Current Tuesday Schedule can be found here.
Details of Winter routes here.
Tuesday runs - we meet at the Stick & Wicket at 7pm. Please make sure you sign in on arrival. In case of an emergency during a run scroll down for information.
Details of all our current sessions will shortly be transferred to the club app. This will be where club members will find details of Tuesday club night schedules and upcoming races - don't forget to make sure that any races you have entered are logged on the app so that others can see what is available.
As well as regular steady runs we offer two additional training options, which focus more on interval-based training. The Improvement Group, led by Lucy Baker, Henry Simpson, Tim Farmer, Tom Glibbery and Anne Kelsall, originally focussed on improving 5k times and is suitable for all runners who want to improve, especially those who have never done any focussed training before. The Race Training Group sessions, led mainly by Daniel Day, tend to be rather longer and more suited to more experienced runners. To gain the full benefit of these groups it is advisable to have a running watch and to know how to programme workouts, but there are plenty of members who will help you with this if needed. If you want to know more just speak to one of the leaders identified above. Both groups are open to all club members who want to improve their running, regardless of current performance - one benefit of running intervals around a short(ish) loop is that the whole group stays together regardless of speed.
Thursday 4-mile social runs are also available, starting at 6.30pm from the gate and a faster group usually goes out from the Whitehouse pub corner - see Michael Morley.
Details of all our current sessions will shortly be transferred to the club app. This will be where club members will find details of Tuesday club night schedules and upcoming races - don't forget to make sure that any races you have entered are logged on the app so that others can see what is available.
As well as regular steady runs we offer two additional training options, which focus more on interval-based training. The Improvement Group, led by Lucy Baker, Henry Simpson, Tim Farmer, Tom Glibbery and Anne Kelsall, originally focussed on improving 5k times and is suitable for all runners who want to improve, especially those who have never done any focussed training before. The Race Training Group sessions, led mainly by Daniel Day, tend to be rather longer and more suited to more experienced runners. To gain the full benefit of these groups it is advisable to have a running watch and to know how to programme workouts, but there are plenty of members who will help you with this if needed. If you want to know more just speak to one of the leaders identified above. Both groups are open to all club members who want to improve their running, regardless of current performance - one benefit of running intervals around a short(ish) loop is that the whole group stays together regardless of speed.
Thursday 4-mile social runs are also available, starting at 6.30pm from the gate and a faster group usually goes out from the Whitehouse pub corner - see Michael Morley.
This week's Club News:
ARC had 56 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday September 14, with 21 at Walsall Arboretum, 3 at Sutton Park, 7 at Chasewater, 1 at Beacon and 1 at Brunswick Park. There were also 3 members at Trentham for our second GP parkrun of the season.
Well done to our top-10 finishers this week: Sarah Lyons (2nd lady, 1st Age Grade), Andrew Wood (3rd, PB), Eamon Lyons (3rd, 2nd Age Grade), Alex Dicken (4th, 7th Age Grade, PB), Liam Harrold (4th, 9th Age Grade), Adam Benjamin (4th), Rachael Jones (4th lady) and Claire Crook (9th lady), also to those others who gained an Age Grade in the top 10 for their event: Lorraine Beesley (9th).
Congratulations also to Tony Baker and Adam Benjamin, who both completed 250 parkruns this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Well done also to members who took part in races over the weekend:
On Saturday 14th Tom Archer ran a marathon in laps of the Arboretum, with 26 children from Cooper and Jordan Primary School supporting him by running a mile each. Thank you to those club members who supported Tom in any way. You can still support Tom's fundraising for the St James’s Place Charitable Foundation in aid of Talking SENse!, which supports parents of children with special needs. Find out more and support Tom's fundraising by visiting his JustGIving page.
Members please note that our AGM will be held on Tuesday 1 October. Please look out for the email you should have received, giving details. Tickets are now being sold for our Presentation Evening, which will be held on Saturday November 2.
Karen Waple is again organising a Christmas Meal at Da Vinci's on Saturday 14 December, cost £20.
Well done to our top-10 finishers this week: Sarah Lyons (2nd lady, 1st Age Grade), Andrew Wood (3rd, PB), Eamon Lyons (3rd, 2nd Age Grade), Alex Dicken (4th, 7th Age Grade, PB), Liam Harrold (4th, 9th Age Grade), Adam Benjamin (4th), Rachael Jones (4th lady) and Claire Crook (9th lady), also to those others who gained an Age Grade in the top 10 for their event: Lorraine Beesley (9th).
Congratulations also to Tony Baker and Adam Benjamin, who both completed 250 parkruns this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Coventry: Lorraine Beesley.
- Cannock Chase: Nicola James and Amy Johnson.
- Newtown: Mark Chapman.
- Fælledparken (Copenhagen): Carl Nicholls and Kara Nicholls.
- Walsall Arboretum: Alex Dicken (PB), Daniel Day, Scott Davies, Simon Rhodes, Peter Dimbleby, Tom Neal, Claire Crook, Luke White, Edward Morris, Claire Pugh-Patel, Lisa Dimbleby, Roxy Babla, Angela Oury, Ammar Zia, Marcus Nye, Alex Crook, Harshad Patel, Jessica Jungklaus, Lawrence Hewitt, Barinderjit Cheema and Victoria O'Connor.
- Perry Hall: Liam Harrold.
- Jersey: Henry Simpson.
- Dungloe (RoI): Sarah Hinkley.
- Poolsbrook (Derbys): Chris Sprules.
