Notices about upcoming races.
Another date for the diaries – The Little Aston 5 mile road race and 2 mile fun run (which is organised by Royal Sutton Coldfield AC) will take place this year on Sunday 31 August. Further details are available on our Little Aston 5 page and entry forms will be posted on the site in due course.
If anyone is able to help organise the event please speak to John Mills.
The final Sportshall indoor athletics match of the winter takes place this Friday at Stockland Green Leisure Centre, Slade Road, Erdington from 7-9.45pm. There are competitions (races and relays, standing jumps, speed bounce, chest pushes, etc, etc) for the U11, U13 and U15 age groups (school years 5 to 10)
If you are competing wear shorts, a club vest or Royal blue T-shirt and trainers and bring some safety pins and a drink.
If you’d like to compete or want more details please speak to Tony Ashford, Megan Evans or Fiona Smith. A link to the Birmingham Sportshall website is here.
It’s the blue riband event of the cross country year this weekend with the National XC Championships taking place at Wollaton Park, Nottingham. We have athletes competing across the age groups. Have a great race everyone and enjoy the mud!
Good luck to our teams competing in the Medley Relay at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix tomorrow. The races are on at 12.23 and 12.28. If you’re going get there early to cheer them on!
All our distance teams compete in the final league matches of the season this weekend. On Saturday the senior men race at Coundon Park, Coventry whilst the women race at Pittville Park, Cheltenham. Both will be hoping to end their seasons with strong performances. On Sunday our Young Athletes will be competing at Perry Park, with many individuals and teams chasing medals.
The sensible athletes will be escaping the rain and competing indoors. The Midland Indoor Championships are taking place at the NIA, whilst the British Indoor Championships take place in Sheffield (where Nicholas Pryce is competing in the 200m). You can follow the action on the British Athletics website which has live streaming the British Champs on both Saturday and Sunday.
Good luck to everyone competing!!!
It’s Sportshall indoor athletics again this Friday at Stockland Green Leisure Centre, Slade Road, Erdington from 7-9.45pm. There are competitions (races and relays, standing jumps, speed bounce, chest pushes, etc, etc) for the U11, U13 and U15 age groups (school years 5 to 10) – it’s lots of fun!
If you are competing wear shorts, a club vest or Royal blue T-shirt and trainers and bring some safety pins and a drink.
If you’d like to compete or want more details please speak to Tony Ashford, Megan Evans or Fiona Smith. A link to the Birmingham Sportshall website is here.
Good luck to all the young athletes competing at Nuneaton tomorrow. The forecast looks ok so it should make for a great day – at least there’ll be no snow this year!
Race details are available on the WMYACCL website.
The senior XC teams are back in league action this weekend with the men travelling to Wyken Croft Park (Coventry) and the women competing in Droitwich. Both teams will be hoping for a little less mud this weekend! Race details
There’s also cross country on TV with BBC1 showing the Great Edinburgh International XC from 1.15pm.
Good luck to everyone competing!
2014 kicks off with a big weekend of action for the club with the cross country county championships taking place on Saturday.
The Warwickshire County Championships take place at Halesowen. The course, which was used for the recent Young Athletes meeting, is likely to be both hilly and muddy. Details are available on the Warwickshire County AA website: Essential Information and Full Programme
The Staffordshire County Championships take place at Stafford Common. Details are available on the Staffordshire Athletics website.
Good luck to everyone competing!
There’s a busy weekend ahead with all our cross country teams in action. On Saturday the senior men compete at Burbage Common, whilst the senior women travel to Wolverhampton. Both teams are hoping to build on their strong start to the season (with both teams in 4th place in their respective leagues).
On Sunday the junior teams are in action in the 3rd West Midlands Young Athletes match at Halesowen.
The race details are available below:
Good luck to everyone racing!
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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