Three SAC runners competed in the first ever running of the 'Powis Arms Bury Ditches Hill Race' in Lydbury North on Sunday 26th September. Although the field was small with only 23 finishers, this was a fantastic event, well organised, well marshalled and held in conjunction with the Powis Arms Beer Festival.
On a challenging 5.7 mile course the results were as follows:
2 Steve Waters 43.35
3 Steve Turk 44.25
5 Chris Wakeman 45.42
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Shropshire Young Athletes League Cross Country
Clear bright skies and good racing conditions welcomed the seasons opener of the Shropshire Young Athlete Cross Country league held at Adams' Grammar School Newport.
With a handful of debutants wearing the club colours of Shrewsbury AC for the first time on the mud, there was a good depth to the squad in most age categories.
For the first time in number of seasons a full team was fielded in the first event of the day, the U15Girls race over 3000m.
Emily Mitchell and Charlotte Westwood were joined by Chloe Everall in her fist outing for the club. Emily stuck with the early pace, settling in with a chase group to finish in a good 10th position. Charlotte and Chloe raced together for the majority to finish and 16th and 17th positions, which was good enough to put the team comfortably in 3rd place overall.
Hoping to continue last seasons great XC form were the U15Boys duo of Ben Ashcroft and George Speakman, both of whom have come off successful track seasons too. They were joined by new member and Triathlete Ryan Cullen.
The great racing surface suited Ben & George who pulled away from the field together strongly, before Ben kicked for home with 500m to go.
A one-two finish for Shrewsbury with Ryan racing strongly in 7th position puts the trio top of the pile in the team event, and looking good.
One of the fastest races of the day saw Maya Richardson run a very competitive race throughout as the sole SAC competitor in the U11Girls. A 6th place finish was well earned by taking the race on early, and there was only 3 seconds separating fourth to sixth positions, so surely more to come from Maya.
The loss of 2 athletes through illness prevented a full U11Boys team being fielded. The trio of Fergus Stevens, Archie Hale & Sebastian Westwood put in a strong team performance to lie 4th team overall which is great going in the circumstances. Fergus had his best race thus far for SAC finishing strongly in 6th (or 9th?!), while the debutants Archie and Sebastian in 15th & 22nd place both competed keenly to earn their final positions.
Ellie Hutchings made her bow on the XC scene alongside Katharine Smith who has moved up to the 2000m distance this season.
Smith revelled in the longer course and followed up last years form with a stong run for 7th this time round, only a handful of seconds behind 5th place. Ellie's run
improved as the end neared, and this enabled her to pick off a couple of rivals for a solid run home in 24th.
The final race of the day saw our U13Boys run maturely and as a team. This was rewarded with 2nd team place overall on the day, another solid start.
Led by the reliable Luke Howes in 7th, and Ross Kirby 9th, the duo of Stuart Duff and Freddie Turner (11th & 12th) ran superbly together to pick off numerous
opponents on the two lap course, and contributed excellently to add to the team score.
A strong start to the campaign from all our athletes. The ability to put a full team out was shown to be profitable, and the attitude and determination showed by all on the day bodes well for the remaining races.
With a handful of debutants wearing the club colours of Shrewsbury AC for the first time on the mud, there was a good depth to the squad in most age categories.
For the first time in number of seasons a full team was fielded in the first event of the day, the U15Girls race over 3000m.
Emily Mitchell and Charlotte Westwood were joined by Chloe Everall in her fist outing for the club. Emily stuck with the early pace, settling in with a chase group to finish in a good 10th position. Charlotte and Chloe raced together for the majority to finish and 16th and 17th positions, which was good enough to put the team comfortably in 3rd place overall.
Hoping to continue last seasons great XC form were the U15Boys duo of Ben Ashcroft and George Speakman, both of whom have come off successful track seasons too. They were joined by new member and Triathlete Ryan Cullen.
The great racing surface suited Ben & George who pulled away from the field together strongly, before Ben kicked for home with 500m to go.
A one-two finish for Shrewsbury with Ryan racing strongly in 7th position puts the trio top of the pile in the team event, and looking good.
