We had 8 Juniors competing at Saturdays Intercounties Cross Country Championships at Prestwold Hall near Loughborough. Following selection after the County Cross Country Championships back in January, Elizabeth Clarkson, Elliot Smith, Lewis Nagington, Louis Wakefield, …

Saturday 22 February saw the annual English National Cross Country Championships taking place at Wollaton Park, Nottingham. Thankful the weather on the day was kind but the previous months of rain certainly had an effect …

Elliot Smith travelled to Stourport Cycleway, Worcestershire to take part in this years West Midlands Trials for a place at this years Mini London Marathon. Competing in the U/17 Mens age category Elliot ran a …

Staffordshire and Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday at Betley and Winsford respectively. We had numerous young athletes competing, each representing their District Schools aiming for county honours and the chance to …

21 of our junior athletes were welcomed to Prestwold Hall, near Loughborough to compete in the Midlands Cross Country Championships. Taking on the best athletes from across the region we had competitors in every age …

Many of our junior athletes made a great racing start to the year competing in this years Staffordshire Cross Country Championships held at Betley Court Farm for the first time. The Undulating but dry underfoot …

Individual (Best 3 Races) and Team Results (All 4 Races) U/11 Girls 6th Samantha Pattyson 25 pts 43rd Maisie Alcock 126 pts 47th Summer Taylor 151 pts   U/11 Boys – Team Champions  1st Corey …

NSCCL at Rodbaston on 14/12/19 This was the last race of the season for the North Staff’s Cross Country League, unfortunately there wasn’t any races for U20, Senior and Veteran men and women due to …

Final reminder that Today Tuesday 17th is the annual Santa Race for our juniors – held entirely at the grounds at the club (so its likely to be muddy!) it is £2 for a medal …

NSCCL 3rd Fixture at Parkhall 26th November 2019. It was a damp day at Parkhall, the course was quite muddy in places, but nevertheless Newcastle (Staffs) AC had a brilliant turnout of keen Juniors. First …

NSCCL @ Stafford Common 26th October 2019. Junior report We had an excellent number of Juniors attending today, they all ran well running on surface which mainly consisted of water and mud! First team racing was …

We had one team of U/17 Women competing at Sundays National Road Relay Championships held at Sutton Park. Racing over the undulating 3.88km loop we had Nadine Tomkinson on leg 1, Misha Twardochleb on Leg …

North Staffs Cross Country League at Winsford – Saturday 28th September 2019 Junior Report There were sunshine and showers at the first race of the north staffs cross country league at Winsford which made it …

Nadine Tomkinson represented the club at Sundays England Athletics National U/17 Track and Field Championships, held at the Bedford International Athletics Stadium. For all young athletes the step up to national level competition can be …

Saturday and Sunday saw some of our top juniors compete at the Midlands U/15 and U/17 Track and Field Championships held at the Pingles Stadium, Nuneaton. In cold, wet and very windy conditions our athletes …

Elizabeth Clarkson was selected to represent England by virtue of her win at the U/20 Midland 3000m Championships and she grasped the opportunity wholeheartedly and was rewarded with a great new PB of 10:55:05 for 3000m. …

The club have been informed that the 2nd Heart of England League Fixture to be held at Nuneaton will now take place on Saturday 15th June due to a shortage of officials on the original Sunday …

Saturday 6th April saw our U/17 junior athletes racing at Sutton Park once again, this time in the National 5km Road Championships. Conditions for fast times weren’t as favourable as two weeks previously and despite …

A fantastic mornings racing saw 14 Medals won by our junior athletes at the Midlands 5km Road Championships! The biggest club haul of Midlands medals (so far!) took place on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at …

Four of our top junior athletes raced in the highest level of schools athletics when they represented Staffordshire Schools at last weekends English Schools Cross Country Championships, held at Temple Newsom, Leeds. Having gained selection …

Saturday saw 10 of our top junior athletes representing Staffordshire at the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships which also acts as the trial to qualify for the World Cross Country Championships later in March. Selection …

Harewood House, Leeds was the venue, providing an undulating dry parkland course, and that plus racing the very best athletes was the challenge for our juniors at this years National Cross Country Championships. The early morning …

Many of our juniors took part in the Staffordshire or Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday held at a cold Rodbaston College and Winsford. The juniors were representing their schools districts having qualified in the …

  Our top young athletes took on the ‘rest of the best’ Midlands juniors at this years Midlands Cross Country Championships held at Newbold Comwyn, Leamington on Saturday 26th January 2019. With a new course …

The first weekend (5/1/19) of the year saw this years Staffordshire AAA’s Cross Country Championships, with individual, team and representative honours to be gained. Held at Stafford common on a slightly different course than the …

The final fixture in this years North Staffs Cross Country League took place at Rodbaston College on Saturday with our Juniors aiming for multiple individual and Team honours. In the U/11 Girls Race we had …

The juniors coaching team at the club would like to congratulate everybody for another years great athletics and wish all our fantastic juniors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. There will be other …

We had 11 of our juniors representing Staffordshire Schools at Saturdays David Sunderland Inter County Championships held at a wet and muddy Winsford. Our juniors had been selected to represent Staffordshire Schools against the top athletes …

U/20 Jordan Nixon came a fine 6th (and first Newcastle finisher) at Saturdays Cheddleton Christmas Pudding 10km, held over the undulating 3 lap course in Cheddleton. Jordans Chip Time was 36:03. Congratulations Jordan on yet …

A Breezy but dry day at Park Hall Country Park was the setting for the third race in this years North Staffs Cross Country League. Following the first 2 fixtures at Winsford and Stafford Common …

