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COMPETITIONS
AND LEAGUES ENTERED BY STOKE AC
Stoke AC athletes and teams compete in Track & Field, Cross
Country and Road competitions at Local, Regional and National
level. No other local club, and very few in the country, offer
such a wide range of opportunities to compete. We have a growing
number of athletes who have gone on to represent England and Great
Britain as Juniors and Seniors.
We are particularly strong in Track & Field at National Young
Athletes League level having won the Midland Premier league,
beating the likes of Birchfield, and finishing 5th in the National
final in 2007.
We also strongly support our athletes through schools competition
and in the 2006 English Schools Track and Field Championships
Stoke AC athletes won 8 medals, 5 of which were gold - the best
results for any one athletics club in the country.
For men and women over 17 we compete with a combined team in the
Division One of the Midlands Track and Field League - In 2008 we
were the Division 1 champions.
In Cross Country we compete in the North Staffordshire League, The
North Midlands League, and also the Birmingham League, considered
by many to be the toughest league in the UK.
Compared to other areas of the Midlands, North Staffordshire has
low senior participation levels overall in championships.
Completing male and female senior teams and improving
participation in the U20 category is now a priority aim for us.
City of Stoke AC have coaches with masses of experience, great
facilities at Northwood (with a massive discount for Stoke
membership) and by far the best record locally over the past 20
years for actually getting athletes to major championships, but we
are sure we can do much better...
If you a local U20 or senior runner and value your loyalty to your
current club, perhaps consider joining us first claim, and staying
with your current club second claim. This will give you access to
all the major regional and national cross country, road, and of
course track championships with Stoke AC, but you can continue to
train with and compete for your current club in the vast majority
of open road and fell races. And of course lots of publicity for
your efforts on the most comprehensive club website in the area!
Despite the club's relative success we would very much welcome
athletes of any standard from across the Midlands who would like
to compete for us. If you are interested please contact: secretary@stokeac.org.uk
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Track & Field - all disciplines - outdoors and indoors
Star Track: 8-15 years old indoors
Midland Track and Field League (Division 1): Senior &
Junior Men and Women
National Junior League: U20 Men and Women
National Young Athletes League (Midland Premier): U17, U15
& U13 Boys and Girls
Midland Vets League: Veteran Men
County, Regional and National Championships: Male &
Female - all age groups
Also check out the UKA
Challenge Track and Field competition
Cross Country
Birmingham League: Senior, Vet & U20 Men
North Midlands
League: Men & Women - all age groups
North Staffs League: Male & Female - all age groups
County, Regional and National Championships: Male &
Female - all age groups
Road
Regional & National Road Relays: Male & Female -
all age groups
North Staffs Road Runners Association
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