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Mike Ormerod RIP

Unfortunately Mike has recently passed away. As well as being a well-known local councillor and a member of the local cycling club, he was also a member of Reigate Priory AC for a time.

There will be a celebration of his life on 26th May. If you wish to know more please contact Ginevra 

Advance notice: Reigate Priory AC Summer Evening 10K

This year's Summer Evening 10K takes place on Wednesday 6th July at 7:30PM. We will be putting out the usual plea for volunteers (watch this space), but put the date in your diaries!

Full details of the event can be found here.

Club Membership Renewal

Membership is now overdue and should be paid as soon as possible. Please remember to let me know if you wish to resign so I can update the club records.

Anyone experiencing difficulties paying, please let me know so we can help by emailing  .

Thank you to the mystery cleaner

We must pass on our thanks to whoever tidied up the container a week ago  - whoever did it, it's much appreciated!

Club Committee

Give us your results please

If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages. 

Junior Section News 

Saturday and Sunday 14th 15th May - Surrey Track and Field Championships, Kingston

A hot and sunny Saturday saw a busy schedule on the first day of the Surrey T&F Championships held in Kingston.

First up for RPAC were U13G'S Neve MacGregor and Florence Tombleson in the final of the 1500m. With the final divided into two races due to the number of entrants, both Neve and Florence finished 6th in their respective races. Florence's first 1500 but for Neve a big PB taking 15 seconds off her previous best time!

The heats for the U13G'S 800m saw Lisette Matthews, in her first 800m race, qualify for Sunday's final with an excellent time of 2.38.85. Isla Kinniburgh missed out on the final but her time of 2.41.68 took a full 19 seconds off her previous PB! Lisette returned on Sunday morning to finish 7th in the 800m Final. An excellent achievement having only turned 11 years old this month.

Max Orchard, (far right in the photo above) stepping up to U15 this year, took the Bronze Medal in the 80mH in a quick time of 13.20. Max returned on Sunday to finish 5th in the U15B'S long jump final with a PB jump of 5.13m.

The heats of the U13G'S 100m saw Eloise Matthews and Isla Kinniburgh (after her earlier 800m heat!) both finish 4th and just miss out on progressing to the semifinal.

Meanwhile, Michael Maguire and Mateo Mahop were in spectacular action in the U13B'S long-jump with Michael taking Gold and Mateo Bronze! Michael's jump of 5.19m was a new club U13B's outdoor record, and just short of his own indoor PB of 5.20m.

With the heat growing through the afternoon, the U17 800m heats began. All our U17 competitors have stepped up this year from U15 last year. Samuel Stapley eased through his heat in 1st place, and in the U17W'S heats, Lilah Unwin also came 1st with Ella Scrase 2nd to ensure all three qualified for their finals.

Cara Koutzaroff-Richards finished 5th missing qualification by less than 1 second, and Sophia Bryant also missed out despite a strong run and sixth place in her heat.

Late in the afternoon, a series of finals arrived with U17 Euan Willis first off in the final of the U17B's 1500m. A strong performance from Euan saw him home in 4th place with a PB time of 4.24.97! An excellent run in a very strong field.

Next up Samuel Stapley ran a brave 800m leading at the final bend and finishing 3rd to take Bronze in a quick 2.00.99. 1st and 2nd both ran in the 1.59's in a tight 3 way finish at the line.

This was followed by the U17W'S 800m final which saw Lilah Unwin take the Silver Medal and Ella Scrase Bronze! Lilah had another sub 2.20 time, and for Ella there was a big PB with 2.22.97.

Sunday was a lot cooler! There were more medals to come though.

Oscar Curry ran a fantastic race to come home 1st with a PB and breaking the 2min barrier in the final of the U20M's 800m! Gold for Oscar in 1.59.39!

In the U20M's high jump it was Gold for Dan Statham with a clearance of 1m.80, just short of his PB.

U13 Mateo Mahop returned on Sunday to compete in the 100m where a new PB time of 13.83 in the heat saw him qualify for the final and take 7th place. A good weekend for Mateo.

A good return of medals for the RPAC Juniors including three Golds at these major athletics championships.

