Walsall Arboretum Running Club

In honor of the lovely Mick who gave so much to Walsall Arboretum parkrun. 💙

Saturday 6th June 2026.

We’re asking as many people as possible to wear Blue to celebrate Mick’s volunteering with us. As he’d recently been parkwalking at many events and this bib is blue it felt fitting.

Let’s turn Walsall blue for Mick!

🌍🏃‍♂️ Global Running Day Week Celebration! 🏃‍♀️🌍

What an incredible weekend for Walsall Arboretum Running Club!

Last Saturday, we had an amazing 47 members taking part across 14 different parkrun UK locations. It's fantastic to see so many of our members out enjoying their Saturday morning runs and representing the club wherever they go.

A special shoutout goes to:

⭐ David Pritchard, who achieved a course PB at East Park parkrun with an outstanding time of 22:51. Just amazing, Dave!

⭐ Richard Arnold, who achieved a course PB at Haughmond Hill parkrun with a brilliant time of 28:49. Fantastic running, Rich!

⭐ Helen Freeman-Matthews, who achieved an incredible age grading of 81.57%, placing her at National Class level. You continue to be an inspiration, Helen!

And a huge congratulations to all of our members who took part in the Sutton Fun Run on Sunday! Whether you were chasing a time, running with friends and family, or simply enjoying the atmosphere, you should be incredibly proud of your achievement. Well done to every single one of you! 👏🏅

📸 Drop a picture of you celebrating with your medal in the comments below, we'd love to see them!

Congratulations to everyone who got out there, laced up their trainers, and got moving. Whether you were chasing a PB, volunteering, taking on the Sutton Fun Run, or simply enjoying the running community, every mile counts.

If you'd like to find out more about Walsall Arboretum Running Club and how to join us, visit our website:

www.walsallarboretumrunningclub.co.uk

🌍🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Happy Global Running Day from Walsall Arboretum Running Club! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🌍

Today we celebrate the joy, freedom, and community that running brings to people all around the world.

Whether you're chasing a new PB, enjoying a social jog with friends, training for your next race, or simply getting out for some fresh air, every mile matters and every runner belongs.

At Walsall Arboretum Running Club, we're proud to support runners of all abilities, encouraging each other every step of the way. From beginners taking their first strides to experienced runners pushing their limits, our club is built on friendship, determination, and a shared love of running.

A huge thank you to all our members and run leaders who make our running community so special.

Here's to many more miles, smiles, and achievements together!

Why not join us on Friday 5th June? On the first Friday of every month we hold our monthly social run. You do not need to be a member to attend this session, it's just a chatty, social run which usually end with coffee and cake!

If you would like to join us, we meet outside of the Arboretum Visitor Center at 9.50am, ready for a 10am start. Hope to see you there.

🏃‍♂️☀️ parkrun Roundup ☀️🏃‍♀️

We had an amazing 49 members representing Walsall Arboretum Running Club this weekend, braving the heat across 17 different parkrun locations! 👏🔥

A huge congratulations to Dave Williams, who completed his 50th parkrun at Dalby Forest parkrun! 🎉👏 A fantastic achievement, well done Dave!

Massive respect to everyone who got out there in these tough conditions. Running in this heat makes everything feel 100 times harder, so every mile earned today definitely counts! 💪🥵

Well done everyone! 👏

What a fantastic weekend for Walsall Arboretum Running Club! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💙

As well as our superstars who took part in the AJ Bell Great Run Birmingham & the Vancouver Marathon on Sunday, we also had an incredible 38 members taking part across 16 different parkruns on Saturday! 🙌

A huge shoutout to this week’s PB achievers:

🌟 Kirsty Van Rensburg achieved a fantastic PB of 28:20 at Aberystwyth parkrun, phenomenal running Kirsty! All those long runs are really paying off! 👏

🌟 Suki Kaur Bassi achieved a course PB at Brunswick Park parkrun! Brilliant effort Suki! 💪

🌟 Onkar Singh achieved a superb PB of 27:44 at Walsall Arboretum parkrun! Absolutely fantastic! 🔥

There really is no better feeling than seeing our members succeed and achieve their goals. And it’s equally important to remember that everyone’s goals and achievements are different, as is the work that goes into reaching them.

Whether you run 1 mile or 26 miles, whether you run a 7-minute mile or a 17-minute mile — we are rooting for YOU every step of the way ❤️

If you’d like more information about our supportive and friendly running club, please visit our website:

www.walsallarboretumrunningclub.com

🏅 Medal Monday!! What a day!! 🏅

A number of our amazing members represented Walsall Arboretum Running Club at the AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run yesterday, taking on both the 10K and half marathon distances. Huge congratulations to everyone who took part, you absolutely smashed it! 💪👏

We also had Lorraine flying the flag at the Tempo Events Trail Half Marathon. It’s so wonderful to see her back doing what she loves, inspiring as ever! 💚

And last but by no means least… our superstar Bally! 🌟 Taking on her second international marathon in just 4 weeks, first Paris on April 12th, then the Vancouver Marathon yesterday, and being phenomenal, as always. Not bad for someone who once said she’d never run a marathon! 😄🔥

We’re so proud of every single one of you. What a club, what a community! 💚🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

What a truly incredible weekend for Walsall Arboretum Running Club! 🏅

We are beyond proud of our amazing run leader Kerry Thompson, who took on the London Marathon on Sunday, and our wonderful Lorraine, who completed the London Marathon MyWay. Both ladies have shown such determination and resilience just to reach the start line, and to see them absolutely smash their challenges and cross that finish line means everything to us as a club. 💙

We’d also like to give a special shoutout to Neal Guest, a former run leader and forever friend of WARC, who ran in aid of MIND, and Sharen Sokhi, a former club member, who took on the marathon in support of Shelter. We are so proud of you both for running with such purpose and heart. 👏

And of course, huge congratulations to everyone who took on a marathon this weekend, whether in London or elsewhere. You are all incredible, and an inspiration to us all! 🙌

It’s TCS London Marathon day!!! 🎉

Huge good luck to everyone running today! To even get to the start line, you are all hero’s!!

A special good luck to our Kerry Thompson who is running & Lorraine Hartill who is doing the Virtual Marathon! You are both amazing!

What a fantastic weekend for Walsall Arboretum Running Club! 🌟

We had an amazing 43 members taking part across 10 different parkruns, brilliant turnout everyone! 👏

Our quarterly parkrun tourism event saw us visit Beacon parkrun, and wow… what a beautiful course it is! A huge thank you to everyone there for such a warm and welcoming atmosphere 💚

Special shoutouts this week:
🏃‍♀️ Caitlin Clarke smashed a course PB at Beacon with an incredible 35:38 — amazing running, Cait!
🎉 Elaine Rook celebrated her 250th parkrun at Chasewater parkrun — what an incredible milestone, Elaine!
🔥 Beverley Nash achieved a fantastic PB of 34:43 at Perry Hall parkrun — absolutely brilliant!

It’s been such a great week, and it was lovely to see the sunshine back for our runners ☀️

If you’d like to find out more about our friendly club, head over to:
www.walsallarboretumrunningclub.co.uk