Our popular 5 mile and 1 mile races from the Tamworth AC Stadium are back again on 18th September 2022. 5 mile event run mainly on footpaths and cyclepaths in the Glascote area of Tamworth, starting and finishing at the Tamworth AC track. Includes I mile junior race/fun run beforehand. The junior race/fun run starts …

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Another great season of racing in the Burton and District Summer League drew to a close at the Tamworth 5 Mile earlier in the month; leaving just the awards to be handed out to the individual and team winners. On Friday 28th September, athletes and representatives from the eight league clubs gathered at the Marston …

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The u13 girls team of Lottie McLaren, Phoebe O’Connor and Natasha Lee finished 7th out of 31 teams at the Midland Counties AA Autumn relays in Sutton Park last weekend The race consisted of three legs of 3.88km. The first leg was run by Lottie McLaren who was 6th out of a field of 84 …

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On Sunday, Tamworth AC once again hosted the Tamworth 5 Mile, incorporating the final meeting of the Burton and District Summer League, preceded by the usual 1 Mile event for the younger athletes. A strong field lined up at the start of the main 5-mile race, as the sun intermittently warmed the 195 runners through …

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On yet another warm summer evening, Tamworth AC endurance athletes lined up for the sixth instalment of the Burton and District Summer League; the Worthington 5 Mile, hosted by Ivanhoe Runners. The relatively flat ‘out-and-back’ course made for a fast start, with the leaders breaking away early. Ben Evans led the Tamworth line, but after …

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Once again Tamworth AC were winners at the Washlands Relays in Burton last week, stretching the club’s reign to four consecutive years. The green and whites, managed by Howard Bush, fielded three teams on the night for the latest instalment of the Burton and District Summer League. For the A-Team, Max Kent was first out …

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On a busy weekend of fixtures, only Ben Evans and Derek Bolton made the trip up to Uttoxeter Racecourse to represent Tamworth AC in the second race of the Burton and District Summer League series. The hilly course of the Uttoxeter Half Marathon was made all the more challenging by the hot and humid weather, …

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This weekend marked the opening race of the Burton and District Summer League season at the Run in the Forest 5-mile event.  The popular event, hosted by South Derbyshire Road Runners, is run in and around the paths and tracks of the Conkers centre with the scenic backdrop of the National Forest. Tamworth AC was …

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Ben Evans was in action for Tamworth AC over the weekend at the Asics Greater Manchester Marathon; his first race as a veteran having turned 40 in March. The recent unfavourable weather thankfully turned to provide perfect conditions on the day as thousands of runners took to the roads of Manchester for the first of …

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