- Barnsley Athletic Club

1 week ago

💙❤️ Another cracking week of Summer racing even if the weather has been more autumnal at times !!U17 Vanessa Ndambakuwa represented South Yorkshire at the English Schools Championships in Birmingham. She won her 200m heat with 24.74 to progress to the final where she took Silver 🥈 in a PB time of 24.57 👏Faye Lund finished first V40 Female at Maltby Running Club's Abbey Dash off road race in a time of 41:04 💪At our 2nd Spencers Dash of the series, we had 4 of the first 5 finishers. Scott Hinchcliffe won in a time of 19:42. 2nd, 4th and 5th places went to Jack Bellamy, Gavin Walker and Adam Lavelle respectively who all also set course PBs. Vicky Shaw was 2nd Female with a new course PB of 24:37 while Kerry Storrar was first over50 Female 👏Naomi Drakeford finished first 🥇 Female at Walkington 10k and set a course PB of 36:40. Gareth Cooke was 4th overall in a time of 34:42 👏At the DonFaster 5k held at Doncaster's Cycle Hub, Nathan Doy ran a time of 16:54 💪Gail Colville finished 4th Female and first in her age category at the 7th race in the Circuito de Carreras Populares Diputacion de Almeria 2024 in Turret with a time of 29:27 👏Adam Lavelle was first finisher at Barnsley Parkrun in 18:26 👏Tomorrow, see how our Track and Field Superstars got on in Newark at the weekend 👀RESULTS:Spencers Dash:1, Scott Hinchcliffe, 19:42; 2, Jack Bellamy, 21:27; 4, Gavin Walker, 21:40; 5, Adam Lavelle, 22:08; 13, Keith Littlewood, 23:46; 19, Vicky Shaw, 24:37; 35, Mark Wood, 26:23; 36, Kris Brown, 26:27; 40, Naomi Drakeford, 27:09; 41, Tayla Brons, 27:09; 45, Gemma Thickett, 27:39; 46, Kerry Storrar, 27:42; 53, Dean Wallace, 29:12; 85, Ian Copley, 34:55; Ray Archer, 37:00 ... See MoreSee Less

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Barnsley Athletic Club

2 weeks ago

💙❤️ Phew this week was a bit quieter with everyone recovering from the Barnsley 10k !! Barnsley AC's Phil Montgomery won Penistone Footpath Runners Thurlstone Chase 🏆 for the 2nd year in a row. He finished in 26:29, over 2 minutes in front of 2nd place 👏Gail Colville is back in Spain running for Los Bandidos. Her latest race was the 10th edition of the Milla Portuaria in Carboneras. Starting and finishing in the port, the 5-mile race ran along the sea front. Gail finished 5th Female (1st Veteran Female) in a time of 38:57. She also finished 5th Female in the 1-mile fun run as a warm up in a time of 5:58 👏Woodhorn Museum Standard Triathlon was chosen as a British Triathlon Age Group Qualifier for the 2025 World Standard Distance Triathlon Championships. Held at Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Richard Price automatically qualified by finishing 2nd 🥈 in his over50 Male Age Group. He completed the 1.5k swim (22:37), 46k bike (1:15:10) and 9.6k run (40:33) in an overall time of 2:20:10 💪There were first 🥇 finishes at Barnsley Parkrun for Scott Hinchcliffe (16:26) and Beth Massey (22:07). Jack Bellamy was first finisher at Concord with an overall Parkrun PB of 17:14 whilst Vicky Shaw set a new course PB of 19:39 to finish first Female at Pontefract Parkrun 👏There was also a wedding to celebrate with Kai and Ruby tying the knot in Greece.... Congratulations to you both 🎉See you all at the 2nd Spencers Dash tomorrow evening 😃 ... See MoreSee Less

