Severn Athletic Club have several members specialising in marathons and beyond distances, many of which are trail runs. Winter signing Tom Bell added another to his record running the Brighton Marathon one week after the Paris Marathon. He placed 691st in 3 hours 22 minutes 26 seconds. 8397 ran.Covid infection rates will have to ease... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 17/04
Severn Athletic Club's members all had good runs at the Westonbirt Half Marathon with two in the top five Veteran 40 age group, a personal best and an excellent job of pacing 2 hours along with fasting for Ramadan.Westonbirt Half Marathon: 11 Dan Nurse 4/V40 1:29:30, 15 James Smith 5/V40 1:31:43, 118 Sam Watts LV40... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 10/04
Severn Athletic Club's distance runners got off to a good start in the opening race of the Hereford 5 Kilometre Road Race Series with an age group victory by Dave Howells in his first season in the 55-59 age group, five personal and several season bests. Hereford 5K Series Race 1: Wave 1: 37 James... Continue Reading →
Weekly news – w/c 3/4
Matt Hitchings(41) from Churchdown, has been a valuable scorer for Severn Athletic Club's distance teams since joining in May 2021.He had a memorable debut, a bronze medal in the veterans(over 40) 10 man team which placed third in their category in the July Cotswold 110 Mile Relay. " A lovely event, I'm looking forward to... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Weekly News 20/03
The death of Basyl Martyniuk, one of Gloucester's best distance runners in Birmingham on January 7th has attracted tributes from his former team mates. A product of the successful Sir Thomas Rich's cross-country & track team, in 1977 he set the school record at 1500 Metres(3:58:06) and 5000 Metres(15:10:00). He won national, area and county... Continue Reading →
Weekly News 6/3
Alex Hope of Severn Athletic Club has been pleased with his winter season. The 57 year old, a distance star in his younger days, ran 2 hours 59 minutes in the Newport Marathon and has been a valuable scorer in Severn's promotion winning team in the Birmingham Cross-Country League Division Three. He finished 50th and... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 20/2
Severn Athletic Club were successful in gaining promotion from Division Three of the Birmingham Cross-Country League, placing fourth in the final race held over a sodden 6 mile Walsall course. After three consecutive near misses, elated club secretary Chris Brown said, "After a close battle all season, Division Two will be a challenge".Nuneaton Harriers, Sphinx... Continue Reading →
Weekly News 13/02
Dan Nurse Dan Nurse(42) and John Chapman(50) have been prominent in Severn Athletic Club's covid lockdown signings.Nurse had competed for St Peters at 800 & 1500 Metres. In 2010 he started running again, taking part in Parkruns, trail and road events. A Tuffley Trotter, he showed promise in Severn's virtual lockdown events around the Elmore... Continue Reading →
Weekly News 06/02
Severn Athletic Club's Alex Hope was disappointed not to medal in the veterans 55-59 category at the Midland Cross-Country Championships held over a twisty, windy 7.5 mile course at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield. The top four in the age group were together at 5 miles, "I tired and slipped to fourth, 41 seconds off the... Continue Reading →
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