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Tuesday runs - we meet at the Stick & Wicket from 7pm. Please make sure you sign in on arrival.
One option for Tuesdays are our Race Training sessions. If you wish to join in the race training sessions please contact Toby Oury, Adam Smith or Daniel Day to be added to the messaging group for updates.
Thursday social runs are also available, starting at 6.30pm from the gate and there is usually a 9 mile group leaving from the gate at 9am on Sundays.
One option for Tuesdays are our Race Training sessions. If you wish to join in the race training sessions please contact Toby Oury, Adam Smith or Daniel Day to be added to the messaging group for updates.
Thursday social runs are also available, starting at 6.30pm from the gate and there is usually a 9 mile group leaving from the gate at 9am on Sundays.
This week's Club News:
The final handicap race of the season was run on Tuesday August 2nd. Congratulations to Carl Nicholls, who is the overall winner for the 2022 season. Also; well done to the rest of the top 5: Geoff Card, Tom Glibbery, Simon Hudson and Sally Gordon. It was all very close in the end. Carl showed improvement throughout, posting the following times for the last 4 races - May - 24:38, Jun - 23:37, Jul - 23:16 and Aug - 22:15. Many thanks go to Steve Blakemore, for organising the handicap this year, also to Jo Yarnall, Henry Simpson and Tony Baker for their invaluable "on the night" help.
ARC had 47 parkrunners on Saturday August 6th, with 24 at Walsall Arboretum, 3 at Sutton Park and 3 at Chasewater.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Bruce Fanshawe (2nd), Mark Fanning (2nd), Steve Blakemore (5th), Mark Foster (6th), Lee Harris (9th), Brett Antill (9th) and Sarah Baggott (10th lady), also to those who finished in the top 10 of the age-graded table for their event: Michael Morley (2nd), Lee Harris (3rd), Mark Fanning (5th), Steve Blakemore (6th), Mark Foster (7th) and John Pearce (8th).
Congratulations also to Richard Moore, who joined the parkrun 250 club this week. There are a few more milestones coming up in the next few weeks - watch this space...
Our runners:
Many thanks, as always, to those club members who volunteered in any capacity.
ARC had 47 parkrunners on Saturday August 6th, with 24 at Walsall Arboretum, 3 at Sutton Park and 3 at Chasewater.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Bruce Fanshawe (2nd), Mark Fanning (2nd), Steve Blakemore (5th), Mark Foster (6th), Lee Harris (9th), Brett Antill (9th) and Sarah Baggott (10th lady), also to those who finished in the top 10 of the age-graded table for their event: Michael Morley (2nd), Lee Harris (3rd), Mark Fanning (5th), Steve Blakemore (6th), Mark Foster (7th) and John Pearce (8th).
Congratulations also to Richard Moore, who joined the parkrun 250 club this week. There are a few more milestones coming up in the next few weeks - watch this space...
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Lee Harris (PB), Michael Morley, Kevin Adams (PB), Simon Rhodes, Peter Dimbleby, Harshad Patel, Daniel Day, Tom Neal, Roxy Babla, Lisa Dimbleby, John Quinn, Melissa Emery, Jane Quinn, Mark Chapman, Karen Waple, Jason Vigrass, Rebecca Steele, Terry Hastings, Helen Phillips, Stephanie Elcock, Sarah Hinkley, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons, Gill Hastings, Anita Passmore.
- Sutton Park: Geoff Card, Tony Baker and Liz Chambers.
- Chasewater: Steve Blakemore (PB), Mark Foster (PB) and John Pearce.
- Beacon: Martin Wall, Simon Brown and Henry Simpson.
- Cannock Chase: Richard Moore.
- Isabel Trail: Michael Mason.
- Alderford Lake: Sarah Baggott and Eamon Lyons.
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Aaron Neath.
- Woodgate Valley Country Park: Sue Reid.
- Bramshall Road (Uttoxeter): Mandy Brassington-Harris (PB).
- Telford: Bruce Fanshawe (PB).
- Burgess (London): Mandeep Chatha.
- Lyme Park (Cheshire): Jo Yarnall.
- Wyre Forest: Abby Wright.
- Bideford: Brett Antill (PB).
- Rothay Park (Ambleside): Mark Fanning.
- Portrush: Kat Stevenson.
Many thanks, as always, to those club members who volunteered in any capacity.
2022 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 and we are gaining a reputation for the enthusiasm of our support. 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. Social events now have their own page here although social events are currently on hold due to the pandemic.
Our annual handicap races have now resumed and will continue once a month until September. It's not too late to join in - just register your interest with Steve Blakemore (or email us). The most recent results can be found here.
We also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome.
See the Diary section for races that we know about, either local or that our members have enjoyed in the past. Social events now have their own page here although social events are currently on hold due to the pandemic.
Our annual handicap races have now resumed and will continue once a month until September. It's not too late to join in - just register your interest with Steve Blakemore (or email us). The most recent results can be found here.
We also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome.
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 announcting new dates for our next Couch to 5k course after current restrictions due to COVID-19 are lifted - click here for details.
Club Training Plans
Members of the Race Training Group generally work through programmes designed by club members, targeted at specific races/distances. These are aimed at those who have already completed the target distance and want to improve their time. They are not full training plans but they outline two 'effort' sessions a week, which can be done with others.
The current Tuesday sessions can be found within the general club Tuesday routes plan here.
When reading the plans, "off" shows the recovery between efforts, so "1k, 800m, 600m, 400m off 2mins, 3 mins
between sets" means "1k effort, 2 min recovery, 800m effort, 2 min recovery, 600m effort, 2 min recover,400m effort, 2 min recovery, 3 min rest then repeat." Recovery can be jog or walk, or a mixture, depending on individual fitness and preference. The length of recovery can also be adjusted if necessary. 'Tempo is generally defined as a pace you can comfortably keep up for about an hour.
Obviously these plans can be started at any time and/or adapted to meet individual needs. In particular, slower runners can benefit from the plans but would need to reduce the number of repetitions (sets) or the individual distances in most of the sessions. If you just want to try out some efforts sessions to make your training a bit more interesting and productive there are a good number included here that you can try.
Previous training programmes from this group are still available. Two Half-Marathon plans are here and here, whilst a 10k plan is here and a 5k training plan is here.
The current Tuesday sessions can be found within the general club Tuesday routes plan here.
When reading the plans, "off" shows the recovery between efforts, so "1k, 800m, 600m, 400m off 2mins, 3 mins
between sets" means "1k effort, 2 min recovery, 800m effort, 2 min recovery, 600m effort, 2 min recover,400m effort, 2 min recovery, 3 min rest then repeat." Recovery can be jog or walk, or a mixture, depending on individual fitness and preference. The length of recovery can also be adjusted if necessary. 'Tempo is generally defined as a pace you can comfortably keep up for about an hour.
Obviously these plans can be started at any time and/or adapted to meet individual needs. In particular, slower runners can benefit from the plans but would need to reduce the number of repetitions (sets) or the individual distances in most of the sessions. If you just want to try out some efforts sessions to make your training a bit more interesting and productive there are a good number included here that you can try.
Previous training programmes from this group are still available. Two Half-Marathon plans are here and here, whilst a 10k plan is here and a 5k training plan is here.