Stefan Anderson set two new indoor PBs whilst competing at the U17 England Indoor Championships in Birmingham last weekend. In the 60m he recorded a time of 7.36. In the 200m he recorded a time of 23.28 and made it through to the semi finals. Both were excellent performances, especially considering Stefan still has another year to go in [...]
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Sainsbury’s vouchers are now being collected at the coffee bar
Posted: February 26, 2012 by megsamaniac in General InfoHi all, Please bring all your Sainsbury’s vouchers to the athletics club so we can get some new athletics equipment. The vouchers are now being collected at the coffee bar. Make sure you ask nans, grandads, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and neighbours for their vouchers too! Thanks, Meg and the Management Committee
An outstanding performance by the U17 women who finished in second place in the English National XC Championships at Parliament Hill today. This tops an exceptional season in which they have already won the Warwickshire and Midlands Championships. The individual placings were Katie Ingle (8th), Megan McBrien (21st), Rebecca Robinson (28th) and Gabrielle Kinney (42nd). We [...]
West Midlands Young Athletes XC League – 19 February
Posted: February 24, 2012 by Nick C in General InfoMark Kirsten took some fantasic photos of last Sunday’s races which are available on the private area of our FLICKR account. If you are a club member and would like a link to the photos please email us at rscacphotos@yahoo.com and we’ll send you a link. The results are now available here. Good luck to all our runners competing at [...]
Nadine Okyere selected for World Indoor Championships
Posted: February 22, 2012 by Nick C in General InfoCongratulations to Nadine Okyere who has been selected for the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul in March. Nadine, who runs for Birchfield, is a member of Joe Caines successful training group. Her selection follows some fantastic performances at the UK Trials and the Aviva Grand Prix. Details of the team are available here.
Donald Brown put in some great performances at the EVAC and VAC Championships (including unofficial BMAF Masters’ Championships). His results in the M45 category were as follows: 60m – 7.48 (2nd place) 200m – 24.42 (1st place) 60m hurdles – 8.91 (1st place) Report by John Topliss
Three runners were in action at the 2nd Midland Indoor Open: Nicholas Pryce – Senior Men 400m 49.33 (1st place) Charmaine Riley – Senior Women 60m 8.17 (1st place) Luke Fleming – U20 Men 400m 52.97 (2nd place and a PB) Full results available here.
West Midlands Young Athletes XC League / 2nd Midland Indoor Open – 19 February
Posted: February 17, 2012 by Nick C in Race NoticesAnother busy weekend ahead for the club. Our young athletes are in action competing in the final league race of the season at Perry Park on Sunday. Overall, the team is currently in 4th place, only 77 points behind Halesowen A & CC. A number of individuals and age groups are also in contention for top 3 [...]
Some fantastic indoor performances at the weekend including a new British record and lots of PBs: Midland Indoor Championships (NIA) Nicholas Pryce – 2nd place Senior Mens 200m 21.91 (PB) Janice Pryce – 4th place Senior Womens TJ 10.31m (New W50 British Record) Stefan Anderson – 7th place U17 60m 7.45 (PB). Time in 200m Heat 24.05 Nicholas Mbewe [...]
Pete Parker continued his good form as 1st M55 finisher in the Wyre Forest 8 in a time of 54.08. Other Sutton runners competing were Ali Evetts, Stephen Sutton, Sarah Smewin and Bunny Kyd. Results are available here.
