It is with deep regret that we have cancelled our 2020 10k, 5k and children's races due to the current situation with COVID-19.
Book the date for 2021 - Sunday June 13th.
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 EA guidance is that there will be no races before the end of June. 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 on your own (or with members of your household) from your home, in non-crowded areas 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 the next one planned for the week of 14th June, which was to have been our Aldridge 10k (see below). 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.
Well done to all who took part this week::
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 the next one planned for the week of 14th June, which was to have been our Aldridge 10k (see below). 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.
Well done to all who took part this week::
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Adjusted times:
1st: Simon Hudson {16:17) 2nd: Anne Kelsall {17:47) 3rd: Mark Shaw {17:52) |
Absolute times:
1st: Mark Shaw (19:33) 2nd: Simon Hudson (23:58) 3rd: Louise Booker (25:52) |
Congratulations also to those who completed the British Milers' Club 1k Time Trial between 22nd and 25th May: Alex Dicken (2:45), Liam Harrold (2:47), Toby Oury (2:49), Adam Smith (2:53), Mark O'Rourke (3:12), Daniel Day (3:12) Lisa Wakeman (3:21), Marcus Nye (3:28), Steve Blakemore (3:32), Mark Shaw (3:41), Nick Ford (3:46), Lizi Chambers (3:47), Paul Butler (4:15). Sarah Baggott (4:18), Simon Hudson (4:19) and Nicola James (6:43).
ARC Virtual JOGLE attempt Monday 25th May - Sunday 31st May
Following a suggestion from Sue Benzie, our club Chair, we set out as a club to run collectively the mileage plotted by Barry Cheema for his JOGLE challenge last year during the week from Monday 25th - Sunday 31st May. After starting at 00:00 on 25th, with Eamon Lyons, Sarah Baggott, Lynda Elmore and Rob Foster the total mileage of 997 miles was achieved during the day on Thursday 28th, so it was decided to see if we could get back to John O'Groats within the original time limit, this time by a shorter (884-mile) route. Well done to all who participated - we completed the 1881-mile total around 9.45am on Sunday 31st with Louise Booker /Dan Williams finishing the mileage - and many thanks to Mark O'Rourke, for compiling the data. Overall during the 7 days a total of 2118.9 miles waa covered, by 91 participants.
Virtual Races
Future planned virtual races:
- Friday 29th May to Thursday 4th June - Week 11 of virtual 5k handicap (see above)
- Friday 5th June to Thursday 11th June - Week 12 of virtual 5k handicap
- Monday 1st June - Sunday 7th June – Nike’s “NN Team” Virtual Marathon Relay Challenge. The ARC response is being organised by Adam Smith. Each team member to run 10.6k (6.6 miles) with times to be submitted to Adam via Facebook or via ARCinTouch. Teams:
- "Eliud": Emma Lawton, Kara Nicholls, Steve Hammond, Anita Passmore
- "Kenenisa": Adam Smith, Angela Oury, John Quinn, Louise Gadd
- "Geoffrey Kamworor": Eamon Lyons, Kevin Adams, Les Reeves, Melissa Emery
- "Degitu": Barry Cheema, Brett Antill, Lizi Chambers, Paul Haworth
- "Julien": Alex Dicken, Daniel Day, Dan Williams, Stephanie Elcock
- "Joshua": Liam Harrold, Louise Booker, Lynsay Boucher, Mark O'Rourke
- "Bashir": Laura Kirwan, Lynda Elmore, Marcus Nye, Steve Blakemore
- "Selly": Anne Kelsall, Claire O'Brien, Nicola James, Sarah Bishop
- "Birhanu": Carl Nicholls, Louise Berry, Mandip Thandi, Matt Emery
- "Abdi": Valda Davies, Wendy Sargeant, Richard Lodge, Rossella Bigongiari
- "Mule": Gordon Walker, Paul Butler, Rebecca Beale, Roxy Babla
- "Bekere": Jane Quinn, Lisa Wakeman, Philip Brayford, Toby Oury
- "Geoffrey Kirui": Henry Simpson, Nick Ford, Sarah Baggott, Simon Hudson
- "Marius": Claire Crook, Jo Yarnall, Mark Chapman, Tony Dutton
- Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June – Week 13 of the virtual handicap – ALDRIDGE 10K and 5K SPECIAL. To mark what would have been our Aldridge 10k and 5k events for week 13 of the virtual club handicap you can submit a 10k OR/AND 5k time and I will have leaderboards for both. You are welcome to choose to do your virtual run of this distance on the actual course. (Please note you do this at your own risk, please take care, socially distancing and following any other relevant government guidelines at the time.)
- Sunday 14th June to Saturday 20th June – British Masters Road Relays (5k) 35yrs+ 14-20th June. There is no charge for entering this but it is suggested you might like to make a charitable donation
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.