Sophie Goodfellow raced in Sundays Flying Fox 10 Mile road race held over a hilly course from the village of Standon. Going into this final race in this years North Staffs Road Runners Association, Sophie …

A small number of our junior athletes travelled across to Mansfield’s Berry Hill Park to compete in the National Cross Country Championships on Saturday 3rd November. In the U/13 Girls Race Lucy Brownsword came back …

A cold but unusually dry and mud free Stafford Common course greeted our juniors at Saturdays second fixture in the North Staffs Cross Country League. We had competitors in all the age groups, competing for …

Unseasonably warm and sunny conditions greeted our juniors competing in this years Midland Counties Athletic Association Cross Country Relay Championships. Held over a 3km route the juniors in the U/13 – U/17 all did one …

Sophie Goodfellow was once more victorious in a local North Staffs Road Runners League Road Race on Sunday 14th October, this time taking victory in a wet and blustery Werrington 10km. Sophie won in a …

We had one U/17 mens team and 4 U/17 Women (1 full team 3 and a 1st leg runner in the next team) taking part in Saturdays National Road Relay Championships held at a wet …

Sunshine and firm underfoot conditions greeted all 45 of our juniors on Saturday over at Winsford in the first North Staffs Cross Country League fixture of the 2018 season. Held over the now familiar gently undulating …

We had a good turnout of junior athletes at Saturdays Midlands Road Relay Championships held at a damp Sutton Park. All the juniors races are held over the same 3.88km undulating loop and all are …

Sophie Goodfellow continued her busy racing schedule when taking part in Sundays St. Thomas 7 mile Road Race. Held in cold and damp conditions Sophie took on the undulating course to finish in 2nd position …

Sophie Goodfellow took part in Saturdays Ipstones 5ish road race. In wet and blustery conditions Sophie once more won the ladies race to claim victory in a time of 32:36. Congratulations again Sophie. Photos courtesy of …

U/17 Thomas Mogg took part in his first 10km on Sunday, competing in the Dougie Mac Stoke 10km on Sunday. Thomas finished in 43rd position overall in a time of 45:12. Well done Thomas. Photo …

Two of our U/20’s competed in Sundays Birchwood 10km, held over a flat but twisty course in Warrington. Sophie Goodfellow and Grace Ranford were competing in the high quality field against not only other club …

6 of our junior athletes competed against the very best athletes from across the midlands at the Midlands Track & Field Championships held at Nuneaton on Saturday 11/8/2018.   In the U/15 Boys 1500m we …

Congratulations to U/20 Sophie Goodfellow on her run at Sundays Trentham 10km Road Race, Sophie finished in 10th position in a time of 43.37 on the hilly course. Well done Sophie.  

On Sunday a large team of our juniors took part in the third and final Heart of England Track and Field League Division 2 match at Worcester. We had more athletes in all but one …

Congratulations to U/20’s Lee J Watson who finished in 8th position (22:44) and Sophie Goodfellow who finished in 2nd place in Sundays Cheadle 4 Mile Road Race in a time of 26:47. Well done Lee …

Three of our juniors represented their district schools at the Staffordshire Schools U/13-14 Championships held at Tamwoth on Wednesday 27th June. Please note positions are correct but times are not eligible for thepowerof10.info as their …

On Saturday 24th June our Junior athletes travelled down to Banbury to compete in the second fixture of this years Heart of England Track & Field League. On a very warm day those present represented the …

Congratulations to Sophie Goodfellow who represented Staffordshire when competing in Sundays St Michael’s 10km Road Race in Stone. Sophie finished in a time of 40:43 in 5th position. Also running was fellow U/20 Jordan Nixon. …

The club were represented by a record number of our juniors at this years schools inter counties championship event, the Mason Trophy. Representing Staffordshire they were competing against the top athletes from, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater …

Northwood Stadium hosted this years Staffordshire Schools Track & Field Championships and several of our juniors were in attendance representing their respective districts, hoping to claim county medals and get into the top two places …

Sophie Goodfellow continued her fine form on the roads by winning Sundays Westbridge 5 Mile road race held at Stone. Sophie won in a time of 32:58 to bring her her second victory in succession this year. Congratulations …

We had 6 juniors taking art in Saturdays Staffordshire Track & Field Championships held at Wolverhampton’s Aldersley Stadium. In the U/13 Girls Lucy Brownsword was 3rd in both the 70m hurdles and the 1500m in …

Reminder that due to coach holidays there will no training session for those juniors who are normally in Julia/Wendy/Malcolm or Vic’s Groups. Martins session is continuing as normal.  

Jacob Droogmans took on the significant challenge of the Mow Cop Killer Mile on Thursday evening and Jacob won the 2nd Fun Run in a time of  7:58. Congratulations Jacob. Photo courtesy of Brian Dale …

Congratulations to Sophie Goodfellow who became Staffordshire 10km Champion following her gun to tape victory at last Wednesdays Coles Clayton 10km Road Race. U/20 Sophie won her first senior individual county championship gold whilst winning the …

U/20 Lucy Matthews took part in her first 10km road race at the Tatton 10km held on Sunday 6th May at the picturesque Tatton Park, Cheshire. Lucy finished in a fine 3rd position overall in …

Saturday 5th May saw the first fixture in this years Heart of England Track and Field League which was held at Royal Sutton Coldfield. Following two successive promotions we knew it was going to be …

U/20 Athletes Jordan Nixon, Rebecca Twardochleb and Sophie Goodfellow all competed in our very own 10km Road Race on Sunday. Taking on athletes with much more road racing experience all three had very good runs. …

Whilst the Newcastle 10km took place on Sunday several of our junior athletes took advantage of their first chance to compete on the track this season at the open meeting held at Northwood Stadium. Some great early …