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Barnsley Athletic Club

3 weeks ago

💙❤️ Wow what a truly inspirational morning it was on Sunday with the return of the Barnsley 10k !! Our own Gareth Cooke was part of the organising team bringing it back to the town centre 50 years after the running boom started with the Barnsley 6 and Barnsley Marathon in 1974. What a fantastic job they did 👏 Races like these can't go ahead without an army of volunteers so a big thank you to all those who helped in any capacity, many of whom were Barnsley AC or Team Barnsley members 👏Fitting that both winners are Barnsley AC members with Scott Hinchcliffe winning the overall race in a time of 32:34 🏆 and Eleanor Baker winning the Female race in a time of 34:58 🏆Josh Bird also finished on the podium in 3rd 🥉 place running a time of 33:04. Naomi Drakeford set a new PB of 36:00 to finish 2nd 🥈 Female. Tommy Fidler (38:23), Reece Hollingworth (40:12), Kris Brown (44:13) and Laura Mills (56:34) also set new 10k PBs 💥 Age category winners included Dave Brooksbank who set a new V65 Male Club record of 40:13. Lydia Race was first V40 Female with 42:37 and Roy Hart finished in 48:50 to take first V70 Male. Joe Restell (V50 Male), Keith Littlewood (V55 Male), Chris McNicholas (V60 Male) and Dean Wallace (V65 Male) took 2nd place in their respective age categories 💪Faye Lund finished Handsworth Roadhog's challenging 5.25 mile off road race in a time of 53:19.Vicky Shaw finished 2nd Female at the 2nd Silkstone Shuffle race with a time of 34:41. Mark Wood finished 2 places behind in 13th in a time of 35:10.At the Summer edition of Round Sheffield Run, Christina Laking and Gemma Thickett were the 6th Female Pair overall finishing the 11-stage course in 1:32:37. Adam Lavelle and Richard Price finished 12th Male Pair in 1:18:11. New members Tommy Fidler, Scott Atkinson and Reece Hollingworth also competed individually with times of 1:21:47, 1:22:24 and 1:25:18 respectively 👏RESULTS:Barnsley 10k:1, Scott Hinchcliffe, 32:34; 3, Josh Bird, 33:04; 4, Gary Briscoe, 33:16; 8, Nathan Doy, 34:44; 10, Richard Copley, 34:47; 12, Eleanor Baker, 34:58; 16, Bradley Walker, 35:29; 17, Michael Grain, 35:36; 18, Gavin Walker, 35:46; 21, Jack Bellamy, 35:56; 22, Naomi Drakeford, 36:00; 30, Adam Lavelle, 37:05; 31, Joe Restell, 37:07; 34, Phil Montgomery, 37:29; 36, Alan Nutton, 37:28; 37, Sean Burke, 37:39; 43, Tommy Fidler, 38:23; 44, Scott Atkinson, 38:49; 49, Richard Price, 39:18; 59, Dave Brooksbank, 40:13; 61, Reece Hollingworth, 40:12; 63, Keith Littlewood, 40:19; 67, Chris McNicholas, 40:31; 88, Lennon Hughes, 41:56; 102, Lydia Race, 42:37; 137, Kris Brown, 44:13; 158, Tayla Brons, 45:24; 205, Lee Spensley, 46:52; 230, Heidi Quigley, 47:58; 237, Dean Wallace, 48:25; 248, Roy Hart, 48:50; 261, Lee Mitchell, 48:43; 382, Ben Hopson, 51:52; 401, Zoe Mitchell, 52:23; 405, Liz Champion, 51:40; 559, Laura Mills, 56:34; 667, Stefen Radyk, 59:44📷 There were far too many to choose from so here's just a small selection ... See MoreSee Less

