Aldridge 10k and 5k, Sunday 10th June 2018. Entries Now Open
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This week's News:
This year's club handicap began on Tuesday - April 17th and provided great motivation for members to push themselves. See below under 'Information for members'. Results are now available here. The next handicap race will be held on Tuesday May 15th.
Wednesday April 18th saw the Lilleshall 5 mile race completed by Viki Dobbs (56:31), Emma Preston (64:52) and Laura Malsbury, (66:06). Well done all. This was the first of Telford Athletics Club's Sexarathon series the remaining races can be found on our diary page.
We had 52 parkrunners on Saturday 21st April with 43 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Dan Williams, who was the 5th overall finisher, to Leigh Ally (8th overall and a PB) and Liam Harrold (9th), also to Emma Lawton, first ARC lady and a PB. Elsewhere, Emma Hawkey was first lady overall at Sandwell Valley, where Dave Ellis, Les Reeves and Simon Hudson also ran. Eamon Lyons ran at Perry Hall and Sarah Baggot, Sarah Hinkley, Helen Hirst and Tony Baker ran at Kingsbury Waterpark, where they also promoted our June races. Well done all. Congratulations to Dave Ellis, Andrea Shaw-Matthews, Irrah King, Andy Lodge and Laura Malsbury, who gained parkrun PBs this weekend and to Duncan Gould, who ran his first parkrun at the Arboretum, coming first in his age category.
All eyes were on the London Marathon on Sunday 21st, where ARC had 9 runners and a coach full of supporters who formed a very visible cheer squad at miles 13/22. First home for the club (for the second year running) was Steve Blakemore, in a time of 03:17:15, followed by Ammar Zia (04:31:24), Rob Young (04:58:35, first marathon), Louise Gadd (05:04:52, first marathon), Abby Wright (05:11:35), Mike Rogers (05:17:24), Alison Deeley (05:49:29, PB), Kevin Galer (06:16:12, first marathon) and Katie McBeth (07:25:22, huge achievement after being on the injury bench for most of the year). Very well done to all our runners and to the cheer squad, on a very hot day!
Away from the limelight there was a Stroke Association 15k Resolution Run at Hagley Hall, where Leigh Ally finished in 5th place overall, in a time of 01:10:34 and Claire O'Brien finished in 01:34:41. Congratulations both.
2018 in (some) pictures will be built up below over the year. Hover over the main photo below and press 'play' to scroll through photos of events so far this year, or click on the thumbnails.
Wednesday April 18th saw the Lilleshall 5 mile race completed by Viki Dobbs (56:31), Emma Preston (64:52) and Laura Malsbury, (66:06). Well done all. This was the first of Telford Athletics Club's Sexarathon series the remaining races can be found on our diary page.
We had 52 parkrunners on Saturday 21st April with 43 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Dan Williams, who was the 5th overall finisher, to Leigh Ally (8th overall and a PB) and Liam Harrold (9th), also to Emma Lawton, first ARC lady and a PB. Elsewhere, Emma Hawkey was first lady overall at Sandwell Valley, where Dave Ellis, Les Reeves and Simon Hudson also ran. Eamon Lyons ran at Perry Hall and Sarah Baggot, Sarah Hinkley, Helen Hirst and Tony Baker ran at Kingsbury Waterpark, where they also promoted our June races. Well done all. Congratulations to Dave Ellis, Andrea Shaw-Matthews, Irrah King, Andy Lodge and Laura Malsbury, who gained parkrun PBs this weekend and to Duncan Gould, who ran his first parkrun at the Arboretum, coming first in his age category.
All eyes were on the London Marathon on Sunday 21st, where ARC had 9 runners and a coach full of supporters who formed a very visible cheer squad at miles 13/22. First home for the club (for the second year running) was Steve Blakemore, in a time of 03:17:15, followed by Ammar Zia (04:31:24), Rob Young (04:58:35, first marathon), Louise Gadd (05:04:52, first marathon), Abby Wright (05:11:35), Mike Rogers (05:17:24), Alison Deeley (05:49:29, PB), Kevin Galer (06:16:12, first marathon) and Katie McBeth (07:25:22, huge achievement after being on the injury bench for most of the year). Very well done to all our runners and to the cheer squad, on a very hot day!
Away from the limelight there was a Stroke Association 15k Resolution Run at Hagley Hall, where Leigh Ally finished in 5th place overall, in a time of 01:10:34 and Claire O'Brien finished in 01:34:41. Congratulations both.
2018 in (some) pictures will be built up below over the year. 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 2017-18 list of Grand Prix races is available on our GP page, where you can also find results tables so far.
This year's club handicap races began on April 17th and will take pace on the third Tuesday of each month up to and including August, then a sixth and final race on September 4th. The route is the Greenwood 4. Rules and results so far can be viewed here. If you have not taken part before please let Ron Reynolds have your 5k time by April 10th. 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 2017-18 list of Grand Prix races is available on our GP page, where you can also find results tables so far.
This year's club handicap races began on April 17th and will take pace on the third Tuesday of each month up to and including August, then a sixth and final race on September 4th. The route is the Greenwood 4. Rules and results so far can be viewed here. If you have not taken part before please let Ron Reynolds have your 5k time by April 10th. 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 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.
