ALDRIDGE 10k, 14 June 2026.
Early Bird Entries here
Current Tuesday Schedule can be found here.
Details of summer routes here.
Tuesday runs - we meet at the Stick & Wicket at 7pm. Please make sure you sign in on arrival. In case of an emergency during a run scroll down for information.
Details of all our current sessions can be found by members using our club app. This is where club members will find details of Tuesday club night schedules and upcoming races - don't forget to make sure that any races you have entered are logged on the app so that others can see what is available.
As well as regular steady runs we offer two additional training options, which focus more on interval-based training. The Improvement Group, led by Tim Farmer, Tom Glibbery and Anne Kelsall was originally set up to help people improve their 5k times and is suitable for all runners who want to improve, especially those who have never done any focussed training before. The Race Training Group sessions, led mainly by Daniel Day, tend to be rather longer and more suited to more experienced runners, although all are welcome. To gain the full benefit of these groups it is advisable (but not necessary) to have a running watch and to know how to programme workouts, but there are plenty of members who will help you with this if needed. If you want to know more just speak to one of the leaders identified above. Both groups are open to all club members who want to improve their running, regardless of current performance - one benefit of running intervals around a short(ish) loop is that the whole group stays together regardless of speed.
Thursday 4-mile social runs are also available, starting at 6.30pm from the gate and a faster group usually goes out from the Whitehouse pub corner - see Michael Morley.
Details of all our current sessions can be found by members using our club app. This is where club members will find details of Tuesday club night schedules and upcoming races - don't forget to make sure that any races you have entered are logged on the app so that others can see what is available.
As well as regular steady runs we offer two additional training options, which focus more on interval-based training. The Improvement Group, led by Tim Farmer, Tom Glibbery and Anne Kelsall was originally set up to help people improve their 5k times and is suitable for all runners who want to improve, especially those who have never done any focussed training before. The Race Training Group sessions, led mainly by Daniel Day, tend to be rather longer and more suited to more experienced runners, although all are welcome. To gain the full benefit of these groups it is advisable (but not necessary) to have a running watch and to know how to programme workouts, but there are plenty of members who will help you with this if needed. If you want to know more just speak to one of the leaders identified above. Both groups are open to all club members who want to improve their running, regardless of current performance - one benefit of running intervals around a short(ish) loop is that the whole group stays together regardless of speed.
Thursday 4-mile social runs are also available, starting at 6.30pm from the gate and a faster group usually goes out from the Whitehouse pub corner - see Michael Morley.
This week's Club News:
ARC had 51 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday July 12, with 23 at Walsall Arboretum and 12 at Beacon. Sutton Park, Chasewater and Brunswick Park were all cancelled this week.
Congratulations to our top-ten finishers this week: Quentin Oury (2nd, 2nd Age Grade, PB), Emma Shaw (3rd lady), Adam Smith (4th), Tom Glibbery (4th, PB), Alex Dicken (5th) and Barbara Johnson (9th lady), also to those others who gained a top-10 position in the Age-Graded table for their event: Tom Neal (2nd) and John Pearce (7th).
Our runners:
Congratulations also to those members who took part in races over the week:
Well done to all club members who took part in the fourth in our ARC Race series on Tuesday 8th, which was won by Becky Steele. Results can be found here.
Congratulations to our top-ten finishers this week: Quentin Oury (2nd, 2nd Age Grade, PB), Emma Shaw (3rd lady), Adam Smith (4th), Tom Glibbery (4th, PB), Alex Dicken (5th) and Barbara Johnson (9th lady), also to those others who gained a top-10 position in the Age-Graded table for their event: Tom Neal (2nd) and John Pearce (7th).
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Smith, Alex Dicken, Tom Neal, Mandeep Chatha, Lee Harris, Daniel Day, Daniel Pheasant, Peter Dimbleby, Colin Nicholls, Richard Aldridge, Claire Crook, Harshad Patel, Stephen Mccann, Roxy Babla, Christopher Boden, Anne Kelsall, Barinderjit Cheema, Stephen Grice, Victoria O'Connor, Lawrence Hewitt, Geoff Card, Shelley Nicholls and Rebecca Steele.
- Beacon: Jonny Boyes, John Pearce, Martin Wall, Chris Waple, Mark Chapman, Karen Waple, Emily Grimwade, Terry Hastings, Mandy Brassington and Gill Hastings.
- Perry Hall: Tony Baker and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons.
- Coronation Park: Richard Moore.
- Coventry: Quentin Oury (PB).
- Telford: Emma Preston.
- Forest Rec (Nottingham): Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Wyre Forest: Abby Wright.
- Leicester Victoria: Steve Hammond.
- Witney (Oxon): Michael Mason.
- University of Northampton: Lynda Elmore.
- Sence Valley Forest Park (Ibstock): Leigh Sprules.
- Battersea: Jo Yarnall.
- Burnham and Highbridge: Tony Dutton.
- Aberystwyth: Tom Glibbery (PB), Garry Newman.
- Alness: Emma Shaw.
- Dietenbach (Black Forest): Barbara Johnson.
Congratulations also to those members who took part in races over the week:
- Northbrook 10k: Steven Hodson (00:47:42, 1st race for ARC)
- Rasselbock Marathon, Sherwood Pines: Barinderjit Cheema (5hr30 pacer)
- Rasselbock Half Marathon, Sherwood Pines: Paul Moseley (02:58:37, 3 hr pacer)
Well done to all club members who took part in the fourth in our ARC Race series on Tuesday 8th, which was won by Becky Steele. Results can be found here.
2025 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:
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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.
We also have a regular walking group. More details are on our About ARC page. All welcome.
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.
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 on the club App each week.
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 on the club App each week.
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.