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Tuesday 6pm at Dorothy Hyman

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Thursday 6pm at Dorothy Hyman

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This week's report had too many characters for a normal post so here's a screenshot and a few photos 😀 Well done everyone #barnsleyac #running 💙❤️ Marathon season has well and truly kicked off now although there are still lots of shorter races for those less inclined to the 26.2-mile distance 😅 💙❤️ When all the training is done it's left to how you're feeling on the day and there must've been something in the air in Berlin 🇩🇪 on Sunday 🎉 💙❤️ Autumn 🍁 has arrived but our members are still on hot form 🔥 💙❤️ Wow there's been some super racing, trophy winning, PB smashing, course record breaking performances in the last week !! 💙❤️ Wow there's been some super racing, trophy winning, PB smashing, course record breaking performances in the last week !!
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1 week ago

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💙❤️ Marathon season has well and truly kicked off now although there are still lots of shorter races for those less inclined to the 26.2-mile distance 😅We had success at Chester Marathon with Gary Briscoe representing England in British Masters Championships. His time of 2:31:02 was good enough to win bronze 🥉 in the Men's V35 category. Jack Bellamy had a great run and knocked almost 30 minutes off his PB 💥 finishing in a time of 2:49:36 👏Gail Colville finished 3rd 🥉 Female in a time of 40:02 at the hot and hilly 8.86k Carreras Populates Antas Trail race in Spain 💪At Roundhay 10k, Jacqueline Wallace ran the course with her daughter Charlotte, finishing in 1:21:50 👏Yorkshire Wildlife Park held their Run for Wildlife 5k in aid of endangered cheetahs. Almost as fast as those cheetahs was Alan Nutton who finished 5th overall and first 🥇 V40 Male with a time of 18:58 💪The 3rd DonFaster 5k of the year returned on Friday night. Held by Danum Harriers and consisting of 5 laps around the Doncaster Cycle Hub track, Gavin Walker ran a new 5k PB 💥 of 17:00. Shaun Yates also PB'd 💥 with a time of 17:20 which was almost 2 minutes quicker than his time for the same race in October 2023 👏Keith Littlewood finished 4th at the No Walk in the Park 5k held in Chesterfield's Queens Park. His time was 19:11 💪At Hillsborough Parkrun, Chris Gillott was first finisher in a new overall Parkrun PB 💥 of 16:52. Gareth Cooke followed suit at Hull Parkrun, coming in first in 15:40 - 8 seconds quicker than his recently set PB 👏Well done everyone !! ... See MoreSee Less

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💙❤️ When all the training is done it's left to how you're feeling on the day and there must've been something in the air in Berlin 🇩🇪 on Sunday 🎉There were fantastic performances at the 50th Berlin Marathon, from YouTubers to Team Barnsley, including our own Neil Mower who at 57 knocked a massive 6 minutes off his Marathon PB time, finishing with 3:15:47 💥 The final destination is what it's about but enjoying the journey along the way is equally important. Well done Neil 👏Back to a bit more local as the Sheffield 10k returned with a trio of Barnsley AC members recording overall 10k PBs 💥 Scott Atkinson was first of those running 36:53, followed quickly by Tommy Fidler in 36:59 and Reece Hollingworth with 37:14. Adam Lavelle ran a course PB of 36:47. Jenny Wakeman finished first 🥇 V60 Female in a time of 49:38. Other finishers were Tayla Brons (45:59), Dave Findlay (47:59) and Morgan Thompson who ran with his Mum (1:05:42) 👏Gareth Cooke was first 🥇 Finisher at Doddington Hall Parkrun near Lincoln with a time of 16:08 💪📷 Helen Royles-Jones ... See MoreSee Less

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💙❤️ Meteorologically speaking Summer's over for another year and it's time to look ahead to those Autumn Marathons 😅60,000 runners headed to the North East for this year's Great North Run. Recent performances meant Gareth Cooke and Naomi Drakeford could apply for the Elite start line. Gareth finished 46th overall, just 2 seconds short of his PB in 1:09:53. Towing the line with the likes of Brits Eilish McColgan and Anya Culling, Naomi finished 24th in the Elite Female race with 1:21:18. Joy Benson ran her fastest Great North Run time, finishing in 2:21:00 👏9 members travelled to Vale of York instead on Sunday. Gavin Walker ran a PB 🔥 of 1:18:03 while Dave Brooksbank finished first 🥇 V65 Male in 1:27:27. Gail Colville was 2nd 🥈 V55 Female with 1:36:36. Gemma Thickett's time was 1:41:36. In the 10k race, Vicky Shaw was first 🥇 V40 Female in 40:46. Other finishers were Mark Wood (42:23), Liam Tart (44:18), Heidi Quigley (48:43) and Dean Wallace (48:48).Held by Rotherham Harriers, Wickersley Chase was the 9th race in the KMR Series. Gail Colville took the first 🥇 V55 Female prize in a time of 31:33. Mark Wood ran 29:55 and Faye Lund 37:48 💪The final Higham Hurtle race took place on Thursday evening. Dean Wallace took first over60 on the night in 40:40 whixh was his fastest time this year. He also won the 3-race series in a total time of 2:05:19 🏆 Laura Mills ran the race for the first time to finish in 50:17 👏At Barnsley Parkrun, Scott Hinchcliffe recorded his 125th first finish there with a time of 16:25. Chris Gillott set an overall Parkrun PB of 16:53 at Hillsborough Parkrun 💥📷 PJ Moore, Andrew Roden, Josh Jordan-Clough ... See MoreSee Less

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