As ever a big thank you goes out to all the officials especially those from RPAC with long hours put in.

Senior Section News 

Reigate Priory AC Grand Prix 2022

You may or may not realise that there is a club Grand Prix competition this year, and if you have not taken part in it yet there's plenty of opportunity.

With thanks to Rick Coles you can read all about the Grand Prix including the included events and current standings here.

Sunday 12th June Dorking Tens

Note that the Dorking 10 mile race takes place on Sunday 12th June, which incorporates the RPAC 10 mile club championship, the RPAC Grand Prix, the Surrey Road League and the Surrey Ten Mile Road Race Championships, and it's also a great race to boot. https://www.dmvac.org/events/dorking-tens/

MABAC Holmwood Common Sunday 19th June 10:00AM

This is our chance to regain second place spot in the league, but we can only do this if we get a good turnout.

At Farnham we lost out to Blackwater Valley because they had twice as many runners as we did. We particularly need more of the faster ladies to run.

As far as I can tell there are no conflicting local races so why not come and turnout for us?

Monday 2nd May Vitality 10K

Sorry - I missed this race result out last week. You can see our club results here.

Sunday 15th May Sutton 10K - Surrey Road League

Sunday saw the second fixture of the Surrey Road League at the Sutton 10k.

The Sutton 10k takes place in the beautiful Nonsuch Park and is run on a mix of road and paths in the park. 

The well marshalled race is a 2 lap course passing through Nonsuch Park Cheam Park and the surrounding roads.

Thankfully the weather wasn’t as hot as Saturday but still many found it humid and surprisingly hilly!

First back for the club was Tom Almond in 33.53 and 6th overall. Next and continuing his fine running form was Rob Wigley 36.51 with Neil Fenwick hot on his heels finishing in 36.59 and Alex Mansfield in 37.03 completing the men's team.  Steve Bass crossed the line in 38.44.  Ben Stanton 39.48, Jack Finn 48.57 and Malcolm Woodman 55.24.

Nat Wilson led the ladies team in with a time of 39.43 with Ginevra Stoneley not far behind in 39.58.  Jo Davey recorded a PB in 40.44 and completed the ladies scoring team.  Next in was Jamilla Ncayiyana in 43.29, Ruth Willis 45.13, Liz Mason 58.36 and Kelly Mason 1.01.

Nat Wilson picked up the prize for 2nd V40 and Ginevra 3rd V40.

Saturday and Sunday 14th 15th May - Surrey Track and Field Championships, Kingston

Eloise Bull won Silver in the SW 3000m in a time of 10.28.73. Congratulations Eloise!

Sunday 15th May Jurassic Coast Challenge

Kate Knight completed this event - very hilly and very wet in places she reports, but a fantastic event.

Dates for Your Diary

Sunday 12th June - Dorking 10's (10 mile and 10K races) The 10 mile is the RPAC Club Championship 10 mile race, a Grand Prix event, a Surrey Road League and County Championship too. See this.

Sunday 19th June - MABAC @ Holmwood Common

Sunday 26th June Richmond 10K which is a Surrey Road League event as well as a County Championship. See this.

Saturday 16th July - Elmore 7 which is in the RPAC Grand Prix and Surrey Road League. See this.

Sunday 24th July - Surrey Slog Half Marathon This race is an open race organised by MABAC. The profit from this race means that the regular MABAC league fixtures can continue. Please support it if you can. The course is described as "challenging but rewarding, hilly and undulating". More details are at https://running.mabac.org.uk/surrey-slog-half-marathon/ 

Surrey Care Trust - become a mentor and make a difference to someone's life - from club member Ken Packer

Surrey Care Trust is a local charity supporting adults, families and young people who would benefit from one to one support through some of life's challenges. There are increasing numbers of young people needing support and new mentors are needed to support the charity's work. You can see more about the charity at www.surreycaretrust.org.uk and for further information, please contact Emma-Louise Lowe on 07712 653 315 or email emma-louise.lowe@surreycaretrust.org.uk. The next training course takes place on Wednesday 8th June.

