Severn Athletic Club's 16 year old distance runner Alex Rawlings had his most succesful week yet in his 18 months running career. As reported last week, he won the silver medal in the Midland Counties Under 17 cross country-championhips. This was the first medal won in this race by a city club member since Steve Mchale at... Continue Reading →
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Weekly news 26/01
Severn AC @Linda Franks Five Severn Athletic Club members competed in the the 26th Annual Linda Franks 5 Mile Road Race. The first race of the 2020 GlosAAA Road Race Series started from the Reddings Community Centre, with a course consisting of two loops around the Reddings and Hatherley. . 75 Stephen Shields MV50 35:42(PB) ,... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 19/01
David Stephens in action at the Gloucester Marathon On a cold and icy morning on Sunday at the Gloucester Marathon David Stephens ran a new PB, finishing in 82nd place in 03:36:30. Dave was setting out for a 3 hour 30 minute marathon and set off at around 8 minute mile pace for the 1st 16/17 miles... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 12/01
Birmingham Cross Country League Division 3 at Park Hall Country Park, Stoke-on-Trent 7 39:35 James Rose, 20 41:43 Chris Brown , 31 43:19 David Clarke , 39 44:02 David Howells, 50 45:25 John Withers & 78 47:45 Alex Jenkins. 6 Severn AC 7 20 31 39 50 77 224 , Series Points: 5 Severn AC 158 145 224 527.... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 05/01
Severn Athletic Club captain James Rose hopes he has at last managed to make the county cross-country team for March's inter-county championships after many seasons of near misses. He was 15th in the senior mens 9.9K county championships at Rencombe College, which ensures him an entry in the county list from which selection will be made. He was 4th... Continue Reading →
29th and 22nd weekly news
29/12 57th Annual Gloucester Christmas Morning 3 Mile Road Race Handicap was won by 74 year old Dave Spackman from Kingsholm. It was the fifth time Spackman had won the race. He won it first in 1977 in his first ever race whilst still a rugby player with Spartans. Spackman had a start on all the... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 15/12
Severn Athletic Club's young distance stars Alex Rawlings & Harry Bishop were in top form in the second GlosAAA Cross Country League Race at Old Down Country Park: 16 year old Rawlings led all the way in the combined senior ladies/U17/U20 mens race & 24 year old Bishop achieved a podium placing finishing third in the senior mens... Continue Reading →
Weekly news 8/12
Team Severn AC at Bentley, Crewe Severn AC returned to cross country action this Saturday in the Birmingham Division 3 league fixture which was held at Bentley Farm, Crewe. The team finished in 5th place and now sit 4th overall with 2 fixtures remaining, with only 10 points separating them from Aldridge in 3rd place. 1st... Continue Reading →
Weekly News 01/11
In the latest of the Pomphrey 5K race series, Severn Athletics developing young athlete Alex Rawlings (u17) continued his progression this year by winning the event for the 1st time and becoming the youngest person to do so to date. Alex finished 52 seconds ahead of GaryO'Brian (Swindon Harriers) in a time of 15:40. He... Continue Reading →
Weekly News 24/11
Severn Athletic Club's 16 year old rising distance runner Alex Rawlings showed significant progress in the third round of the UK cross-country series at Liverpool. "I made a good start but then slipped a bit in the second half of the race". Alex finished in 42nd place out of the 145 athletes clocking 19:37 for... Continue Reading →
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