Four of our junior athletes competed at Saturdays National 5 km Road Championships held at Sutton Park before the National Road Relays. First up in the U/17 Mens race was Lewis Nagington. Lewis ran a …

The final major fixture in this seasons cross country calendar took place on Saturday 24th March and U/20 Rebecca Twardochleb was selected to represent the Midlands against the top 4 athletes from England, Scotland, Wales, …

Beatrice and Mathilde Wakefield competed for Cheshire Schools in their inter county cross country match on Monday 19th March held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village. Bea and Tilde were selected to represent Cheshire schools having …

On Saturday 17th March 8 of our junior athletes were selected to represent Staffordshire Schools at the prestigious English Schools Cross Country Championships held at Temple Newsam, Leeds. They were competing against the top 8 …

Two of our Juniors competed in Saturdays Midlands AAA’s Road 5km Championships held at a cold and windy Sutton Park on Saturday. Both Scarlett Cotton and Louis Wakefield were competing in the U/15 age groups, …

The club had 9 of our top junior athletes competing at an extremely muddy Prestwold Hall, Loughborough. Despite it being a dry and relatively warm day the rain over the previous days rapidly turned the …

Our juniors travelled to London at the weekend to compete in the English National Cross Country Championships held over the tough Parliament Hill course. There were 2783 juniors from all corners of England competing in …

Rebecca Twardochleb and Sophie Goodfellow travelled to Alsager to take on some of the very best road running seniors at this years Alsager 5 on Sunday. In ideal, still conditions both set off fast and were …

A number of our junior athletes were selected by their district schools to compete in the Staffordshire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Rodbaston College, or the Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Delamere …

Congratulations to Lucy Matthews who competed for Keele University at Saturdays BUCS cross country championships held at Brunel University. Congratulations to Lucy who in her first year finished in 170th position.

We had a great turnout of juniors at Saturdays Midlands Cross Country Championships held at Wollaton Park, Nottingham. There were great performances throughout the day which was capped by our U/20 Women winning gold in …

This years Staffordshire Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday 6th January at Sandwell Valley Park, West Bromwich. The club had representation in all the age groups and were rewarded with Individual and Team honours. …

A busy end to December saw a cancelled final North Staffs Cross Country League race, a Santa Race at the club, a presentation, a Christmas Hat run and the Juniors Christmas Bowling party!   North …

Tuesday 19th December sees the now annual Juniors Santa Race for those in Malcolm, Vic, Wendy and Julia’s Groups. Normal session start time of 6:30PM. Its a short race within Ashfields Grounds and we ask …

Open to juniors and Seniors this years Christmas Bowling Party will take place at Ten-Pin on Festival Park on Thursday 21st December, meeting at 6 PM. Cost is £12 for 16 and Under, @14 for …

8 of our juniors were selected to represent Staffordshire Schools at Saturdays annual Inter-Counties Cross Country held at Warwickshire College. Our juniors competed against the very best athletes from the West Midlands, Cheshire, Cumbria, Merseyside, …

Our Juniors enjoyed another highly successful days racing in Saturdays 3rd fixture of the North Staffs Cross Country League held at Stafford Common. We had 38 juniors competing, from U/11’s up to U/20’s. First race …

Jacob Droogmans ran a new 10km Road PB of 35.48 despite wet and cold conditions at Saturdays Cheshire 10km Road Race at Arley Hall, Cheshire. Jacob is now ranked at 38th in the National rankings …

We took fewer juniors than in recent weeks to compete at the National Cross Country Relays held at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield. The undulating parkland course always provides a great opportunity to test yourself against …

The second fixture in this years North Staffs Cross Country League took place on Saturday 28th October at Parkhall Country Park. Following some great results at the first fixture at Winsford our junior athletes went …

On Tuesday 31st October we held a halloween fundraiser down at Ashfield’s with prizes for the best costume/facepaint – thanks to everyone who took part, donated and made cakes – we raised a total of …

Several of our young athletes took part in the Midlands Cross Country Relays held at Wolverhampton on Saturday. The juniors all competed over a 3km loop of the Aldersley leisure village course. In the U/17 …

Over the summer our junior athletes take part in our athletics awards, with performances during training and competitions being recorded by the coaches in order to achieve awards at the end of the summer period. …

Our Junior teams competed for the club on Saturday in the National Road Relays, held just down the road at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield. The course was the same as that used two weeks ago …

Saturday saw the first race of this years North Staffs XC League held at an unusually wet and muddy Winsford. We had a good turnout of 34 juniors from the club with some athletes competing …

Jacob Droogmans competed in the Stafford 10km road race held on Sunday. Despite having competed the day previously for the club at the Midland Road Relays Jacob recorded a time of 39.22 for 45th position. …

We had teams in all bar one age group at Saturdays Midland Counties Road Relays Championships held at Sutton Park. The Seniors Race Report can be found HERE. The U/13 – U/17’s all competed over …

U/17 athlete Jordan Nixon took on the senior athletes at Sundays Dougie Mac 10km road race and was rewarded with a fine 6th position overall in a time of 37:06 missing his PB by just …

Two of our U/17 Men travelled to Nuneaton to compete in the Midlands Track and Field Championships on the weekend of the 19th and 20th August. On the Saturday Lewis Nagington took part in the …

There will be no training for the juniors coached by Julia, Wendy, Malcolm and Vic on the following dates : Thursday 17th August Tuesday 22nd August Thursday 24th August Martins group will continue to train …

On Saturday 16 of our Junior Athletes went to watch the fantastic evening sessions athletics at the World Athletics Championships held at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium. #BeTheNext #London2017 #mofarah #herothehedgehog

James competed for the England Midlands U/20’s at Wednesdays Welsh Athletics International held in Cardiff finishing in 5th position in a time of 1:55.94. Congratulations James.

