Shrewsbury Athletic Club

2012-02-13T15:29:00.000-08:00

Shrewsbury AC's Dom Kirby, Steve Turk, Steve Waters and Chris Wakeman competed in the 16th running of the Wyre Forest Multi-Terrain 8 mile race, near Bewdley on 12th February. Having left a snow-less Shrewsbury an hour earlier, they arrived at the venue to find the race route of undulating forest trails covered in ice and snow and a warm up near the start line confirmed that the conditions underfoot were treacherous.

With the usual downhill slope from the start line considered too dangerous, the start was moved a short distance and the race started with a short uphill followed by a frantic 2 mile downhill stretch in which Dom, Steve and Steve placed themselves well towards the front of the 210 strong field. The remaining 6 miles comprised some testing hills particularly in the last mile with a long, uphill drag towards the finish as well as some tricky underfoot conditions. Dom Kirby and Steve Turk ran strongly throughout with the in-form Dom finishing 9th in 51.35 and Steve 12th in 53.27. Steve Waters gave an improved performance on his recent cross-country outings finishing 16th in 54.33 and Chris Wakeman put in a decent performance, 37th in 59.14.

After the race, the guys attended the presentation and were delighted to come away with a haul of prizes, Steve Turk claiming 1st in the V40 category, before Dom picked up his prize for a top 10 finish. The trio of Dom, Steve and Steve were then presented with 1st in the Senior Men's Team category, which was a pleasant surprise and bonus given that they were not aware that there was a team competition during the race itself. All in all a decent day out for Shrewsbury AC.

SHROPSHIRE SPORTSHALL LEAGUE.

2012-02-08T16:33:00.000-08:00

SHROPSHIRE SPORTSHALL LEAGUE.

Young Shrewsbury athletes travelled to Oswestry to compete in the final meeting of the Shropshire Sportshall league.

Shrewsbury were able to field full teams of Under 11 Girls and Boys and Under 13 Girls at Oswestry. Once again James Yewbrey was the club’s sole representative in the Under 13 Boys age group. Sally Joyce made a welcome return to competition in the Under 15 Girls age group.

Gareth and Emily Foulkes made their debuts for the club in the Under 11 age group with Gareth winning the 2 Laps (B) race in a time of 25.3secs.

Danielle Nicholas again demonstrated her throwing prowess with victory in the Under 11 Girls Soft Javelin with a winning throw of 10m 80 cms.

In the Under 13 Boys age group the consistent James Yewbrey took 2nd place in the 2 laps (A) 23.1secs and 3rd in the Standing Triple Jump 6m 32cms.

Sally Joyce was 1st in the Under 15 Girls 5 laps (A) and 2nd in the Shot 5m 76cms.

The Under 13 Girls age group was the most closely contested with the Shrewsbury team going into the final fixture just one league point ahead of second placed Telford, but both teams with an identical number of match points. So all depended on the results from the Oswestry meeting.

Several of the regular team members were unable to compete at Oswestry, but the club showed strength in depth in this age group with Emily Carter stepping in to join Jordan Hall, Francesca Scott, Jessica Clarkson and Katie Dixon.

In the end it all depended on the results of the field events and the Shrewsbury girls gave a top class display with Jessica Clarkson winning both the Standing Triple Jump 6m 63cms and the Standing Long Jump 2m 16cms. Emily Carter took 2nd place in the Triple Jump with a leap of 6m 00 while Katie Dixon gained valuable points by finishing 3rd overall in the Standing Long Jump 1m 92cms.

The Shrewsbury Under 13 Girls finished five points ahead of Telford to win on the day and win overall, retaining the trophy they won last year. Jessica Clarkson was awarded an Athlete of the Match T-shirt for her outstanding performances in the Standing Long Jump and Triple Jump.

Under 13 Girls team photo - from the left - Jessica Clarkson, Jordan Hall, Katie Dixon, Francesca Scott and Emily Carter

Shrewsbury AC results from Oswestry meeting:
Under 11 Girls – equal 2nd 54 points.
Under 11 Boys -4th 47 points.
Under 13 Girls – 1st 92 points.
Under 13 Boys – 4th 16 points
Under 15 Girls – 2nd 19 points.

Shrewsbury AC results overall after four league meetings.
Under 11 Girls – 4th 9.5 league points
Under 11 Boys -4th 9 league points
Under 13 Girls – 1st 18 league points
Under 13 Boys – 4th 10 league points
Under 15 Girls – 2nd 14.5 league points.

Congratulations to all who competed so well for the club.

North Wales Cross Country Champs

2012-01-29T12:47:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Club Captain Graham Jones on winning the vet55 category at the North Wales Regional XC Champs at Rhug Estate this weekend.

In winning his own category, Grapsey also beat home the v50 & v45 winners, to demonstrate that he is the man on form.

Club Alternative Training Night

2012-01-29T12:31:00.000-08:00

Reminder that this week is the club alternative training night, taking us down to Church Stretton for a session. See details below for meet up point & timings.

Post run refreshments available at Housemans Café Bar in High Street.

When : Wednesday 1st February

Where : FROM LION MEADOW CAR PARK

Meet at 18.50 for a 19.00 start

SHROPSHIRE SPORTSHALL LEAGUE

2012-01-17T15:19:00.000-08:00

Young Shrewsbury athletes travelled to Much Wenlock to compete in the third meeting of the Shropshire Sportshall League. On this occasion Shrewsbury were able to field full teams in the Under 11 Girls and Boys and the Under 13 Girls age groups. Unfortunately, the club was not so well represented in the other age groups with only three Under 13 Boys and one Under 15 girls turning out at Wenlock.

All the athletes performed well with pride of place going to the Under 13 Girls team who won a very close fought competition by the narrowest of margins – beating second placed Wenlock by one point. The girls go into the final meeting in the lead overall and are now in a strong position to retain the team trophy which they won last year.

The Under 13 Girls 4x2 relay team of Jordan Hall, Bethany Davies, Francesca Scott and Hollie Williamson stole the show with a scintillating display of strong running to storm home in first place.

The Under 11 Boys team finished in third place on the day with 61 points, while the Under 11 Girls were fourth overall with a total of

53.5 points. U-11 Danielle Nicholas made an impressive debut for Shrewsbury, claiming two first places in the 4 Laps (B) race and the Sitting Throw, where her winning throw of 7m 25cms was almost a metre ahead of the field.

Under 13 James Yewbrey has turned out consistently to compete in the League, despite the lack of team mates to support him. He again put in good performances at Wenlock and achieved two 3^rd places in the 2 Laps (A) and Shot.

Daisy Barnes has been a consistent performer for Shrewsbury in the Under 15 Girls age group and she again demonstrated her versatility with good performances in the 2laps (A), Vertical Jump and Standing Triple Jump to collect 24 points to add to the overall team score.

