this season prior to recommencement was 2.6, suggesting 239 goals! Challenge starts Wednesday 17th and you have until 24 hours after season finishes to complete the miles! Standard challenge is to run 1 mile per goal but variations can be done e.g. 1 mile per 2 goals, cycling the miles etc. As of 10th July, 133 goals in the 52 games played since the restart.
142 if FA Cup goals added. 40 PL games left plus 3 FA Cup games. - 11th - 13th July: England Athletics Virtual 5k Road Running Championships Individual and club competition(Free to enter)
- 25th July - Twister 10m: Virtual 10 mile race with time bonus for elevation gained. Free to enter or can pay for medal
- Weekly (not) parkrun
2020 in (some) pictures will be built up over the year below: Hover over the main photo 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 took place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in May, June, July and August, with a final race on September 3rd. This year used a new 3 mile route to encourage all members to take part and numbers were most encouraging. Many thanks to Ron Reynolds for all his work organising this event and keeping the results tables. The 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.
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 took place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in May, June, July and August, with a final race on September 3rd. This year used a new 3 mile route to encourage all members to take part and numbers were most encouraging. Many thanks to Ron Reynolds for all his work organising this event and keeping the results tables. The 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.
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 will be announcting new dates for our next Couch to 5k course after current restrictions due to COVID-19 are lifted - click here for details.