Tamworth AC Senior Men's Cross Country Team Tamworth AC Senior Men spiked-off their 2019/20 cross country campaign in Division 3 of the Birmingham & District Cross Country League on Saturday 9th November in emphatic style last weekend. Having suffered the indignation of relegation to the lowest reaches of the league for the first time the …
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English Cross Country Relays 2019, Berry Hill Park, Mansfield
After their first league fixture was cancelled in October, the young athletes of Tamworth AC finally kicked off their cross country season at the national relays on Saturday. The classic cross country venue at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield was made particularly challenging by continuous rain, and the large number of athletes taking part soon …
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Burton and District Summer League Presentation Evening 2019
Tamworth AC athletes picked up a couple of prizes at the annual Burton and District Summer League presentation evening on Friday night. Dale Langley (left) and Ben Evans Last year’s overall winner, Ben Evans collected the men’s 40 – 49 category winner’s award; with Liam Bradbury of South Derbyshire Road Runners deservingly taking the top …
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Tamworth 5 Mile, 15 September 2019
Tamworth AC’s annual 5 Mile race attracted over 200 runners from around the Midlands on a warm Sunday morning in September. Starting and finishing on the athletics track at the Tamworth Stadium, the undulating course took runners around a traffic-free route of mainly tarmac footways and cycle paths. The race was won by the in-form …
European Masters Half Marathon
Tamworth AC’s Ben Evans claimed 12th place in a very competitive M40 half marathon field at the European Masters Athletics Championships in Venice on Sunday. Evans and his GB teammates battled searing heat on a course that was very exposed to the sun as the mercury peaked at 31˚C during the race. Evans managed himself …
International Spotlight: Ben Evans
Following Adam Young’s silver medal success on Saturday, Tamworth AC’s Ben Evans heads out to Venice to compete in the Half Marathon event at the European Masters Athletics Championships this weekend. 41-year-old Evans has become a regular in the England Masters team but now makes his debut in the Great Britain vest after a year …
European Masters Silver for Adam Young
Tamworth AC’s Adam Young brought home a silver medal from the European Masters Athletics Championships at the weekend. Competing in the Men’s 50 High Jump event, the current World Champion and joint British Record holder was always going to have to be at his best amongst a tough line-up of athletes. Adam Young on the …