The final league meeting is on 5^th February at The Marches Sports Hall, Oswestry when league trophies will be presented.

Regional Sportshall Selection.

Congratulations to the following Shrewsbury AC athletes who have been selected to represent Shropshire at the Regional Sportshall Finals.

Under 11s – Jodie Adams, Harry Bower, William Davies and Josh Lewis will be competing for Shropshire at the Fun in Athletics event at Coventry on 29^th January.

Under 13s – Hollie Williamson, Bethany Davies, Jordan Hall, Jessica Clarkson and James Yewbrey and Under 15 s Amy Bickle and Daisy Barnes will be representing Shropshire at the West Midlands Regional Sportshall Finals at Stoke on 26^th February.

Severn Loop Winter 5K Report 30/12/11

2012-01-05T14:28:00.000-08:00

Severn Loop Winter 5K Report 30/12/11

Perfect weather and running conditions resulted in a record entry of
runners, many improved individual times and a new course record when
Shrewsbury Athletic Club staged their Severn Loop Winter 5K Race and
Junior 2K Race in the Quarry Park, Shrewsbury. Joe Brocklehurst of
Stratford AC , winner of last year's Winter 5K, and who has recently
moved to live in Shrewsbury, dominated the 5K Race and improved on his
previous time to win emphatically, with a new course record of 15/14.
He was followed by Simon Marwood of Altrincham AC in 2nd place in 15/41
and the Summer 5K Race winner, Pete Butler of Oswestry Olympians 3rd in
15/52.

There was a quality field in the Womens' Race, which was won by Emma
Phillips of Birchfield Harriers in 17/39, with Shrewsbury Athletic
Club's cross country star and recent Mad Jack's Womens' Race winner
Amanda Wright-Smith 2nd and 1st in the Womens' over 40 category in
17/47 and Michelle Clarke of Telford Athletic Club 3rd and 1st in the
Womens' over 35 category in 19/00.

As well as attracting some of the county's elite road and cross country
runners, the race was notable for the increasing number of unattached
runners participating, who now make up almost half of the field.

In the Junior 2K Race, there was a turnout of 18 enthusiastic young
runners, with Daniel Evans comfortable winner of the Boys'Race in 8/09,
Tom Turner 2nd in 8/33 and Freddie Turner 3rd in 9/06. The Girls'Race
was closely contested, with Claire Richards 1st in 10/09, Isabel
Drummond 2nd in 10/10 and Rachael Johnson 3rd in 10/15.


Category Winners:
Men: Senior Men: Joe Brocklehurst, Stratford AC, 15/14, Over 35: Roland
Stafford, Mercia Fell Runners, 17/35, Over 40: Neil Bevan, Oswestry
Olympians, 19/06, Over 45: Kevin Francis, Shrewsbury AC, 17/44, Over
50: Mike Hatton, South Cheshire Harriers, 17/04, Over 55:John Dillon,
Whitchurch Whippets, 18/47, Over 60: Colin Earp, South Cheshire
Harriers, 23/50, Over 65: Colin Williamson, Shropshire Shufflers,
22/22, Junior Men: Gwynant Jones, Unattached, 16/31.


Women: Senior Women: Emma Phillips, Birchfield Harriers, 17/39, Over
35: Michelle Clarke, Telford AC, 19/00, Over 40: Amanda Wright-Smith,
Shrewsbury AC, 17/47, Over 45: Susan Kneill-Boxley, Cannock & Staffs
AC, 21/13, Over 50: Gill Evans, Shepshed AC, 21/54, Over 55: Sue
Johnson, Stafford Harriers, 23/36, Over 60: Judy Gardner, Unattached,
31/50, Over 65: Kathy Ling, Wrekin Road Runners, 41/59, Junior Women:
Isabel Bradley, Telford Harriers, 21/45.

Photos courtesy of Dionne Burgoyne.

Young Athletes Cross Country

2011-12-05T13:31:00.000-08:00

Shrewsbury AC finished with a medal flourish at the Shropshire Young Athlete League Cross Country finale at Bridgnorth Oldbury Wells School this weekend as the athletes hard preparation paid off.

Expectations were high in both Team and Individual competition, and it was the superb U11boys team who were first in action on the undulating circuit hosted by Bridgnorth AC. Another dominant team display saw all scorers in the top 10 for the fourth time this series. Making it to the start line with only seconds to spare, Leo Walton took the race on with team-mate William Davies at the front. A great uphill sprint finish saw Leo steal 2nd place, with Will next up in 4th and with it a very well earned Individual Silver medal. Fergus Stevens again notched 5th place, with ever improving Archie Hale bagging his fourth consecutive 8th place to secure top team on the day, and with it SAC won the U11 Title for the first time.

This season has seen the team improve in each race, and after the standards set from the U11boys the rest of the team showed strong competitiveness and endurance as the weather turned to blustery winter showers.

In the next two races, Shrewsbury were only able to field one athlete in each, but both Freddie Turner (U13boys), and Sasha Gardiner (U15girls), had their best finishes of the campaign. Sasha had the added pressure from a trio of Shrewsbury High athletes in tow throughout , but managed to shake off all challenges to come home a great 7th place.

As the first rain fell, Freddie took to the start line and clearly enjoying the tough conditions raced his best of the season. A strong 8th placing was reward for Freddies efforts over the technical hill section where he put distance between himself and the pack of athletes covering 9th-13th places.

Next up to secure team accolades were the U17boys team, with George Speakman & Ryan Cullen taking home a well earned Team Silver with another strong run. The longest race of the day had the lads work well as a duo throughout, as they pursued their Oswestry & Telford rivals in the rain. George 5th & Ryan 6th were good enough for third place on the day, and a comfortable team silver with Ben Ashcroft absent.

Showing no signs of fatigue from racing in the North Wales XC league the previous day, Ross Kirby & Stuart Duff took on the two lap challenge in the U15’s fixture. Taking the race on from the off, Ross set to disrupt the dominance of Telford and led the field through lap one, and responded to each challenge Telford could throw at him. Stuart had settled into a nice tempo within a group of 4 athletes, his efficiency helping him separate from the group to come in 13th. At the head of the field Kirby showed no signs of let up, with the lead trio relishing the battle in the driving wind & rain. Still in contention as the hills were tackled for the second time, it was only as they returned to the fields that Ross was separated as the lead Telford athletes worked away together. A seasons best 3rd place for Kirby was jusr reward for his efforts.