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Advance notice: Reigate Priory AC Summer Evening 10K

This year's Summer Evening 10K takes place on Wednesday 6th July at 7:30PM. We will be putting out the usual plea for volunteers (watch this space), but put the date in your diaries!

Full details of the event can be found here.

Club Membership Renewal

You should all have received your membership renewal requests.  Prompt payment would be appreciated.  If you wish to resign from the club, please let me know at  so that I can ensure any pre-authorised payments you may have made, are cancelled.

Couch to 5K programme starts this coming Saturday

Southern Athletics League

Give us your results please

If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages. 

Junior Section News 

Sunday 1st May YMCA Fun Run

Missing from last week's newsletter: Alex Anderson who came to Reigate Priory AC for the first time on Saturday 30th April came 1st in the YMCA fun run U10s with a PB of 6:46. Well done Alex!

Sunday 8th May - The Gatwick Family Run

Arthur Naish took part in the Gatwick Family Run on Sunday. It was a mile race and he was first boy over the line (and chip time) in 7:19. Congratulations to Arthur!

Senior Section News 

Saturday 7th May - Weymouth Parkrun

Annette Morris finished in 24:29 and was 2nd overall in the age grading table with 84.07%!

Sunday 8th May - Ranelagh Richmond  Half Marathon

Some impressive results from the day can be seen here. Bethany Higgins took 16 minutes off her PB!

Sunday 8th May - Gatwick Half Marathon

An excellent turn-out and great results for this one. You can see the results here.

Sunday 8th May - Gatwick 10K

More results from Gatwick that you can see here. Well done to Neil, Lisa, Derwella and Susie.

Sunday 8th May - Gatwick 5K

Steve Cheesman finished in 172nd place and in a time of 31:17.

Sunday 8th May - MABAC at Farnham Park

You can see a full report here.

Dates for Your Diary

Sunday 15th May Surrey Road League, Sutton 10K see above

Sunday 12th June Dorking 10's (10 mile and 10K races) The 10 mile is the RPAC Club Championship 10 mile race and a Grand Prix event (and Surrey Championship too) More details on the noticeboard soon. 

Wakehurst Willow 8k by Moray Carey

The 200+ hectares of ornamental gardens, woodlands and nature reserve at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, provide the spectacular setting for the Wakehurst Willow, an 8k race organised by Haywards Heath Harriers!

The race is officially described as a “challenging two-loop 8km long course on tarmac, woodchip and rocky earth paths winds its way around the perimeter of the botanical gardens, under massive redwoods, stunning lakes and past the world-famous Millennium Seedbank.”

There are certainly precipitous descents and ascents around the meandering, colourful course!

It takes place at 7:15pm on Wednesday 13th July 2022, one week after the RPAC Summer Evening 10k. Onsite facilities include plentiful free parking, toilets in several locations and refreshments.

As at 1600 today there are only 13 places left of the 400 race limit so, to if you want to secure one of the last places you will need to act quickly!

https://www.theentrypoint.co.uk/events/wakehurst-willow-8k-2022-j6d5P98gR4qRADn

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MABAC Farnham Park Sunday 8th May 2022

With the competing calls of the Surrey Road League Ranelagh Richmond Half Marathon and the Run Gatwick Half Marathon, 10K and 5K I feared that we would get a very poor turnout yesterday for the MABAC race in Farnham. I am happy to report however, that I was proved wrong and we actually got a very respectable turnout.

Not only did we get a respectable turnout but RPAC athletes finished in first and second place with Rob Wigley and Andrew Reeves finishing in 30:25 and 31:11 respectively. Frank O'Regan, Ben Stanton and Jez Greenwood were our other scoring men, all finishing in the top 20. Ruth Willis was our first lady home in 37:47 followed by Hannah Williams making her MABAC (and I think, club) debut in 39:52. We had a "Battle of the Pauls" with Paul Chandler finishing ahead of Paul Sapsard by just four seconds. 

The full team was Rob Wigley, Andrew Reeves, Frank O'Regan, Ben Stanton, Jez Greenwood, Alastair Swanepoel, Ruth Willis, Paul Chandler, Paul Sapsard, Hannah Williams, Andrew Patrick, David Winzer, Juliette Stern, Andrew Bamford, Sharon Miller, Fran Afonso and Ian Edmonds. 

