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Senior Men and Women (over20s and above) make up a large number of members of TAC, ranging from beginners and casual members wanting to keep fit, to competitive athletes of county standard and above. The largest contingent participate in Road or Multi-terrain running or Cross-Country, with others focussing on sprinting and other Track & Field events.
The main regular training session open to all Seniors is every Tuesday evening from 6.10 pm to 7.45pm , meeting at the Castle Athletics Track (off Heron Drive, Taunton). For that session we usually use the track for drills and interval training, arranged in groups according to ability.
Also - winter road training runs - meet Thursday evenings 6.10 pm (at Castle) for local run around town. Other longer distance sessions are usually arranged among members, often meeeting on the Quantocks at weekends, when not taking parts in one of the numerous running events on the local fixture calendar :
A Very Happy 2012 to everyone : Track and Thursday sessions re-start 10th/ 12th Jan - hope to see you all there !
Coming up soon: [for fuller calendar click here]
| Day | Date | Event | weblink |
| Sun | 8 Jan | South West AA XC Championships Bicton | club entry |
| Sat | 14 Jan | McCain Cross Challenge - Cardiff | UKA entry |
| Sat | 28 Jan | McCain Cross Challenge - Belfast | UKA entry |
| Sun | 29 Jan | Hestercombe Humdinger 9.5m | weblink |
Seniors Blog :
Round-up of latest Road & Trail News & Results:
Coming up : Hestercombe Humdinger ..... 9.5 miles of up hill and down dale !!! 29th Jan (yes earlier this year) see link above. Entries close for full course on 20th Jan, for 5k Hurtle enter on day. Also : Taunton Half Marathon, entries now open. This year 1st April.... and thats no joke !
Late Dec. 2011 results round up :
26 Dec : Stoke Stampede 10K: Always a good way to burn off those extra Christmas pounds and this year with great weather conditions - shorts on a Boxing Day ! (Full results here)
TAC runners included Ben Pointing in his first road race for the club, showing the hard work he has been putting in is paying off taking 5th place in 35.06, well done!Joe Walton, one of the clubs many outstanding junior (U17) members was only a few mintes behind Ben in 39.43 and 3rd Junior overall. Keith Paul and Sharron Kington came home in 45.23 and 50.26 respectively. Dave Cooke TAC’s wheelchair member, as consistent as ever , finished in 38.57 . (Full results here)
Weston Christmas Cracker : A fast and flat 10k - which is always sold out well in advance, with tinsel and Christmas decos a must. Keith Paul represented TAC coming home in 40.19 (results link).
Wellington Monument 10K - on a beautiful sunny day pre Xmas, what could be better than a steep climb up from Hemyock village, around the Monument and back to the school. Rich Caburn came in excellent 4th place in a swift 38.35 among 114 runners (results link).
Mon. 5th Dec. Christmas get together and meal - Monday eve. 5th December at Master Thatchers - Please contact Shaz to let her know you are coming and deposit by 29th Dec.
25. Sep. 2011 - Taunton 10K: Taunton AC runners take top honours on home ground. A field of over 600 competitors from throughout the Southwest and further afield turned out to compete in drizzly rain this Sunday.
In the Mens race Luke Scott of Taunton AC took1st place overall in a time of 32
:16, more than 1 minute clear of the rest of the field. Other Taunton AC members taking top 10 placings among the 330 male finishers included Ollie Ager 36:29 (8), Steve Willis 36:31 (9) [&3rd M40] and Tom Mellor 36:35 (10), followed closely by Richard Caburn in 36:43 (13) [&4th M40]; Michael Dunn 41:50 (46) ; NickChapman 42:18 (51); Alex Rogers 43:22 (71); Jochen Langbein 56:38 (257) [18th M50]
Of 260 finishers in the Ladies event TAC's Naomi Taschimowitz - running in her first competitive 10K road race - took the title in a excellent time of 35:14 (less than a minute outside the course record); next TAC ladies over the line were Rachel Langbein (9th) 43:22; Hannah Taunton (17) 45:09; Liz Taschimowitz 53:00 (60) [9th L45] and Suzi Griffith 1.02:18 (152) [29th L40]. Full results at Taunton 10K site. [If anyone has photos of the event for use on our web-site please email to web-master]
Aug 28th Battle of Sedgemoor 10K . Results available click here. First Taunton competitor home was Luke Scott in 5th SM with an impressive time of 32:40; followed by Nick Chapman 42:30 (97th), and Annabelle Lillycrop (V35) in 54:17 knocking further important seconds of her seaons best. David Cooke of Taunton Athletic Club, as wheelchair entrant,completed the race in 38:03 which would have equated to position 46 ! Well done all ..... and could luck to all competing at the Taunton 10K (25th Sept) and Bristol HMarathon this Sunday ( 11 Sep.).
