Royal Sutton Coldfield AC

November 14, 2013 RSCAC Admin Race Notices

It’s Sportshall again this Friday

The second Sportshall (indoor athletics) match takes place this Friday at Stockland Green Leisure Centre, Slade Road, Erdington from 7-9.45pm. There are competitions (races and relays, standing jumps, speed bounce, chest pushes, etc, etc) for the U11, U13 and U15 age groups (school years 5 to 10) – it’s lots of fun!

If you are competing wear shorts, a club vest or Royal blue T-shirt and trainers and bring some safety pins and a drink.

If you want more details please speak to Tony Ashford, Megan Evans or Fiona Smith. A link to the Birmingham Sportshall website is here.

Good luck everyone!

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 RSCAC Admin Race reports

Birmingham XC League – 9 November

The senior men had a solid start to their league season with the A team finishing 4th and the B team winning the B race. There were great performances by everyone and it was particularly pleasing to have 19 Royal Sutton athletes out braving the mud.

Standout performances came from Paul Davey, who scored for the A team for the 1st time, and Vikram Balachandar, who was narrowly pipped to the last A team place. There were also great league debuts for Tom Chew and Liam Sparrock. The individual placings were as follows:

A team: Nick Corker (5th), Ollie Harradence (6th), Fred Tremblay (30th), Paul Terleski (46th), Paul Davey (48th) and Simon Corker (55th).

B team: Vikram Balachandar (56th), Chris Taylor (62nd), Colin McAuley (77th), Tom Chew (83rd), Liam Sparrock (84th) and Russell Simpson (101st).

C team: John Fletcher (112th), Dave Liddall (146th), Simon Ralph (153rd), Subodh Dave (158th), Richard Lewis (192nd), Paul Jenkins (213th) and Matt Stenson (217th).

The full results are available here. Photos are available on the Mudrunner Photography website here.

November 10, 2013November 10, 2013 RSCAC Admin Race reports

Midland Women’s XC League – 9 November

The senior women had a fantastic start to the league season, with a 4th place finish (out of 37 teams) at a muddy Newbold Comyn, Leamington. In a top quality field there were great runs by Katie Ingle (10th), Megan McBrien (24th), Larna Partridge (43rd), Amy Johnson (59th) and Vici Richardson.

The results are available here. The photo is from the Mudrunner Photography collection here.

November 6, 2013November 5, 2013 RSCAC Admin Race Notices

This weekend’s cross country

The senior men and women kick off their XC league campaigns this weekend at Newbold Comyn, Leamington. The women race at 1.30, the men race at 2.30.

For those who have not run at Leamington before, the course is “a good challenge” and includes a bit of mud, a steep energy sapping hill and a stream crossing. Click here to see the senior men tackle the stream last year. The course is being run anticlockwise this year.

Race information is available on the Birmingham XC League website here. Good luck everyone!

November 3, 2013 RSCAC Admin Race reports

English Cross Country Relays – Junior races

Our junior athletes were in fine form at the English Cross Country Relays at Mansfield yesterday. In the U13 girls race the A team of Melissa Adkins, Ellen Humpherston and Rachel White finished in a fantastic 34th place, whilst the B team of Caitlin White, Lucy Ollerenshaw and Georgia Platt finished 52nd. In the U15 girls race the team of Rebecca Evans, Libby Dunne and Emma Greenaway finished 70th. Well done everyone!

There is video coverage of all the races on the Athleticos website here.

The photo is from the Mudrunner Sports Photography Facebook page here.

November 3, 2013November 3, 2013 Rascasse Race reports

English Cross Country Relays – Senior races

RSCAC entered two senior teams at the English Cross Country Relays at Berry Hill, in Mansfield.

On a muddy course full of trickery, the Senior Men ‘A’ team finished in 62nd place (out of 157 teams), in a time of 1:12:55.30, which is the highest finish, and fastest time for the club in 9 years. Well done to Ollie and Nick for their super-fast times, we hope you keep that pace going into the first league cross country next week.

Ollie Harradence – 0:17:01.50
Nick Corker – 0:17:10.15
Fred Tremblay – 0:18:52.05
Paul Terleski – 0:19:51.60

The ‘B’ team finished in a very good 126th place, with Tom Chew showing that he is in good form clocking 18’52.05, and John Fletcher demonstrating that he is getting back to his best.

Tom Chew – 0:18:52.05
Simon Ralph – 0:22:08.30
John Fletcher – 0:20:45.20
Subhodh Dave – 0:21:34.60

The full results can be found here.

Well done to all!

November 2, 2013November 1, 2013 RSCAC Admin General Info

Little Aston 5 T shirts available for purchase

We have some Little Aston 5 souvenir T-shirts available to purchase. These would make ideal training tops and are available from the coffee bar. They cost £5 for 1 or £8 for 2.

November 2, 2013November 1, 2013 RSCAC Admin General Info

100 club

There are two 100 club draws coming up – the November draw with a top prize of £50, and the December draw with a single prize of £100. If you would like to take part in the draws there are still balls available. Please speak to John Mills or ask for details at the coffee bar. More information is also available on our 100 club page here.

October 30, 2013 RSCAC Admin General Info

Donald Brown with his gold medal

Here’s a photo of Donald with his gold medal won in the 4x100m at the Masters World Championships.

October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 RSCAC Admin Race reports

Cinderpath Run – 27 October

There were 3 Royal Sutton runners in the top 8 at the Cinderpath Run today. Tom Chew, who joined the club in the summer, finished in an excellent 3rd place. Chris Taylor finished 5th, whilst junior runner Alex Blackham had a superb run to finish 8th.

2013 Cinder Path Start — Chris Taylor and Alex Blackham at the start.

The full results are available here. Well done all!