One of the fastest races of the day saw Maya Richardson run a very competitive race throughout as the sole SAC competitor in the U11Girls. A 6th place finish was well earned by taking the race on early, and there was only 3 seconds separating fourth to sixth positions, so surely more to come from Maya.
The loss of 2 athletes through illness prevented a full U11Boys team being fielded. The trio of Fergus Stevens, Archie Hale & Sebastian Westwood put in a strong team performance to lie 4th team overall which is great going in the circumstances. Fergus had his best race thus far for SAC finishing strongly in 6th (or 9th?!), while the debutants Archie and Sebastian in 15th & 22nd place both competed keenly to earn their final positions.
Ellie Hutchings made her bow on the XC scene alongside Katharine Smith who has moved up to the 2000m distance this season.
Smith revelled in the longer course and followed up last years form with a stong run for 7th this time round, only a handful of seconds behind 5th place. Ellie's run
improved as the end neared, and this enabled her to pick off a couple of rivals for a solid run home in 24th.
The final race of the day saw our U13Boys run maturely and as a team. This was rewarded with 2nd team place overall on the day, another solid start.
Led by the reliable Luke Howes in 7th, and Ross Kirby 9th, the duo of Stuart Duff and Freddie Turner (11th & 12th) ran superbly together to pick off numerous
opponents on the two lap course, and contributed excellently to add to the team score.
A strong start to the campaign from all our athletes. The ability to put a full team out was shown to be profitable, and the attitude and determination showed by all on the day bodes well for the remaining races.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
SAC Running Report 5/9/10
There was success for Shrewsbury Athletic Club athletes following the final events in the Telford Sexarathon Road Race and Summer Fell Race Series.
At the Madeley Matchmaker 5K Race, Pete Middleton stormed to 5th place in a quality field in 16/33, with Kevin Francis 15th in 17/33 and 2nd Vet over 40, Ben Calder 29th in 18/31, then a close duel between three colleagues, with Steve Waters prevailing in 30th place in 18/33, Steve Turk 31st in 18/41 and Paul Clarke 32nd in 18/42 and 2nd Vet over 50.
Overall positions for the Series for Senior Men were, Pete Middleton 3rd , Steve Waters 11th, Ben Calder 12th and Ben Nash 14th. Kevin Francis was 1st overall in the Vet over 40 category, Paul Clarke 1st Vet over 50 and Brian Williams 3rd Vet over 70.
Claire Burgoyne capped an outstanding season with 1st Senior Woman at Madeley and 1st Senior Woman overall for the Series. Until now a track specialist, Claire achieved the highest placing in the Sexarathon for a Shrewsbury AC woman for many years , and in her first season in the Series.
There was triumph for Steve Cale in the final event in the Summer Fell Series at the Ragleth Inn Race, taking 1st place in 26/21, just 4 seconds short of the course record set by Mike James, despite the wet and slippery conditions and a fall on the descent. He takes top spot for the Series. Juan Castillo finished the Series in style with 6th place in 30/39, with the versatile Kevin Francis 11th in 32/33 and taking 2nd Veteran over 40 spot on the night and for the Series. Anna Bartlett fresh from her Snowdon Race success, finished 12th in 32/39 and 1st Lady Vet over 40 on the night and in the Series, ahead of Club Captain Graham Jones 13th in 33/16 and 1st Vet over 50 on the night and in the Series. Gordon Trevor was 69th in 56/37 and 5th Vet over 60.
Up and coming Club star Matthew Marston excelled in a number of recent races, achieving 5th in the Gobowen 5 Mile Race in 28/45, 12th out of almost 350 runners in the popular Ellesmere 10K in 37/10 and 2nd spot in the 4 Mile Hilly Off Road Race at Llangollen.
Two runners travelled to Tywyn on the Welsh coast to compete in the Race the Train event, with Paul Clarke 85th in the Rotary Challenge Race in 1/41/11 and 6th in the Veteran over 50 category and Derek Owen 77th in the Quarry Challenge Race in 51/25 and 7th Veteran over 55.
