News Items
Will it never end? (26/1/2012) NEW
Adding to the recent run of Cross Country successes, the older members of the club didn't want to be left out so they went to the Midland Masters Championships last weekend and won two categories. Adam Wilks, Warren Miles, Phil Bullock and Dave Hibbitt won the M35 category and Dave Wilde, Mick Monaghan and Geoff Jones won the M65. Well done chaps! Also well done to Tracy Miles who finished 5th in the W45 race.
Yet another Great XC Result for Worcester AC! (16/1/2012)
Worcester AC had a third good day of cross country with two young athletes producing excellent performances in the 3rd race of McCain XC Challenge Series at Cardiff yesterday. Jenny Nesbitt finished 2nd in the Under-17 Women and Declan McManus finished 6th in the Under-15 Boys, both improving on the previous race. The fourth race will be held in Antrim next Saturday (21st January). The Final will be held in Birmingham on 10th March.
Another Great XC Result for Worcester AC! (15/1/2012)
Worcester AC's men's team went one better than last week when they were first on the day at the 3rd Birmingham Cross Country League meeting at Coventry yesterday. They are now in second place overall and a similar result at the last meeting at Wolverhampton next month could see them winning the division; they also have a very good chance of gaining promotion. To add to the good news Lewis Roberts won the U20 race for the second time this season and in doing so became champion as he is unbeatable even if he doesn't run the next race. Well done Lewis!
Click HERE for the club results and HERE for the full results.
A Great County XC Championships for Worcester AC! (9/1/2012)
Well done to all WAC Members who competed in the County Cross Country Championships at Droitwich yesterday. The club provided SIX male (U13B, U15B, U17M, U20M, SenM and M40) and three female (U17W, W50 and W60) individual champions as well as four silver (U13G, U15G, SenW and M60) and two bronze (U20W and U20M) individual medals. We also won three gold (U15G, U20M and SenW), four silver (U13B, U15B, U17M and SenM) and one bronze (U13G) team medals. Click HERE for the club results and HERE for the full results.
Click HERE to read the report of the event that appeared in the Worcester News on Wednesday 11th January.
Another great day in the mud for Worcester AC! (27/11/2011)
In the 2nd leg of the McCain UK Cross Challenge (incorporating the European Trials) held at Sefton Park in Liverpool on 26th November, Jenny Nesbitt followed her 3rd place in the first leg at Bristol on 13th November by finishing 5th in the U17 women's race. Declan McManus was 11th in the U15 boys' race.
Click HERE to see UKA's report which gives some background to the event and contains a link to the full results.
Scottish joy for Worcester AC hurdler
Heather Paton claimed a bronze medal in the under 16 girls’ sprint hurdles at the Scottish National Championships at SCOTSTOUN Stadium in Glasgow. Click HERE for an article in the Worcester News.
Worcester AC member gains international recognition
Congratulations to club Member Catharine Telling who has been selected as a Race Walking Judge at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea next week.
Hereford and Worcester Network reach new heights
On Thursday 10th March the Hereford and Worcester Athletics Network welcomed Fuzz Ahmed (National High Jump Coach) to its High Jump Centre based at Worcester Royal Grammar School. The evening was an open event to raise the profile of the High Jump Centre that has been up and running since October last year.
The Centre aims to develop High Jump coaches and their athletes across the two counties of Hereford and Worcester. The sessions each week are delivered by Deirdre Elmhirst a level 3 High Jump coach from Worcester AC who is also part of the national coach development programme.
Click HERE to see article on England Athletics website.
Worcester AC athletes help West Midlands team to 3rd place in London Minimarathon
Alice Wright and Jenny Nesbitt finished 3rd and 6th to help the West Midlands Under-17 Women's team finish 3rd in the Virgin London Minimarathon Regional Challenge. Clara Evans, who trains with WAC, also contributed to the team effort by finishing 32nd. Also competing in the Regional Challenge for the West Midlands Under-13 Girls team, which finished 7th, were Nixie Turner and Helen Jubb who finished 18th and 56th respectively. Well done to all of them.
Zoe breaks club record in "Style"
Zoe Styles set a new club record for the Under 17 Women's 60m on Saturday 5th February at the Birmingham Indoor Games. Finishing second in her race with a time of 8.13s Zoe beat the previous record of 8.14 seconds jointly held by herself, and Rachel Harris. Click HERE to see a video of the race.
Hereford & Worcester Sports Hall League
Click HERE for a report on the Hereford & Worcester Sports Hall League and see "Gallery" page for team photo.
Alice Reigns in Spain!
Following her two wins in the McCain Cross Challenge recently, Alice Wright was invited to compete for an England Junior Women’s team in an International Cross Country meeting in Elgoibar, Spain last week, which is quite an achievement as she only turned sixteen a couple of months ago. But she went one step further and won the 4.5k race in 15m 55s. The other three English competitors finished 2nd, 4th and 6th.
Also see "Reports" and "Gallery" pages.
Interesting Web Sites
There are two new entries on the “Links” page to websites that could be of interest to our members – “Track, Field and Road TV” and “Athleticos”. Both sites feature articles and videos about training, recovering from injuries, races and many other aspects of athletics. On TFR currently there are two videos which prominently feature WAC members – the Birmingham Cross Country League meeting at Plock Court and the Guy Fawkes 5. Take a look and save the website addresses in your Favourites so that you can visit them regularly.
Inhaler Registration
A member of Worcester AC recently submitted an Inhaler Registration Form to UKA which was in an old format. If you need to register your use of an inhaler (which ALL athletes who use one must do) click HERE to download the new form.
For more information about the use of inhalers please click HERE.