The results are in for the Runner’s World 26.2 challenge – unfortunately it wasn’t good news for our own Paul Davey. After a week of tireless campaigning and despite over 4,000 votes being cast in his favour he was pipped to the post in a photo finish. It must have been very close, with the lead changing hands countless times in the last 24 hours of voting.
Thanks to everyone for the support – he definitely had the whole club behind him!
More great results from the weekend, with the senior men putting in a strong performance at muddy Burbage Common. The A team finished 3rd and the B team won the B team race.
Everyone ran superbly and it was great to have another strong turnout with 18 runners competing. Ollie Haradence had a great run to finish in 4th place, whilst Chris Taylor and Tom Chew also ran particularly well, improving significantly on their placings in the 1st race. Well done everyone!
Thanks to Phil Pollock for helping with the officiating and to our small band of supporters who cheered us on in the cold. Your support is much appreciated.
The results are available on the Birmingham XC website.
And if you haven’t done so already, spread the word and VOTE PAUL DAVEY
Please spread the word and keep voting for Paul in his bid to win a place and get coached for the Paris Marathon in the Runner’s World and Asics 26.2 challenge. It’s neck and neck, and Paul desperately needs more votes!
To vote, click the below link, scroll down and vote next to his name (and dodgy photo)
Our women had a great day in Wolverhampton finishing in 4th place out of 33 teams in their second league fixture. Running against the best distance runners in the region Katie Ingle finished 9th, Megan McBrien 27th, Larna Partridge 34th and Andrea Deathridge 41st.
The results are available here and photos are available on the Mudrunner Photography FLICKR page
Well done to all the athletes who competed in the XC at Halesowen today. There was some great running on a really testing hilly course. In particular, congratulations to Alex Stapleton who won the U11 boys race and Georgia Curry who won the U15 girls race.
There was also a great team victory for the U11 girls with Tamysn Booth finishing 3rd, Lucy Corker 6th, Holly Tyson 7th, Lucia Cantone 13th and Milly Fidkin 21st. Special mention also to Emily Sandbrook who lost a shoe early in the race but still managed to finish 32nd!
The U11 boys ran superbly to finish 2nd in their team race. Joseph Martin (4th), Ryley Thomas (20th), Matthew Greenaway (21st) and Daniel Olatundun (30th) were the other scorers for the team.
Shaun Evans had a great run to finish 10th in the U17 men’s race, whilst there were top 20 finishes for a number of other athletes – Melissa Adkins was 14th and Ellen Humpherston was 15th in the U13 girls race, Grace Stirland was 19th in the U15 girls race and Molly Rees was 17th in the U17 women’s race.
Overall the club finished 5th on the day out of 19 clubs and is in 4th place after 3 races. The full results are available on the WMYACCL website. Photos taken by Marc Kirsten are available on our FLICKR page. Well done to everyone who ran!
The next race is at the Pingles (Nuneaton) on 19th January.
Support Royal Sutton’s Paul Davey in his bid to win a place and get coached for the Paris Marathon in the Runner’s World and Asics 26.2 challenge. Please vote by clicking the below link, scrolling down and voting next to his name.
The winners for last Thursday’s 100 club draw were :-
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks for your support! Don’t forget the £100 Draw on Thursday 19th December – please speak to John Mills or ask at the coffee bar if you’d like to take part.
The U11 training squad and “Brian’s stars” will be heading to Cannock Chase on Sunday 22 December for a festive and fun training run across the Chase. Meeting at 8.50am at the clubhouse (for a 9am departure) the group will be heading over to Milford for a run (with lots of singing – Jingle bells, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, etc), followed by lunch at the Barley Mow Restaurant and a return for approx. 2.45pm. The cost is £8 and parents/helpers would be more than welcome.
Please speak to Martin Phipps or Brian Higson if you want to go or if you require further details.
There’s a busy weekend ahead with all our cross country teams in action. On Saturday the senior men compete at Burbage Common, whilst the senior women travel to Wolverhampton. Both teams are hoping to build on their strong start to the season (with both teams in 4th place in their respective leagues).
On Sunday the junior teams are in action in the 3rd West Midlands Young Athletes match at Halesowen.
The race details are available below:
Good luck to everyone racing!
The club entered two teams in the BMAF Cross Country relays championships in Derby on Saturday.
The 2-lap race took place around Moorways Stadium on a 3k undulating and twisty course, in chilly conditions.
After being in a strong 11th position after Leg 1 and moving up to 9th after Leg 2, the M35 team finished in a credible 15th position out of 20 teams.
The M45 team finished 10th in their category, with very strong performances from John Fletcher and Simon Corker.
Well done to all, especially Gethin Rees for one of his first outings for the club and a good time too.
The full results can be found here:
M35 team:
Paul Terleski 11’22
Fred Tremblay 11’00
Simon Ralph 12’14
Gethin Rees 12’45
Subodh Dave 12’35
M45 team
Paul Jenkins 13’50
Simon Corker 11’24
Matt Stenson 13’28
John Fletcher 12’14
Richard Lewis 14’00
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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