For the final race all eyes were on Katharine Smith, who had already bagged individual Silver medal with 2nd place finishes in the previous three fixtures. Another 2nd place here in much the same style as seen before, with Katharines easy running style making light work of all surfaces. A lead group of three headed into the hill section, where series winner Eva Wade (Telford) made her move to pull clear. Katharine was joined shoulder to shoulder by a Shrewsbury High School athlete hoping to finally break Katharines run of form. Much to Smiths credit, her focus was unwavering and she systematically increased the pace on the flatter sections to edge clear and make 2nd place very much her own.

(Katharine Smith 2nd U13girl with the Champion U11boys team, Leo Walton, William Davies (also 2nd U11boy) & Fergus Stevens. Missing, Archie Hale, Harry Bower, Joshua & Oliver Lewis)

The boys team were good enough to secure overall 3rd place in the team standings to illustrate the growing strength of the endurance team. Focus over the festive season now moves to the County Championships at Lilleshall where County selection places are at stake.

SAC Running Report 28/11/11

2011-12-02T16:36:00.001-08:00

It was a case of mixed fortunes for Shrewsbury Athletic Club when they
competed in the third fixture of the North Wales Cross Country League
on a new course at the Glyndwr University campus at Northrop, Deeside.
Ongoing injury and availability problems resulted in just seven club
runners competing in the Mens' race, and the team having to settle for
5th place on the day, although maintaining 1st place in the Male
Masters category.
The more encouraging signs were the return to fitness of club stalwarts
Kevin Francis and Club Captain Graham Jones, with Francis improving in
the finishing order with each race, leading the side home in 26th place
and Jones, edging out club colleagues Steve Turk and Dom Kirby in 41st
and 52nd places after the three changed positions in a close fought
race.

The Womens' team, on the other hand, is now going from strength to
strength, spearheaded by the arrival of Amanda Wright-Smith, who
followed up her recent victory in the Mad Jack's Race with a storming
3rd place at Northrop, forming a formidable partnership with the Club's
Welsh International, Anna Bartlett, who finished 6th. The Womens' team
was completed by Emma Sheekey in 74th place, then Sheila Richards in
85th place, resulting in 2rd place in the Division 2 category, the
highest placing by the womens' squad this season.

The club was also represented in the Junior Under 15 Race, with up and
coming fell runner, Ross Kirby 9th in 17/16 and Stuart Duff 11th in
18/32, achieving 3rd place in the team event.

Northrop Results:
Men: 26 Kevin Francis 34/51, 40 Graham Jones 35/45, 41 Steve Turk
35/49, 52 Dom Kirby 36/28, 95 Steve Oliver 40/27, 139 Derek Owen 44/14,
144 Andy Smith 45/17.
Women: 3 Amanda Wright-Smith 17/38, 6 Anna Bartlett 17/50, 74 Emma
Sheekey 25/14, 85 Sheila Richards 27/49.

On the fell running scene, two of the club's in form fell specialists
competed in the Wrekin Wrecker Fell Race, with outstanding performances
from Steve Turk, 10th and 4th Veteran over 40 in 66/41 and Anna
Bartlett, 13th and 1st Lady in 67/24.

In the first running of a junior race at the Wrekin Wrecker, Shrewsbury's Ross Kirby eased home to a comfortable victory over the 2 mile up & down course winning by two and a half minutes from Mercias Emma Clarke. SAC club mate Luke Howes was third.

SYAL Cross Country report, Much Wenlock

2011-11-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

Again warm weather welcomed the buoyant Shrewsbury AC Cross Country team for the 3rd fixture in the SYAL Cross Country fixture at the William Brookes School, Much Wenlock.

Ellis Spencer returned for her second outing in the winter fixtures over the 2 lap course, which being a relatively flat circuit produced frenetic front running. Another good run from Ellis with even paced laps saw her move through the field as others tired in, with Ellis securing 35th spot in the U11Girls race.

The strongest team this season has been the U11boys, and with 7 runners out today it was another great team performance as the the boys again dominated the team competition winning today by a massive 34 points and are now leading the way in the race for Under 11 Boys team trophy.

Fergus Stevens who has been superbly consistent this year stole the show, and the race, with an expertly timed sprint finish to move from third place to first past the post with only meters to spare. The next 3 scorers ran just as strongly and scored heavily, with William Davies 6th, Leo Walton 7th and Archie Hale 8th grouping together to ensure another top team performance. Harry Bower in 15th, debutants Joshua Lewis 17th and younger brother Oliver Lewis 22nd completed the Shrewsbury finishers adding strength to the team.

(U11boys team start, from left; Fergus Stevens, Leo Walton, William Davies, Archie Hale, Joshua Lewis, Oliver Lewis, Harry Bower)

Running this season as the only U15G SAC athlete, Sasha Gardiner has put together a string of consistent runs in her first season with the club. Today was another showing of Sashas sensible pace judgement as yet again she moved through in the latter stages for 11th place.

In the U13boys, Freddie Turner was in the same situation as Sasha, being the only club athlete to take to the start line. Freddie had his best finish of the season in a very good 10th, clearly the climb up toward the iconic Windmill Hill suited him as he comfortably separated himself from a chasing pairing of athletes.

A trio of U17boys took to the field for the first time this season, as George Speakman returned from injury to join Ben Ashcroft & Ryan Cullen. For the first 3 flat laps the lads were closely bunched, working off each other, but as they took to the hill for the first time Ben Ashcroft pulled away to keep in touch with the lead group. George, having a strong run was next up with Ryan just behind, the order not changing as the lads attacked the hill for the second time. The scoring was enough to secure winning team on the day with the finishing positions of Ben 4th, George 6th & Ryan in 7th. A confidence building result to take forward to the season finale at Bridgnorth.

Only 2 SAC athletes made it for the U15boys, with Ross Kirby and Stuart Duff both having raced strongly in the North Wales XC League the previous day (9th and 11th places), again taking to the start line to complete a busy weekend for the lads. Demonstrating a calm approach to the race, their endurance and pace judgement enabled them to secure strong positions and again pick off tiring competitors for 9th (Kirby), and 14th place (Duff).

Katharine Smith graced the final race of the day, and with the majority of her team-mates staying on to support her efforts, she again ran superbly well for her third 2nd place finish of the season. Running in pursuit of the Telford leader, Katharine has had to contend with pressure from the chasing pack all season, but has beaten off all challengers at every attack to secure 2nd in the individual standings with a race to spare.

(Katharine Smith attacks the climb)

A top team performance from all age groups today, Shrewsbury AC will travel to the final SYAL fixture at Bridgnorth on 4th December in high spirits, and with a number of Athletes in contention for individual as well as team awards. We'd like to encourage as many as possible to come and run for the club in all age groups at Bridgnorth

Congratulations also go to the following athletes for selection to the Shropshire Schools Cross Country team for an inter-county fixture at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Saturday 19th November:

Katharine Smith,

Ross Kirby,

Ben Ashcroft,

Ryan Cullen

Sportshall League report

2011-11-10T12:04:00.000-08:00

SHROPSHIRE SPORTSHALL LEAGUE

There was an improved turn out of Shrewsbury athletes at the second meeting of the Shropshire Sportshall League held at Much Wenlock Leisure Centre.