My memory was playing up as well. I had assured people that it wasn't all that hilly, but I was wrong; it was pretty hilly and pretty warm too, but it was good to be out there. Farnham Park at this time of year (and at any other time for all I know) is beautiful.

Sadly for us despite the great performances, we have lost our second place in the league to Blackwater Valley who turned out in droves (it's their local run). They fielded 34 runners to our 17 and had some high scoring lady runners. We are now in third place with everything to play for.

Holmwood Common next month...turn out and help us get our second place slot back!

Ben, Frank and Jez - I think Rob and Andrew were too quick for the photographer.

Alastair and Ruth

Hannah looking like she's enjoying herself and Paul trying to dodge the photograph

Juliette and Paddy

Sharon and Ian both sporting knee braces, but still doing the full distance.

It's been a busy weekend for RPAC with junior races and the Awards Evening on Saturday, the YMCA fun runs yesterday and I know a number of people took part in the Vitality 10K in London today. 

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Club Membership Renewal

The Awards Evening Perrywood Sports & Social Club Saturday 30th April

This was our second joint awards evening and I think everyone who attended will agree that it was a very enjoyable evening and the venue was a good choice. Huge thanks to Usha Stevens and Mel Fulton-Bell for organising it! 

There are more details of the awards in the Junior and Senior Sections below and there is a full list of the award winners here.

A Message From Malcolm

On Saturday our former chair Malcolm Woodman, was awarded the Ted Baker Award. This award is made to the person who the members deem has made the biggest contribution to the club in the past year (current members of the committee are not eligible to receive the award). 

Malcolm writes:

“A massive thank you to everyone who nominated me for the 2021 Ted Baker Award – it’s a great honour to receive this, especially as I have simply been trying to give back something to the club which has supported & encouraged my running for nearly 30 years. Jo and I have lived in this area for over 33 years, so I have been a member for nearly all that time. When we finally complete our upcoming move to the wilds of Exmoor, it is not just the racing and training that I will miss, but all of you who have been such an important part of my life for so long. So much so that I intend to remain as a 1^st claim member of RPAC and to reappear as and when I can – so the seniors who train at Battlebridge on a Tuesday evening should not get lulled into a false sense of security, I will be back to shout at you! 😊 Once again, thank you everyone. Malcolm”  

Couch to 5K programme

Give us your results please

If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages. 

Junior Section News 

Junior AAA Award Winners by Ashley Burridge 

Senior Section News 

Awards Evening From Usha Stevens

Usha writes:

Stop Press: I intend to come along to the track tomorrow evening to distribute awards to any recipients who are training. If you are not going to be there please let me know and I will make alternative arrangements to get them to you. 

Surrey Road League Sunday 8th May

A reminder that the next Surrey Road League Fixture is the Ranelagh Richmond Half Marathon this coming Sunday (8th May) 

MABAC Farnham Park Sunday 8th May

A reminder that the next MABAC fixture is on Sunday (8th May) in Farnham Park.

Don't forget that we are currently lying in second place in the league so we need a good strong turnout to maintain our position.

More details are here. As with all MABAC races there are one lap and two lap options and you can decide which you are going to run on the day.  My recollection is that although Farnham Park is very hilly, the course itself isn't too bad as it mostly runs along the top of the hill.  The walk to the start is a different story. Please don't hold me to that as it's two or three years since I last ran it!

Car parking is limited so I suggest meeting in Bell St Car Park for an 08:30 departure. If you need a lift or you can help with transport please let me know 

Unfortunately this clashes with the Richmond Half listed above but hopefully the two races will draw from different pools of athletes.

Members' News 

Frank O'Regan set a new PB in the Limerick Half Marathon yesterday (1st May), finishing in 01:22:36. Brilliant time Frank, well done!

Kate Knight and her husband celebrated their 35th Wedding Anniversary by completing the Isle of Wight Ultra (106km). Kate's husband and son did the first half that is 102 marathons for Kate.  Well done Kate and many congratulations on your Wedding Anniversary!

