Away from the wind and rain, a handful of Tamworth AC athletes competed at the England Athletics Indoor Championships in Sheffield over the weekend. The Under-15 Girls pole vaulters had an excellent day with Charley O’Neill clearing 3.10m to take the bronze medal. Ruby Coldwell also made a vault of 3.10m to take 4th place …
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Tamworth AC’s athletes faced their toughest test of the year so far at the National Cross Country Championships in Nottingham at the weekend. The recent battering of storms Ciara and Dennis left the whole of Wollaton Park extremely wet and muddy, but thanks to the tireless efforts of hosts Notts AC and a huge team …
The arrival of Storm Ciara made for possibly the worst conditions as Tamworth AC’s junior athletes brought their cross country league season to an end. Disruption to travel forced a depleted team, but those who made the trip to Wolverhampton were not perturbed by the strong winds and heavy rain. On the contrary, some fantastic …
Continue reading WMYACCL: Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton, Sun 09 February 2020
Tamworth AC athletes made the trip to Prestwold Hall in Loughborough for the Derby Runner Midland Cross Country Championships last Saturday. After the recent spell of mild weather, it felt much more like a January weekend for cross country racing. The course was very muddy, but that didn’t do anything to lessen the performances of …
Continue reading Midland Cross Country Championships: Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, Sat 25 Jan 2020
Tamworth AC’s junior athletes made the short trip to the Pingles Stadium in Nuneaton for the penultimate fixture of the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League on Sunday. Condition were dry and windy on the day, but earlier rain had made the course wet and muddy and challenging in places. First off for the …
Tamworth AC was well represented across the counties at the weekend with athletes competing at the annual cross country championships in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire. Blessed with good weather on the day, the Staffordshire championships had to be relocated from Stafford Common due to heavy rainfall before Christmas leaving the ground waterlogged and unsuitable for …
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I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thank all our athletes, parents, volunteers and supporters of the club for making 2019 so special. We really have had a great year, with our Senior Team keeping their place in Division One of the Midland Track & Field …
Tamworth AC Senior Men's Cross Country Team Tamworth AC Senior Men’s Cross-country team bolstered their claim for promotion back to Division 2 with an emphatic win last weekend. Racing over an undulating and challenging 9.5km farmland course, the Tamworth team surged to the top of the Division 3 table. Following cancellation at the original Droitwich …
Tamworth AC’s juniors wrapped up their year of competition in the second fixture of the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League at Perry Park on Sunday. Apart from one particularly boggy section, the course ran much faster than the unforgiving Warley Woods fixture in November, and the athletes took full advantage. First up as …
Continue reading WMYACCL: Perry Park, Sunday 08 December 2019
Tamworth AC’s junior athletes finally got their cross country league season underway after the first meeting in October fell victim to flooding. The scenic course at Warley Woods in Smethwick had faired well in the recent downpours, with the leg sapping hills draining well to leave much of the route in firm underfoot. The athletes …
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