Torbay Half: 1565 runners set off on this annual 2 lap race with Steve Willis and Paul Cuff coming in with impressive times of 81.47 (21st place) and 84.16 (32nd place).
Forde Abbey 10k: In this beautiful, but tough off road race in Chard TAC junior Max Patch - at the tender age of just 15 - came in 6th place iamong a string field of senior runners n a superb time of 41.55.
Quantock Beast 5.7 miles: In firm conditions under foot compared to previous years and strong sun times were slower tahn in the past but - Keith Paul consistent as ever came in 10th in a time of 41.17 whilst Sharron Kington, Annabelle Lillycrop and Suzi Griffiths came home in 55.33, 59.22 and 1.12.32 respectively.
Wellington Ten: TAC were represented in the 10k event by Keith Paul winnng the male vet division in 40.42 (4th overall) and Nick Chapman in 19th place in 45.38. Suzi Griffiths excelled by knocking 7 mins off last years time in 1.08.55.
Beacon to beach, Minehead : Over 7 country miles coverred by 250 runners: Ollie Berry won overall with a time of 35.07, followed home by Mark Hopkinson (2) in 36:42. An incredible 3rd place overall - and 1st in the U17M category went to TAC junior Joe Walton in 37:21. The under 17 Womens category was won by Rachel Langbein in 45:22 coming in also second female overall . Other TAC members competing in U17M - Harry Hall (2nd in 37:49; Harry Chin 44:10 (20) Archie Walton (22) 44:25 ; and U17W Yasmin Bailey (2) 53:27; M45+ Sean Walton 52:12 and Jochen Langbein 60:17. [Results link]
Wimbleball 70.3 - June 19 2011 : Congratulations to Mark Jones and Jochen Langbein who both completed their first 70.3 mile half-ironman Tri at Wimbleball Lake ... and have vowed to tackle it once more next year to improve on times.
Martock 10K : Congratulations also to Annabelle Lillycrop on her very first competitive race for the club at the Martock 10k, in a great time of 54.27. Keith , Sharron and Suzi also competed finishing in 39.01, 49.43 and 1.06.09 respectively.
May 22nd 2011:CONQUERING THE HILLS AT CREWKERNE
Luke Scott is in the form of his life with a fantastic win at Crewkerne 9 mile race, reknowned for its tough , hilly course. Following on from his previous win here in 2010, Luke took nearly two minutes off his time to come in 48.52. Well done Luke all that hard work really is coming to fruition. results
5th June 2011 CRICKET ST THOMAS 10k
Anyone who has braved this course knows the varying terrain covered on this one and Liene Penny took it all in her stride, recording an amazing 51.21 to come in 3rd lady
Every Saturday : KILLERTON PARK RUN
A seriously good Saturday morning out. 5k off road around Killerton and Free!! (just register on the Park Run site and that will enable you to run at any Park Run in the country). Don’t expect a flat pb course though.
Taunton Marathon and HALF
Well done to all Taunton AC seniors who ran the Taunton Half Marathon on Sunday. In form Luke Scott finished 2nd with a new PB of nearly 2 minutes to complete the 13.1 mile course in 71:04. Numerous PB's were achieved by other TAC member who enterred the event ...several for the first time. See summary of their results below or click here for Full RESULTS Click HERE.
October 2010:
Sunday 24th : Congratulations to TAC's Luke Scott 3rd in the tough 16M multiterrain Exmoor Stagger and Simon Cooper 2nd in the 6M Exmoor Stumble. For the full Stagger & Stumble results click here.
