News

8 Mar: Please sponsor Mark [Top]

Leading Vet (& Senior!) Mark Flint is taking part in a Land's End to John o'Groats charity bike ride at the end of May in aid of Diabetes UK.

He aims to complete the ride in just 10 days - a very tough challenge.

If you would like to sponsor Mark he is at the club every Tuesday night and at most Tri club sessions too.

8 Mar: Champion! [Top]

Congratulations to Julia Myatt for winning her age group race at the National Duathlon Championships on Saturday at Worksop, a great achievement considering she spent half the winter on just one leg!

Julia will now compete for Great Britain at the World Duathlon Championships to be held in Edinburgh in September.

3 Mar: National Cross Country Champs [Top]

There was a good turnout of runners from the club in Saturday's National Cross Country Champs held at Roundhay Park in Leeds, with representation in almost all the age group races.

With many of the junior athletes competing at national level for the first time (and at the bottom of their age groups) all gave a good account of themselves, which should stand them in goodstead for the future.

Pick of the senior men was Matt Lockyer with an excellent 167th.

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

25 Feb: Fancy a race abroad? [Top]

Mick Hall is organising a couple of trips to races abroad this year, to the Amsterdam Marathon and the Paris Versailles Road Race.

The trip for the ING Amsterdam Marathon runs from 15th - 18th October 2010. Click here for the price and details.

The trip for the Paris Versailles Road Race runs from Friday 25th - 27th September. For the price and details click here

For more details please email Mick or go to his website.

17 Feb: Belated congratulations [Top]

A bit late but well done anyway to all those who picked up a prize at the North Staffs Road Runners League presentation evening.

Mark Flint was 3rd in Group A and 1st in the V40 age group. Barry Smith was 2nd in Group C, Paul Eardley 1st in Group D and Charles Larsson 2nd in Group E.

In the Ladies groups, Gail Lowe was 1st in Group W and 3rd F40, Kerry Anne-Clancy 2nd Senior Lady, Beck Austin 1st F35 and Julie Fletcher 2nd F50.

Jason Blount, Rob Findler and Nigel Symms also received a prize for completing all 20 NSRRA fixtures.

If any senior members are not part of the NSRRA then please join to try and boost the club's score!

Details can be found on the NSRRA website

16 Feb: Good work fellas! [Top]

Another good turn out and a strong team performance from members new and old saw the men's team promoted back into Division 2 at the first time off asking.

Matt Lockyer was again to the fore in 2nd place and was well supported by fellow scorers Danny Egan, Paul Crisford, Steve Ratcliffe, Tim Twentyman and Martin Bailey as he lead the team to 2nd place on the day and 3rd overall.

The key element of cross country is of course team work and the team would have struggled this year without the contributions of Ian Sparks, Tom Bentley, Craig Ashton, Nigel Symms, Neil Gerrity, Mark Flint, Graham Kemp and Tony Ratcliffe - any one else!?

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

So on to the relay season... any takers for the 12 Stage?

10 Feb: Birmingham XC League [Top]

For all those running in this Saturday's Birmingham League at Aston please meet in the Clayton Road lay by (one nearest the Gardren Centre) at 12.30pm.

Good luck all!

10 Feb: Staffs Schools XC [Top]

The club was well represented in Saturday's Staffs Scools XC Chamopionships, held at Staffs University.

In the Year 7 Girls race India Mellor and Dilys Grocott were 6th and 7th respectively, with India still a year to go in the age group.

Likewise, James Fradley managed 2nd place with Ben Meir an encouraging 7th place.

In the Year 8/9 Girls Charlotte Dale finished 10th and in the Year 10/11 Boys Ben and Oliver Brereton where 10th and 20th respectively.

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

7 Feb: Ladies 3rd at Alsager 5 [Top]

A large contingent of club members turned out at the Alsager 5 held in cold but dry conditions.

Performance of the day was from the Ladies team who finished 3rd overall in a very strong field. Catherine Dulla was first back and was well supported by Michelle Buckle and Mel Young.

Mark Flint was once again first back in 79th leading the Men's team to 16th and the Vets team to 8th.

The Ladies Vet team finished a more than respectful 7th - not long until Michelle bolster's their ranks :-)

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

Any senior men free to help with the Promotion push on the 13th!?

2 Feb: Tickets on sale! [Top]

Tickets are now on sale for the Prize Presentation Evening that will be held on Saturday 6th March.

Tickets can be purchased from the Tuck Shop on Tuesday nights or from members of the Committee on other training evenings.

2 Feb: Promotion push... [Top]

The final Birmingham League Cross Country race is on Saturday 13th Feb at Aston University Recreation Centre.

At the last race we finished second team and need to do this again to gain promotion to division 2. This means that we need as many men as possible to run the race. By having more runners out we push the other teams back a few places therefore they get less points.

If you can run please let Craig know on 07745 091670 or 775900 or email Rebecca.

