Please be aware that the venues for the 1st and last UAG YDL have swapped. They have been updated so that they are correct on the ‘fixtures’ page.
These are the correct venues:
YDL Upper Age Group (Under 17 and Under 20 age groups) – Division North/East 1B
There were good team results at the National Road Relays in Sutton Park on Saturday, which confirmed the improvement all-round for the club at the Road relays in recent years.
Compared to the Midlands Relays, conditions were not optimal for the runners, very sunny with warm temperature over 20 degrees Celsius, but great for spectators.
The women’s team finished in 30th position out of 46 finishing teams. 
Katie Ingle ran the fastest short leg for the club (14th Fastest SL overall) in 18:16; whilst Georgia Curry ran the fastest long leg in 33:04. There were also excellent runs from Rachel Thebridge, Melissa Woodward, Helen Elsoueidi and Emily Campion.
Results here.
The men’s team finished in 51st position out of 63 finishing teams, its 2nd best finish in the last 5 years.
Shaun Evans ran a great first leg to place the team in 29th position, with a time of 27:51.
Alex Jones ran the quickest short leg in 17:17.
There were also strong runs from Oliver Harradence (28:43) and Paul Terleski (18:43).
Other runners in the team were Rob Andrews, Dave Long, Thomas Chew, Stephen Pitt, Colin McAuley, Trevor Lewis, Mark Rickards and Fred Tremblay.
A few runners used the relays as preparation for the London Marathon, we wish them good luck !
Results here.
A few words from the Senior Men’s team manager Steve Marklew
“Can I take this opportunity to thank ALL runners who competed in the Midland & / or the National events, particularly those who came in at short notice to cover withdrawals or were willing to swap leg times / from short to long legs etc. Such willingness makes the life of team manager slightly easier when having to change things around.”
Well done to everyone who competed, all runners are grateful for our supporters to the tune of “Come On Sutton” around the local course.
Photos courtesy of the racephotos website.
Videos of the finish from racephotos youtube channel here.
RSCAC hammer throwers were on show on Saturday:
Well done everyone! (Especially Meghan.)
Isabel Male, u 13 girl achieved a new club record in her 60 m debut (8.5 seconds). Isabel recorded the second best time of the day in heat 3 of the 60 m race. Moving up the rankings, to heat 1 in the 100 m, she recorded the best time of the day 13.46 seconds.
Aaron Oshenye, u 13 boy ran well in both the 60 m and 100 m, very narrowly missing out on personal best times.
Daniel Olatundun, u 15 boy ran 8.01 seconds in his 60 m debut. Daniel achieved a considerable improvement in his time for the 100 m, a PB 12.25 seconds.
Rachel Iliffe, u 20 women, achieved a PB in both her 60 m and 100 m race.
A great start to the season!
There are no jumps and hurdles tonight because of tomorrow’s Sportshall.
From next Friday (17th March) we will be back outside at Wyndley, 5.30 – 7pm.
Last Saturday, 4 RSCAC athletes represented Team Birmingham in the Regional Sportshall Final. Charlotte, Daniel, Isabel and Rhianna all performed amazingly. Their performances led to the Under 13 Girls finishing second overall and the Under 13 Boys finished as overall champions!
The victory for the Under 13 Boys means that Daniel will go to Manchester next month to compete in the National Sportshall Final. Good luck Daniel!
Massive news for Royal Sutton…
On Saturday 18th February our U15 boys team were Club Connect relay WINNERS at the Barclaycard Arena in the Birmingham Grand Prix. It was a thrilling 4 x 200m relay race with a very close finish. We are extremely proud of Daniel, Matthew, Connor and Joe, who won £250 prize money for the club. (Photo below.)
Our other relay teams were out in force too. The U13 girls of Izzy, Zara, Charlotte and Caitlin finished in second. The U13 boys of Aaron, Zak, Oliver and Praise were 5th. The U15 girls team finished 6th (Jess, Charlotte, Lucy and Elsa). The U17 girls team of Jenny, Emma, Rachel and Caitlin were 5th, as were the U17 boys (Cameron, Sam, James and Ben). Well done everyone!
Congratulations to Team Birmingham who won the ‘Under 11 Fun In Athletics’ Regional Sportshall Final today. 6 RSCAC Under 11s were part of the victorious team. Very well done to: Cameron, Charlotte, Joshua, Harrison N, Harrison S and Scott.
Would you be able to help the club out by officiating at some club events? We need some parents/ carers/ willing supporters to help out with raking pits, measuring throws and jumps and positioning athletes at the end of races. If you think you would be able to help the club out at a few competitions in the summer, it would be great if you could go on an officiating course. Details of dates and venues can be found here: http://www.englandathletics.org/courses.aspx?siteSectionId=33&postCode=Postcode&distance=5®ion=000100010002001400030003&keyword=&courseType=0001300000030013&page=2
We get valuable points for all the officials we provide at each meeting.
The club will pay for you to do the course.
If you would like to discuss this further, please go to the coffee bar any Tuesday or Thursday and ask to speak to Ernie, Katie or Meg.
We now have all the league dates for the summer. Get them in your diaries pronto! Pay special attention to the meetings that are to be held at Wyndley as we will need extra support at these. (28th May, 19 July and 5th Aug.)
Heart of England (Under 11 age group to Under 17 age group for male and to senior women for female) – Div 2
YDL Lower Age Group (Under 13 and Under 15 age groups) Division North/East 1A
YDL Upper Age Group (Under 17 and Under 20 age groups) – Division North/East 1B
Senior Midlands Men’s and Women’s League Div 3
Midlands Masters League
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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