On the international scene, two club colleagues have been selected to compete for Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships at Budapest on 12th September, Anna Bartlett to compete in the 40 - 45 age group and Grace Chillingworth to compete in the 35 - 40 age group. Anna Bartlett has also been selected to run for Wales at a Home International Fell race at Aonach Mor, near Ben Nevis on 18th September.
The Club now look forward to their next campaign in the North Wales Cross Country League, starting at Colwyn Bay on Saturday 9th October.
Gobowen 5 Mile Results:
5 Matthew Marston 28/45, 20 Sean Hickey 34/13, 25 Duncan Rose 35/29(3rd Vet over 55), 32 Nick Jones 37/22(3rd Vet over 50)
Craig-y-Rhiw Race Results:
12 Anna Bartlett 30/45(1st Female Vet over 40), 23 Nick Jones 33/39(4th Vet over 50)
Elllesmere 10K Results:
12 Matthew Marston 37/10, 34 Tim Viner 38/52, 54 Anna Bartlett 40/08(2nd Female Vet over 40), 68 Andrew Beeston 41/24, 144 Derek Owen 46/55(6th Vet over 55)
Ragleth Inn Fell Race Results:
1 Steve Cale 26/21, 6 Juan Castillo 30/39, 11 Kevin Francis 32/33 (2nd Vet over 40), 12 Anna Bartlett 32/39(1st Female Vet over 40), 13 Graham Jones 33/16(1st Vet over 50), 69 Gordon Trevor 56/37(5th Vet over 60)
Madeley Matchmaker 5K Results:
5 Pete Middleton 16/33, 15 Kevin Francis 17/33(2nd Vet over 40), 29 Ben Calder 18/31, 30 Steve Waters 18/33, 31 Steve Turk 18/41, 32 Paul Clarke 18/42(2nd Vet over 50), 39 Claire Burgoyne 19/06(1st Senior Woman), 50 Chris Wakeman 19/42(3rd Vet over 50), 96 Ben Nash 22/33
At the Madeley Matchmaker 5K Race, Pete Middleton stormed to 5th place in a quality field in 16/33, with Kevin Francis 15th in 17/33 and 2nd Vet over 40, Ben Calder 29th in 18/31, then a close duel between three colleagues, with Steve Waters prevailing in 30th place in 18/33, Steve Turk 31st in 18/41 and Paul Clarke 32nd in 18/42 and 2nd Vet over 50.
Overall positions for the Series for Senior Men were, Pete Middleton 3rd , Steve Waters 11th, Ben Calder 12th and Ben Nash 14th. Kevin Francis was 1st overall in the Vet over 40 category, Paul Clarke 1st Vet over 50 and Brian Williams 3rd Vet over 70.
Claire Burgoyne capped an outstanding season with 1st Senior Woman at Madeley and 1st Senior Woman overall for the Series. Until now a track specialist, Claire achieved the highest placing in the Sexarathon for a Shrewsbury AC woman for many years , and in her first season in the Series.
There was triumph for Steve Cale in the final event in the Summer Fell Series at the Ragleth Inn Race, taking 1st place in 26/21, just 4 seconds short of the course record set by Mike James, despite the wet and slippery conditions and a fall on the descent. He takes top spot for the Series. Juan Castillo finished the Series in style with 6th place in 30/39, with the versatile Kevin Francis 11th in 32/33 and taking 2nd Veteran over 40 spot on the night and for the Series. Anna Bartlett fresh from her Snowdon Race success, finished 12th in 32/39 and 1st Lady Vet over 40 on the night and in the Series, ahead of Club Captain Graham Jones 13th in 33/16 and 1st Vet over 50 on the night and in the Series. Gordon Trevor was 69th in 56/37 and 5th Vet over 60.
Up and coming Club star Matthew Marston excelled in a number of recent races, achieving 5th in the Gobowen 5 Mile Race in 28/45, 12th out of almost 350 runners in the popular Ellesmere 10K in 37/10 and 2nd spot in the 4 Mile Hilly Off Road Race at Llangollen.