Congratulations to James Fradley who despite illness finished in 6th position in his final English Schools Track and Field Championships which were held over the weekend at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. James qualified for …

The final juniors Track and Field club fixture in this years Heart of England League took place on Sunday 2nd July at The Dell, Dudley. Going into this fixture we were in 3rd position, but …

Congratulations to U/17 Lizzie Clarkson who was chosen to represent Staffordshire Schools today at the prestigious Mason Trophy Intercounties fixture at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. Lizzie was in the Intermediate girls 1500m and finished in …

Congratulations to James Fradley who won the Midlands U/20 800m Championships held at the Pingles Stadium, Nuneaton on Sunday. James ran 1:55.15 to claim victory (a time that was quicker that that of the winning …

The second fixture in this years Heart of England Track and Field league took place on Saturday at the Alan Moreton Track, Stourport on Severn. A coach full of our junior athletes/coaches/parents and supporters travelled …

James Fradley took part in the British Milers Club Grand Prix meeting at Solihull on Saturday. Competing in the B race over 800m, James finished in 6th position in a new PB of 1:50.9. Congratulations …

We had just 1 junior athlete compete at Wolverhampton’s Aldersley Stadium on Saturday at the Staffordshire AAA’s Track and Field Championships. Vienna Shelley competed in the U/17 Women’s 100m, with a 3rd place run of …

Jacob Droogmans took part in his local 10km Road race the Clayton 10km on Wednesday evening. Held in warm conditions Jacob competed against the seniors over this testing two lap race. Jacob finished in 7th …

A Coach full of our junior athletes/parents/officials and coaches left Ashfields at 8:30am on Sunday for the trip down to Corby to compete in the first fixture of this years Heart of England Track and …

A reminder that due to coach illness and holidays there will only be training for Juniors this week who are competing in Saturdays Midlands Track and Field Fixture (U17 and Seniors) or Sunday’s Heart of …

U/17 Jordan Nixon travelled to Crewe on Sunday to compete in the South Cheshire Harriers Air Products 10km. Jordan finished in 21st place overall in a new PB time of 36:56 and as the first …

Newcastle juniors were to the forefront in Sundays home race the Newcastle 10km. U/20 athlete Rebecca Twardochleb was the first lady overall in the race running a new PB of 40:12 whilst fellow teammate Tasha …

Many of our juniors made the short trip to Rowley Park, Stafford to compete in this low key SSAN event. The club was represented by Tom Wood, Ryan Wood, Elliot Smith, Louis Wakefield, Charlie Ranford, …

There was a new race on the fixture list which was held today for juniors in the U/15 and U/17 age groups, before the senior relays at Sutton Park, a 5Km Road Race with individual …

A Record number of Eight of our top junior athletes were selected to represent Staffordshire Schools at the English Schools Cross Country Championships held at the Royal Norfolk Showground, Norwich on Saturday. This event is …

A dry spring day greeted our 6 juniors who had been selected to run for Staffordshire AAA’s at this years Inter Counties Cross Country Championships. The nationwide event pitted the very best 8 athletes from …

Endurance Awards 2017. Congratulations to all the Juniors and Seniors members who received their Medals and Certificates during this years Endurance Challenge. They were presented last Tuesday after training by our Coaching Co-ordinator Malcolm Hackney …

On Saturday many of our Junior Members travelled the short distance to Wollaton Park, Nottingham to take part in the culmination of this seasons club cross country fixtures. We had representation in all age groups, …

This years Endurance Awards presentation will take place next Tuesday, 28th February at Ashfields following training at approx 7.40pm. Everybody welcome to come and celebrate the achievements by our members. If you have ordered, but …

Two Juniors took part in Saturdays Hanley Parkrun, with Joseph Stevens finishing in 69th in 23.59 and Matt Cuthbertson finishing 120th in 26.54. Well done to you both.

A total of 5 juniors took part in this weeks Hanley Parkrun. First finisher was Grace Ranford, fresh from English Schools Selection Grace finished as 1st Lady in 37th position overall with a time of …

Three of our Juniors took part in Sundays Alsager 5 Road Race. Having competed and qualified for Staffordshire (with just 1 shoe) the day before Jacob Droogmans took on the Seniors at the flat and …

Congratulations to our Junior Athletes on their fantastic performances at the Staffordshire Schools XC Championships at Rodbaston College and Cheshire Schools XC Championships at Winsford on Saturday. Junior Girls Competing for Newcastle – Misha Twardochleb …

Four of our juniors took part at Hanley Parkrun on Saturday, with Thomas Wood finishing in 6th  with a new PB of 20.09, next was Joseph Stevens in 47th also with a new PB of …

On Saturday 28th January 17 of our Junior Athletes travelled the short distance to Prestwold Hall, Loughborough to compete against the best athletes from the Midlands at the Area Cross Country Championships. Counties represented were …

We had 5 juniors taking part in Parkruns on Saturday, at Hanley Matt Cuthbertson was 19th in 21.55, Lauren Charlton finished 46th (2nd Lady) in 23.44, Joseph Stevens was 57th in 24.29 and Lucy Brownsword …

Saturday 21st January saw 6 Juniors taking part at Hanley or Congleton Parkruns. At Hanley Joseph Stevens finished in 56th (23.56 PB), Lucy Brownsword was 60th in 24.05 PB, Charlie Ranford was 96th in 26.16 …

This years Staffordshire Cross Country Championships took place at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton on Saturday and the club was represented in many of the age Groups. The Looped course at Aldersley can be …

There was a great turnout for the final Thursday evening sessions before Christmas. Julia/Wendy and Malcolms Groups took part in a Festive Santa Run on a course within Ashfields grounds, whilst the Juniors and Adults …

