BRITISH CHAMPION

Claire is British Champion.

Claire Martin is the newly crowned British and Irish Masters cross country champion. Selected for the England Masters team, 36 year old Claire from Aqueduct travelled to Dublin to represent her country in the British and Irish Masters Cross Country International held at Santry Park, Dublin, the venue for last years European Cross Country Championships. On a muddy but flat 4 lap 6 kilometre course, the Telford AC athlete was content to run with the leading group for the first two laps then sensing a gap she made her break at the beginning of the third lap. She extended her lead to 80 metre by the finish as she came home in 22.07 ahead of her nearest rival fellow England runner Emma Stallard in 22.21 with Scotland's Melissa Whyte third in 22.26. England were second in the over 35's team race to Ireland but won the overall womens race whilst Ireland were second with wales third, Scotland 4th and Northern Ireland 5th. Claire who was the winner of the opening North Wales Cross Country League and 3rd in the first Midland Womens League so far this season plans to race at Wrexham in the next North Wales League, before focussing on the cross country championships after Christmas.

Paul Sanderson

Midland Cross country Championships

This years Midland Cross country Championships are being held at Newbold Common in Leamington on January 29th.

Age groups start at u13 boys and Girls upto Senior women and men.

Junior entry fee is £5 upto Under20's

Seniors entry fee is £6

Please let Chris Talbot know if you want to run.

On 01952 256887 or e-mail ctalbot23@hotmail.com

Details needed by the end of December so they can be returned on time.

National Cross Country Championships

This seasons National Cross country Championships are being held at Alton Towers on the 19th of February. For those of you wishing to race I need your name and money by the latest 15th of December, this allows me enough time to get all forms filled out hopefully correctly and sent of to the relevant people.

Thank you Chris Talbot

Entry Fee is £6

Age groups are from u13's boys and girls up to Senior men and ladies.

Please either let me know by e-mail ctalbot23@hotmail.com or phone 01952 256887 0r Mobile 07740781760. I will be down the track on Tuesdays at 6pm training the young athletes and Thursdays in the sports hall at Oakengates at 6.30pm.

Membership Due for 2010/2011

Hi All,

Medmbership is now due for 2010/2011 season, please down load your membership form and send Form and relevant funds to Verone Wilkinson thank you.

http://www.telfordathleticclub.co.uk/about/membership