Author: marckirsten

In very testing conditions, as the current wintry weather refused to release its chilly grip, our young athletes performed superbly at the 3^rd set of races in the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League held at Warley Woods in Smethwick. Again, a big thank you not only to our heroes, but also to the coaches and parents, without whom such success would be impossible.

Let’s highlight the best bits!

Worthy of special mention are the following:

In the U11 girls, Isabel Vickery (5^th); Emilia Dudley (9^th); Clara Willetts (10^th) and Isla Daly (11^th).

The U11 girls team are currently 1^st out of 22 teams by an impressive 90 points.

In the U11 boys, Sam Howell (8^th);  Seb Lees (11^th); and Tommy Seager (12^th).

The U11 boys team are currently 1^st out of 19 teams by an equally impressive 64 points.

In the U13 boys, Miren Randhawa (7^th); Oskar Alsop (9^th); Yuvan Sidhu (10^th) Jack Radnor (12^th); George Harradence (15^th) and Hakam Allouh (16^th)

6 athletes in the top 16 contributed significantly to extending the team’s 1^st position out of 20 teams to a lead of a massive 220 points.

AND…

The headline news is that after 3 out of 5 fixtures, the club are overall 2^nd out of 22 teams. This is a fantastic achievement. This is down the magnificent effort from EVERY SINGLE ONE of our athletes. They ALL made a contribution and we applaud them for it.

The final round of races in the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross-Country League 2022/23 season took place yesterday at Aldersley Stadium in Wolverhampton.

Safe to say, yet another successful season for RSCAC!

To all those athletes that competed yesterday and in previous fixtures: a round of applause, three cheers and a mahoosive pat on the back for your hard work, dedication and determination.

To all coaches, helpers and volunteers: you’re all wonderful.

To all parents/guardians who are responsible for these fantastic kids: you’re all doing a great job!

(Photos are available to download from Flickr: just click on the link)

After going AWOL for a while, Flickr photos are back: just click on the icon next to the Facebook icon on the club’s homepage, and on Flickr you will find photos in high res which you can download…for free!

Unfortunately, due to the latest national lockdown, all training has been suspended until further notice.

We will of course let you know as soon as possible when we can resume training sessions.

In the meantime, keep running (mums and dads get out there with your kids!)

And yes, Joe Wicks is back too!!

Sport England and England Athletics have eased the measures placed on U18 sport meaning that u18 (plus parents/guardians of course) are now allowed to travel to areas for competition regardless of tiers.

In such case, I wanted to advise you of an opportunity to race at Prestwold Hall on Sunday 13th December. Initially this event was offered only to Leicestershire competitors however now that the restrictions are eased the event is opened up to all.

Categories are u11/13/15/17. There will also be races throughout the day for adults.

Rest assured that the event is fully Covid secure. For those who were there for the school’s event on the 31st October you will be pleased to hear that we are using a different course. We will however still be using the now infamous multiple start system!

For possibly the last opportunity to race this year click the following link!

https://www.stuweb.co.uk/events/2020/12/13/3937

Sport England and England Athletics have eased the measures placed on U18 sport meaning that u18 (plus parents/guardians of course) are now allowed to travel to areas for competition regardless of tiers.

In such case, I wanted to advise you of an opportunity to race at Prestwold Hall on Sunday 13th December. Initially this event was offered only to Leicestershire competitors however now that the restrictions are eased the event is opened up to all.

Categories are u11/13/15/17. There will also be races throughout the day for adults.

Rest assured that the event is fully Covid secure. For those who were there for the school’s event on the 31st October you will be pleased to hear that we are using a different course. We will however still be using the now infamous multiple start system!

For possibly the last opportunity to race this year click the following link!

https://www.stuweb.co.uk/events/2020/12/13/3937

Just in case you weren’t aware… training resumes today at the usual time, meeting by the hammer/discus cage inside the track. Looking forward to seeing all our wonderful athletes again!

With clocks going back last weekend, and the dark winter nights now upon us, from next Tuesday November 3rd, the u11s Endurance Squad will meet at the usual time, but now on the inside of the track near the pole vault / cage area.

As we go into winter training, we need to assess the ability of our athletes to cope with the sessions.

With that in mind we have organised a couple of assessment sessions which will take place on the track  on Tuesday 13th October and Thursday 22nd October.

Please ensure that your child attends either of these sessions. They will need to be at the club no later than 5.50pm. The assessment will be over by 6.40pm after which training will continue until the usual finishing time of 7.30pm.

We look forward to seeing you then!