Results

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Midland Veterans Track and Field – 2 May

We had two new club records at the Midland Veterans track and field match at Telford.  Janice Pryce set a new club W50 record in the High Jump with her 1.25m clearance. Meanwhile, Gordon Chapman set our first ever club M80 record with his time of 15.56.9 in the 2000m Walk. Well done Janice and Gordon.

There were a number of other great performances on the night with victories for Janice Pryce and Sandra McDonald in the 100m, Graham Felton in the shot putt and 100m and Nick Corker in the 1500m.  Fleur O’Brien, Liz Bonner and Tony Hinchley competed well in a number of events and Beryl Chapman and David Price had good performances in the 2000m walk and javelin respectively.
The results are available here.  The next match is on the 30 May in Stoke – put the date in your diaries.
Rascasse Race Notices

Senior League Track and Field – 5 May

The 1st Senior League Track & Field match of the season is now upon us this Saturday at Sutton in Ashfield, with the second match taking place at our home ground, Wyndley, on 27th May!

After two challenging years we are looking at fielding our strongest possible field of athletes for this crucial first meeting.  It’s very easy to score points…a great way to get race fitness…overall an opportunity not to miss.

Lifts will be provided from the club house on Saturday morning at around 12.  For more info, contact John Topliss or Fred Tremblay.

Full programme and times here.

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Milton Keynes Marathon/Stratford Half Marathon – 29 April

A number of insane brave Sutton runners competed in atrocious conditions at the Milton Keynes Marathon and Stratford Half Marathon yesterday.  At Milton Keynes Paul Jenkins completed the course in 3.31 and Mark Rickards got a PB with a 3.37 finish – both great achievements given the weather.  At Stratford the weather was described as the worst in the 30 years of the event.  Andrea Deathridge was our 1st runner home in 1.31 (not far off a PB), with Clare Davis (2.18), Pete Wells (2.18) and Sarah Smewin (2.27).

RSCAC Admin General Info

RSCAC team kit

Really look the part at club competitions — order new club kit using the order form below. All items are branded with the ‘Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club’ logo.

Please return the attached form, together with payment, to the coffee bar or Liz Bonner (Sprint Coach).

RSCAC kit order form

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Practical Steeplechase Workshop – 2 May

England Athletics is holding a Practical Steeplechase Workshop at Royal Sutton on Wednesday 2 May at 6.15pm.  The workshop is open to all coaches and athletes and is being given by Spencer Duval (UKA, and former Royal Sutton athlete) and supported by Geoff James (ACM West Midlands). The workshop is free of charge and there will be a light training run before the workshop begins.  For further information contact Geoff James on geoffjamesathletics@sky.com

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Matthew Pennant – UK Under 13 Boys Speed Bounce Champion!

Well done to Chrissie, Hannah, Kane and Matthew, who all performed superbly at the UK Sportshall Final which was held at the NEC yesterday.  Chrissie and Hannah both got PBs. Hannah (Under 15 age group) was 5th= in the Vertical Jump and 8th= in the Speed Bounce.  Bearing in mind that this makes her 5th and 8th IN THE UK, that’s most impressive.  Similarly, Chrissie finished 5th in the Under 13 shot.  Both Kane and Matthew came home with gold medals; Kane for his cracking leg in the Under 15 4 x 2 lap relay and Matthew for winning the Under 13 Vertical Jump with a massive leap of 71cm.  Well done to all 4 athletes. The Birmingham teams finished well overall; with the Under 13 Girls coming 4th, the Under 13 Boys coming 2nd, the Under 15 Girls were 2nd and the Under 15 Boys came 5th in a very competitive competition.

Full Results here.

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London Marathon – 22 April

Well done to the twelve Royal Sutton athletes who completed the London Marathon today.  The 1st runner home for the club was Dave Long who finished in 2 hours 48 minutes, knocking a massive 4 minutes off his PB.  Russell Simpson, Mark Bridges and Colin McAuley (on his first marathon) all comfortably beat the 3 hour mark.  Kate McBrien was the first lady home in 3 hours 21 minutes.  The times for all our runners are shown below:

  • Mark Bridges – 2.50.10
  • Alison Evetts – 4.28.41
  • John Fletcher – 3.12.43
  • Clive Hackforth – 3.32.16
  • Dave Long – 2.48.29
  • Sarah McNulty – 5.10.16
  • Steve Marklew – 3.22.48
  • Colin McAuley – 2.54.56
  • Kate McBrien – 3.21.50
  • Russell Simpson – 2.49.14
  • Chris Taylor – 3.22.29
  • Paul Terleski – 3.18.20

Photo of Dave Long from ERRA National Road Relays courtesy of www.racephotos.org.uk