WMYACC League final placings after 4 Events 2017-2018.

In the Under 11 Girls completing at least 3 events two girls finished in the first 50 places, Freya Cole came 33rd and Annie Boonham was 44th. Sofia Farmer was 80th, Bethany Metcalfe 101st, Lottie Evans 105th and finally Robyn Lee was 110th The girls were placed a good central 9th in the league table. …

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2017/18 Birmingham & District Cross Country League, Division 2, Race#4 Saturday 10/February 2018 Ullenwood, Cheltenham Spa

Despite having a depleted available team Tamworth AC’s senior men’s XC team produced a gutsy team performance to conclude the 2017/18 season and solidified their position firmly in Div#2 of the Birmingham & District Cross Country League. CLC Striders from Cheltenham Spa were hosts of the last race of the 2017/18 season, ran over a …

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WMYACCL 5th Round League fixture – 11th February 2018, Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton

On a bitterly cold but bright Sunday, Tamworth AC were well represented with 31 young athletes taking on the tough and extremely muddy conditions at the Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton in the final fixture of the 2017/18 West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League. The league tables were completed at the end of the race and …

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Midlands Women’s League Match 1 at Coundon Hall Park Coventry Sat 11th Nov 2017

Tamworth AC Ladies competed in the 1st Cross Country of the season with a great team for 2017-2018. Out of 213 runners Katherine Bradley was 48th in 31:53mins Lisa Stretton came 62nd in 32:43mins Laura Lewis was 89th in 34:27mins Kate Pearce came 95th in 35:00mins Caroline West was 116th in 36:50mins Tess Barnard 120th …

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Schools County Cross Country Selection

Each year the pupils from the Tamworth Schools of Landau Forte Qems, Landau Forte Amington, Rawlett, Wilnecote and Belgrave hold three cross country races for athletes to compete in the Staffordshire County Cross Country selection process culminating in the English Schools cross country competition which is held annually in March each year. Many of our …

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WMYACCL Round One at Hatton Country Park 15th October 2017

A nice warm day with broken cloud provide the ideal setting for the Tamworth AC team to take part in their first Cross Country race of the season. At the finish of the day Tamworth's Under 13 Girls team finished in a comfortable 5th place in the team positions whilst the Under 15 Girls and …

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Burton and District Summer League, “The “Gate Gallop”

Tamworth AC athletes were out in force for the 2017 edition of the Gate Gallop at Anker Valley Sports Complex; the fifth race in the Burton and District Summer League series. With the weather a little cooler than recent weeks and a little light rain on the day, nearly 400 runners took on the challenging …

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Staffordshire and Stoke County School Games at Keele University 23rd June 2017

Tamworth AC athletes Toby Wooton and James Wilkes competed in Staffordshire and Stoke County School Games at Keele University recently representing Millfield School, Fazeley.  A team of 4 athletes were chosen from each school with 20 school teams from across the county taking part in a one mile cross country race. 11 year old Toby …

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Lichfield and Burntwood Inter Primary School Cross Country 27th March 2017

Athletes from Tamworth Athletic Club competed in the Lichfield and Burntwood Inter Primary School Cross Country recently. In the year 6 and year 4 races were 16 schools fielding a team of 4 athletes from each school. In the year 6 race the Tamworth AC trio led from the start opening up a commanding lead. Saoirse …

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Warwickshire Schools Cross Country at Loughborough 25th March 2017

Report and photos by Lisa Stretton Athletes James Stretton and Ellie Gauntlett from Tamworth Athletic Club represented Warwickshire Schools in the National Yr 7 Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough. There were athletes taking part from 28 different counties and regions across the UK. James ran in the Yr 7 boys race and …

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