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This Week's Club News:
Congratulations to those who ran the Lilleshall 5 mile, the first of the Telford Sexarathon series - Viki Dobbs (52:31, PB) and Nicola James (56:14)
We had 45 parkrunners on Saturday 20th April, with 33 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Gordon Walker, first ARC finisher and to Lisa Wakeman, 6th overall lady. Elsewhere, Ian Jennings, Katrina Wyke, Geoff Card and Laura Kirwan ran at Sutton Park, Barbara Johnson ran at Cannock Chase, Emma Preston ran at Telford. Steve and Diane Hammond ran at Kingsbury Water, Tony Baker ran at Rugby, Jo Yarnall ran at Sixfields Upton, Northampton, Steve Blakemore was 8th overall finisher at Haigh Woodland, Wigan and Ammar Zia ran at Edinburgh. Well done to those who gained new parkrun PBs this weekend: Shelley Nichols, Stephanie Elcock, Sue Scott, Geoff Card, Katrina Wyke, and Emma Preston. Many thanks to all club members who volunteered in any capacity this week, especially to Freddie Penrose, making his debut as VI guide runner at the Arboretum.
Also on Saturday we were represented in the Llandudno 5k Easter Promenade Dash by Daniel Day, who finished in 25th place in 19:18.
Being Easter Sunday there weren't many races but ARC was well represented at the Chasewater Easter Egg 5k and 10k. Well done to our runners:
2019 in (some) pictures will be built up over the year below: 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 had 45 parkrunners on Saturday 20th April, with 33 at Walsall Arboretum. Congratulations to Gordon Walker, first ARC finisher and to Lisa Wakeman, 6th overall lady. Elsewhere, Ian Jennings, Katrina Wyke, Geoff Card and Laura Kirwan ran at Sutton Park, Barbara Johnson ran at Cannock Chase, Emma Preston ran at Telford. Steve and Diane Hammond ran at Kingsbury Water, Tony Baker ran at Rugby, Jo Yarnall ran at Sixfields Upton, Northampton, Steve Blakemore was 8th overall finisher at Haigh Woodland, Wigan and Ammar Zia ran at Edinburgh. Well done to those who gained new parkrun PBs this weekend: Shelley Nichols, Stephanie Elcock, Sue Scott, Geoff Card, Katrina Wyke, and Emma Preston. Many thanks to all club members who volunteered in any capacity this week, especially to Freddie Penrose, making his debut as VI guide runner at the Arboretum.
Also on Saturday we were represented in the Llandudno 5k Easter Promenade Dash by Daniel Day, who finished in 25th place in 19:18.
Being Easter Sunday there weren't many races but ARC was well represented at the Chasewater Easter Egg 5k and 10k. Well done to our runners:
- 10k - Liam Harrold, (00:38:18, 4th place overall), Adam Smith, (00:40:06, 10th place overall), Eamon Lyons, (00:47:27), Nicola James, (01:11:36) and Roxy Babla, (01:13:55).
- 5k - Sarah Hinkley, (00:36:39), Lorraine Beesley, (00:36:02), Mandip Thandi, (00:36:02), Viki Dobbs, (00:36:24) and Laura Malsbury, (00:37:06).
2019 in (some) pictures will be built up over the year below: 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.
The 2019 club handicap races start on Tuesday 16th April and will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in May, June, July and August, with a final race on September 3rd. This year we are having a new 3 mile route to encourage all members to take part. 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.
Race volunteers - your page is here
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.
The 2019 club handicap races start on Tuesday 16th April and will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in May, June, July and August, with a final race on September 3rd. This year we are having a new 3 mile route to encourage all members to take part. 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.
Race volunteers - your page is here
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.