The club was able to field full teams in the Under 11 Girls and Boys and the Under 13 Girls age groups. Unfortunately James Yewbrey was the only club representative in the Under 13 Boys age group and the club only had two Under 15 girls, Daisy Barnes and Amy Bickle. However, all three competed well and gained valuable points for the overall Shrewsbury score.

There were some notable performances from individual Shrewsbury athletes.

Jodie Adams was second in the Under 11 Girls Standing Long Jump 1m 75cms.

Josh Lewis made an impressive debut for the club, winning the 2 laps(A) race in 25.3secs and William Davies ran very well for second place in the Under 11 Boys 2 Laps Hurdles (A) 28.1 secs. William and Harry Bower finished second in the 6 laps Paarlauf.

The Shrewsbury Under 13 Girls performed well as a team and were narrowly beaten on the day by Telford.

Hollie Williamson won both her field events very comfortably – Vertical Jump 52cms and Standing Triple Jump 6m 98cms. She also anchored the 4x2 Relay team to an exciting victory.

Jessica Clarkson made it a 1-2 for Shrewsbury, finishing in second place in the Standing Triple Jump 6m 04cms.

James Yewbrey jumped an impressive 6m 42cms for second place in the Under 13 Boys Standing Triple Jump and ran a fast time of 23.8secs for third place in the 2 laps (A) race.

Daisy Barnes and Amy Bickle took first and second places respectively in the Under 15 Girls Shot with throws of 6m 75cms and 6m 48cms. Amy won the 2 laps (B) race in a time of 23.8secs.

Overall team results for Shrewsbury were:

Under 11 Girls 4th, Under 11 Boys 3rd, Under 13 Girls 2nd, Under 13 Boys 3rd and Under 15 Girls 3rd.

The club finished in an encouraging 3rd place overall behind Telford and Wenlock. The next league meeting will be in January.

Full results can be found on the Oswestry Olympians website – Shropshire County results.

Mad Jacks 5 Report & Results

2011-11-07T19:09:00.000-08:00

Mad Jack's 5 Mile Race Report 7/11/11

The sun shone on Attingham Park on Sunday for the fourth staging of
Shrewsbury Athletic Club's Mad Jack's 5 Mile Race, held in conjunction
and with kind permission of the National Trust. With a record 252
pre-entries already received, a further 123 runners turned out on the
day, to experience the perfect running conditions in the idyllic
surroundings of the park.

The mens' race turned in to a battle between some of the county's top
fell and road runners, with Welsh international fell runner, Richard
Roberts of Eyryi Harriers, 1st in 28/10, narrowly beating Owen Williams
of Hallamshire Harriers, 2nd in 28/13, followed in 3rd place by Wrekin
Road Runners' star and last year's race winner Paul Ward in 28/37,
Shrewsbury Athletic Club fell star Steve Cale in 4th place in 29/01,
club colleague Ian Haworth, 5th in 29/10 and Paul Jones of Oswestry
Olympians, 6th in 29/16. The womens' race was won by Amanda Wright-Smith, one
of the county's top female runners on the fells, cross country and
roads, who has recently joined Shrewsbury AC, storming to an emphatic
win in her first outing in a Shrewsbury vest, in a time of 32/42. She
was followed by Liz Such of Hallamshire Harriers, 2nd in
33/13, Welsh fell international Anna Bartlett of Shrewsbury AC, 3rd in
33/43, Mel Price of Mercia Fell Runners, 4th in 34/05, Carol Parsons,
unattached in 5th place in 35/59 and Kathryn Morgans of Wolverhampton
and Bilston AC, 6th in 39/04.(pic showing Amanda Wright-Smith of Shrewsbury AC, and Ed Davies of Maldwyn Harriers as they navigate the races water feature. photo by Colin Williamson)

The record turnout indicated the growing popularity of the event, with
a large proportion of unattached runners competing this year, along
with the many commited club runners.

National Trust General Manager at Attingham Park, Mark Agnew, praised
the record turnout of runners, particularly the unattached and fun
runners and their skill in negotiating the section through the Trust's
pond. Race organiser, Kevin Francis praised the runners and the support
of the National Trust and its staff at Attingham Park and the support
of the race sponsors, Rybrook BMW, the Mytton and Mermaid Hotel,
Wroxeter Vineyard, Up and Running and Tesco.

Team of the day was the Shropshire Shufflers with 40 of their runners
competing and winners in four of the age categories.

Next event organised by Shrewsbury Athletic Club will be the Severn
Loop Winter 5K Race in Shrewsbury's Quarry Park on Tuesday 27th
December 2011.

Category Winners:
Men: Senior Men, Richard Roberts, Eyryi, 28/10, Over 35, Adam Brearley,
Trentham RC, 31/48, Over 40, Paul Jones, Oswestry Olympians, 29/16,
Over 45: Paul Ward, Wrekin Road Runners, 28/37, Over 50, Keith
Sylvester, Shropshire Shufflers, 32/56, Over 55, Edward Davies, Maldwyn
Harriers, 32/37, Over 60, Malcolm Bardsley, unattached, 36/12, Over 65,
David Kerr, Shropshire Shufflers, 40/37, Over 70, Alan Morris,
Shropshire Shufflers, 43/49, Junior Men, Sebastian Blake, Shrewsbury
School, 31/21.

Women: Senior Women, Carol Parsons, unattached, 35/59.Over 35: Liz
Such, Hallamshire Harriers, 33/13, Over 40, Amanda Wright-Smith,
Shrewsbury AC, 32/42, Over 45, Jane Rowlands, Mercia
Fell Runners, 40/51, Over 50, Julie Tatton, Wrekin Road Runners, 47/35,
Over 55, Libby Collinson, Shropshire Shufflers, 39/49, Over 60, Naomi
Wrighton, Telford Harriers, 53/48, Over 65, Val Naylor, Sutton in
Ashfield Harriers, 43/19, Junior Women: Yasmin Khan, unattached, 48/30.

Full results can be found at : http://shropshirerunnersnetwork.blogspot.com/

Mad Jacks 5 mile - This Sunday

2011-11-01T16:59:00.000-07:00

A reminder that this years Mad Jacks 5 takes place this weekend, Sunday 6th November at Attingham Park.

The 5mile race is a cross country course around the parkland of the estate with the now famous water feature finale for all competitors.