The final race of this years North Staffs Cross Country League took place on Saturday at Stafford Common. Several of our juniors were in contention for individual and/or team awards going into Saturday’s fixture and …

Just one Junior took part in this weeks Hanley Parkrun, but Matt Cuthbertson claimed a new PB knocking 1.46 off his best set just last month. Matt finished in 18th with 21.14 – well done …

Several of our Juniors have been racing over the past few weeks, achieving some great results/times. On Saturday 26th November 15 year old Jordan Nixon took on the seniors once more over the very hilly …

Congratulations to our four Junior athletes who represented Staffordshire Schools at the Intercounties XC match against West Midlands, Cheshire,  Surrey, Warwickshire and Shropshire at Sandwell Valley on Saturday 12th November. In the Inter boys (Yrs10/11): …

Two of our junior athletes competed at Arley Hall at Saturdays Cheshire 10km Road Race. U/17 Jacob Droogmans finished in 52nd position in a time of 36.30 and U/20 Rebecca Twardochleb finished 105th (7th Lady) …

This years Juniors Christmas Bowling Party is to be held at Tenpin Bowling on Festival Park on Tuesday 20th December meeting at 6:00pm. As usual this event is open to all members. The cost to …

Our first Junior finisher at this weeks Hanley Parkrun was Jacob Droogmans finishing 3rd overall in 17.52, Grace Ranford  finished in 44th position in 21.59, Lucy Brownsword was 110th in a new PB of 26.09, …

Saturday saw the second fixture in this years North Staffordshire Cross Country League take place at a grey and dull but thankfully dry Parkhall Country Park, Weston Coyney. Following the first fixture at Winsford at …

One of our leading Juniors competed at last Sundays Werrington 10km, taking on Senior athletes in just his second 10km 15 year old Jacob Droogmans finished in 17th position in a time of 38:00. Jacob …

On Saturday we returned to Sutton Coldfield for the English National Road Relay Championships. There were teams in the U/15 Boys, U/15 Girls, U/17 Men, U/17 Ladies and a solo run from one of our U/20 …

Moorlands Schools XC Race 4 today. Jordan Nixon 1st place in the inter-boys Alex Oakley 3rd inter- girl. Congratulations to you both. Last race next week, Good Luck.

The first fixture in our local North Staffs Cross Country League took place on Saturday 1st October at a damp Knights Grange, Winsford. The gently sloping course was made tougher this year by the wet …

Moorlands Schools XC Race 3 on Tuesday at Birchall.Well done to Alex Oakley 4th place in the Inter-Girls Race.

Newcastle Schools – Last race today at Wolstanton High. Gold medals for Lewis, Lizzie and Misha. Silver for Charlotte and Amelia Bronze for Scarlett and Beth 4th Alysha and 5th Lola. Great performances too from …

Tuesday saw the second Staffs Moorlands Schools Cross Country race held at Westwood High School. We had two athletes competing for their schools, both in the Yr 10/11 combined Boys/Girls race. In First position once …

Thursday saw the presentation of this years Track and Field Awards to 46 of our Junior athletes. These are based on the British Athletics Scheme and take place over the summer at competitions and training. Well …

Newcastle Schools XC Race 3 today at Clayton Hall . Well done to the Junior Athletes who competed. Gold medal for Misha, Silver medal for Jacob, Charlotte and Amelia, Bronze medals for Lewis, Scarlett and …

Two of our juniors competed at todays first race in the Moorlands Schools cross country races, held at Churnet View. In the Inter Girls (Yrs 10/11) Alex Oakley was 4th, whilst in the Inter Boys …

This years Track and Field awards for the Juniors who have ordered their award will take place on Thursday evening after the session starting at approximately 7:35PM – Everybody is welcome to come and celebrate …

Newcastle Schools XC Race 2 today at Sr. Thomas Boughey. Well done to all the Junior Athletes who competed. Gold medals for Jacob and Misha, Silver medal for Lewis, and Charlotte, Bronze medal for Scarlett …

9 Juniors took part in todays Newcastle Parkrun Takeover Event held at Hanley Park. Jordan Nixon finished in 8th in 17:46, Rebecca Twardochleb was 1st Lady in 19:16, Thomas Wood was 35th in 21:00, Misha …

Many of our Juniors took part in the first Newcastle Schools Cross Country race held at Chesterton HS. There were Gold medals for Jacob and Misha, a Silver medal for Lewis, and Bronze medals for …

Three Juniors took part in the Undulating Trail Kids Fun Run at Delamere Forest on Sunday Morning. First back (and ahead of the guide runner) was Lewis Nagington, closely followed by Louis Wakefield. In fourth …

Saturday saw the annual Staffordshire Athletics Network juniors Cross Country held at Trentham Rugby Club. The Club took the opportunity to take 20 Juniors to this low key event, where some were getting an early taste of …

Jordan Nixon took on the seniors once again at Saturdays Ipstones 5ish Road Race. Jordan finished in a great 6th position overall in a time of 30.35 – Well done Jordan  

Thomas Wood won the 1 Mile Fun Run which accompanied the Ipstones 5ish Road Race on Saturday in a time of 6:15 – Well done Tom

Congratulations to all our Juniors who competed for the club at this seasons Heart of England Track & Field League, Sundays event at Leicester saw them complete a clean sweep of overall victories and win …

Lucy Brownsword took park in the Hanley Parkrun on Saturday 2nd July running a great new PB of 28.41, Lucy then ran the following week (9th July) even faster recording a new PB of 28.27! …

Three of our Juniors were selected to represent Staffordshire Schools at the annual Inter-County athletics fixture held at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. Following in the footsteps of Mo Farah and Co last week were Alex Oakley (Intermediate …

James Fradley took part in todays U/20 Championships held at Bedford. James finished in 6th in his heat, in a time just outside of his PB of 1.54.96 mins.. Well Done James.

