Save the date for this year’s presentation evening. Friday 6th October, 7pm for a 7.30pm start. This year we have a new venue: The Pavillion, Moor Lane, B6 7AA. We will let you know when tickets are available.
No training on Friday
There is no training on Friday because the track is being used to set up for the Sutton Community Games, which takes place this weekend.
The Sutton Community Games is taking place at Wyndley this weekend. All the sport clubs of Sutton will be there offering a chance for you to try their sport. You can come and try the long jump from 2 – 3pm on Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is welcome so bring your friends and family.
Midland Veteran League – 7 June
The Midland veteran league meeting took place at Alexander Stadium on Wednesday.
Some great performances from the 13 athletes who turned out for us with several World Class performances !
There were several PBs and one new Club record .
Lorna Foster set a new W50 Club record of 29.40m with the 3Kg Hammer.
Personal Bests were set yesterday by :
Fiona Smith 2000m Walk.
Paul Jenkins 3000m.
Paul Baker 200m and 800m.
Daniel Musson 800m.
A big thanks to our officials: Ruth, Nigel and Phil.
The next meeting is at Burton on Wednesday 28th June.
John Topliss
Change of venue for YDL Upper Age Group
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
- Sun 30 April – Telford
- Sun 28 May – RSCAC
- Sun 25 June – Tipton
ERRA National Road Relays – 8 March
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.
Results from throws group at MCAA 3rd open meeting, Alexander stadium 18th March
RSCAC hammer throwers were on show on Saturday:
- Chrissie Prince, U20 3rd
- Sherri Smart, Senior 2nd
- James Ward, U17 6th, New PB 26.03 metres
- Meghan Sharman, U15 2nd, New PB and Club Record of 33.01 metres.
Well done everyone! (Especially Meghan.)
New Club Record and Personal Best times for Royal Sutton sprinters at MCAA 3rd indoor meeting, Alexander stadium 19th March
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!
Friday’s jumps and hurdles
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.
Sportshall Regional Final
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!
Club Connect Relay Victory
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!
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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