Feb 24
NATIONAL INDOOR TITLE The England Athletics National Indoor Track and Field Championships was held in Sheffield at the English Institute of Sport. Thetford AC athlete Jessica Norkett made the journey to contest the U20 Women’s 1500m. It proved a successful day for Jess where she was victorious, winning the 1500m National title.
Feb 24
NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY ACTION The England Athletics National Cross Country Championships was held at Wollaton Park, Nottingham. Due to the recent weather conditions and rainfall, the course was tricky to say the least, with parts of the course representing a river. Thetford AC had two athletes contesting these difficult conditions, both having fantastic races, competing …
Feb 24
TAC runners were presented with some extra challenges conditions at these races with gale force winds and rain adding new dimensions to the already undulating course. Karl Wright was sole competitor for TAC in the 10 mile race, finishing in 1:13:52. In the 20 mile it was Daniel Routledge back first for Thetford in 2:26:05, …
Feb 10
Thetford runners Charlotte and Simon Smith travelled to Sleaford to take part in the Rauceby Ripper 9 mile XC event. As always the course delivered everything expected of a cross country race including thick mud, sand, gravel and a few hill climbs. Simon completed the course in 1hr 31sec to claim 8th place and 2nd …
Feb 10
EASTERN REGION INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2020 Eastern Region Track and Field Championships was held at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. Taking part in the event were Thetford trio Dan Clouston, Abigail Clouston and Jessica Norkett. Dan was the first of the trio to race, contesting the U15 boys 800m. Dan had a …
Feb 03
Richard Crewe, Andrew Smith & Kelly McGill represented TAC at a windy Great Bentley. Richard Crewe was first home, 1:41:03, Andrew followed with a half marathon PB 1:46:35 and Kelly also ran a PB in 1:54:22
