SAC Running Report 5/7/12

Shrewsbury Athletic Club's Tim Smith continued his successful campaign
in the Telford Athletic Club Sexarathon Road Race Series with a 17th
placing in the Ironbridge 4 Mile Race in 25/47, an improvement of some
30 places since the start of the Series, consolidating his 3rd place in
the Veteran Over 40 category with two more races to go. Grant Lloyd was 40th in 27/28 and 2nd in the Veteran Over 35 Category and Emma Sheekey, 140th in 35/35.

On the fell running scene, Tim Viner and Sean Hickey had notable runs
in the Rodneys Pillar Race, with Viner 5th in 26/42 and Hickey 14th in
29/37. In the Pontesbury Hill Race, Dom Kirby was 11th in 23/52 and Dan Croft 13th and 3rd Veteran over 45 in 24/05.

Further afield, a hardy bunch of runners travelled to Snowdonia to
compete in the inaugural Trail Marathon Wales race, a full marathon off
road course, taking in some of the most demanding and picturesque
aspects of the Coed y Brenin forest in the Snowdonia National Park,
including 4000 feet of ascents.With club runners lining up alongside
elite international runners, Dom Kirby ran an outstanding race to
finish 18th in 3 hours 53 minutes 31 seconds, with club captain Graham
Jones 26th in 4 hours 2 minutes 17 seconds and 4th Veteran over 50 and
Steve Oliver 126th in 5 hours 8 minutes 26 seconds.

In West Wales, Dom Kirby was 34th in the Barcud Coch 11 Mile Multi
Terrain Race, part of the Red Kite Challenge Weekend, while son Ross
finished 2nd in the Junior Race , part of the Junior Welsh Trail
Championships in 21/04.

MAD JACK'S '5' ENTRIES NOW BEING TAKEN

This year's Mad Jack's '5' race which is promoted by Shrewsbury Athletic Club in conjunction with the National Trust, takes place on SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER (11am). Entries for the event are now being taken up to the race limit of 500. To enter, please access the 2012 entry form by clicking the link below.
We look forward to seeing you in November for what promises to be another great event.

Mad Jacks 2012 Entry Form

Severn Loop Summer 5K Report 23/6/12

Despite unfavourable weather conditions and an England fixture in the 
European Football Championships, 75 runners turned out for Shrewsbury 
Athletic Club's staging of their Severn Loop Summer 5K Race in 
Shrewsbury's Quarry Park. Joe Brocklehurst, the previous race winner 
and    current course record holder , who has moved to Shrewsbury and 
is now running for Shrewsbury AC, quickly established a significant 
lead and won comfortably by over a minute in 15/42, followed by Justin 
Goodall, unattached, in 2nd place in 16/56 and evergreen veteran, Tony 
Power, Telford Athletic Club, 3rd in 17/28.

 Pictured - Race Winner, Joe Brocklehurst

 
Emily Dare of Whitchurch Whippets ran out comfortable winner of the 
Womens' race in 20/07, followed by Gill Evans of Shepshed AC in 2nd 
place in 21/13 and Claire Pugh of  SYTri, 3rd in 22/15.
 
As with previous races, there was a notable number of unattached 
runners, on this occasion once again comprising almost half of the 
field. This time, the race numbers were bolstered by the appearance of 
a sizeable team from the newly formed Shrewsbury Running Buddies, many 
of whom were competing for the first time and all of whom completed the 
course under the expert guidance of coach Dionne Burgoyne.
 
Once again, there was an enthusiastic turnout of 19 young runners for 
the Junior 2K race, with Sam Johnson, comfortable winner of the Boys' 
race , Archie Orme 2nd and Fergus Downes 3rd and  Girls race winner 
Jazmine Maddocks, followed in 2nd place by Melissa Pugh and Rachael 
Johnson 3rd.
 
Category Winners:
Men: Senior Men: Joe Brocklehurst, Shrewsbury AC, 15/42, Over 35: 
Richard McKenna, Shropshire Shufflers, 17/38, Over 40: Justin Goodall, 
Unattached, 16/56, Over 45: Michael Whitehead, Telford Athletic Club, 
21/49, Over 50: Keith Silvester, Unattached, 18/04, Over 55:Tony Power, 
Telford AC, 17/28, Over 60: Steve Price, Shropshire Shufflers, 22/17, 
Over 65: Colin Williamson, Shropshire Shufflers, 21/54, Over 70: 
Douglas Davies, SYTri, 27/43.
 
Women: Senior Women: Emily Dare, Whitchurch Whippets, 20/07, Over 35: 
Suzanne Walsh, Unattached, 26/41, Over 40: Claire Pugh, SYTri, 22/15, 
Over 45: Pamela Hardy, Unattached, 25/52, Over 50: Gill Evans, Shepshed 
AC, 21/13, Over 55: Sue Johnson, Stafford Harriers, 23/03, Over 60: 
Cynthia Lewis, Telford Harriers, 35/32, Over 65: Kathy Ling, Wrekin 
Road Runners, 36/40.