It has been a great festive period for ARC with runners taking part in many races over Christmas and New Year.
On Saturday 22nd December 2018 several members attended the Saltwell Park 10k. This is an undulating course in the grounds of Saltwell Park, Gateshead. First home for the club was:
Richard Holland 43.16,
Alan Wilks 48.27,
Simon Matthew Turner
50.53,
Trish Kay 50.58,
Angela Sutheran 52.54,
Lindsey Brown 1.00.52
Gemma Holland 1.02.27.
The following day members attended the ‘What A Wheeze’ Christmas Cracker Race which took place in Ropner Park in Stockton.
Most of the members really got into the Christmas Spirit and attended in Fancy Dress. On this occasion, first home was:
Mark Bainbridge 19.59,
Trish Kay 28.28,
Penny Johnson 34.49,
Jane Quigley 35.53,
Eve Doe 35.53,
Ray Todd 36.24,
Jan McLuckie 38.01.
On 29th December 2018, Peter Milburn secured a PB at Darlington Park Run in a time of 19.15.
The final race of 2018 for ARC was the ‘Jolly Holly Jog’ around the grounds of Fountains Abbey in Ripon and was a tough, mainly off road, 10k race.
First home for the club was:
Richard Holland 44.24,
Mark Bainbridge 47.04,
Sandra Collins 54.15,
John Joseph Richardson
57.54,
Ian Baronowski 59.45,
Kathryn Waterworth 1.02.06,
John Young 1.03.14,
Richard Tonge 1.06.14,
Stephanie Johnson 1.30.24.
Finally on New Years day a number of our runners took part in the double parkruns with many running Sedgefield and Darlington respectively. One runner, Andy Talbot, managed to secure a PB at Sedgefield in a time of 20.15.
For anyone interested in joining Aycliffe Running Club, you can either turn up at a session or contact us via the website or Facebook. All sessions are posted to our website and are advertised on our facebook page.
We cater for all abilities from beginners to more seasoned runners.
