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Vale Royal Athletic Club, Knights Grange Sports Complex, Winsford (2026)

14/09/2026

Results round-up

The main event of the weekend was the North West Road Relays which took place on Saturday afternoon in Heaton Park, Manchester and saw a large VRAC contingent across all age groups and some superb performances with multiple Cheshire team medals and titles won plus another NW title for the senior ladies

Seniors

The mens and ladies events were over 5.2k

Ladies

The ladies A team won the North West title for the 5th time in 6 years with a winning margin of nearly 2 minutes. The team also posted the 2 fastest legs of the day by some distance with Sarah and Kate. There were 71 complete teams with our 3 teams finishing a superb 1st, 8th and 30th. We also finished 1st, 3rd and 5th out of 14 complete Cheshire teams

A team - 1st NW and 1st Cheshire

17.29 Sarah DJ
18.28 Katie L
17.33 Kate W

B team - 3rd Cheshire and 8th North West

19.12 Harriet J
20.09 Hollie C
19.41 Abi H

C team - 5th Cheshire and 30th North West

22.06 Meg W
22.12 Molly R
22.16 Debbie B

Men

On the mens side we also performed very strongly. There were 94 complete NW teams of which 14 were from Cheshire. We had entered 4 full teams however Ethan suffered a medical issue (thankfully he recovered quickly) and therefore the C team aren't complete although the times are accurate. The A team were 8th NW and 1st Cheshire, B team 13th NW and 3rd Cheshire and D team 69th NW and 11th Cheshire

A team - 1st Cheshire and 8th North West

16.13 Matt R
15.58 Aaron D
16.36 Rich R
17.13 Ed P

B team 3rd Cheshire and 13th North West

16.14 Ryan M
16.28 Matt M
17.04 James G
17.42 Tom E

D team 11th Cheshire and 69th North West

19.30 Steve C
20.19 Tom B
20.26 Dom B
22.03 Colin P

C team - incomplete

18.29 Tom H
19.06 Lee C
18.36 Rob R

Juniors

Races were over 3.3k

U14 girls - 2nd Cheshire and 14th North West team

12.55 Orla C
15.43 Grace B
13.01 Katrina R

U14 Boys - 3rd Cheshire and 22nd North West

14.47 Benjamin S
13.11 Jack Rattray
14.08 J Plester

U16 Girls - 5th Cheshire and 21st North West

A team
13.30 Grace B
14.26 Jane C
15.10 Emily M

B team - incomplete
15.53 - Lily B
14.03 - Eloise D

U16 boys

A team - 3rd Cheshire and 10th North West
11.32 - Sam S
11.48 - George B
11.48 - Billy S

B team - 4th Cheshire and 19th North West
11.50 - James T
12.38 - Max R
13.07 - Isaac R

Under 18 ladies - 1st Cheshire and 5th North West

13.18 - Nancy C
12.57 - Emilia P
12.20 - Lily C

Meanwhile on Sunday there was a Cheshire Track and Field league meeting at which we had multiple youngsters competing as follows

Agnes 6th U12G 600m - 2:04.66 PB

Agnes 20th U12G 150m - 25.05

Arthur 5th U10B 600m - 2:10.15

Caleb 2nd U16B 800m 2:23.14

Coco 4th U12G 600m - 2:03.42 PB

Freddie 19th U12G 600m- 2:14.23 PB

George 17th U12B 600m - 2:07.61 PB

Henry 8th U12B 600m - 1:57.56

Imogen U12G 150m 8th - 23.57 PB

Imogen U12G 600m 5th - 2:03.48 PB

Josh P U12B 600m 13th - 2:00.47

Leo U12B 150m 13th - 24.27 PB

Maisie U12G 600m 9th -
2:08.11

Sunday also featured an Trafford open meeting at which we had 2 athletes competing

Sam Conkie ran 50.76 for 400m
George Bright ran an 800m pb of 2.15.22

Finally on Sunday Andy Miles won the Newcastle-under-Lyme 10k in 32.29

Thanks

Stu Doyle
VRAC Chairman

08/09/2026

We have had lots of retro kit kindly donated to us by Rosebank sports. We are in real need of replacing our ageing trackside defibrillator, so will be holding a sale to raise the funds. Photos of the kit in comments - lots of T-shirts, jackets, shorts, cropped vests and a few other items. A chance to get something cool! 💛💙

07/09/2026

Race Results Newsletter Week 36 2026

Park runs took place on Saturday morning. Consolidated results can be found here:

https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=2441&fbclid=IwAR14XPbfDL9cNlGhvgo8ptVNSe3lYzDwQIo02wwxN5nSqkBBWeUwGXkfz84

Later in the day, Bury AC hosted a festival of running followed by a series of BMC races in which four of our athletes were entered.

