Category: Race Notices

A number of our athletes will be representing Warwickshire this weekend at the Inter Counties XC Championships at Cofton Park, Birmingham.   The races will be televised on Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3 from 11am.  A preview of the race is available here.  Good luck to everyone competing!

A date for the diaries.  The Little Aston 5, which is organised by Royal Sutton, will be taking place this year on Sunday 2 September.  Further details will be posted on the website in due course.

Another 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 finishes.  Race information is available here.

There is also indoor athletics taking place at the NIA on Sunday, with the 2nd Midland Indoor Open.  Details are available here.

For the armchair athlete there is some top quality athletics on TV.  The Birmingham Aviva Grand Prix is being shown live on BBC1 from 1pm.  Iplayer coverage now available here.

Good luck to everyone competing!

The last senior men’s league race of the season takes place this Saturday in Cheltenham.  Race information is available here.

The team will be meeting at the Clubhouse for a 12 noon depart.  Please contact Steve Marklew if you require further information.

(Photo from race 1 by Brian Smith – www.westmidlandsrunningscene.co.uk).

If you are a member of Midland Masters it is still not to late to enter the 5 mile handicap being held at Chelmsley Wood on the 5th February. Click here for an entry form.

The senior men are back in action this weekend in the 3rd league race of the season at Coventry Godiva.  The team is currently one place above the relegation zone, with a slender 7 point lead over OWLS.

Full race details are available here.  Meet up at the clubhouse for a 12.30 depart.  Please contact Steve Marklew if you require further information.

(Photo from Race 1 courtesy of Brian Smith).

The Warwickshire Cross Country Championships are taking place on 7 January at Solihull Sixth Form College.  The event information is available here.  A course map is available here.  Please liaise directly with your coach regarding meet up times, etc.  Good luck on the 7th!

The dates for next years Vets T&F meetings are now available:

• Wednesday 2nd May at Telford
• Wednesday 30th May at Stoke
• Wednesday 27th June at Burton
• Wednesday 25th July at RSC
• Final on Saturday 15th September at Birchfield

All club vet/masters members can compete in this league either as a scorer or a guest. Meetings start at 7.00pm. Once the timetable/program for each meeting is published we will make this available.