Thursday 16th June – Unfortunately there will not be a session for juniors who are in Malcolm’s Group. Those Juniors in Julia and Wendy’s group who have parents in Martin’s Group can join in with Martins Group session. …

James Fradley claimed bronze in Saturdays Midland Track and Field Championships held at the Pingles Stadium, Nuneaton. James racing over 800m finished in third position in 1:54.58 which was just 0.34 of a second behind gold. …

We finished in 1st position again in Sundays Heart of England League fixture held at Leamington Spa. On the day we scored a total of 470 points, which was a massive 173 more than the …

Many of our juniors competed for their relevant districts at the county schools championships held at Northwood Stadium on Saturday. In the Intermediate Boys 1500m Jordan Nixon finished in 5th in 4,30.3 mins, with Jacob …

Thursday 19th May – Unfortunately there will not be a session for juniors who are in Malcolm, Julia or Wendy’s Groups on this evening. The planned track sessions will go ahead as normal for those …

Our Juniors travelled down to Banbury on Saturday to compete in the first fixture of this years Heart of England Track and Field League. Following the disappointment of last years relegation we went to attempt to bounce straight …

James Fradley travelled to Loughborough on Saturday 23rd April to take part in the Loughborough Students BUCS Trials and Open Meeting. James won his heat against older athletes (up to the U/23 age group) in …

Just one Junior took part in this weeks Hanley Parkrun, with Grace Ranford finishing in 68th position in a time of 24:47. Well done Grace.

Two of our Juniors competed at last weekends AOC Sports Cross Country Championships. Representing the West Midlands and competing in the U/17 Age group Rebecca Twardochleb (18:24) and Sophie Goodfellow (19:22) finished in 3rd and …

Just one Junior took part in this weeks Hanley Parkrun with Jordan Nixon breaking 18 mins for the first time with 17:58 and finishing in 2nd place overall! Well Done Jordan another excellent run.

Three of our juniors competed at Parkruns this weekend, at Hanley Parkrun Jordan Nixon finished in 2nd position in 18:26 (just 1 second off his PB) and Sophie Goodfellow finished 23rd overall and 2nd Lady …

Sundays home race, the Newcastle 10km saw several of our juniors take part. All five athletes recorded PB’s despite the course being “undulating”.  In ideal racing conditions our first juniors back were Jacob Droogmans (37.45 …

Lucy Matthews took part in this weekends British Sleddog Sports Federation championships held at Cranwich Forest, Norfolk. Held over 2 races over 2 days Lucy (and of course Nika) finished first to add the British …

Two of our U/15 Boys took part in Saturdays Hanley Parkrun with Jacob Droogmans finishing in 7th position in a time of 18.37 and Jordan Nixon finishing in 8th position in 19.02. Well Done Boys.

Two of our athletes took part in Wednesdays Cheshire Primary Schools Cross Country Championships. Held at Macclesfield Leisure Centre over 20 schools from across Cheshire took part and in the Year 5/6 Girls Race sisters …

The SSAN 4 x 1 Mile relays were held last Saturday (19th March) at Rowley Park, Stafford. This event is a low key introduction to racing for many and an end of season run out …

Saturday saw Sophie Goodfellow take on the three lap course at Congleton Parkrun. Sophie finishished in 24th position overall with a new PB of 20.32. Congratulations Sophie.

Five Juniors were selected to represent Staffordshire AAA’s and took part in this years Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships, held on the ‘undulating’ Cofton Park, Birmingham course. Again this is a massive event with the very …

Jacob Droogmans took part in Saturdays Hanley Parkrun, finishing in 3rd position overall in a new PB of 17.49 – Well Done Jacob  

Saturday saw the highlight of the Schools Cross Country calendar with the top eight athletes from all 45 counties competing to become the best in the country. Entry was only via selection following the trials …

The Juniors were presented with their endurance awards at the club after training on Tuesday. These awards were open to all the juniors who train at the club.  Awards are given for those complete a set …

Grace Ranford took part in Saturdays Hanley Parkrun running a new PB of 21.41 for 24th place overall and 2nd Lady. Well done Grace.

A chilly but dry Donnington Park was the venue as 13 of our Juniors went to compete against the very best athletes from across England in the National Cross Country Championships. The Course had a bit of …

Following the trials at Staffordshire University and the subsequent selectors meeting we have 6 juniors selected to represent Staffordshire Schools at next Months Championships to be held at Wollerton Park, Nottingham on Saturday 5th March. …

Three of our Juniors took part in Parkruns over the last two weekends. On Saturday 13th February, U/17’s Sophie Goodfellow and Grace Ranford competed at Hanley Parkrun. Sophie finished in 14th position (2nd Lady) in …

For those that have ordered and paid for their Medal/Certificate, the clubs Juniors Endurance Month Awards 2016 Presentation will take place following training on Tuesday 1st March at approx 7:40pm

Two of our juniors competed in todays Alsager 5 mile Road Race. Following racing in yesterdays County Schools Cross Country Championships, Jacob Droogmans and Rebecca Twardochleb both decided to take on the seniors! In his …

The club were well represented at this years Staffordshire Schools Cross Country Championships, which took place on Saturday at Staffordshire University. As well as the chance to represent their schools District the main target for …

A small group of juniors travelled to the rearranged venue of Prestwold Hall, on the Derbyshire/Leicestershire Border to take part in this years Midlands Cross Country Championships. The undulating parkland course, chilly weather and increased …

Just one Junior took part in this weeks Hanley Parkrun, with Grace Ranford finishing in 52nd position in a time of 23.37 – Well done Grace.