The Minehead 3 mile series kicked off early October with Keith Paul recording 17.19, Alice Watson 20.48 and Rachel Langbein on her heels in 20.52 (click here for Full results)
Top of the Mens XC league! Following on from last years magnificent promotion in the Gwent Cross Country League, the senior men have positioned themselves nicely at the top of their new division after this years first race at Bridgend with Luke Scott in 9th place over the 10k distance in 33.07, Rich Caburn 36.09, Tom Bloodworth 37.10, Keith Paul 39.54 and Phil Paddick in 44.24 . Many of our Juniors also made a good start to the season – see full Results here.
The inaugeral Cranmore Chase 10k near Shepton Mallet was billed as a multi terrain race, but was mainly on road and very hilly. Keith Paul from
August / September 2010
Taunton 10 K September 2010: TAUNTON AC had yet another outstanding turnout for our local Taunton 10k. M
any PB s went tumbling, with many months of hard work coming to fruition. 1st home was Luke Scott 32.15, A stunning PB, taking off over a minute from last years time.
A sprint to the line between team mates Tom Bloodworth 35.15 (PB) in 11th and Richard Caburn 35.16 in 12th made for great watching. ...read more here..
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11 Aug. Yeovilton 5K .... What a fabulous evening for running last Wednesday..... Yet another PB for Tom Bloodworth 16.24 ; followed by Keith Paul 18.08, Phil Paddick18.32, Sharron Kington 23.45, Liz Hurst 27.44. In the wheelchair section
5th Aug. Hazelbury Trail : A great team night out, with Tom Mellor picking up 3rd in the Men’s and Ben Hawkins 1st in the Juniors. Results – Seniors Race+O15s (10K): Tom Mellor 39.25,(3rd) Paul Cuff 42.19 (7th), Alex Rogers 43.20 (10th), Keith Paul 43.20, Ollie Ager 45.53, Rowan Preece 47.03, Barry Ansell 56.30, Sharron Kington 58.59; Brigid Thornett1.14.59. Juniors(U15 – 6K): Ben Hawkins: 24.28
July/Aug 2010:
Congratulations to Dave Cooke who finished in second place at the European Paratriathlon Championships in
4th July The Quantock Beast – well done to Sharron Kington, Liene Penny and Rachel Smart all conquering the heat and hills in this tough race.
14 Jul Yeovilton 5k Tom Bloodworth was first home, shaving off yet more seconds off his time in 16.47; Dave Cooke 17.21 ; Phil Paddick 18.17; Ollie Ager 18.24 ; Liz Taschimowitz 24.10; Sharron Kington 24.21; Liz Hurst 27.17.
Lanhydrock 10m off road. Tom Mellor in between sunbathing on the beach ran this hard, hot and hilly course, coming second, bringing home more silverware.
Wellington 10. On a scorching day several members tackled the 10k or the 10 mile hilly routes: 10 miles - Phil Paddick 1.11.37 ; Liz Hurst 1.42.53 ; 10k - Nick Chapman ran 43.59; Emily Currie 51.30.
Tin Tin 10K - Well done Tom Mellor for notching up a win for Taunton AC in the Tin Tin 10K in 39.22; Ninesprings 9m – congrats to Luke Scott coming second only to Adrian Marriott ; and in the
Martock 10k Luke followed this up with a win.
St Albans Half
Bradley Stoke 10k - Nick Chapman continuing his fine form finishing 42.24.
May 2010:
Sun 30th May Crewkerne 9m ; start
Sun 30th May Wells Fun Run10k Sunday - results
Sat. 8th May: The Black Death 10.1 Miles. Mark Hopkinson takes 1st place for Taunton AC in this tough race. Read more
also May 2010 results from Glastonbury 10K, Curry Mallett 10K, Yeovilton 5K - at R&T results
Also in May 2010: results from Glastonbury 10K, Curry Mallett 10K, Yeovilton 5K - all at R&T results
Sat. 8th May: Somerset County Track & Field Champs. Members of the Taunton Athletic Club hauled in a massive 50 medals at the Somerset AA County Championships last weekend. Read more...
Sunday 18th April : South-West Athletics League - Match 1 -Great team effort and turn-out at this first match helped us to gain a very close 2nd place in this 7 team match - just 9 points behind the 'home' team Yeovil . Full results click here.
Sunday 18th April: Horner Water 11 - Mark Hopkinson takes first in inaugral race. More ...see our Road & Trail Results page.
Sun. 11th April 2010 : Taunton Marathon & Half Marathon. For news and results see our Road & Trail Results page.