Linda Rodriguez completed the Vitality 10K this morning and managed to avoid any Kamikaze squirrels (long story!) although she did meet some Egyptian Geese at the start. She finished in 46:06. Well done Linda - 3 runs in three days!

I know that a number of other RPAC runners took part in this race but I have not had the chance to analyse all the results yet. A special report will follow later in the week. 

Saturday Social running group

By way of an explanation the Saturday Social running group is a run / run-walk on a Saturday morning at 10:30AM usually from Reigate Priory, but is often replaced by the Couch to 5K session when the programme is running.

The schedule for the Saturday Social running group / impending Couch to 5K is as follows...
 
Saturday 7th May - 10:30AM start in Priory Park, and a 2nd optional lead-in session for the up-coming Couch to 5K programme also in Priory Park.
Saturday 14th May - 10:30AM start of the Couch to 5K programme in Priory Park, social running group are welcome to come to help and encourage.
Saturday 21st May - 10:30AM Priory Park, Saturday Social running group will be timed alongside the 2nd week of Couch to 5K to frequent the cafe afterwards.
If you'd like to join us for any of this do please let me know at     

Dates for Your Diary

Sunday 8th May Surrey Road League, Ranelagh Richmond Half Marathon see above

Sunday 8th May MABAC Farnham Park see above

Sunday 15th May Surrey Road League, Sutton 10K see above

Sunday 12th June Dorking 10's (10 mile and 10K races) The 10 mile is the RPAC Club Championship 10 mile race and a Grand Prix event (and Surrey Championship too) More details on the noticeboard soon. 

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Apologies for not getting the newsletter out in time for its usual Monday evening slot, but the Club AGM was held last night and there was insufficent time to complete it. The AGM was held at the YMCA Sovereign Centre and was attended by approximately 25 club members. 

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Awards Evening This Saturday at Perrywood Sports & Social Club

You can still purchase tickets via LoveAdmin (under "Optional Extras"). The cost is £10 per person. The cut off date for purchase is 09:00 on Thursday (26th April).

Are you an award winner? See here to find out.

Couch to 5K programme

Give us your results please

If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages. 

Junior Section News 

YDL Upper Age Group at Eltham from Ashley Burridge

Ludo's Triathlon

 

 

 

Surrey County Athletics Championships

Entries are now being accepted for the championships on 14th/15th May. Entry link via the https://surreyathletics.uk website 

 

Ebbisham Boys League

The first Ebbisham Boys League match is this Sunday (1st May) at Kingston. Frist event is 1:00 and last event at 4:15.There are events for U11, U13 and U15 boys.

 

Please let Mike Gent know at  if your son would like to compete and in which events.

 

For U11s the events are limited to 75m, 150m, 600m and Long Jump. Each athlete can do 3 events plus a relay. There are no U11 relays.

 

There is no cost but we have to declare athletes ahead of time on Wednesday 27th April. 

 

Dates for the Diary

Ebbisham Boys League

The dates and venues for this year's Ebbisham Boys league are as follows:

Kingston - Sunday 1st May
Sutton - Sunday 19th June
Coulsdon - Sunday 17th July

This league has events for U11-U17 boys.

Surrey Team Quad Kids

This event is for school years 5 and 6. We need a team of 5 girls and 5 boys. The event is on Wednesday 15 June at the Spectrum in Guildford with a 5:30pm start.

 

Senior Section News 

Surrey Road League Fixtures

Jamilla advises that there are two upcoming fixtures in the Surrey Road League. These are as follows:

MABAC Farnham Park Sunday 8th May

The next MABAC fixture is on Sunday week in Farnham Park. Don't forget that we are currently lying in second place in the league so we need a good strong turnout to maintain our position.

More details are here. As with all MABAC races there are one lap and two lap options and you can decide which you are going to run on the day.  My recollection is that although Farnham Park is very hilly, the course itself isn't too bad as it mostly runs along the top of the hill.  The walk to the start is a different story. Please don't hold me to that as it's two or three years since I last ran it!

Car parking is limited so I suggest meeting in Bell St Car Park for an 08:30 departure. If you need a lift or you can help with transport please let me know 

Unfortunately this clashes with the Richmond Half listed above but hopefully the two races will draw from different pools of athletes.