Three of our Juniors took part in todays Hanley Parkrun (after the schools cross country championships were postponed). In second place overall was Jordan Nixon who knock 10 seconds off his Hanley PB to record …

Louis Wakefield (representing Macclesfield District Schools) took part in the Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Knights Grange, Winsford on Saturday. Louis was competing in the Minor Boys race held over 2km, on a …

Three athletes from the club took part in the indoor open meeting held at Sportcity, Manchester on Sunday. U/20 Corrie Povey finished first in heat 9 of the 60m in 7.63 seconds and 1st in his 200m …

Yesterday saw our Juniors competing against the very best athletes from all over Staffordshire at a muddy Sandwell Valley, West Bromwich. With Individual and Team County honours at stake every race was keenly contested, with …

Julia and Wendy’s Group Training – Spring 2016

January is the juniors Endurance month – all training sessions will be logged by your coach and the total mileage calculated at the end of January to decide your award. The farther you cover the …

  Christmas Hat Run 2015 – A great turnout with some very festive headwear!!   The Coaches would like to wish all the juniors from the club a very Happy Christmas and are looking forward …

Tuesdays (22nd Dec) session for Martins Group will be a Christmas Hat Run, where we will cover between 4 and 6 miles at a Steady/Easy pace – please wear your favourite Christmas Hat

3 Juniors from the club travelled to Wilmslow on Sunday to take part in the Junior Parkrun. Congratulations to Louis Wakefield (3rd 8.18), Beatrice Wakefield (19th 10.08) and Mathilde Wakefield (23rd 10.18).

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Thursday 17th December) there will no training sessions down at Ashfields because of this years Bowling Party. For those going Bowling please arrive at 6:00 PM 🙂 Training will …

Saturday was the final race in this years North Staffs Cross Country League, held at a new venue of Uttoxeter racecourse in wet and muddy conditions. Going into this final fixture we had juniors going …

A wet and windy Parkhall welcomed our juniors to the third fixture in this years North Staffs Cross Country League on Saturday. With some of our athletes absent due to representing the Staffordshire Schools in …

Five of our Junior athletes were picked to represent Staffordshire Schools at the Inter-counties Event, held this year at Staffordshire University on Saturday. Staffordshire Schools took on the best juniors from Cheshire, Cumbria, Shropshire, Surrey, …

This years Juniors Christmas Bowling Party is booked for Thursday 17th December meeting at 6:00PM. It will be held at Ten-Pin, Festival Park and the cost is just £10 for Juniors 16 and Under, this …

Two of our Juniors took part in Saturdays Hanley Parkrun. First back was Jordan Nixon in 18.55 and second place overall. Jordan was taking part in his first Hanley Parkrun. Lucy Brownsword finished in 130th position …

The club were represented at Saturdays National Cross Country Relay Championships by four teams of our Juniors. We had a team in each of the U/13 Girls, U/15 Girls, U/15 Boys and U/17 Ladies races. …

A total of 26 of our Juniors represented the club in the second fixture of the North Staffs Cross Country League, held at a wet and windy Stafford Common. The first race of the day …

Nine of our junior athletes took the opportunity to run in the open race held in conjunction with the Seniors Cross Country Relays at Bramshall Park, Uttoxeter last Saturday. Our Juniors dominated the race with …

Two juniors competed at Saturdays Hanley Parkrun, our first junior back with yet another PB was Lucy Brownsword in a time of 30.03 for 147th (Lucy has knocked 3.56 mins off her best time in …

Two of our juniors competed at Saturdays Parkrun, Grace Ranford finished in 44th with a time of 22.41 and Lucy Brownsword got a PB, recording a new best time of 31.31 for 160th position. Well …

Today saw 6 of our Juniors take part in the National Road Relay Championships held at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield. In the Under 17 Women’s category we had 5 runners taking part with the A …

A total of 47 of our Junior Athletes took part in this summers Track and Field Awards. Congratulations go to;   Primary Years 3/4 Beatrice Wakefield Mathilde Wakefield Georgie Sullivan Skip Deakes Georgia Balderson Diontai …

10 Juniors Represented the club at Saturdays Brooks Midland Road Relays held at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield. All age groups ran the same distance of 3.863km. The U/13 Girls, Represented by Misha Twardochleb, Scarlett Cotton …

We had two athletes taking part in this weeks Parkrun at Hanley with both getting new Personal Bests. Thomas Wood who equalled his PB last week knocked a massive 68 seconds off his best ever time …

7 Juniors took part in todays Hanley Parkrun. First back (and Second overall) was Jacob Droogmans in 18.25 a new PB, Sophie Goodfellow (5th Lady) was next back in 21.59, Sisters Lola and Scarlett Cotton …

Saturday saw two of our young athletes taking part at Parkrun events, Nat Mellor-Pringle ran his 50th Parkrun at Hanley and Matt Blount at Wilmslow. Well done to both, Results can be found HERE

Today saw some of our Juniors competing at the Stoke Open Meeting held at Northwood Stadium. In the U/13 Girls Abi McHugh competed in the 800m finishing 7th. In the U/15 Girls Vienna Shelley competed …

Jordan Nixon was victorious for the second successive year in the Tynllwynhen Challenge race which is part of the events at the popular Race the Train Weekend held at Tywyn, Mid Wales. Jordan completed the 3 …

Sophie Goodfellow took part in the Delamere Parkrun and Nat Mellor-Pringle ran at Hanley Parkrun. Well done to you both. Results can be found here  

Just 1 junior took part in todays Hanley Parkrun with Jessica Longley finishing in 164rd position and a time of 34.22. Well done Jessica.

