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Doncaster Athletic Club caters for Track and Field, Road Running and Cross Country athletes of all levels. Our main training evenings are Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm.  Our location and travel advice can be found here.

We are a friendly club and new members should call Kev Lincoln, Club Chairman on 07739312835 or Click here to email.  For membership details click here.

We currently have a waiting list for junior members. None members are welcome to attend our Saturday Club, at our track, between 10am and 12 midday, £5 charge for coached sessions in running, jumping and throwing. No need to book, just turn up on the day.  Senior members can just call down on a Tuesday or Thursday to have a chat and a run.

We are committed to equality of opportunity in sport for all, irrespective of gender, race, disability or age. Safety and personal achievement are our priorities, as members strive to reach personal goals in sport and fulfil their potential.

YDL LAG Fixture 3

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Saturday 22nd June 2013

At Preston

 Below is the list of athletes that have been chosen to represent the club at the forthcoming fixture. If for any reason you are unable to attend please inform the team managers/reception immediately in order that a substitute can be found.

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Minutes from Directors meeting – 5th June 2013

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Doncaster Athletic Club

Directors meeting

5th June 2013

Present

Dan Winmill, Barry Barnes, Kev Lincoln, Mark Hudson, Martin James, Les Grant

Apologies
Andrea Page, Steve Harrison, Dave Lilley, Alice Howe

Matters Arising
England Athletics meeting. Review of the meeting given. The consensus from the meeting was that a £10 registration fee be implemented
Picnic tables have been placed around the site
Cost Centres reviewed
Development fund. Payment made to one athlete
Disability event, to be held on the 28th July, has been cancelled
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British Masters AF Horwich 5K Championship Report

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Caroline Wheelhouse  Silver medal in age group (20:08)

Jayne Baldwin Bronze medal in age group (19:33)

Simon Wright Bronze medal in age group (16:28)

Kev Newman  4th in age group (17:50)

We all had decent runs on the day running against some of the top age group runners in the country, the results from this race will hopefully stand us in good shape to get considered for selection for the next International Masters x-country race in November 2013 in Wales (Cardiff).

I look forward to seeing how the above mentioned runners perform over the coming two months with a  British Masters 10K at Glasgow in August, again if we have the runners in shape we surely must take home medals again and thus put DAC on the map of top British Masters athletes.

Just to mention that Caroline was only two places behind her age group winner and was given the same time as her!!!

Again well done and remember age is just a number!

Simon Wright

Find Us On Facebook!

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Doncaster Athletic Club is now on facebook allowing you to get regular updates from us, simply click ‘Like’ below, we’ve got a page for the club and also for our ‘Saturday Club’ taster sessions. As well as this you can now click on the ‘Like’ or ‘Send’ buttons above any page or post on the website to help your Facebook Friends keep up with the world of athletics!

Yorkshire Combined Events and Race Walk Championships, selection news

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Yorkshire Combined Event Championships with Combined Event Open Medal Meeting and Yorkshire Race Walk Championships

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August 2013, Beckett Park Athletics Stadium, Leeds

Please find attached Combined Events and Race Walking Prospectus 2013 Yorkshire Combined Events Championships and Yorkshire Race Walking Championships. If this event isn’t of interest to you personally, I would be really grateful if you could forward it to others who might be interested. Both of these events disappeared from the calendar in the past and were reinstated last year, they proved to be very popular and the standard of competition was excellent , so it would be great if they were well supported again this year. Continue reading →

Richard Randle runs 100 miles for WaterAid

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The Long Distance Walkers Association recently hosted their annual 100 mile challenge walk in May 2013, also known as the CamelTeign Ivor’s Dream 100. The event was named in honour of the death of Ivor Kingwell, a Scout leader and the designer of the course It is a scenic Coast to Coast route across the counties of Cornwall and Devon. It takes in breath-taking scenery whilst traversing both Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor, a true 100 miler!

I am pleased to say that I completed the event in 31hr 09 minutes, spurred on largely by stubbornness, raising funds for my favourite charity, WaterAid, and knowing that bailing was not an option! DG would never live it down! Memories of the event that will stay with me include a rising but blood red full moon in Baskerville country, switching off my head torch whilst led by moonlight (and a shooting star!) plenty of tin mine chimneys silhouetted against a clear sky line, and popping plenty of strawberry flavoured energy gels!

Whilst the event may be over, I am continuing to collect funds on behalf of WaterAid, on my Justgiving web page. To make a donation, simply click on the link below: It is simple, fast and totally secure!

https://www.justgiving.com/richard-randle

WaterAid carry-out fresh water and sanitation projects across countries that are less fortunate in acquiring such infrastructure. With your generous donation, funds can be distributed in a number of ways:

I thank you in advance for your generosity. If you hear someone say 100 milers are easy, don’t believe them. The preparation can be just as if not harder than the event itself!

Richard Randle

June 2013