 Monday 18th April Boston Marathon, Lincolnshire 

We mentioned in last week's newsletter that Ian Burks, Mike Pocock and Jim Vince completed the Boston Marathon in Lincolnshire on Sunday 17th April. Ian Burks set a new club record for his age category with his run of 03:15:21, beating the previous record (set by Mike Pocock in 2016) by almost two minutes; Mike Pocock came 2nd in his age category, finishing in 3:39:15 and Jim Vince returning after a series of injuries, ran 4:38:27. Great results Gents! 

Members' News 

Anette Morris set a new age category record in the Ifield Mill Pond Parkrun last Saturday with her finish time of 24.41 (and age grading of 83.39%) . Well done Annette!

Saturday Social running group

By way of an explanation the Saturday Social running group is a run / run-walk on a Saturday morning at 10:30AM usually from Reigate Priory, but is often replaced by the Couch to 5K session when the programme is running.

The schedule for the Saturday Social running group / impending Couch to 5K is as follows...
 
Saturday 30th April - 10:30AM Earlswood Lakes car park for a ~ 3 mile run, and an optional lead-in session for the up-coming Couch to 5K programme, also at Earlswood Lakes.
Saturday 7th May - 10:30AM start in Priory Park, and a 2nd optional lead-in session for the up-coming Couch to 5K programme also in Priory Park.
Saturday 14th May - 10:30AM start of the Couch to 5K programme in Priory Park, social running group are welcome to come to help and encourage.
Saturday 21st May - 10:30AM Priory Park, Saturday Social running group will be timed alongside the 2nd week of Couch to 5K to frequent the cafe afterwards.
If you'd like to join us for any of this do please let me know at   

Volunteer at Run Gatwick Sunday 8th May

If you are not running at either the Surrey Road League or MABAC events why not consider volunteering at Run Gatwick? 

Dates for Your Diary

Sunday 1st May YMCA Fun Run There are 1 mile and 5 mile options for seniors.  The 5 mile race is a Grand Prix race.

Sunday 8th May Surrey Road League, Ranelagh Richmond Half Marathon see above

Sunday 8th May MABAC Farnham Park see above

Sunday 15th May Surrey Road League, Sutton 10K see above

Sunday 12th June Dorking 10's (10 mile and 10K races) The 10 mile is the RPAC Club Championship 10 mile race and a Grand Prix event (and Surrey Championship too) More details on the noticeboard soon. 

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Monday 25th April RPAC club AGM ***next Monday ***

The Reigate Priory Athletic Club AGM will be held on next Monday 25th April at the YMCA Sovereign Centre at 7pm. We are currently planning for this to be a fully in-person event with no remote option available, although this is of course subject to any rules or guidance at the time. We will be sending out further details regarding the AGM in due course.

Saturday 30th April Awards Evening @ Monotype Perrywood Sports & Social Club

Couch to 5K programme

Give us your results please

If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages. 

Junior Section News 

Sunday 3rd April - K2 Crawley

The first Track and Field Open of the season took place at K2 in Crawley at the start of the Easter holidays. Ideal weather conditions helped for some outstanding early season performances.

With no 800m on the card it was an opportunity for some to run a rare 600m race and records tumbled! Samuel Stapley's time of 1.25.96 set a new U17B'S Club Record by some 6 seconds, whilst Oscar Curry set a new U20 600m record with 1.26.05.

Lilah Unwin also took 6 seconds off the club record, this time in the U17W'S 600m, with a new PB in an exceptional time of 1.35.76.

Impressive performances also from Isla Smith, Nicole Haycock and Cara Koutzaroff-Richards who all set new PB'S in the event.

There were PB'S in the 300m too for Samuel Stapley, Max Orchard and Isla Smith.

Two of our exceptional U13 girls, Florence Tombleson and Florence Shade, competed well in a gruelling 1200m race, their first experience on the track at this distance.

For Florence Shade there was a PB in the long jump and for her U11 sister Gracie, a PB in the 75m sprint.

U13 Mateo Mahop had a great day with PB'S in both the 75m and in the long jump which he won with a big jump of 4m46.

