Well done to Libby Dunne who became the Staffordshire Schools’ Under 15 Girls 1500m champion last Saturday at the Northwood Stadium. Great running Libby!
Allez “Le Fred” – Fred T finishes 3rd at the French Nationals
Fred Tremblay travelled back to France last weekend to compete in the 800m at the French National Championships. Competing against 13 other runners in hot conditions he battled through the field to finish in a fantastic 3rd place in a time of 2.00. Check out the RACE VIDEO to see Fred in action. Well done Fred!!!
Midland T&F League – 7 June
John T reports from the senior athletics match at the weekend:Hi everyone. A super team effort on Sunday. The results are now on the Power of Ten, although we will have to await the final position until the Midland Counties publish them.
I must admit I thought we would really struggle as we had a few last minute withdrawals (for good reasons) and my team declaration sheet became decimated. However the support I got from everyone to fill the gaps was outstanding, from athletes, parents and supporters. The noises of encouragement to our athletes was super for which I thank you all. My aim this year has been to remain in this Division and I hope when the points are finally published we will be on target to achieve this. We have two more meetings to go so lets keep up the performances and the team spirit.
There were some new club records set and here are the details.
- Mens 4x100m Relay team of Elliot Walker/Nicholas Pryce/Nicholas Mbewe and Kane Howitt in 44.0 secs. This beats the old record of 44.1 set back in 1987 , the team then was Steven Moulton, Nigel Hamblin, James Simmons and a very handsome 44 year old JT. I have thought of various reasons to disqualify the team (wrong colour baton, vests not tucked into shorts, running too fast, etc) but all of these have been rejected so the record stands. Seriously though well done guys – its about time .
- Connor Notley set two new Under 17 Boys records with the senior implements in the Discus (2Kg) 29.49 and the Hammer (7.26 Kg). Well done Connor!
- Charlie Hornby set a new Under 17 Boys Javelin record with the Senior Javelin(800g) of 39.71m.Well done Charlie!
- Fiona Smith set a new W50 record with the 4Kg Hammer of 25.30m actually throwing further than her W50 record with the 3kg Hammer. Great stuff Fiona!
Ruth has kindly provided me with the 4x400m relay splits. They are
- Men Nick M 53.1; Nick C 57.5; Kane 57.3; Nick P 48.1
- Women: Megan M 70.2; Georgia C 69.1; Charlotte N 68.2; Megan E 72.3
I will finish by reminding you all that the last two meetings are Sunday 6th July at Wyndley and Saturday 2nd August at Banbury.
All the best for now. John T
Grand Prix Race 3 – Aldridge 10k
There were some great performances at the Aldridge 10k. Ollie Harradence followed up his Fun Run win with a 2nd place finish, whilst Steve Marklew won the M50 prize. Steve’s run was particularly impressive given that he ran both the 800m and 3000m for the senior men the previous day!
The results are available here: RESULTS
The updated Grand Prix standings are available here: GRAND PRIX SCORES – 10.6.14
The next Grand Prix Race is at Shugborough this Wednesday. Can anyone catch our runaway leader Steve Marklew?
Katie Ingle article in Athletics Weekly
There was a great article about Katie Ingle in the “Young Athlete” section of last weeks Athletics Weekly. If you missed it there is a copy pinned up in the clubhouse (in Ian and Margaret’s Training area).
Katie was in action in the 1500m steeplechase at a BMC event in Milton Keynes on Saturday. She ran a new PB and club record of 4.50.89 as she won the race comfortably. Well done Katie!
Midland Masters AC T&F Championships – 8 June
Richard Henry and David Price were both in action in the Midland Masters Athletics Championships. Richard, who was making his debut as an M40 ran 12.3 in the 100m for a 2nd place and 26.2 for 1st in the 200m. David Price threw 29.46m for 2nd place in the M70 javelin.
BMC Grand Prix – 31 May
Fantastic runs by Katie Ingle and Laura Whittle at the BMC Grand Prix at Sportcity. Katie smashed her PB and club record to run a time of 10.13.99 in the 3000m steeplechase. The time was well inside the qualifying standard for the World Junior Championships and puts her top of the UK rankings. Laura had a strong run to finish 2nd in the 5000m behind Helen Clitheroe in a time 15.36. The time places Laura 6th in the UK rankings.
Great Midlands Fun Run – 1 June
Well done to everyone who completed the Fun Run yesterday. In particular, congratulations to Ollie Harradence who won the race by a massive margin. Some photos from the event are available on our FLICKR page.
YDL – U17/U20 age group – 1 June
There are some photos from the match taken by Marc Kirsten which are available on our FLICKR page. We’ll post the results on the site when they’re published.
YDL – U13/U15 age group – 31 May
The results for the match at Stoke on Saturday are available on the Power of Ten website:
There were lots of great performances from everyone. In particular, well done to Hannah Smith who set a new club record in the U15 Hammer (3KG) with a throw of 22.44m.
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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