- Exmouth: Jo Yarnall.
- Foro Italico (Palermo): Tony Baker (PB).
- Sutton Park: Andrew Wood (PB), Jack Pridey and Michelle Morgan.
- Chasewater: Michael Mason, Andrew Birkbeck (PB), Melissa Emery, Martin Wall, Joanna Stephens, Rebecca Beale and Geoff Card.
- Alvaston (Derby): Terry Hastings and Gillian Hastings.
- Oaklands: James Nelson.
- Beacon: Karen Waple.
- Achill Greenway (RoI): Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Sandringham: Richard Moore.
- Trentham Gardens (GP): Rachael Anne Jones, Wendy Sargeant and Barbara Johnson.
- Holbrooks (Coventry): Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Mandy Brassington.
- Brunswick Park: Adam Benjamin.
Well done also to members who took part in races over the weekend:
- National Cross-Country Championships, Weston Park (postponed from February):
U17 men, 6k: George Brizell (00:24:02)
Senior Women, 8k: Louise Booker (00:43:41), Sally Gordon (00:49:51), Maria Taylor (00:51:34), Sue Baker (00:52:08), Shelley Nicholls (00:53:13), Catherine Birkbeck (00:56:33), Melissa Crowley (01:00:09), Barbara Johnson (01:02:30), Rachel Antoine (01:06:28) and Lynda Elmore (01:08:34). Our scoring team of Louise, Maria, Sue and Shelley came 29th overall.
Senior Men, 12k: Adam Smith (00:46:22), Peter Dimbleby (00:55:10), Michael Morley (00:56:58) and Duncan Gould (01:02:58). - High Peak 40 mile: Steve Blakemore
- Birmingham Running Festival (Sutton Park) HM: Lynda Elmore (02:22:46)
- Worcester Half Marathon: Stephen Grice (01:47:04, PB)
- Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon: Emma Williams (12:07:08)
- Copenhagen Half Marathon: Carl and Kara Nicholls (02:16:34)
- The Woggle (Brewood), 10k: Daniel Pheasant (00:41:22, 10th, 1st MV40)
- Tamworth 5 mile: John Pearce (00:40:51)
- Derby Triathlon (400m swim, 18k bike, 5k run): Ed Morris (01:25:42, (10:06 swim, 43:44 bike, 28:00 run))
On Saturday 14th Tom Archer ran a marathon in laps of the Arboretum, with 26 children from Cooper and Jordan Primary School supporting him by running a mile each. Thank you to those club members who supported Tom in any way. You can still support Tom's fundraising for the St James’s Place Charitable Foundation in aid of Talking SENse!, which supports parents of children with special needs. Find out more and support Tom's fundraising by visiting his JustGIving page.
Members please note that our AGM will be held on Tuesday 1 October. Please look out for the email you should have received, giving details. Tickets are now being sold for our Presentation Evening, which will be held on Saturday November 2.
Karen Waple is again organising a Christmas Meal at Da Vinci's on Saturday 14 December, cost £20.
2024 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 and we are gaining a reputation for the enthusiasm of our support. 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:
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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. Social events now have their own page here .
We also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome.
See the Diary section for races that we know about, either local or that our members have enjoyed in the past. Social events now have their own page here .
We also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome.
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.
Club Training Plans
Members of the Race Training Group generally work through programmes designed by club members, targeted at specific races/distances. These are aimed at those who have already completed the target distance and want to improve their time. They are not full training plans but they outline two 'effort' sessions a week, which can be done with others.
The current Tuesday sessions can be found within the general club Tuesday routes plan here.
When reading the plans, "off" shows the recovery between efforts, so "1k, 800m, 600m, 400m off 2mins, 3 mins
between sets" means "1k effort, 2 min recovery, 800m effort, 2 min recovery, 600m effort, 2 min recover,400m effort, 2 min recovery, 3 min rest then repeat." Recovery can be jog or walk, or a mixture, depending on individual fitness and preference. The length of recovery can also be adjusted if necessary. 'Tempo is generally defined as a pace you can comfortably keep up for about an hour.
Obviously these plans can be started at any time and/or adapted to meet individual needs. In particular, slower runners can benefit from the plans but would need to reduce the number of repetitions (sets) or the individual distances in most of the sessions. If you just want to try out some efforts sessions to make your training a bit more interesting and productive there are a good number included here that you can try.
Previous training programmes from this group are still available. Two Half-Marathon plans are here and here, whilst a 10k plan is here and a 5k training plan is here.
The current Tuesday sessions can be found within the general club Tuesday routes plan here.
When reading the plans, "off" shows the recovery between efforts, so "1k, 800m, 600m, 400m off 2mins, 3 mins
between sets" means "1k effort, 2 min recovery, 800m effort, 2 min recovery, 600m effort, 2 min recover,400m effort, 2 min recovery, 3 min rest then repeat." Recovery can be jog or walk, or a mixture, depending on individual fitness and preference. The length of recovery can also be adjusted if necessary. 'Tempo is generally defined as a pace you can comfortably keep up for about an hour.
Obviously these plans can be started at any time and/or adapted to meet individual needs. In particular, slower runners can benefit from the plans but would need to reduce the number of repetitions (sets) or the individual distances in most of the sessions. If you just want to try out some efforts sessions to make your training a bit more interesting and productive there are a good number included here that you can try.
Previous training programmes from this group are still available. Two Half-Marathon plans are here and here, whilst a 10k plan is here and a 5k training plan is here.