Monthly Archive: September 2018

Father and son Brian and Karl Wright took part in the Wissey Half Marathon on Sunday. The race started and finished in the village of Oxborough and is a fast flat run round the Norfolk countryside. In very warm conditions Karl completed the course in 1:43:45 and Brian in 2:07:07

This years South of England Track and Field Championships was held at Lee Valley Athletics Centre. The weekend proved successful with several Thetford athletes bringing home medals. Ben Peck grabbed the first medal for Thetford with a superb 3rd place finish in the U13 boys 800m. Along with a bronze medal, Ben also ran a …

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Due to their success at the County and Regional Schools Track and Field Championships, three Thetford AC athletes qualified and were selected to compete for Norfolk at the prestigious English Schools Championships. In the past, many top level athletes such as Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill have also graced this competition and for those who …

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The final round of the Quadkids series was held at Kings Lynn. Thetford athlete Ronnie Hughes finished in 16th place in the years 4&5 age group and earned 146 points (80m 13.6; 600m 2:29; Standbg Long Jump 1.28m; Howler 24.8m). Isabel Smythe finished in 1st place in the year 6&7 girls event, gaining 214 points …

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After achieving the required entry standard for the England Athletics National Track and Field Championships, three Thetford athletes earned the right to be part of, and compete against the best young athletes in the country. This years National Championships were held at the Bedford International Athletics Stadium over two days. Day one of the Championships …

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Charlotte Smith qualified for the European Triathlon Championships Standard Distance 2019 at the weekend. The qualifying race was held at St Neots and included a 1500m river swim, 45k bike, 10k run. Charlotte finished in 2:26:27 for 2nd place in her age group.