Sunday 10th April - Medway and Maidstone

Max Orchard, competing for the first time in an 80m hurdles race ran a great time of 13.14 to place himself 2nd (already!) in the club's U15B'S records for the event.

Lilah Unwin raced in the British Milers Club 800m and finished in a quick time of 2.19.07.

Monday 18th April - K2 Crawley

Another sunny day in Crawley with ideal conditions saw more PB'S with some exceptional performances.

First up was Sam Rolaston running in his first 3000m. Sam ran strongly throughout and finished with a great time of 9.55.29.

Next on the track the Tombleson twins both ran new PB's in the U13G's 75m with Florence coming home in a speedy 11.60 followed by Lara in a quick 12.52.

It's been a great start to the summer Track and Field season for 800m runners Oscar Curry, Samuel Stapley and Max Orchard.

All three excelled in the sunshine to each record a new PB! U20 Oscar 2.01.89 and U17 Samuel 2.00.80 both have a sub 2min time firmly in their sights! Max broke the longstanding club U13B'S 800m record this time last year, and bettered that with 2.17.92 in his first 800m as an U15.

Late afternoon long jump and 150m race results not to hand but a strong contingent of Tombleson's and Shade's took part!

Monday 18th April - Tonbridge

Switching discipline to 400m, Lilah Unwin ran a brilliant time of 60.73 which places her 2nd fastest in the clubs U17W's records for the event.

Good luck at Watford!

Good luck to those off to Watford on Wednesday for a late evening 800.

Calling all U17 and U20 athletes

Team Manager: Ashley Burridge -  

 

 

Surrey County Athletics Championships

Entries are now being accepted for the championships on 14th/15th May. Entry link via the https://surreyathletics.uk website

 

 

Ebbisham Boys League

The first Ebbisham Boys League match is on Sunday 1st May at Kingston. Frist event is 1:00 and last event at 4:15.There are events for U11, U13 and U15 boys.

 

Please let Mike Gent know at  if your son would like to compete and in which events.

 

For U11s the events are limited to 75m, 150m, 600m and Long Jump. Each athlete can do 3 events plus a relay. There are no U11 relays.

 

There is no cost but we have to declare athletes ahead of time on Wednesday 27th April.

 

 

Dates for the Diary

Ebbisham Boys League

The dates and venues for this year's Ebbisham Boys league are as follows:

Kingston - Sunday 1st May
Sutton - Sunday 19th June
Coulsdon - Sunday 17th July

This league has events for U11-U17 boys.

Surrey Team Quad Kids

This event is for school years 5 and 6. We need a team of 5 girls and 5 boys. The event is on Wednesday 15 June at the Spectrum in Guildford with a 5:30pm start.

 

Senior Section News 

No Social and Recovery Session on Monday 25th April

As it's the club AGM there will be no session next Monday (25th April)

Sunday 3rd April Goodwood Running Grand Prix Marathon

Ruth Willis, veteran of the women’s cross country team, smashed the Goodwood Running Grand Prix Marathon, finishing the gruelling 11 laps of the fast, flat course in 3:27:08. Not only did she score a personal best for herself, but she was also the fourth woman over the finish and the first in her age category.

Ruth’s son Euan, the 14-year-old rising star on the RPAC junior team, came second overall in the 5K race at Goodwood with an astounding time of 16:51, making it his first sub-17 minute 5K race ever.

Sunday 3rd April Manchester Marathon

Three RPAC runners were grinding out the miles at the Manchester Marathon: Alex Mansfield turned out a brilliant 3:01:50, while Graham Bull finished in a swift 3:19:11, earning himself a 21^st place finish in his category of male veterans over the age of 60. The unstoppable Kate Knight finished her 98^th marathon in 8:04:35.

Saturday 16th April Park Run news

I've been nosing around some parkrun results from last Saturday - some great parkrun tourism and fantastic results.

Headlining our Parkrun results has to be Annette Morris who finished Brooklands parkrun (near Weybridge) in a time of 24:20, topping the age grading of 84.59% and toppling the W65 record.

Graham Bull finished Cannon Hill parkrun in Birmingham in 19:54 (with an age grading of 80.57%).

