Just a reminder that on Thursday 22nd March our 7-9yrs taster group will be doing the Sports Relief mile within their training session. Bring your sports relief accessories and any spare pennies as we’ll be collecting donations. (The weekly training fee will also go to Sports Relief.)
REGIONAL SPORTSHALL SUCCESS
A massive well done to the 10 RSC Athletes who represented Birmingham at the Regional Sportshall Final today.
Under 13s: Isabel Male, Ethan Cook and Tyrique Grant-Fagan
Under 15s: Ameile Dennis, Isabelle Fennel, Grace Fennel, Gideon Akinkuolie, David Iliffe, Zavier Moore and Clayton Smith.
All of these RSC athletes did fantastically well to contribute to these overall positions for Team Birmingham:
1st for Under 13 Girls
3rd for Under 13 Boys
3rd for Under 15 Girls,
2nd for Under 15 Boys
RSC athletes had these individual successes:
Gold: Isabel Male (U13G 2 lap, 4 x 2 Lap Relay and Triple Jump), Zavier Moore (U15B 2 lap and 4 x 2 Lap Relay), Gideon Akinkuolie (U15B 4 x 2 Lap Relay), Clayton Smith (U15B 4 x 2 Lap Relay), Tyrique Grant-Fagan (U13B 4 x 1 Lap Relay)
Silver: Clayton Smith (U15B 2 lap), Ameile Dennis (U15G 4 x 2 Lap Relay), Grace Fennell
(4 x 2 Lap Relay)
Bronze: David Iliffe (U15B Shot), Tyrique Grant-Fagan (U13B Triple Jump).
Well done to all the athletes who competed today (and to parents / carers for taking them on Mother’s Day)!
We wish Isabel Male and the U13 Girls Birmingham Team the best of luck for the National Final in Manchester on 14th April.
No Training Tonight
Having looked at the latest weather forecast, we have decided to cancel tonight’s training. Windchill factors of minus 15 plus the possibility of heavy snow later would render training as a counter-productive and somewhat hazardous exercise.
Enjoy the evening and stay warm.
No Taster Session on Thursday
Because of forecast bad weather, we have cancelled the 5 – 6 pm Taster Group on Thursday. We will keep you updated on other groups. Keep checking the website for updates.
The Track is Open for Training Tonight
The track is open tonight for training as usual.
60m Successes
In the Midland Indoor Champs Isabel Male (first year Under 15) continued her sparkling form to take the bronze medal in the Under 15 60m in 8.22 secs. Earlier she had won her heat in 8.22 and her semifinal in 8.17 which is a new PB . The two girls ahead of her are both second year Under 15s. Her 8.17 is getting ever closer to the Club record of 8.11 set by Lois Cresswell back in 1994.
In the same meeting, Gideon Akinkuolie (first year Under 17) recorded 8.11 in his first ever 60m.
Meanwhile Donald Brown (M50) continues his preparations for the European Masters Indoors in Madrid in March by recording times of 7.94 and 7.98 in the 60m in the Loughborough Students AC Open.
All sessions are at the track tonight
John Wilmott sessions have now finished. See you all at the track tonight. 6 – 7.45pm.
Indoor Success this Weekend
Kane Howitt took 3rd place in the 200m Senior Mens A race in the London Senior Games at Lee Valley in a time of 22.35 which is a PB (old indoors PB was 23.47)
Donald Brown (M50) started his 2018 season with times of 7.91 and 8.04 at the same meeting and was competing in the Senior Mens category. Donald, along with Janice Pryce (Triple Jump and Long Jump), is preparing for the European Masters Indoor Champs taking place in Madrid on March 19th to 24th.
Meanwhile at the Midland Counties Indoors Open at Alexander Stadium, Isabel Male (first year U15) set two new PBs of 8.20 and 8.26 in 1st and 3rd places in the 60m (old PB set 2 weeks ago was 8.30). Isabel is getting closer and closer to the Club record of 8.11 which has stood for over 23 years.
In his first ever Indoor Competition, David Iliffe (first year U 17) recorded times of 7.86 and 7.91 in his 60m races. An excellent start to his 2018 season.
Under 11 Fun In Athletics Regional Final
Six RSCAC under 11s were selected to represent Birmingham today in Sportshall Athletics. They all did superbly. The girls team finished in second place and the boys team won.
Well done to all of the Birmingham Team and a special well done to RSCAC athletes: Alfie, Jayden, Joe, Harrison (Boys’ Captain), Evie and Phao.
Sutton Sports Awards Winners
Well done to Katie Ingle (Female Sports Person of the Year), Muninder Singh Hayer (Achievement in Disability Sports) and Isabel Male (Grassroots Junior Person of the Year) for winning prizes at the Sutton Sports Awards last night.
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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