Aldridge 10k and 5k, Sunday 10th June 2018. Entries close 2nd July
Don't delay - last few places remaining
click here for our diary, including Tuesday club night schedules
This week's News:
We had 39 parkrunners on Saturday 26th May with 33 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Leigh Ally, who was the first ARC member over the line and 5th overall finisher in a PB time, also to Toby Oury, 7th overall finisher and Anne Kelsall, first ARC lady. Elsewhere, Gemma Middleton ran at Woverhampton, Dave McHugh, Simon Hudson and Kay McHugh ran at Sandwell Valley, Emma Hawkey ran at Penrith and Richard Lodge ran at Ludlow. Well done all. Congratulations to Ian Malsbury, Simon Hudson and Keran Wood who all set parkrun PBs this week and to Helen Phillips, who completed her 200th parkrun. Well done too, and thank you, to all who volunteered - it's worth noting that 9 of the volunteers at the Arboretum this week were ARC members, whilst 10 of the ARC runners have volunteered more than 25 times.
Congratulations to Dave Ellis, who completed the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 27th in a time of 03:32:21 and to Emma Hawkey, who completed the Half in a PB time of 01:48:21. Meanwhile Rossella Bigongiari completed the Buxton Half Marathon and Jo Dulson-Cox completed the Westminster Mile as a warm-up to the 10k the following day.
Nearer to home, Jane Quinn, Carol Watson and Helen Hirst completed the Clocktower Aquathlon near Worcester - well done all.
Sunday also saw another in our series of club Breakfast Runs, enjoyed by a good number. The next one will be on June 17th,
Advance notice - Saturday (2nd June) sees one of our members, Victoria Bird, using the Arboretum parkun to launch 12 months' of fundraising. She asks if people can wear blue to show support and she will be having a photo at 8.30am.
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.
Congratulations to Dave Ellis, who completed the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 27th in a time of 03:32:21 and to Emma Hawkey, who completed the Half in a PB time of 01:48:21. Meanwhile Rossella Bigongiari completed the Buxton Half Marathon and Jo Dulson-Cox completed the Westminster Mile as a warm-up to the 10k the following day.
Nearer to home, Jane Quinn, Carol Watson and Helen Hirst completed the Clocktower Aquathlon near Worcester - well done all.
Sunday also saw another in our series of club Breakfast Runs, enjoyed by a good number. The next one will be on June 17th,
Advance notice - Saturday (2nd June) sees one of our members, Victoria Bird, using the Arboretum parkun to launch 12 months' of fundraising. She asks if people can wear blue to show support and she will be having a photo at 8.30am.
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.