As always we will meet up and share lifts to the venue.

31 Jan: Midland XC Champs report [Top]

Stafford Common hosted the Midland XC Champs on Saturday and saw a good turn out from Newcastle runners across a number of age groups.

The U13 Girls team finished in 10th place, with India Mellor first back in 72nd.

In the U13 Boys James Fradley finished an impressive 39th with two years still to go in the age group.

The U15 Boys finished 13th overall with Oliver and Ben Brereton both making the top 50.

In the U17s Hannah Jones and Laura Matthews were as consistent as ever in the (U17 Girls) as was Amy Whitehurst in the U20s.

Michelle Buckle continued her return to form and fitness after last year's lengthy lay off to finish in 23rd, the best placed Newcastle athlete on the day.

The Senior Men's team were a solid 17th on the day with the pick of the performances being Mark Flint (94th) and Danny Egan (105th).

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

29 Jan: County Selections [Top]

I don't know. You wait ages for a County Selection and then three come along at once...

Congratulations to Beth Wilson and Ellie Jones who have been selected to run for South Cheshire Schools in the Cheshire Schools Cross Country Champs taking place at Widnes on Saturday.

Well done also to Molly Patrick who will be representing Staffordshire at 200m & 200m relay at the NIA in Birmingham on Feb 10th.

28 Jan: More baby news! [Top]

Congratulations from all at the club to Sally Chambers who has had a beautiful baby girl called Georgina Florence.

Georgina was born on 7/1/10, weighing 6lbs 10oz. Mum and baby are both doing well.

28 Jan: Midland XC Champs start times [Top]

The Midland Cross Country Championships are taking place this Saturday. Below are the start times and distances for each race and the parking arrangements.

Parking:

From Stoke / Stone - follow the A34 then on entering the Borough of Stafford proceed to a crosroads with traffic lights. Go past the traffic lights and turn into Stone Flats. (Please note that parking at the school is only for coaches).

Good luck everybody!

19 Jan: Birmingham XC League report [Top]

Craig Ashton successfully harangued/persuaded 10 hardy members (and a volunteer) to make the journey to Nuneaton on Saturday for the 3rd fixture in the Birmingham XC League.

The best turn out of the season was rewarded with the lowest team score so far and a fantastic 2nd place on the day.

The team now stands in 4th overall with one fixture to go, more than respectable. A repeat performance would see Newcastle make a swift return to Division 2.

Star of the day was Matt Lockyear in an isolated 2nd, ably supported by Steve Ratcliffe, Mark Flint, Martin Bailey, Tim Twentyman and Ian Sparks.

Special mention to Neil Gerrity who made the trip but was forced to drop out due to a knee injury.

The volunteer did ok managing to only drop one finishing disk in the mud but should perhaps stick to the day job?

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

17 Jan: Staffs AAA's Meeting on Wednesday [Top]

Please be aware that Staffs AAA's will be using the clubhouse on Wednesday night for a meeting.

14 Jan: Birmingham XC League is ON [Top]

Please note that this Saturday's Birmingham XC League at Nuneaton is still on.

If you are able to run then please contact Craig Ashton (07745091670).

11 Jan: Juniors training cancelled [Top]

Due to the adverse weather conditions tomorrow's Juniors training session has had to be cancelled once again.

An update will be provided ahead of Thursday's training session.

6 Jan: Staffs XC Champs cancelled [Top]

The Staffs Cross Country Championships have unfortunately been cancelled due to the weather conditions.

The teams for the inter-county championships will probably be picked from the Midland XC Champs results.

6 Jan: Thursday training cancelled [Top]

Thursday night’s training session has been cancelled, due to safety concerns in light of the current weather conditions.

Hopefully the weather will be good enough to resume training again on Tuesday 12th.

A notice will be published on the site to let you know if Tuesday’s session is NOT taking place.

5 Jan: Juniors training cancelled [Top]

Due to the adverse weather conditions tonight’s Juniors training session is cancelled.

An update will be provided ahead of Thursday's training session and Saturday's race.

5 Jan: Ashfields update [Top]

Please note that due to the continuing bad weather the track is still not suitable for use. Please contact your respective coaches for alternative training arrangements.

For the remainder of the facilities it is business as usual.

29 Dec: Baby news #2 [Top]

Congratulations to the Antipodean branch of the club (Phil and Lorna Bradshaw) on the birth of their little boy Evan just days before Christmas.

Hope you are all well and look forward to meeting him on your next trip back. Rumours that George is already waiting at the airport to collect fees for a family membership have yet to be confirmed.

29 Dec: Baby news #1 [Top]

The new look club website will be 1 on New Year's Day - aahhhhh. Thanks to everybody who has contributed and we continue to welcome your comments, suggestions, etc in the coming year.

Hope everybody had a great Christmas and has a fun New Year - almost time for those resolutions to kick in!