Pre entries are now closed, however there will be limited entries on the day at £9. (follow link for entry form www.shropshirerunnersnetwork.blogspot.com/ )

Please arrive early if you intend to enter on the morning.

Many Thanks & Good Luck,
Shrewsbury Athletic Club

SAC Running Report 24/10/11

2011-10-30T16:04:00.000-07:00

Despite the fine weather conditions, Shrewsbury Athletic Club found the
going tough when they commenced their North Wales Cross Country League
season at Bangor, North Wales. Injuries to key team members resulted in
just eight runners travelling to compete in the mens' event and club
captain Graham Jones having to pull out after two of the four laps
through injury. Duncan Beales led the side home in 29th place, followed
by the in form Steve Turk in 35th place, and Kevin Francis, still not
fully fit after fracturing his arm in the Snowdon Race, further than
usual down the finishing order in 41st place. The mens' team dropped to
4th place, although the Masters' team finished 1st.
Jack Francis was 9th in the Under 17 race, while Emma Sheekey finished
54th and Sheila Richards 75th in the Womens' race.

It was a similarly depleted squad that travelled to the second fixture
at St David's College, Llandudno. Kevin Francis' improving fitness
resulted in his leading the side home in 32nd place, then Steve Turk
and Dom Kirby had a close tussle, resulting in 46th and 47th places
respectively, Graham Jones completed the course without injury in 63rd
place and Chris Wakeman and Steve Oliver were separated only by a
sprint finish, in 104th and 105th places. Anna Bartlett returned to
spearhead the womens' team, in 5th place, with Emma Sheekey 83rd and
Sheila Richards 106th.

Bangor Results:
Men: 29 Duncan Beales 32/55, 35 Steve Turk 33/12, 41 Kevin Francis
33/19, 46 Dom Kirby 33/44, 86 Steve Oliver 37/53, 111 Derek Owen 41/19,
119 Adam Stockwell 42/32.
Under 17: 9 Jack Francis 20/18

Llandudno Results:
Men: 32 Kevin Francis, 46 Steve Turk, 47 Dom Kirby, 63 Graham Jones,
104 Chris Wakeman, 105 Steve Oliver, 152 Derek Owen, 163 Adam Stockwell.

There was better news for the Club on the fell running scene, with Anna
Bartlett back approaching her best form, just in time to be selected to
run for Wales in the Commonwealth Mountain Running Championships at
Llanberis. Bartlett had an outstanding race, finishing 11th in 47/58 in
the 8 kilometre womens'race from Llanberis to the top of Moel Eilio and
back, 2nd finisher in the Welsh team, helping them to 3rd place in the
team event. Ross Kirby competed for the Club in the under 14 Boys Home
Countries Championship Mountain Race at the same venue, producing one
of his best displays, finishing 4th in 22/02.

In the Breiddens Race, Bartlett led the club home in 17th place and 1st
Lady finisher in 1/03/26, with Steve Turk 20th and 5th Veteran over 40
in 1/03/58, Duncan Beales 40th in 1/09/31 and Gordon Trevor 145th and
6th Veteran over 60 in 1/45/34.

Steve Oliver travelled to the Cardiff Half Marathon, where he finished
in 667th place in the field of over 10,800 runners in 1/34/43.

SYAL Cross Country report - Oswestry 16th October

2011-10-18T15:18:00.000-07:00

A strong team performance from Shrewsbury AC’s young athletes in the second Cross Country fixture of the season, bouyed by a much better turnout this time around.

Ellis Spencer & Nicole Allen made their first outings for the team in the days first event, the U11girls, and tackled the tough course well for 28th & 29th place finishes respectively.

Reaping the benefit of having a full team out, the superb U11boys team built on their strong opener and ran away comfortable team winners by a clear 27 point margin. Harry Bower returned to the team and debutant Leo Walton joined the strong pairing of William Davies and Fergus Stephens. A procession of SAC vests was at the fore of the action from the off and despite a fast pace they remained in contention throughout. Led home by Harry in 2nd, William 3rd, Fergus 5th and Leo in 7th position, the club dominated the top 10 and scored heavily to bring the team back into medal contention for the remaining fixtures.

Another young athlete showing consistently strong form is Katharine Smith where she was the lone SAC athlete in the u13 girls race.
Repeating her 2nd place from Newport, this was a tougher challenge as the 3rd and 4th placed athletes both took turns to challenge Katherine for her position. She’d led the field in pursuit of Telford’s runaway winner, and showed mental toughness to lead the pursuing athletes before pulling clear to a well earned second placing.

Freddie Turner moved up on his 16th place from last time to come home 12th. A well paced first lap was followed up with a stronger second lap as Freddie worked his way through the field as others around him tired.

Sasha Gardiner was another athlete to run as sole SAC athlete, and she managed to put in a good showing for 10th place on this more challenging course. Similar to many of her team-mates, her endurance came to the fore to move up the positions in the final lap for another good performance.

Our U15 boys fielded a full team for the first time this season, with Luke Howes returning to the side. This is a particularly strong competition, and the lads competed well, running as a team throughout the 2 and a half lap course. Led by Ross Kirby in 12th, Luke close behind in 13th and Stuart Duff in 14th the team score was only a single point off 3rd place which was secured
by Wenlock Olympians.

Ben Ashcroft returned from illness to join Ryan Cullen in the U17 fixture with both athletes running strongly in the 5k distance.
As the pace picked up our lads worked strongly together to stay in touch, with Ryan first home for the club in 6th and Ben 7th to finish on equal team points with Wrekin College Triathlon.

Hopefully we can build on this team showing, and with similar numbers out next time, really push teams into medal positions and consolidate the individual peformances too.

Next fixture is at Much Wenlock, November 13th.

Sportshall League Round-up

2011-10-18T04:08:00.000-07:00

Shropshire Sportshall League

The first meeting of the Shropshire Sportshall league was held at Bridgnorth Leisure Centre.

Unfortunately there was a disappointing turn out of Shrewsbury athletes, especially in the Under 11 Boys age group where only two boys competed on the day.

Leading Shrewsbury AC results were as follows:

Under 11 Girls: Jodie Adams – 1^st 4 Laps (A) 48.9 secs. Romy Payne – 5^th Speed Bounce. Team 4^th overall – 40.5 points.

Under 11 Boys: William Davies – 3^rd 4 Laps (A) 49.4 secs, 4^th Standing Triple Jump 5m 32cms. Team 5^th overall – 17 points.

Under 13 Girls: Hollie Williamson – 1^st High Jump 1m 45cms, 1^st Standing Long Jump 2m 40cms. Bethany Davies – 2^nd High Jump 1m 35cms.

Jessica Clarkson – 1^st 4 laps (A) 45.8secs. 4x2 Relay team – 1^st.

