Aldridge 10k and 5k, Sunday 10th June 2018. Entries Now Open
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This week's News:
The second handicap race of the season was held on Tuesday 15th May and was again well supported despite lots of tired legs after weekend races. It was lovely to finish this in the light this time. Results are now available here. Special congratulations to Judith Toase, first finisher and thanks to Ron Reynolds for all the organisation.
Well done to those who completed the Phoenix Flyer 5k, 2nd in Telford AC's Sexarathon series on Wednesday 16th - Viki Dobbs (37:41), Laura Malsbury (37:41), Nicola James (37:57) and Emma Preston (38:50).
We had 50 parkrunners on Saturday 19th May with 42 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Toby Oury, who was the first ARC member over the line and 9th overall finisher, also to Abby Wright, first ARC lady. Elsewhere, Steve Hammond, Luke Freeman and Diane Hammond ran at Cannock Chase, Rob Foster and Nicola James ran at Woverhampton and Eamon Lyons, Katrina Wyke and Tony Baker ran at Sandwell Valley. Well done all. Congratulations to Andrea Shaw-Matthews, Sue Benzie, Rebecca Grimshaw, Angela Oury, Katrina Wyke and Eamon Lyons who all set parkrun PBs this week and to Allan Hodson and Jayne Bunch, who completed their 100th parkrun. Well done too, and thank you, to all who volunteered.
Also on Saturday 19th we had members taking part in the another GP race, this time the Chillington Hall Half Marathon at Brewood. Well done Anne Kelsall (02:16:06), Louise Gadd (02:26:39), Victoria Bird (03:14:10) and Viki Dobbs (03:14:10). Special mention goes to the cheer squad of Amanda Woolaston and Gemma Archer.
Saturday also saw the start of the Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll weekend, with the 5k race completed by Laura Malsbury (29:48), Ian Malsbury (30:39), Claire Foster (37:04) and Jo Dulson-Cox (37:05) in advance of the main races. Well done all.
Congratulations to Liam Harrold, Mark Shaw, Louise Booker, Eddie Evitt and Sarah Baggott, who completed the Hillwest charity 10k in Sutton Park on Sunday 20th. Special mention to Liam, 4th overall and Louise, 2nd lady. In the Worcester Half Marathon ARC was represented by Lorraine Beesley (01:44:52), 2nd in age gp) and Emma Hawkey (01:55:11). The Cobra Classic 10k was completed by Simon Hudson (00:54:33), Jason Vigrass (01:02:40) and Helen Phillips (01:02:40). Further afield, Nigel and Marie Lynch completed the Snowdonia Half Marathon in 02:24:11 and we had a good contingent at the Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Half marathon - Marcus Nye (01:57:44, PB), Ian Malsbury (01:58:43, PB), Paul Allen (02:01:56), Claire O'Brien (02:05:35), Laura Malsbury (02:47:18), Claire Foster (03:16:09, First half marathon) and Jo Dulson-Cox (03:16:09), with Leigh Ally completing the full marathon in 03:27:18. Some of the group then followed this up with a mile run to complete the weekend - well done Ian, Laura, Claire and Jo.
Sunday also saw some of our triathletes competing. Congratulations to Tim Farmer, who completed the Cheshire Sprint Triathlon in a PB time of 01:21:45. Also to those who completed the Outlaw Half Ironman in Nottingham - Paul Butler (05:45:11), Dave Ralph (05:49:29) and Nick Ford (05:51:34).
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.
Well done to those who completed the Phoenix Flyer 5k, 2nd in Telford AC's Sexarathon series on Wednesday 16th - Viki Dobbs (37:41), Laura Malsbury (37:41), Nicola James (37:57) and Emma Preston (38:50).
We had 50 parkrunners on Saturday 19th May with 42 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Toby Oury, who was the first ARC member over the line and 9th overall finisher, also to Abby Wright, first ARC lady. Elsewhere, Steve Hammond, Luke Freeman and Diane Hammond ran at Cannock Chase, Rob Foster and Nicola James ran at Woverhampton and Eamon Lyons, Katrina Wyke and Tony Baker ran at Sandwell Valley. Well done all. Congratulations to Andrea Shaw-Matthews, Sue Benzie, Rebecca Grimshaw, Angela Oury, Katrina Wyke and Eamon Lyons who all set parkrun PBs this week and to Allan Hodson and Jayne Bunch, who completed their 100th parkrun. Well done too, and thank you, to all who volunteered.
Also on Saturday 19th we had members taking part in the another GP race, this time the Chillington Hall Half Marathon at Brewood. Well done Anne Kelsall (02:16:06), Louise Gadd (02:26:39), Victoria Bird (03:14:10) and Viki Dobbs (03:14:10). Special mention goes to the cheer squad of Amanda Woolaston and Gemma Archer.
Saturday also saw the start of the Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll weekend, with the 5k race completed by Laura Malsbury (29:48), Ian Malsbury (30:39), Claire Foster (37:04) and Jo Dulson-Cox (37:05) in advance of the main races. Well done all.
Congratulations to Liam Harrold, Mark Shaw, Louise Booker, Eddie Evitt and Sarah Baggott, who completed the Hillwest charity 10k in Sutton Park on Sunday 20th. Special mention to Liam, 4th overall and Louise, 2nd lady. In the Worcester Half Marathon ARC was represented by Lorraine Beesley (01:44:52), 2nd in age gp) and Emma Hawkey (01:55:11). The Cobra Classic 10k was completed by Simon Hudson (00:54:33), Jason Vigrass (01:02:40) and Helen Phillips (01:02:40). Further afield, Nigel and Marie Lynch completed the Snowdonia Half Marathon in 02:24:11 and we had a good contingent at the Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Half marathon - Marcus Nye (01:57:44, PB), Ian Malsbury (01:58:43, PB), Paul Allen (02:01:56), Claire O'Brien (02:05:35), Laura Malsbury (02:47:18), Claire Foster (03:16:09, First half marathon) and Jo Dulson-Cox (03:16:09), with Leigh Ally completing the full marathon in 03:27:18. Some of the group then followed this up with a mile run to complete the weekend - well done Ian, Laura, Claire and Jo.
Sunday also saw some of our triathletes competing. Congratulations to Tim Farmer, who completed the Cheshire Sprint Triathlon in a PB time of 01:21:45. Also to those who completed the Outlaw Half Ironman in Nottingham - Paul Butler (05:45:11), Dave Ralph (05:49:29) and Nick Ford (05:51:34).
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.