Sam Conkie continues to impress coming 2nd in the 800m "B" race in a new personal best time. Lily Coates and Imogen Ward also had strong runs in their respective women's 800's.

Bury Festival of Running, Saturday 5 September 2026

Sam Conkie BMC M800m "B" 2nd 1:51.42 PB
Lily Coates BMC W800m "A" 3rd 2:10.15
Imogen Ward BMC W800m "B" 2nd 2:11.16
Edward Pettitt BMC M800m "D" 5th 1:59.37

There was an early start for Andy Miles on Sunday morning when he raced to 2nd place in the "undulating" South Cheshire 20 starting from Shavington Leisure Centre.

South Cheshire 20, Shavington, Sunday 6 September 2026

Andrew Miles 2nd 1:52:02

Further to the west, the Sandstone Trail half marathon took place, starting at the National Trust car park at Bickerton Hill and finishing at Kelsall Equestrian Centre.

Sandstone Trail HM, Bickerton, Sunday 6 September 2026

Adam Beschorner 10th 1:42:45
Lee Carrington 14th 1:44:09 3rd MV40
Colin Price 32nd 1:54:38 2nd MV60
Dom Bourke 39th 1:56:12
Michael Ollier 76th 2:09:33 18th MV40
Andrew Watson 125th 2:20:43 36th MV50
Nancy Carrington 174th 2:33:35 39th woman

Also on Sunday, the Altrincham 10K took place with 4 of our athletes competing.

Altrincham 10K, Sunday 6 September 2026

Simon Lumsden 32nd 35:07 4th MV40
Allan England 109th 38:28 6th MV50
John Duong 89th 37:57
Charlotte Millington 530th 44:46 61st woman

That's all for this time, if I've missed anything, please let me know and I will include next week. Well done to all our athletes.

06/09/2026

Manchester League XC and Running Bear/ Asics shoe try-on

Just a reminder that Running Bear and ASICS will be visiting Knights Grange this Tuesday (8th Sept) and bringing with them a selection of running shoes which can be borrowed for the track session. They should be there from 6.30 onwards so please get there early so you can select a pair before the warm up and session.

Meanwhile the 1st Manchester League XC race of the year takes place on Saturday 10th October. Please would any seniors who want to be entered but have not already let us know advise Dave Haines or I by next Saturday (12th September). The cost is £8 for the series plus an extra £3 if you wish to do the Liverpool race because its part of the UK cross challenge. For non-seniors please advise the coach for your age group - Phil, Rob, Paula, Alex, Andy or Shaun.

The races are

10th October- Woodbank Park, Stockport
14th November- Heaton Park, Manchester
28th November- Sefton Park, Liverpool
16th January- Tatton Park, Knutsford
13th February- Sherdley Park, St Helens

Thanks

Stu Doyle
Chairman

01/09/2026

This evening we celebrated 1 year of our 'Run Together' group which is led by Lou and Eleanor. Several of our runners have been with us from day 1, and the group has gone from strength to strength!

Our club can cater for all abilities, check out our website for more info! And enjoy some pics of this evening's fun!

31/08/2026

Race Results Newsletter Week 35 2026

Firstly, a catch up with a race I missed last week. Emily Lowery, representing Wales, was racing in Northern Ireland in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon. Emily finished in a time just a few seconds outside her personal best. Clara Pettitt, also made the trip to this lovely region.

Antrim Coast HM, Larne, Sunday 23 August 2026

Emily Lowery 161st 1:19:01 25th woman
Clara Pettitt 683rd 1:35:24 103rd woman

The big event of this week was Friday night's Mid Cheshire 5K, this year being held with a revised start and finish to ensure results are valid for record purposes. Previously it was found that the original course exceeded the maximum permitted elevation drop of 5 meters over the 5K distance. Nevertheless, plenty of our runners improved their personal bests, including Chris Williams who was our first finisher in 25th place. Our first female finisher was Emilia Pyper who recently joined us from West Cheshire AC.