Team finished second overall with 69 points, only 2 points behind Telford, despite being one athlete short. With a full team in the next three fixtures the Shrewsbury Under 13 Girls should be in contention for the age group trophy.

Under 13 Boys: James Woollam – 4^th Standing Long Jump 2m 15cms.

Joe Morris – 5^th Standing Long Jump 2m 12cms.

Team 3^rd overall – 30 points.

Under 15 Girls: Amy Bickle – 1^st Standing Long Jump 2m 32cms.

Daisy Barnes – 2^nd 2 Laps (A) 22.9secs, 2^nd 4 Laps (A) 47.5secs.

Team 2^nd overall – 39 points.

The next league meeting is on 6^th November at Much Wenlock when the Shrewsbury Team Managers are hoping for a more encouraging turn out of young athletes.

Memberships

2011-10-03T19:04:00.000-07:00

Message on behalf of Club Secretary.

Can all members please ensure that their memberships are up to date and paid for the year please. If you are entering any race/competition under the Shrewsbury Athletic Club name, membership needs to be current - similarly ensure that any transfer from another club (via full resignation) is completed.

Any questions or doubts of your status please check with Club Secretary.

SAC Running Report 12/9/11

2011-09-27T06:39:00.001-07:00

Shrewsbury Athletic Club runners have competed in the final events of
the summer fell and Sexarathon Series races.

In the Madeley Matchmaker 5K Race, the last event in the Telford
Athletic Club Sexarathon Series, Claire Burgoyne, having steadily moved
up the finishing order as the Series progressed, finally lead the Club
home in 22nd place in 18/16, once again 1st Senior Lady, capping off an
outstanding season, in which she consistently made significant
improvements to her previous season's placings and times in each of the
six races, retaining her Senior Lady title from last year. Kevin
Francis was next home in 31st place and 4th Veteran over 45 in 18/43,
returning to fitness after having his season interrupted when he broke
his arm in the Snowdon Race in July, but still finishing 2nd Veteran
over 45 for the Series. Grant Lloyd followed in 41st place and 4th
Veteran over 35 in 19/13, finishing 3rd Veteran over 35 for the Series.

In the Ragleth Fell Race,the last event in the Mercia Fell Runners
Summer Fell Series, Steve Turk completed his best season to date with
19th place and 4th in the Veteran over 40 category in 32/42, achieving
4th overall in the category fro the Series. He was followed by Jack
Humphreys, 62nd in 39/18 and Dan Fleetwood, 87th in 44/44. Category
achievers for the Series also included Jack Francis, 3rd Under 16,
Kevin Francis 4th over 45, Chris Wakeman 1st over 50 in his first
season of fell running and Club Captain Graham Jones 2nd over 55.

There were successes also in the Ellesmere 10K Road Race, Ian Haworth
finishing 5th in 32/50 and Anna Bartlett finishing 63rd and 1st in the
Female Veteran over 40 category in 40/04, in a field of over 400
runners.

The Club was ably represented at the annual Race The Train Event at
Tywyn, where Derek Owen competed in the Quarry Challenge, finishing
49th out of 279 runners and 3rd in the Veteran over 60 category in
51/52, while Sheila Richards competed in the Dolgoch Challenge,
finishing 64th out of 117 runners and 2nd in the Female Veteran over 55
category in 52/37.

Chris Wakeman travelled to the Gyrn Gallop Race, where he finished a
creditable 14th in 52/09 and 2nd in the Veteran over 50 category.

On the Junior fell running scene, Ross Kirby was first Under 14 runner
home in the Y Garn Fell Race,the last event in the Welsh Fell Runners
Association Junior Snowdonia Series, making him first in the age
category over the five events.

There were also some impressive Junior performances on the track,
George Speakman achieving a personal best of 12.66m in the Mason Trophy
triple jump, a huge improvement of 1.42m on last season and William
McCartney achieving personal bests in Triple Jump, 400m, 800m, 1500m
and 3000m, as well as 3rd place in the Under 16 category in the Batch
Bash Fell Race. Ben Ashcroft continues to improve, achieving 3rd place
in the Midland Championships 3000m in 9/21.

Six club runners travelled to compete in the popular Lake Vyrnwy Half
Marathon which attracted almost 1400 runners, Leo Murray leading the
side home in 156th place in 1/31/06, with Emma Sheekey the first of the
womens' contingent in 713rd place in 1/55/56, Naomi Cook 782nd in
1/58/57, Mark Sutton 829th in 2/1/14, Cindy Parry 847th in 2/1/33 and
Ashley Sutton 864th in 2/2/43.

Attention now turns to the forthcoming cross country season, with the
Club hoping for a good turnout for the first event of the North Wales
Cross Country League at Bangor on Saturday October 1st.

SYAL Cross Country

2011-09-23T13:56:00.000-07:00

SYAL Cross Country , Newport Adams Grammar School , 18th September

Despite travelling to the winter Cross County season opener with a much depleted squad, the SAC athletes nevertheless produced some fine performances across the whole fixture.

William Davies made a sensational debut for the U11’s never being away from the lead group and running out eventual winner as he kicked away from his rivals. Fergus Stevens continued on from last year in fine form in 5th place & Archie Hale another athlete demonstrating a ferocious kick to steal 3 places in the run for 8th meant all our athletes were well inside the top 10, a great result.

Only Freddie Turner made the start line in club colours for U13 race, as the majority of last seasons team moved up to u15 level. A fast paced race split the field early on, and Freddie managed to tag onto a good sized group to keep involved, ending up with a 16th place finish.

Two of those athletes to move up an age group took to the start line in the U15’s event. With both Ross Kirby and Stuart Turner having come of good track seasons, they both equitted themselves well over 4000m. This was another faced pace race, with Ross and Stuart positioning in the second group and making their moves in the latter stages of lap one. Ross split this group and ran clear to finish 9th, with Stuart competing strongly to earn a good 13th place.

Ryan Cullen was the sole club athlete to run in the U17s over 5000m, again moving up an age group. A strong 5th place was good reward for Ryans effort.

Sasha Gardner’s 9th place in the U15 was another impressive performance for her first outing in club colours. Sasha ran an even paced race throughout to maintain her position earned in a good opening lap.

The final race of the day saw Katharine Smith run to a great 2nd place cheered on by her team-mates who had stayed on to support their team mate. The U13 category was strongly competitive last year, and this season looks no different. Establishing herself in a strong lead group Katharine ensured that she kept tabs on the leader while keeping the chasing athletes at bay.

A show of depth in the squad was demonstrated at this fixture, and with a number of very strong athletes available for the remaining fixtures theres hope that the club can build on the great work achieved by this weeks performances.

