Lifetime Membership Award Tom Burton is Tamworth AC’s own 400m hurdles specialist, who in the past 3 years has been positioned 3rd, 4th and 5th (on the Power of 10) in the UK at this event. Tom has run in major events for Great Britain and Northern Ireland and internationally wearing the Tamworth AC vest. …
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 …
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 …
Continue reading Midlands Women’s League Match 1 at Coundon Hall Park Coventry Sat 11th Nov 2017
The Alexander Stadium, to many the home of athletics, provided a fitting backdrop to the latest fixture in the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League. The Perry Park meeting, which last year fell victim to heavy snow, provided good race conditions; albeit a little muddy underfoot for the Tamworth AC athletes following earlier rain. …
Continue reading WMYACCL, Meeting 3 at Perry Park, Sunday 9th December 2018
Taking place at Coundon Hall Coventry at the first meeting of the women's XC league, Division 1 and 2 all ran together with a record number of 465 runners the biggest field yet. Tamworth Ladies who are in Division 2 did themselves proud by finishing in a great team effort of 13th place out of …
Continue reading Womens Cross Country League at Coundon Hall Park Coventry 10th November 2018
The second meeting of the 2019 West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League brought dry and sunny conditions that were very much welcomed after the rain that graced the season opener at Hattton Country World in October. The course at Warley Woods however, provided our athletes with challenges of its own, including some steep climbs …
Continue reading WMYACCL, Meeting 2 at Warley Woods, Sunday 18th November 2018
Track and field meetings in 30-plus degree heat were a distant memory on Sunday as the 2018/19 West Midlands Young Athletes Cross-Country season got under way in a continuous stream of rain. The first meeting of the season at Hatton Country World saw a good turnout for Tamworth AC, with girls and boys competing from …
Continue reading WMYACCL, Meeting 1 at Hatton Country World, Sunday 14th October 2018
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 …
Continue reading Burton and District Summer League Presentation Night, 28th September 2018
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 …
Continue reading Midland Counties Autumn Relays at Sutton Park on Saturday 22nd September 2018
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 …