Mid-Cheshire 5K, Kingsley, Friday 28 August 2026

Chris Williams 25th 14:38 PB 4th MV40
Ben McIntosh 26th 14:40
Matt Rowlinson 55th 15:05 PB
Rich Ryan 93rd 15:23
Charlie Weaver 159th 15:50 PB
Rob Platt 189th 16:01
Matt Haslam 248th 16:27 PB
Matt Nowell 250th 16:28 PB
Ethan Price 271st 16:33 PB 45th MU21
Will Ashfield 303rd 16:44
Joe Mills 322nd 16:48 PB
Sy Lumsden 381st 17:04 37th MV40
Tom Heaword 471st 17:35
Steve Caldwell 569th 18:22 58th MV40
Tom Barnett 605th 18:38 PB
Graham Miles 617th 18:43 12th MV55
Emilia Pyper 704th 19:24 75th woman, 17th FU21
Anna Begbie 741st19:47 88th woman, 11th FV40
Megan White 751st 19:52 98th woman, 23rd FU21
Lucy Burch 798th 20:20 115th woman
Dave Horniman 799th 20:20
Scott Darbyshire 804th 20:26
Sharon Wilson 883rd 21:41 PB 146th woman, 7th FV50
John Clarke 974th 24:00 2nd MV70

Park runs took place as usual on Saturday morning. Consolidated results can be found here: https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=2441&fbclid=IwAR14XPbfDL9cNlGhvgo8ptVNSe3lYzDwQIo02wwxN5nSqkBBWeUwGXkfz84

The Pettitt family took in a 5K night race whilst on their sojourn in Budapest. Edward crossed the finish line in 2nd place and Amelia was 3rd woman.

Generali Night Run 5K, Budapest, Saturday 29 August 2026

Edward Pettitt 2nd 15:37
Amelia Pettitt 21st 18:44 3rd woman
Clara Pettitt 49th 21:24 8th woman
Gill Pettitt 225th 27:13 155th woman
Richard Pettitt 278th 28:33

That's all for this time. If I've missed anything, please let me know and I will include next week. Well done to all our athletes and credit goes to Clara for the photo from Budapest.

29/08/2026

North West Road Relays and Running Bear/ ASICS shoe try-on

This year's North West Road Relays will take place on Saturday 12th September at Heaton Park in North Manchester.

There are races for all categories and for the junior age categories please register your interest with the coach of your group

U12s - Phil/ Rob
U14s - Alex/ Paula
U16s - Andy/ Shaun
U18s - Andy/ Shaun

However for the seniors (age 17 or over on 1st Sept 26) please let me know if you want to run. Legs are 5.2k each and there are teams of 4 for the men and 3 for the ladies. We can enter as many teams as we can fill and there's no minimum ability level. Those confirmed to date are:

Ladies

Anna Begbie
Ellie Bushill
Eva Jha
Harriet Jones
Hollie Carrington
Kate Ward
Katie Latham
Meg White
Sarah Dufour-Jackson
Darcey Murphy (TBC)

Men

Aaron Doyle
Colin Price
Ed Pettitt
Ethan Price
James Griffiths
Lee Carrington
Matt Haslam
Matt McCormack
Matt Rowlinson
Rich Ryan
Rob Roe
Ryan Moore
Steve Caldwell
Stuart Doyle
Sy Lumsden (TBC)
Tom Elkins (TBC)
Tom Heaword (TBC)

Meanwhile on Tuesday 8th September Running Bear will be bringing a selection of ASICS shoes to Knights Grange. These will be available for athletes to try on and use for the session

Any queries please let me know

Thanks

Stu Doyle
VRAC Chairman

24/08/2026

Race Results Newsletter Week 34 2026

Not a lot to report on this week but there was another Trafford Grand Prix at the Stretford track where our athletes did very well with most achieving new personal bests for their respective distances. Indeed Aaron Doyle ran in both the 3000m followed by a 1500m later the same evening and improved both personal records.

