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Due to other commitments, website updates may not be possible for the end of August/beginning of September. Normal service should resume after the second week of September.
We had 31 parkrunners on Saturday 19th August, including 27 at Walsall Arboretum. Special congratulations to Liam Harrold, who was 6th to finish overall at Walsall, also to Sharon Farmer, completing her first parkrun and to Rebecca Grimshaw, Tracey Chadwick and Lucy Baker, who all recorded new PBs at this event. Meanwhile, Edward Evitt completed the Norwich parkrun, Mark O'Rourke ran at Cannon Hill, Eamon Lyons at Perry Hall, and Viki Dobs was our most adventurous parkrunner, at Warsaw. Well done to all.
Saturday 19th also saw our club participate in Race the Train, where Simon Hudson, Mike Rogers, Alison Deeley and Helen Hirst completed the 14 mile Rotary Challenge whilst Richard Deeley, Laura Kirwan, Chris Waple, Jason Vigrass, Michael Davis, Barbara Johnson, Wendy Sargeant, Karen Waple, Anna Davies, Abigail Wright, Jo Stephens, Helen Phillips, Katrina Wyke, Terry Hastings, Gill Hastings and Allan Hodson completed the 10k Quarry Challenge and Martin Wall completed the 5.5 mile Dolgoch Challenge. Well done all!
Congratulations to Lynda Elmore, who completed the Leek Half Marathon on Sunday 20th and to Jo Dulson-Cox, who completed the 10+ mile Tough Mudder in Gloucestershire. Also to Pete and Anne Kelsall, who completed the Coast to Coast cycle route (Whitehaven to Tynemouth) between Friday 18th and Sunday 20th.
2017 in (some) pictures. Hover over the main photo below and press 'play' to scroll through photos of 2017 events so far, or click on the thumbnails.
We had 31 parkrunners on Saturday 19th August, including 27 at Walsall Arboretum. Special congratulations to Liam Harrold, who was 6th to finish overall at Walsall, also to Sharon Farmer, completing her first parkrun and to Rebecca Grimshaw, Tracey Chadwick and Lucy Baker, who all recorded new PBs at this event. Meanwhile, Edward Evitt completed the Norwich parkrun, Mark O'Rourke ran at Cannon Hill, Eamon Lyons at Perry Hall, and Viki Dobs was our most adventurous parkrunner, at Warsaw. Well done to all.
Saturday 19th also saw our club participate in Race the Train, where Simon Hudson, Mike Rogers, Alison Deeley and Helen Hirst completed the 14 mile Rotary Challenge whilst Richard Deeley, Laura Kirwan, Chris Waple, Jason Vigrass, Michael Davis, Barbara Johnson, Wendy Sargeant, Karen Waple, Anna Davies, Abigail Wright, Jo Stephens, Helen Phillips, Katrina Wyke, Terry Hastings, Gill Hastings and Allan Hodson completed the 10k Quarry Challenge and Martin Wall completed the 5.5 mile Dolgoch Challenge. Well done all!
Congratulations to Lynda Elmore, who completed the Leek Half Marathon on Sunday 20th and to Jo Dulson-Cox, who completed the 10+ mile Tough Mudder in Gloucestershire. Also to Pete and Anne Kelsall, who completed the Coast to Coast cycle route (Whitehaven to Tynemouth) between Friday 18th and Sunday 20th.
2017 in (some) pictures. Hover over the main photo below and press 'play' to scroll through photos of 2017 events so far, or click on the thumbnails.
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 now also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome.
This year's club handicap races began on April 18th and will continue on the third Tuesday of each month through until August, with a sixth and final race on September 5. All members are encouraged to take part - see Ron Reynolds. Results and current positions, with a summary of the rules, can be downloaded here.
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 now also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome.
This year's club handicap races began on April 18th and will continue on the third Tuesday of each month through until August, with a sixth and final race on September 5. All members are encouraged to take part - see Ron Reynolds. Results and current positions, with a summary of the rules, can be downloaded here.
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. See particularly notes about our Couch to 5k course, which is aimed at new runners. Our most recent group ran from September to November 2016. If you would be interested in joining a future group please email us. However, please note that there are several Couch to 5k groups now run by Walsall Council, with the most recent group starting in April - see here.
