A 53rd place finish for Royal Sutton at the National Road Relays at beautiful Clumber Park today. Well done to the team of Nick Corker, Dave Long, Russell Simpson, Simon Corker, Steve Marklew and Fred Tremblay.
Race photos are available on Bryan Dale’s website here and videos and lots more are available on the athleticos website here
Well done to Matt Stenson who recorded a PB of 3.13.36 in the Chester Marathon on Sunday. This slashed a massive 14 minutes off his previous best set in Brighton in April. The time gives Matt an automatic “Good for Age” place in the London Marathon, joining a group of 11 club members who have achieved this in the last 12 months.
Well done to everyone who competed in the first West Midlands Young Athletes fixture at Hatton, Warwick. In perfect cross country conditions (sunshine and lots of mud!) our young runners did the club proud. In particular, there were top 20 finishes for the following:
There were also lots of runners competing for the 1st time for the club who ran brilliantly.
In the team races the top performances came from the U11 girls, who finished in 2nd place and the U15 girls who were 3rd. The full results are available here.
The next race is on 11 November at Wolverhampton. Make sure the date is in the diary and let’s have a great turnout!
On Saturday the senior men dusted down the winter spikes and travelled to Walsall Arboretum for the first cross country race of the season. The team of Dave Long, Fred Tremblay, Simon Corker and Nick Corker battled through the mud to finish 14th out of the 39 teams competing.
There were great performances by four of our athetes at the Nottingham Half Marathon today. Russell Simpson was the 1st runner home in a PB of 1.18.28. Kate McBrien and Andrea Deathridge both recorded great sub 1.30 times, with Kate finishing in 1.27.54 and Andrea finishing in 1.29.02. Clive Sayer was the 2nd over 65 finishing in a time of 1.39.18. The provisional results are available here. Well done all!
According to an article in Athletics Weekly the National Road Relays are back on. The venue is yet to be confirmed but is described as being at a “magnificent private estate about an hour north of Birmingham.” The young athletes event, which was scheduled for the same weekend, will be moved to April. The article is available here.
Update: The Senior Men’s and Women’s races are back on at Clumber Park, Notts. For further details click here.
The National Road Relays, which were due to take place in Sutton Park on 13/14 October, have been cancelled. This is a result of an outbreak of e coli 0157 which has been linked directly to Sutton Park. A full statement from the ERRA is available here.
Well done to the athletes and coaches who were awarded prizes at the Annual Awards evening on Friday. It was great to celebrate some fantastic performances from the last 12 months. In particular, congratulations to Bunny Kyd who was awarded honorary life membership for his great contributions to the club. Details of the winners of the major club awards are listed below:
Come and celebrate a successful year for Royal Sutton. The annual presentation evening takes place this Friday (21st September) at the All Saints Church Centre on Belwell Lane, Four Oaks (7.30-11pm). Awards will be given to athletes in each age group. Tickets are still available from the coffee bar and cost £6 each, to include a disco and jacket potato. Family discounts are available.
Also, make sure you vote for your “Athletes Athlete Award.” This is an award chosen by you for the athlete you feel deserves this recognition. You can vote at the coffee bar. This years nominees, who have been chosen by their coaches are:
Hannah Smith; Georgia Curry; Shaun Evans; Theo Larcombe; Roy Humpherson; Eleanor Williams; Russell Simpson; Katie Ingle; Charlie Hornby and Kieran Smith
See you all on Friday!
More photos of the Little Aston 5 are now available on our FLICKR pages. A link to the new photos is available here.
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