Trafford GP, Stretford, Tuesday 18 August 2026

Harvey Brown U16 800m Ht1 3rd 1:58.82 PB
Billy Spann U16 800m Ht2 4th 2:07.61 PB
Aaron Doyle 2000m Ht1 5th 8:53.92 PB
Megan White 800m Ht9 4th 2:29.61 PB
William Ashfield 1500m Ht1 6th 3:53.86
Edward Pettitt 1500m Ht1 9th 3:55.78 PB
Thomas Taylor 1500m Ht2 6th 4:00.53
Aaron Doyle 1500m Ht3 7th 4:16.70 PB

The BMC held one of their regional meets in Tooting Bec, London on Wednesday evening where Isaac Leydon ran in a 1500m race.

BMC Regional, London, Wednesday 19 August 2026

Isaac Leydon 1500m "E" 7th 3:51.48

Park Runs took place on Saturday morning as usual, consolidated results can be found here: https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=2441&fbclid=IwAR14XPbfDL9cNlGhvgo8ptVNSe3lYzDwQIo02wwxN5nSqkBBWeUwGXkfz84

That's all for this time. If I've missed anything, please let me know and I'll include next week. Well done to all who competed.

17/08/2026

Race Results Newsletter Week 33 2026

Several club members competed on a very warm Wednesday evening at the Capenhurst 5K with Mark Crabtree being our first to cross the finish line in 55th place overall, but 5th over 45. Liz Renondeau was 1st over 45 and Debbie Broad 2nd over 55. Harriet Jones blitzed her previous best by 2:20 in her first race in Vale colours.

Capenhurst 5K, Ellesmere Port, Wednesday 12 August 2026

Mark Crabtree 55th 17:00 5th MV45
Simon Lumsden 84th 17:31 13th MV40
Lee Carrington 113th 17:57 19th MV40
Robert Roe 117th 18:01 11th MV45
Steve Caldwell 141st 18:30 24th MV40
Matt Haslam 150th 18:37
Harriet Jones 154th 18:41 PB 14th woman
Liz Renondeau 155th 18:42 15th woman 1st FV45
Rick Murray 228th 20:22 9th MV60
Megan White 245th 20:39 32nd woman
Debbie Broad 248th 20:46 35th woman 2nd FV55
Richard Pettitt 384th 26:12 9th MV65

Sam Conkie went much further afield on Saturday evening, attending a BMC regional meeting up in Jarrow. The trip proved very worthwhile with Sam winning the 800m “B” race in a time which was faster than the winner of the “A” race. Sam set a new personal best knocking over a second off his previous mark.

BMC Regional, Jarrow, Saturday 15 August 2026

Sam Conkie 800m “B” 1st 1:52.10 PB

Park runs had taken place as usual in the morning. Consolidated results can be found here: https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=2441&fbclid=IwAR14XPbfDL9cNlGhvgo8ptVNSe3lYzDwQIo02wwxN5nSqkBBWeUwGXkfz84

On Sunday morning. Oulton Park was the venue for one of Run Through’s multiple distance events with races over 5K, 10K, HM, 26.2K (metric marathon), 20M and full marathon.
Young Harvey Brown crossed the line in 2nd place in the 10K followed by George Frost in 3rd. Meg White was 4th woman. Charlotte Millington was 9th overall and 2nd woman in the 26.2K metric marathon while Elliott Lambert won the 20-miler.

Oulton Park 10K/26.2K/20M Sunday 16 August 2026

Harvey Brown 10K 2nd 36:53 1st MU17
George Frost 10K 3rd 37:14
Megan White 10K 29th 45:32 4th woman pacing duty
Charlotte Millington 26.2K 9th 2:07:29 2nd woman
Elliott Lambert 20M 1st 1:54.17 PB

On Sunday afternoon Sportsshoes sponsored another set of Podium 5K races, this time at the Tameside Cycle circuit in Ashton-under-Lyne. There were various races starting with an open race followed by a men’s “B” race, elite women and elite men’s races.
Charlie Weaver went under 16 minutes for the first time in the “B” race. In the elite women’s race, Holly Weedall came 4th while Aaron Doyle equalled his personal best in the elite men’s race.

Podium 5K Races, Ashton-under-Lyne, Sunday 16 August 2026

Charlie Weaver “B” 13th 15:56 PB
James Griffiths “B” 17th 16:00
Tom Gilding “B” 67th 17:35
Aaron Doyle “A”40th 14:51 =PB
Matt McCormack “A” 69th 15:24
Holly Weedall “Elite Women” 4th 16:17

That’s all for this time. If I’ve missed anything, please let me know and I’ll include next week.
Well done to all who raced and credit to Dean White for the photo of Mark Crabtree.

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