The July 100 club draw took place in the club house on Thursday evening. The winners were:
Five new members took out balls in our July draw – however there are still plenty more available. Anyone interested in joining the 100 club should talk to Phil Pollock. The next draw will take place in November.
To coincide with the launch of the London Olympics, Royal Sutton is pleased to announce additional summer holiday athletics sessions for children aged 8-15 years. The courses are designed to give children a fun introduction to athletics.
Royal Sutton will be running a free morning (9 am – 12 midday) or afternoon (1 pm -4 pm) of athletics on Monday 13 August at Wyndley.
The club will also be running two 3 day programmes, also at Wyndley Leisure Centre. The first programme will run from 6-8 August and the second will run from 20-22 August. The cost of the 3 programme is £30 and the course runs from 10am to 2.30pm daily.
You can book all sessions at Wyndley Leisure Centre (0121 464 7742). Places are strictly limited so book quickly before all the places are taken!
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| Janice Pryce (W50 Triple Jump) BR ! |
Nick Corker (M35 1500m) |
David Price (M70 Javelin) |
Earlier today, 20 members of R.S.C.A.C. got to see a selection of athletes from the Jamaican Track and Field team. The Jamaican athletes’ training session was opened to carefully picked members of the public as well as the media. Athletes present included: Dominique Blake (female 400m women), Shericka Williams (female 400m), Novlene Williams-Mills (female 400m), Jermaine Gonzales (male 400m), Edino Steele (male 400m), Errol Nolan (male 400m), Damar Forbes (male long jump) and Jason Morgan (male discus).
Seeing the athletes up close was amazing and their speed was phenomenal. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric; with all spectators being given a Jamaican flag and reggae music blasting from the sound system. Levi Roots of ‘Raggae Raggae Sauce’ fame was also on site to cheer the athletes along.
All the R.S.C.A.C members present now truly have the Olympic spirit and cannot wait for the games to kick off on Friday.
Fiona and myself have just attended a coaching conference with the head coaches of the USA Track and Field team (Amy Deem and Andrew Valmon). 110m hurdler and world leader this year, Aries Merritt was also on the panel; telling us some of the secrets as to why he is so good. It was an insightful evening. Thanks to the organisers and the Americans for giving up their time. I’ll also now be cheering on Aries as well as team GB!
A number of athletes won medals at the Midland Championships at Leicester at the weekend:
Other RSC athletes competing were Theo Larcombe, Georgia Curry and Lydia Sergiew. Full results are available on the Midland Counties AA website here.
Well done to everyone.
John Topliss
Royal Sutton’s senior men took the honours at the Worcester Pitchcroft 10k today. Ollie Harradence won the overall race in a time of 33.00 minutes and Simon Corker won the Veterans race in a PB of 36.10. Paul Terleski finished in 6th place and Colin McAuley also finished well up the field. Well done guys!
The next 100 club prize draw takes place on Thursday 26 July after training. If you’re interested in taking part please ask at the coffee bar or speak to Phil Pollock. Further information is available here.
The two day Sutton Coldfield Community Games is taking place today and tomorrow (14th and 15th July) at Wyndley leisure centre and athletics track. It’s on from 11 am – about 9 pm each day. Throughout the 2 days there are opportunities to try loads of different sports. The athletics slots are 1 – 3pm on both days, when sprints and long jump are on offer. For more info click here.
If you’d like to come and help Bunny Kyd, Katie and Hannah Jennings and Meg Evans with the coaching, please get to the track at 12:45 either on Saturday or Sunday. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks. Have a good weekend! Good luck to those competing in the Midlands Champs.
BBC Four is running a great athletics programme ‘Born to run’ which is available on BBC iPlayer until 20th July here.
“Former Irish athlete and 5,000m world champion Eamonn Coghlan travels to Kenya’s highlands to meet Brother Colm O’Connell, a modest priest who played a major role in fostering Kenyan distance running and who is now considered one of the world’s top athletics coaches. Watching him train the 800m world-record holder David Rudisha, Eamonn observes at first-hand his unlikely but lasting legacy. Part travelogue, part tribute, the documentary also features an interview with Eamonn’s childhood hero, the great Olympic athlete Kip Keino “
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