Alternative Club Run - Wednesday 14th Sept.

2011-08-31T10:49:00.000-07:00

There will be an alternative club run talking in Limekiln Wood, The Wrekin and The Ercall in 2 weeks time ( 14th September)

This is a multi terrain run on well used tracks and paths. Road shoes should be fine, or, if wet, trail shoes.

For those who wish to “Rehydrate” after the run, The Cock Hotel is one of Shropshire’s finest Real Ale Pubs, winning numerous awards

Please note: The pub does not serve food but will have the famous Paddy Ryan Pork Pies and various cobs available for purchase.

Directions: M54 Junction 7, exit left on to Holyhead road (B5061) after 1.5 miles the pub car park is on the left just before the Bucks Head traffic lights.

Meet at Cock Hotel carpark at 6:45pm for a prompt 6:55pm start.

Shrewsbury Athletic Club remain in Division 4

2011-08-30T00:56:00.000-07:00

Shrewsbury Athletic Club’s senior track and field team secured their place in division 4 of the Midland Athletics league again for next season after a strong performance at their final fixture at Banbury at the weekend. Despite being placed 3^rd in the league, remaining in the division could not be guaranteed unless they finish above their nearest competitors.

The club started well with the hurdles races with Andrew Beeston and Matthew Brown finishing well followed on the track by middle distance runners Tim Pillow and Jason Howes. Howard Stringer equalled his seasons best finishing second in the 400m. In the field events Sam Edwards won both triple and long jumps and was well supported by and Ryan Kelly in both events. The throws events were completed by Peter Duckers, Anthony Evans and Simon Brown, who recorded a seasons best in the Shot Putt.

Shrewsbury’s women were in fine form again, with Anna Kelly, Hannah Bridgwater and Beckie Houston, scoring well in the jumps. In the sprints Libby Naylor racing over the 400m for the first time and Jo Brook recorded a Seasons Bests in the 200m with Zoe Green, Pat Higgins, Kirsten Brown and Elaine Jebb participating in the throws. In the final event, the 400m relay, Emma Pullen ran the race of the day for the women. Emma, who made her Television debut last month in the final of the 400m at the World Trials in Birmingham produced a stunning leg of the race, starting some 50metres behind the leading runners, passing both to give club captain Claire Burgoyne a 20metre lead, which she held onto, to bring them home in first place, to round off a very successful day for the team.

Shrewsbury finished in third place on the day to secure 3^rd place in the league, to remain at this level of competition, a real success for the club following two successive promotions.

Summer Training & Fixture Info

2011-07-20T03:46:00.000-07:00

With the summer holidays just a couple of days away, please ensure you are in touch with your coaches to confirm whether or not they are taking regular sessions as normal - we need a break too!!

Also , just to take your minds of far away beaches and back to reality - the Cross Country fixtures have been confirmed for the 2011 season, see below, further info to follow.

18th September - at Newport
16th October - at Oswestry
13th November - at Much Wenlock
4th December - at Bridgnorth.

Mountain Running Report

2011-07-15T05:04:00.000-07:00

11/7/11

Shrewsbury Athletic Club’s talented fell runner and Welsh
International, Anna Bartlett has been concentrating her efforts
recently outside the County, on the International mountain running
scene and English Fell Running Championships. On the International
scene, she was once again selected to run for Wales in the World Long
Distance Mountain Running Challenge in Slovenia, continuing her
excellent form, finishing 28th in the Womens’ Race and helping Wales to
6th place in the Womens’ Team event, over the 37.5 kilometre
mountainous course.

In the English Championships, the series comprising six races in the
North of England, varying in length from 5 to 18 miles and in ascent
from 2500 feet to 6000 feet, after three races at Morley Clough in the
South West Pennines, the Long Mynd Valleys Race and Duddon Valley in
Cumbria, she had been in 17th place in the Womens’ Series, before a
long standing lower back injury resulted in her not being able to take
part in the most recent event at Loughrigg in the Lake District, and
she is now undergoing physiotherapy.

Road & Fell Round up

2011-07-15T05:03:00.000-07:00

SAC Running Report 4/7/11

Runners from Shrewsbury Athletic Club produced one of their best
displays to date, with three finishers in the top five, when they
competed in the Ironbridge 4 Mile Race, part of the Telford Sexarathon
Race Series. The trio of Ian Howarth, Steve Cale and Pete Middleton
were in outstanding form, as the three road and fell stars combined in
a rare appearance together to finish 2nd, 4th and 5th respectively.
Kevin Francis maintained his challenge in the Veteran over 45 category
with 15th spot in the race, while Ben Calder, in 36th place, is making
a similar challenge in the Veteran over 35 category.

Claire Burgoyne continued her outstanding season, with another 1st
Senior Woman placing in 25th place overall, improving almost 30 places
from last year’s event. Despite finishing 1st Senior Woman in last
year’s Series,she has still significantly improved her placings and
times in every Sexarathon race this season and certainly looks set to
retain her title.

On the fells, Dan Fleetwood lead the side home in the Rodney’s Pillar
Race in 19th place, with Sean Hickey 25th, Phil Whittall 32nd and Adam
Stockwell 37th.

In the Pontesbury Hill Race, Ian Howarth continued his successful fell
season, finishing in 6th place, with Kevin Francis 11th and 4th Veteran
over 45 and Steve Turk 13th and 1st Veteran over 40. Both Francis and
Turk are currently 2nd in their respective categories with two races to
go.

Ironbridge 4 Results:
2 Ian Howarth 22/22, 4 Steve Cale 22/58, 5 Pete Middleton 23/00, 15
Kevin Francis 24/05(3rd Vet over 45), 25 Claire Burgoyne 25/14(1st
Senior Woman), 36 Ben Calder 25/45(3rd Vet over 35), 38 Paul Clark
25/55(4th Vet over 50), 44 Grant Lloyd 26/18(6th Vet over 35), 63 Nick
Jones 27/20(6th Vet over 50), 286 Tony Scales 43/19.

Rodney’s Pillar Results:
19 Dan Fleetwood 29/53, 25 Sean Hickey 30/17, 32 Phil Whittall 33/06,
37 Adam Stockwell 33/24.

Pontesbury Results:
6 Ian Howarth 21/39, 11 Kevin Francis 22//20(4th Vet over 45), 13 Steve
Turk 23/00(1st Vet over 40), 15 Tim Viner 23/40, 19 Grant Lloyd 24/21,
28 Chris Wakeman 25/58(2nd Vet over 50), 44 Sean Hickey 27/13, 72 Phil
Whittall 31/39, 85 Gordon Trevor 36/55(3rd Vet over 60).

