The friendly running and athletics club based in Coventry

Runners of all kinds enjoying running since 1984

The Sphinx AC Summer 5

Our June 5 mile race around the Memorial Park; part of the Warwickshire Road Race League

Coombe 8

Our popular off-road race around the Coombe Country Park

Recent news

Recent news and results from Sphinx runners, friends and other local clubs & races

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Results for various parkruns, 10-Feb-2018

on February 12, 2018

Well done to Paul Slatford on his 350th parkrun! Congratulations and well done to Laura Pibworth-Dolinski for her second PB in as many weeks, this time at Daventry. parkrun tourism this week came via The Carvers who were first-timers at Wyre Forest. Coventry 20 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with no first-timers and no PBs. Official results are here: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/coventry/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=403 4 Jack Edwards 18:48 SM25-29 68.62% 4 PB stays at 18:41

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Result for the North Eastern Harrier League XC (Thornley Hall Farm, Peterlee), 10-Feb-2018

on February 12, 2018

Thanks to Catherine Gough for the following report and photos: “The future of distance running in Durham is coloured orange” according to a Durham City Harriers coach. This is my first season running in the North Eastern Harrier League cross country, running in an orange vest. You can’t fail to notice the North East is very hilly, making the Newbold Comyn hill look flat in comparison! All the children, men & women run in the the same place on the same day.

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Results for the Charnwood Hills Race, 04-Feb-2018

on February 10, 2018

Thanks to Kev Naughton and Craig Pears for the following race reports: This is a fell race of approx 14 miles and follows public footpaths, open country involving 1200 feet of ascent over Bradgate Park, Broombriggs and Beacon Hill country park. Weather on the day was ideal…dry, bright and fresh. Conditions under foot very tricky with lots of mud. All effort in going forwards seemed to go either sideways or backward!

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Results for the Centurion Grand Prix (5 miles), 04-Feb-2018

on February 7, 2018

7 Sphinx completed the 5 mile senior race and 2 youngsters completed the 2km fun run. Results: http://centurionrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/040218-5M.pdf Pos Name Time 35 Kevin Dick 34:48 41 Barry Allen 35:28 48 Anthony O’Brien 36:27 56 Mitch Timms 37:36 91 Karen Timothy 41:31 101 Rachel Allen 43:24 113 Victoria O’Brien 45:45 http://centurionrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/040218-2K.pdf Pos Name Time 9 Atlanta O’Brien 10:25 10 Alexander O’Brien 10:34

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