Weekly news 27/03

Severn Athletic Club were pleased with their performance as they returned to contest the Midland Counties 12 Stage Road Relays at Sutton Coldfield for the first time since 2015.

It was a new experience for the entire team running relay legs instead of competing in mass start races.

They finished 35th of the 52 teams. The team fresh from their success in winning promotion from Division Three of the Birmingham Cross-Country League now has the target of placing in the top twenty five in 2023 to qualify for the National Championships.

The race consisted of 4 long legs of 5.38 miles followed by 8 short legs of 3.16 miles

35 Severn AC 4:56:58
1 Chris Brown (39) 31:23 2 Matthew Hitchings (38) 31:48 3 John Chapman (42) 34:21 4 Dan Nurse (41) 33:02 5 Tom Payne (43) 23:05 6 Dave Lander (43) 21:13 7 Stephen Hale (42) 22:00 8 David Howells (42) 20:44 9 Alex Jenkins (38) 21:02 10 Tom Adam (38) 20:53 11 David Clarke (36) 19:10 12 Archie Fox (36) 18:17.

After appealing the team result of the Forest of Dean Spring Trails Half Marathon, Severn Athletic Club have now been awarded 1st place in the race. 1 Severn AC 40 2 Croft Ambery RC(Herefordshire) 41.

Newport Half Marathon: 126 Pratik Pradhan V45 1:30:20. 1217 ran.

Dursley Dozen: 51 Andy Monro 4/V50 1:50:41 339 ran.

Minchinhampton 10K: 10 Andy Monro 4/V50 41:36 209 ran.

Fleet Half Marathon: 179 Carl Beard 1:28:23. 1478 ran. (inc: Army Championship 66/300 ran).

Tiverton Grand Canal 50KM: 6 Tracey Brenton LV45 4:59:18.

Black Country Ultra 51:94K: 5 Tom Bell 4:48:41.

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