Brad Hammonds ran in Weymouth parkrun finishing in 20:22

Jack Finn ran in the Markeaton parkrun finishing in 23:07

Bethany Higgins ran in Clair parkrun finishing in 23:25

Valerie Burnley ran in Church Mead parkrun in 35:04

Melanie Fulton Bell ran in Sharpham Road Playing fields parkrun in 26:35

Andrew Walker ran in the Grove Fields parkrun in 18:49

Well done all - some great running there. Sorry if I've missed your result.

Sunday 19th April Mallory Park 10K, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire

Eloise Bull ran the Mallory Park 10K on Sunday and was pleased to run her first sub 40, setting a new PB of 38.48. Wow - congratulations!

Monday 18th April Boston Marathon, Lincolnshire

Ian Burks, Mike Pocock and Jim Vince completed the Boston Marathon in Lincolnshire today. Results are not in as yet. Well done guys.

Saturday Social running group

By way of an explanation the Saturday Social running group is a run / run-walk on a Saturday morning at 10:30AM usually from Reigate Priory, but is often replaced by the Couch to 5K session when the programme is running.

The schedule for the Saturday Social running group / impending Couch to 5K is as follows...
 
Saturday 23rd April - 10:30AM Saturday Social running group to start in Priory Park led by Andrew Bamford.
Saturday 30th April - 10:30AM Earlswood Lakes car park for a ~ 3 mile run, and an optional lead-in session for the up-coming Couch to 5K programme, also at Earlswood Lakes.
Saturday 7th May - 10:30AM start in Priory Park, and a 2nd optional lead-in session for the up-coming Couch to 5K programme also in Priory Park.
Saturday 14th May - 10:30AM start of the Couch to 5K programme in Priory Park, social running group are welcome to come to help and encourage.
Saturday 21st May - 10:30AM Priory Park, Saturday Social running group will be timed alongside the 2nd week of Couch to 5K to frequent the cafe afterwards.
If you'd like to join us for any of this do please let me know at 

Sunday 1st May YMCA Fun Run

We usually have a great turn-out from the club for this one.

The first race is the 5 mile which starts at 10AM and this is followed by an adult 1-mile plus the usual 1-mile races for children.

Every finisher gets a great YMCA medal plus a YMCA T-shirt and there will be free snacks too from the water station at the finish.

Anyone interested can sign up online where there is also more info at

https://www.ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk/get-involved/challenge-events/fun-run/

The YMCA are also looking for marshals from 9.30AM and if anyone is interested they can get in touch with  or 

Dates for Your Diary

Sunday 1st May YMCA Fun Run There are 1 mile and 5 mile options for seniors.  The 5 mile race is a Grand Prix race.

Sunday 15th May (TBC) MABAC Farnham Park The date is still to be confirmed. 

Sunday 12th June Dorking 10's (10 mile and 10K races) The 10 mile is the RPAC Club Championship 10 mile race and a Grand Prix event (and Surrey Championship too) More details on the noticeboard soon.

Plogging - by Moray Carey

Plogging is an activity which incorporates picking up rubbish while jogging. 

The concept was pioneered in Stockholm 6 years ago by Swede, Erik Ahlstrom, concerned about the amount of rubbish littering the streets.  

Since then this eco-friendly enterprise has spread globally through social media and a number of British running clubs and groups have organised their own Plogging. Locally, Earlswood Running Club has done so.

On one social run a couple of years ago, fellow RPAC Member Shelia Craft and I were astonished that the small copse opposite Trumpets Hill, at the end of the footpath from LMEQ, yielded more rubbish than we could fit into the large bag we had taken with us!

Sadly, littering is widespread and the Reigate & Banstead Council encourage community litter picking, although they caution that participation is entirely at the Volunteers’ own risk.

The litter picking kits provided by the Council - subject to availability - comprise:

• hi-viz jackets
• litter picker sticks
• litter bags

Although the Keep Britain Tidy “Great British Spring Clean” ran from 25th March to 10th April, would there be any interest in RPAC organising a future Plogging event?

Note:

“Plogging” is a combination of the Swedish words plocka (pick up) and jogga (jog). 

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