Sexarathon Series after 4 events:
Claire Burgoyne 1st Senior Woman, Ben Calder 2nd Veteran over 35, Grant
Lloyd 5th Veteran over 35,Kevin Francis 2nd Veteran over 45, Nick Jones
5th Veteran over 50.

Road & Fell Round up

2011-06-12T15:05:00.000-07:00

SAC Running Report 12/6/11

Shrewsbury Athletic Club’s Kevin Francis has been enjoying his most
successful season to date, leading the side home in the most recent
events on the local road and fell running calendar. In the Shropshire 4
Mile Race, the third race in the Telford Sexarathon Series, he finished
in 16th place in 23/25 and 2nd in the Veteran over 45 category, while
in the Batch Bash Fell Race in All Stretton, the third in the Summer
Fell Series, he was once again first home for the club, in 6th place in
30/55 and 3rd in the Veteran over 45 category.

Kev Francis in action at the Shropshire 4 - pic courtesy of Brian Smith.

At Telford, the fast improving Claire Burgoyne was next home for the
club in 25th place in 23/57, another personal best performance by over
2 minutes and an improvement of some 15 places, achieving 1st in the
Senior Female category. At All Stretton, club captain Graham Jones
edged out club rival Steve Turk for the first time this season, the duo
finishing 9th and 10th in 31/32 and 31/40 respectively.

Aspiring junior fell runner, Ross Kirby, has had a string of successes
on the local and Welsh fell running scene. He achieved 1st place in a
Snowdon Junior Fell Series Race at Carneddau, then followed that with
1st under 14 runner in the Batch Bash junior race and then teamed up
with club captain Graham Jones to win the team competition at the
recent Gogbatch Gallop race at Church Stretton.

Shropshire 4 Results:
16 Kevin Francis 23/25(2nd Vet over 40), 25 Claire Burgoyne 23/57(1st
Senior Female), 27 Ben Calder 24/04(4th Vet over 35), 30 Paul Clark
24/10(4th Vet over 50), 38 Grant Lloyd 24/30(6th Vet over 35), 49 Chris
Wakeman 25/12(7th Vet over 50), 62 Nick Jones 26/17(8th Vet over 50),
87 Sean Hickey 27/41, 260 Tony Scales 42/12.

Batch Bash Results:
6 Kevin Francis 30/55(3rd Vet over 45), 9 Graham Jones 31/32(2nd Vet
over 55), 10 Steve Turk 32/02(1st Vet over 40), 19 Grant Lloyd 34/02,
30 Jack Francis 35/49(1st under 18), 36 Chris Wakeman 36/23(1st Vet
over 50), 67 Adam Stockwell 42/42.

Summer Fell Series after 3 events:
Steve Turk 3rd Vet over 40, Kevin Francis 2nd Vet over 45, Chris
Wakeman 1st Vet over 50, Graham Jones 1st Vet over 55, Jack Francis 3rd
under 16.

Road & Fell Round up

2011-05-31T08:12:00.000-07:00

SAC Running Report 23/5/11

The second race in the Telford Athletic Club Sexarathon Series has
taken place, with ten runners from Shrewsbury Athletic Club competing.
Steve Cale, currently one of the County’s top fell runners, quickly
adapted to the fast flat grass course in his first Sexarathon race for
the Club, storming to 3rd place in 16/05, with Kevin Francis,
challenging for honours in the Series veteran over 45 category, putting
in an impressive display in 15th place and 2nd in the age category in
17/35.
Next home for the Club, Claire Burgoyne continued to go from strength
to strength, finishing 25th in 18/15, an improvement of some 30 places
and one and a half minutes on last year, achieving 1st place in the
Senior Ladies category and looking set to retain that title from last
year.

The first two fixtures of the Summer Fell Race Series have taken place,
with the staging of the Wrekin Streak and Caradoc Classic Fell Races.
At the Wrekin race, Ian Howarth, the Club’s current top road runner,
proved to be equally at home on the hills in his first Shropshire fell
race, achieving 3rd place in 18/37, with Kevin Francis 14th and 2nd
Veteran over 45 in 20/28 and Steve Turk, now almost back to full
fitness and challenging the Club’s fell running elite , in 24th place
and 4th Veteran over 40 in 21/28.

At the Caradoc Race, Kevin Francis lead the side home in 15th place and
4th in the Veteran over 45 category in 26/50, with Steve Turk 23rd and
6th Veteran over 40 in 27/35 and Club captain Graham Jones 26th and 2nd
Veteran over 55 in 27/58.

Steve Cale and Ian Howarth travelled to West Wales to compete in the
Ras y Diafol Race, a demanding 17 mile multi terrain event, part of the
Red Kite Challenge Weekend, with Steve the comfortable race winner in
1hour 53mins 55secs and Ian, showing no after effects from his
excellent London Marathon performance, second in 2hours 3mins 10secs.

Meanwhile, Welsh international Anna Bartlett was also on her travels,
competing in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Race, involving ascents of each
of the Yorkshire Dales National Park peaks, Pen-y Ghent, Ingleborough
and Whernside, a total of 24 miles and 5279 feet of ascent, finishing
18th in the Ladies’ Race and 6th in the Female Veteran over 40 category
in 4hours 5mins 18secs.

Two runners competed in the Market Drayton 10K Race, with impressive
results, Sean Hickey 150th in 45/08 and Duncan Rose 168th and 4th
Veteran over 55 in 45/21, out of a field of over 950 runners.

Phoenix Flyer Results:
3 Steve Cale 16/05, 115 Kevin Francis 17/35(2nd Vet over 45), 25 Claire
Burgoyne 18/15(1st Senior Lady), 30 Ben Calder 18/28(3rd Vet over 35),
34 Grant Lloyd 18/42(4th Vet over 35), 53 Tim Viner 19/04, 75 Nick
Jones 20/00(3rd Vet over 50), 87 Sean Hickey 20/19, 90 Jack Francis
20/28, 103 Dan Fleetwood 21/04, 259 Tony Scales 30/51.

Wrekin Streak Results;
3 Ian Howarth 18/37, 14 Kevin Francis 20/28(2nd Vet over 45), 24 Steve
Turk 21/28(4th Vet over 40), 26 Graham Jones 21/34(1st Vet over 55), 37
Chris Wakeman 22/59(4th Vet over 50), 41 Jack Humphreys 23/10, 43 Jack
Francis 23/16(2nd Under 16), 74 Adam Stockwell 25/51.

Caradoc Classic Results:
15 Kevin Francis 26/50(4th Vet over 45), 23 Steve Turk 27/35(6th Vet
over 40), 26 Graham Jones 27/58(2nd Vet over 55), 36 Grant Lloyd 28/56,
50 Chris Wakeman 30/02(1st Vet over 50), 93 Adam Stockwell 34/26.