James Fradley took part in Tuesdays Gold Standard Races at Trafford. James finished second in 1.55.58 in the D 800m Race racing against U/20’s and Senior competitors. Well done James.

Just one junior took part in Parkrun this week. Matt Blount finished 213th in 44.55. Well done Matt.

Saturday saw 4 of our junior athletes competing for Staffordshire Schools at the annual Mason Trophy Intercounties track and field fixture held at the Alexander Stadium. In the Junior Boys 800m Jacob Droogmans ran 2.12.91 …

Wednesday evening saw 6 junior teams take part in this years Shugborough 4×2 mile Relays held on the picturesque Shugborough Hall Estate. A total of 23 juniors took part with many relishing the chance to …

Today saw 7 of our middle distance athletes chosen to represent their respective school districts in the Staffordshire Schools Track and Field Championships, held at Northwood Stadium. In the Junior Boys 800m Jacob Droogmans came …

4 Juniors took part in Saturdays Hanley Parkrun. First home with a new PB of 24.49 was Lola Cotton in 35th position, closely followed by sister Scarlett, who finished 53rd, also with a new PB …

Our Juniors travelled down to Banbury again last Sunday to compete in the second fixture of this years Heart of England Track and Field League. On the day we finished once again in 5th position out …

On Saturday we had two athletes running at Hanley Parkrun, first back was Nat Mellor-Pringle in 28.15 (133rd) whilst Jessica Longley took it easy ready for Sundays Track and Field Fixture and finished in 37.39 …

We had one junior taking part in this weeks Hanley Parkrun, with Matt Blount finishing 119th in a time of 40.02. Well done Matt. Results

Today saw 6 of our Juniors take part in this years Staffordshire AAA’s Track and Field Championships held at Northwood Stadium. In the U/13 Girls 1500m Misha Twardochleb finished 4th, just outside the medals in …

Two Juniors competed at Hanley Parkrun today. First back was Nat Mellor-Pringle (115th) in 28:08 closely followed by Jessica Longley (118th) in 28.18. Well Done to you both.

Entries for this years Staffordshire AAA’s Track and Field Championships due to be held at Northwood Stadium on Saturday 23rd May close tomorrow (13th May) – online entry available here

29 of our Juniors travelled down to Banbury on Sunday to compete in the first fixture of this years Heart of England Track and Field League. Of the 29 athletes, 14 of the team made …

Athletes please arrive in time to warm-up. You will not be allowed to join in the session at 6.30pm until you have warmed-up properly.   6.15-6.30pm 6.30-7pm 7-7.30pm 7.30-7.45 Tuesday 12th May Warm-up Javelin/U11 Vortex …

James Fradley took part in the BMC B 800m at tonights Trafford AC Open Meeting. James finished in 3rd position and despite the blustery conditions ran a time of 1.56.30 for a new Seasons Best …

Two of our Juniors competed at todays Parkrun event in Hanley,  Jessica Longley and Nat Mellor-Pringle. Their results can be found here

We think we had just 1 competitor in the U/18 Race at this years Mow Cop Killer Mile on Thursday Evening, Jacob Droogmans (U/15) finished in 5th Position, just a few hours after winning the …

James Fradley opened up his 2015 track season by taking part in the Birmingham BMC 800m A Race on Tuesday Evening. James was the youngest competitor but finished in 4th position in a time of …

Congratulations to all the young athletes who received their hard earned Endurance Awards after tonights training session. Finally a big Thank You to Malcolm, Julia and Wendy for organising and logging all the miles covered …

Three of our young athletes took part in todays Hanley Parkrun. Lola and Scarlett Cotton, and Jessica Longley. Lola was second in her age category and knocked 38 seconds off her PB. Well done to …

Today saw Sophie Goodfellow competing at Congleton and Jessica Longley getting yet another PB at Hanley Parkrun – Well done to you both. Results can be found here.

This months endurance challenge is complete – if you have completed the 13.1 miles, 26.2 miles, or 39.3 miles challenge and would like your award please pay £4 towards the cost to Julia Bailey asap …

Today we had 4 juniors running at Parkrun events. At Congleton, both Jordan Nixon and Jessica Longley achieved PB’s, whilst  Nat Mellor-Pringle and Matthew Blount ran at Hanley. Well done to all four. Click here …

11 of our young athletes represented the club at todays Staffordshire Athletics Network 4 x 1 mile Relays, held at Rowley Park, Stafford. Results are now on the website Click Here. Well Done to you …

Congratulations to Lola Cotton and Jessica Longley who both achieved PB’s at todays Hanley Parkrun. For Results click here

A final request for any juniors to represent the club at this weekends Staffordshire Athletics Network 4 x 1 Mile Relays – Please speak to Julia Bailey at training tonight to confirm your availability.

Well done to the 4 Juniors who took part in Parkrun events this weekend. See the Juniors Results section for there results

5 Newcastle (Staffs) AC athletes were selected to represent Staffordshire Schools in this years English Schools Cross Country Championships held today at Witton Park, Blackburn. This event is the culmination of a series of races …

The Club will be sending teams to this low key SSAN event at Rowley Park, Stafford. This fun relay is suitable for all ages and abilities – everyone is welcome. Entry costs £4 and it is a …

Saturday 7th March saw four of our young athletes selected to represent Staffordshire AAA’s at the Intercounties Cross Country Championships held at Cofton Park, Birmingham. In the U/15 Boys 4.5km race Jordan Nixon finished 242nd …

10th March to 10th April 2015 is  Junior Endurance Challenge Month. All miles run in training and races will be logged by the coaches. The challenge is: can you run a 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles), Marathon …

We’re pleased to announce our new juniors section to the website.