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This Week's Club News:
We had 23 parkrunners on Saturday 8th December, with 21 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Adam Smith, first home for the club and 2nd overall finisher, also to Louise Booker, first lady overall. Elsewhere Louise Berry gained a PB at Cannock Chase and Emma Pearce ran at Wolverhampton. Congratulations to Louise Booker, who gained one of the top 10 age grades at her event. Many thanks too, as always, to those members who volunteered.
Saturday also saw 49 members take part in the Lanzarote Marathon, Half and 10k. Well done to all:
We had a good turnout at the Telford 10k on Sunday 9th. Congratulations to Liam Harrold (00:36:31, PB), Mark Shaw (00:37:49, PB), Duncan Gould (00:40:56, PB), Mark O'Rourke (00:41:06), Louise Booker (00:44:24), Steve Hammond (00:44:49, PB), Kevin Attwood (00:44:57, PB), Marcus Nye (00:48:29, PB), Ian Malsbury (00:50:42, PB), Diane Hammond (00:56:41), Sarah Bishop (01:09:41, PB), Irrah King (01:18:52) and Andrea Shaw-Matthews (01:18:52).
Sunday also saw the Sneyd Striders' Christmas Pudding runs, which form part of our Grand Prix. Well done to those who took part:
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.
Saturday also saw 49 members take part in the Lanzarote Marathon, Half and 10k. Well done to all:
- Marathon - Leigh Ally (03:14:35), Anne Kelsall (04:34:42), Gavin Parrott (05:43:23), Jo Yarnall (05:43:24), Lynda Elmore (05:55:20) and Rob Foster (05:55:20).
- Half Marathon - Paul Butler (01:49:09), Dave Mchugh (01:49:13), Nick Ford (01:50:47), Eamon Lyons (01:52:02), Lorraine Beesley (01:58:00), Trevor Harris (01:59:10), Jackie Newman (02:02:36), Katrina Wyke (02:03:58), Anna Davies (02:09:37), Sue Baker (02:09:42), Simon Hudson (02:11:58), Dave Ralph (02:11:58), Jo Stephens (02:14:38), Sarah Ashton (02:14:38), Kay Mchugh (02:33:36), Tim Farmer (02:44:27) and Steve Benzie (03:12:46).
- 10k - Edward Evitt (00:53:20), Wendy Sargeant (01:01:07), Phil Beagen (01:01:18), John Quinn (01:01:27), Chris Waple (01:01:57), Chris Sprules (01:04:10), Jo Butler (01:06:49), Dave Coleman (01:07:09), Cathryn Jones (01:08:11), Jane Quinn (01:08:23), Karen Waple (01:08:25), Sharon Shirley (01:11:25), Terence Hastings (01:12:26), Lesley Davies (01:14:38), Gill Hastings (01:20:12), Lucy Baker (01:21:41), Judith Toase (01:24:29), Michael Davis (01:25:58), Pat Brazier (01:25:58), Gail Coleman (01:27:14), Tracey Sprules (01:46:23), Stewart Jones (01:46:23), Sue Benzie (01:46:24) and Allan Hodson (01:46:48).
We had a good turnout at the Telford 10k on Sunday 9th. Congratulations to Liam Harrold (00:36:31, PB), Mark Shaw (00:37:49, PB), Duncan Gould (00:40:56, PB), Mark O'Rourke (00:41:06), Louise Booker (00:44:24), Steve Hammond (00:44:49, PB), Kevin Attwood (00:44:57, PB), Marcus Nye (00:48:29, PB), Ian Malsbury (00:50:42, PB), Diane Hammond (00:56:41), Sarah Bishop (01:09:41, PB), Irrah King (01:18:52) and Andrea Shaw-Matthews (01:18:52).
Sunday also saw the Sneyd Striders' Christmas Pudding runs, which form part of our Grand Prix. Well done to those who took part:
- 5 mile: Martin Wall (00:37:50), Laura Kirwan (00:44:27), Roxy Babla (00:47:32) and Carol Watson (00:57:43).
- 10 mile: Adam Smith (01:02:54), Freddie Penrose (01:03:28), John Pearce (01:16:21), Karen Kiteley (01:18:45), Henry Simpson (01:23:52), Les Reeves (01:26:26), Marie Lynch (01:28:42), Louise Gadd (01:32:50), Barinderjit Cheema (01:35:11, PB), Helen Hirst (01:42:43), Rachel Antoine (01:53:18), Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons (02:02:19), Emma Preston (02:16:01), Emma Pearce (02:19:59) and Claire Gibbs (02:21:23).
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 list of Grand Prix races is available on our GP page, where you can also find results tables.
This year's club handicap races began on April 17th and finished on September 4th. The route is the Greenwood 4. Rules and results can be viewed here. Many thanks to Ron Reynolds for all his work organising this event and keeping the results tables. 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.
This year's club handicap races began on April 17th and finished on September 4th. The route is the Greenwood 4. Rules and results can be viewed here. Many thanks to Ron Reynolds for all his work organising this event and keeping the results tables. 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.