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Aldridge 10k & 5k, June 14th 2020, Early Bird entries CLOSING on JANUARY 31st
NEW: Couch to 5k course starting Tuesday 24th March for 11 Weeks
This Week's Club News:
Members, please note that annual subscriptions are now due to Terry.
We had 72 parkrunners on January 18th, with 37 members at Walsall Arboretum, and 19 at the inauguraal event at Beacon Park, Lichfield Congratulations to our top-10 finishers this week: Adam Smith, Liam Harrold, Daniel Day, Lisa Wakeman, Toby Oury and Freddie Penrose, also to Rob Foster, who achieved the club's only parkrun PB this weekend. Well done too, to Adam Smith, Toby Oury and Liam Harrold, who achieved an age-graded percentage in the top 10 of their event.
Our parkrunners were:
Many thanks, as always, go to all those club members who volunteered at a parkrun this week, especially to those who responded to the last-minute request for the Arboretum, where additional marshals were very much needed in the icy conditions.
Sunday 19th saw the Open 2 the Elements 10k in Gnosall. Well done to Claire O'Brien (01:01:10), Tim Farmer (01:14:10), Gemma Archer (01:22:29) and Helen Peake (01:35:21). Thank you to Claire Gibbs and Emma Pearce who, in good ARC tradition, volunteered as marshals in this race.
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 had 72 parkrunners on January 18th, with 37 members at Walsall Arboretum, and 19 at the inauguraal event at Beacon Park, Lichfield Congratulations to our top-10 finishers this week: Adam Smith, Liam Harrold, Daniel Day, Lisa Wakeman, Toby Oury and Freddie Penrose, also to Rob Foster, who achieved the club's only parkrun PB this weekend. Well done too, to Adam Smith, Toby Oury and Liam Harrold, who achieved an age-graded percentage in the top 10 of their event.
Our parkrunners were:
- Cannock Chase: Sharon Fern.
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Smith (1st), Liam Harrold (2nd), Daniel Day (10th), Lisa Wakeman (1st lady), Brett Antill. Todd Nash, Tony Dutton, Craig Simmons, Pamir Azami, John Quinn. Nick Ford, Richard Lodge, Barbara Johnson, Alexander Crook, Gary Elcock, Roxy Babla, Rebecca Grimshaw, Paul Butler, Michael Davis, Simon Brown, Anita Passmore, Laura Kirwan, Shelley Louise Nicholls, Helen Phillips, Ammar Zia, Sarah Louise Hinkley, Jane Quinn, Stephanie Elcock, Kay Mchugh, Jason Vigrass, Terence Anthony Hastings, Barinderjit Cheema, Sally Gordon, Michelle Bennett, Gillian Jean Hastings, Jayne Bunch and Nicola James.
- Sandwell Valley: Trevor Harris, Simon Hudson, Leslie Reeves, Sarah Louise Baggott, Katrina Wyke, Paul Haworth and Rebecca Steele.
- Kingsbury Water: Eamon Lyons.
- Sutton Park: Lucy Walters and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons.
- Severn Valley Country: Robert Foster and Lynda Elmore.
- East Park: Abigail Victoria Louise Wright.
- Beacon (Lichfield): Toby Oury (1st), Freddie Penrose (3rd), Edward Evitt, Martin Wall, Henry Simpson, Michael Mason, Mark Chapman, Rachel Antoine, Tony Baker, Lynsay Boucher, Angela Oury, Kara Nicholls, Louise Berry, Kat Stevenson, Dave Green, Emma Preston, Tracey Chadwick, Allan Hodson and Mandy Brassington-Harris.
Many thanks, as always, go to all those club members who volunteered at a parkrun this week, especially to those who responded to the last-minute request for the Arboretum, where additional marshals were very much needed in the icy conditions.
Sunday 19th saw the Open 2 the Elements 10k in Gnosall. Well done to Claire O'Brien (01:01:10), Tim Farmer (01:14:10), Gemma Archer (01:22:29) and Helen Peake (01:35:21). Thank you to Claire Gibbs and Emma Pearce who, in good ARC tradition, volunteered as marshals in this race.
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.