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This Week's Club News:
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Despite the cancellation of several local parkruns we had 48 parkrunners on Saturday February 22nd, with 36 members at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to our top-10 finishers this week: Toby Oury, Lisa Wakeman, Jo Stephens and Rebecca Beale, also to Lizi Chambers and Rebecca Beale, who achieved parkrun PBs this weekend, and to Toby Oury and Jo Stephens, who achieved age-graded percentages in the top 10 of theirevent. Well done too, to James Whitehouse, who clocked up his 50th different parkrun.
Our parkrunners were:
Well done too, to those who raced over the weekend:
Saturday 22nd
Sunday 23rd
Our parkrunners were:
- Walsall Arboretum: Toby Oury (1st finisher), Daniel Day, Lisa Wakeman (5th lady), Edward Evitt, Liz Chambers (PB), Nick Ford, John Quinn, Richard Lodge, Jason Vigrass, Michael Davis, Barbara Johnson, Laura Kirwan, Lucy Walters, Geoffrey Card, Anita Passmore, Helen Phillips, Karen Waple, Shelley Louise Nicholls, Roxy Babla, Ammar Zia, Stephanie Elcock, Gary Elcock, David Johnson, Marcus Nye, Tony Dutton, Jane Quinn, Barinderjit Cheema, Diane Hammond, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons, Rebecca Steele, Valda Davies, Michelle Bennett, Lucy Baker, Claire Crook, Alexander Crook, Allan Hodson.
- Sandwell Valley: Joanna Stephens (5th lady), Rebecca Beale (9th lady, PB) and Anna Davies.
- Cannock Chase: Trevor Harris and Katrina Wyke.
- Leamington: Emma Preston.
- Arrow Valley: Louise Berry.
- Stratford-upon-Avon: James Whitehouse.
- Hackney Marshes: Jayne Bunch.
- Crissy Field (San Fransisco): Sarah Louise Baggott.
- Fletcher Moss (nr Manchester): Robert Foster and Lynda Elmore.
Well done too, to those who raced over the weekend:
Saturday 22nd
- English National Cross Country Championships, Wollaton Park, men: 12k+: Liam Harrold, Adam Smith, Mark Shaw, Mark O'Rouke, Gordon Walker and Simon Hudson.
- English National Cross Country Championships, Wollaton Park, women 8k+: Karen Kiteley, Anne Kelsall, Abigail Wright, Wendy Sargeant, Claire O'Brien and Rachel Antoine.
- Birmimgham Running Festival, Sutton Park. Half Marathon: Philip Morris (01:46:29), Josephine Clensy (02:39:52)
Sunday 23rd
- Walton Wobble 10k (Grand Prix race): Kevin Attwood (00:47:59), Jason Vigrass (00:52:30), Barbara Johnson (00:57:56), Helen Phillips (01:00:08), Lynsay Boucher (01:05:42), Mandy Brassington-Harris (01:17:45) and Gemma Archer (01:18:48).
- Carsington Water Half Marathon: Emma Preston (03:03:30)
- Leicestershire Half Marathon, Prestwold Hall: Dan Williams (01:23:40), Mandip Thandi (02:09:42) and Lorraine Beesley (02:09:42)
- Wokingham Half Marathon: Todd Nash (01:46:58) and Dan Ford (01:55:09)
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 are now complete. They 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 are now complete. They 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 starting our next Couch to 5k course on Tuesday 25th March - click here for details.