Tamworth AC distance runner, Ben Evans opened his 2018 road running season in style with an impressive personal best at the British Half Marathon Championships in London over the weekend. The 39-year-old, clocked 1:14:21 in the ‘Big Half’; a race that looked to be in doubt after the recent heavy snowfall. Thankfully, conditions in the …
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Around 22,000 runners took to the streets of England’s second city for the annual Great Birmingham Run Half Marathon and the inaugural Birmingham International Marathon on Sunday. Amongst those taking on the full marathon were Tamworth AC’s Ben Evans and Howard Bush. The race started at the famous Alexander Stadium, taking in two laps in …
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Just a week after winning the Tamworth 5 mile, Ben Evans flew out to Germany for the 44th Berlin Marathon. The Tamworth AC distance runner has been in good form throughout the year and set high expectations with his performance at the London Marathon back in April . The wet conditions may have dampened the …
Tamworth AC played host to the final race of this year’s Burton and District Summer League season, with the Tamworth 5 Mile on Sunday 17th September. In perfect running conditions, nearly 200 athletes took on the undulating course that starts and finishes on the athletics track at the Tamworth Stadium. On a great day for …
Tamworth AC’s distance runners were in action again in the Burton and District Summer League at the Burton 10k on Sunday (13th August). Following the recent spell of wet weather, the sun came out to make for warm conditions over an undulating course that finishes with a lap of the Shobnall athletics track. In a …
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The Worthington 5 Mile was the sixth race of this year’s Burton and District Summer League series, seeing a great turnout for Tamworth AC on the evening of Tuesday 4th July. In wet conditions, uncharacteristic of recent weather, the race was won by Scott Hudspith with a superb time of 28:10. A late three-way sprint …
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Race 4 in the Burton and District Summer League series saw Tamworth AC’s men defend their Washlands Relays crown from 2016. On a warm Wednesday evening, TAC fielded four teams; each athlete running a two-mile lap in a race with an impressive turnout of 290 runners taking part in 83 teams. Max Kent started out …
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The third race in the Burton and District Summer League saw a still depleted Tamworth AC team take on the Burton 10 mile on Sunday. Veterans Dave Williams and Derek Bolton who raced the Uttoxeter Half Marathon three weeks ago were joined by Ben Evans, returning from a calf injury, and Nigel Fisher making his …
Report by Ben Evans Tamworth AC got off to a great start in the opening race of this year’s Burton and District Summer League, at the Run in the Forest 5 Mile on Sunday. Following a closely matched first 3 miles, Scott Hudspith pulled away to take the win with a time of 27:53, from …
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