Two runners travelled to Tywyn on the Welsh coast to compete in the Race the Train event, with Paul Clarke 85th in the Rotary Challenge Race in 1/41/11 and 6th in the Veteran over 50 category and Derek Owen 77th in the Quarry Challenge Race in 51/25 and 7th Veteran over 55.
On the international scene, two club colleagues have been selected to compete for Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships at Budapest on 12th September, Anna Bartlett to compete in the 40 - 45 age group and Grace Chillingworth to compete in the 35 - 40 age group. Anna Bartlett has also been selected to run for Wales at a Home International Fell race at Aonach Mor, near Ben Nevis on 18th September.
The Club now look forward to their next campaign in the North Wales Cross Country League, starting at Colwyn Bay on Saturday 9th October.
Gobowen 5 Mile Results:
5 Matthew Marston 28/45, 20 Sean Hickey 34/13, 25 Duncan Rose 35/29(3rd Vet over 55), 32 Nick Jones 37/22(3rd Vet over 50)
Craig-y-Rhiw Race Results:
12 Anna Bartlett 30/45(1st Female Vet over 40), 23 Nick Jones 33/39(4th Vet over 50)
Elllesmere 10K Results:
12 Matthew Marston 37/10, 34 Tim Viner 38/52, 54 Anna Bartlett 40/08(2nd Female Vet over 40), 68 Andrew Beeston 41/24, 144 Derek Owen 46/55(6th Vet over 55)
Ragleth Inn Fell Race Results:
1 Steve Cale 26/21, 6 Juan Castillo 30/39, 11 Kevin Francis 32/33 (2nd Vet over 40), 12 Anna Bartlett 32/39(1st Female Vet over 40), 13 Graham Jones 33/16(1st Vet over 50), 69 Gordon Trevor 56/37(5th Vet over 60)
Madeley Matchmaker 5K Results:
5 Pete Middleton 16/33, 15 Kevin Francis 17/33(2nd Vet over 40), 29 Ben Calder 18/31, 30 Steve Waters 18/33, 31 Steve Turk 18/41, 32 Paul Clarke 18/42(2nd Vet over 50), 39 Claire Burgoyne 19/06(1st Senior Woman), 50 Chris Wakeman 19/42(3rd Vet over 50), 96 Ben Nash 22/33
Friday, September 3, 2010
Cross Country Dates
Cross country season is soon upon us. Dates have been added to the fixtures to the right of the webpage.
After recent success in both the Junior and Senior ranks over the past couple of seasons, lets continue the trend. Its good competition, and with the team elements involved too, all hands are required to deck to represent the club. Even if you've never competed before, give it a go!
Seniors - speak to Grapesy/Kev regarding transportation to Bangor & Colywn Bay.
Juniors - Contact Dom or Grace if you're interested in competing this year please.
Seniors
Colwyn Bay Oct 9th
Bangor Oct 30th
Wrexham Nov 27th
Lilleshall Jan 22nd
Oswestry 5th Feb
Junior Dates - venues and dates to be confirmed. Coaches will advise.
26th Sept - Newport Adams Grammar School Fields
17th Oct - Oswestry School Playing Fields
14th Nov - Much Wenlock William Brooks School Fields
5th Dec - Bridgnorth Oldbury Wells School Fields
After recent success in both the Junior and Senior ranks over the past couple of seasons, lets continue the trend. Its good competition, and with the team elements involved too, all hands are required to deck to represent the club. Even if you've never competed before, give it a go!
Seniors - speak to Grapesy/Kev regarding transportation to Bangor & Colywn Bay.
Juniors - Contact Dom or Grace if you're interested in competing this year please.
Seniors
Colwyn Bay Oct 9th
Bangor Oct 30th
Wrexham Nov 27th
Lilleshall Jan 22nd
Oswestry 5th Feb
Junior Dates - venues and dates to be confirmed. Coaches will advise.
26th Sept - Newport Adams Grammar School Fields
17th Oct - Oswestry School Playing Fields
14th Nov - Much Wenlock William Brooks School Fields
5th Dec - Bridgnorth Oldbury Wells School Fields
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