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Barnsley Athletic Club

4 weeks ago

💙❤️ We had another great team event last week at the annual Damflask Relays which incorporates the South Yorkshire Road Relay Championships 😍Despite the Biblical rain in the hour leading up to the start at 7pm, leading to a 10 minute delay, there was lots of fantastic running with the cream of South Yorkshire's runners turning out for clubs all around the County. Our Senior Male A and Senior Female A teams just missed out on podium places. Both finished 4th overall with cumulative times of 1:16:35 and 1:08:14 respectively. Naomi Drakeford set a new PB and ran the 5th quickest time by a female on the night 👏Other members posting new PBs for the course were Gareth Cooke, Phil Montgomery, Michael Grain, Jack Bellamy, Adam Lavelle, Vicky Shaw and Laura Mills 💥There were also some new faces joining in for the first time this year with Richard Copley, Kris Brown and Tayla Brons making their Damflask debuts 👏See you all there next year 😃RESULTS:Senior Male A - 1:16:35 (Gareth Cooke, 18:29; Scott Hinchcliffe, 18:23; Phil Montgomery, 19:38; Michael Grain, 20:05)Senior Male B - 1:25:46 (Jack Bellamy, 19:38; Adam Lavelle, 20:34; Richard Copley, 19:48; Kris Brown, 25:46)Male V50 - 1:58:48 (Lee Spensley, 26:23; Darrell Harrison, 30:05; Tony Richards-Vardy, 29:23; Ray Archer, 32:57)Male V60 - 1:13:27 (Chris McNicholas, 23:01; Dave Brooksbank, 23:41; Dean Wallace, 26:45)Senior Female A - 1:08:14 (Naomi Drakeford, 20:50; Christina Laking, 24:37; Vicky Shaw, 22:47)Senior Female B - 1:17:31 ( Tayla Brons, 25:33; Claire Edwards, 29:56; Naomi Drakeford, 22:02)Female V35 - 1:38:53 (Faye Lund, 29:12; Laura Mills, 32:16; Sharon Hemms, 37:25)📷 Gilly Photography ... See MoreSee Less

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Barnsley Athletic Club

4 weeks ago

💙❤️ We had another great team event last week at the annual Damflask Relays which incorporates the South Yorkshire Road Relay Championships 😍Despite the Biblical rain in the hour leading up to the start at 7pm, leading to a 10 minute delay, there was lots of fantastic running with the cream of South Yorkshire's runners turning out for clubs all around the County. Our Senior Male A and Senior Female A teams just missed out on podium places. Both finished 4th overall with cumulative times of 1:16:35 and 1:08:14 respectively. Naomi Drakeford set a new PB and ran the 5th quickest time by a female on the night 👏Other members posting new PBs for the course were Gareth Cooke, Phil Montgomery, Michael Grain, Jack Bellamy, Adam Lavelle, Vicky Shaw and Laura Mills 💥There were also some new faces joining in for the first time this year with Richard Copley, Kris Brown and Tayla Brons making their Damflask debuts 👏See you all there next year 😃RESULTS:Senior Male A - 1:16:35 (Gareth Cooke, 18:29; Scott Hinchcliffe, 18:23; Phil Montgomery, 19:38; Michael Grain, 20:05)Senior Male B - 1:25:46 (Jack Bellamy, 19:38; Adam Lavelle, 20:34; Richard Copley, 19:48; Kris Brown, 25:46)Male V50 - 1:58:48 (Lee Spensley, 26:23; Darrell Harrison, 30:05; Tony Richards-Vardy, 29:23; Ray Archer, 32:57)Male V60 - 1:13:27 (Chris McNicholas, 23:01; Dave Brooksbank, 23:41; Dean Wallace, 26:45)Senior Female A - 1:08:14 (Naomi Drakeford, 20:50; Christina Laking, 24:37; Vicky Shaw, 22:47)Senior Female B - 1:17:31 ( Tayla Brons, 25:33; Claire Edwards, 29:56; Naomi Drakeford, 22:02)Female V35 - 1:38:53 (Faye Lund, 29:12; Laura Mills, 32:16; Sharon Hemms, 37:25)📷 Gilly Photography ... See MoreSee Less

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