Thetford Athletic Club

Thetford Athletic Club Here at TAC we are an athletic club for everyone, celebrating all of our abilities. 🤩 Seniors meet for training sessions on a Monday and Wednesday at 6:30pm.

These are run by friendly qualified coaches and is suitable for all abilities
Please contact [email protected] for more information

Juniors training starts from 7 years old
For more information please contact [email protected]

Both throwers competed at the Norfolk Schools Championships, held at the UEA on Saturday.As this was a schools event, Le...
18/06/2026

Both throwers competed at the Norfolk Schools Championships, held at the UEA on Saturday.

As this was a schools event, Leon was required to compete with the 5kg hammer, as the Schools Athletics Association has not yet adopted the new UK Athletics age-group implement weights, with these changes due to come into effect next year.

Both athletes produced strong performances in the hammer. Tom secured gold with a winning throw of 47.29m using the 6kg hammer, while Leon claimed victory in the 5kg hammer with an impressive throw of 49.22m.

Their performances earned both athletes selection to represent Norfolk at next week’s Anglian Schools Championships.

Leon’s winning throw not only secured his first-ever Norfolk Schools vest but also achieved the qualifying standard for the English Schools Championships.

To complete an excellent day, Leon also won gold in the 5kg shot put, recording a winning distance of 10.53m.

👏🎉 Challenge Accepted… and Crushed! 🎉👏One of the things we love most about our club is how our members are always inspir...
17/06/2026

👏🎉 Challenge Accepted… and Crushed! 🎉👏

One of the things we love most about our club is how our members are always inspiring each other to set new goals, push their limits, and cheer one another on every step of the way.
This week, Corinne West set herself the challenge of rediscovering her running mojo with a target of 50km over the week. James McKellar decided to raise the bar and take on an incredible 100km in seven days.

And did they deliver! 💪

🏃‍♀️ Corinne smashed her target, finishing the week with an impressive 55km.

🏃‍♂️ James decided that 100km just wasn’t quite enough and went on to cover more than three marathons’ worth of running over the week!

Both were fully committed to their challenges, enjoying runs with friends, taking part in the club time trial, and even fitting in races along the way. Their dedication, determination, and enthusiasm have been fantastic to see and are a great example of what makes our club so special.

👏 Huge congratulations to Corinne and James on their amazing achievements. We’re proud of you both and look forward to seeing what challenge comes next! 🏅🎉

🏃‍♀️🎉 What a fantastic week it’s been for our club members! 🎉🏃‍♂️We’ve certainly been keeping busy and flying the club c...
14/06/2026

🏃‍♀️🎉 What a fantastic week it’s been for our club members! 🎉🏃‍♂️

We’ve certainly been keeping busy and flying the club colours with pride!

🔹 Monday kicked off with our monthly Club Time Trial, with a fantastic turnout and plenty of great performances. It was brilliant to see so many members taking part and smashing out some excellent times! 👏

🔹 Friday night saw 5 of our members head to Sandringham Estate for a challenging Trail 10K. A tough course (well, in my opinion anyway! 🤣), but everyone put in a superb effort.

🔹 Also on Friday, we had an incredible 15 members taking on the Lotus Track 5K, showing once again the amazing support and enthusiasm within the club. 💙

🔹 Saturday belonged to our juniors, with Erica Hollick-Pearce and Rex Stubbins competing in Quad Kids. A huge well done to both, and special congratulations to Rex, who achieved PBs in all four events! 🌟👏

🔹 Sunday rounded off the week with 10 club members tackling another demanding trail event at the Lowestoft 10K. An extra special mention goes to the four members who had already raced on Friday night and were back at it again just two days later – outstanding commitment and determination! 💪🔥

A massive congratulations to everyone who represented the club this week. Whether you were racing, chasing PBs, or simply enjoying the challenge, you should all be proud of your achievements.

Thanks to Carri Vendy who attended 2 of the events and took some amazing photos

📸 All names and times are detailed in the photos below.
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🗞️ TAC Juniors – Sunday Junior Parkrun News 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️💨📍 Breckland Leisure CentreAnother brilliant Sunday morning for our ...
14/06/2026

🗞️ TAC Juniors – Sunday Junior Parkrun News 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️💨
📍 Breckland Leisure Centre

Another brilliant Sunday morning for our TAC Juniors with some fantastic efforts and speedy finishes! 🙌

🥇 Spencer Morgan zoomed into 1st place with an incredible time of 7:42 🏎️🔥

🥈 Francesca Hollick-Pearce followed closely behind, crossing the line in 9:23 👏

💪 Erica Hollick-Pearce wasn’t far behind her sister, claiming 4th place with a brilliant 9:35!

⭐ Bonnie Downes smashed the sub-11 minute barrier with a fantastic 10:48!

🏃‍♂️ Jack Smith and Ollie Smith both powered to the finish — with Ollie finishing in 11:39 and Jack in 13:04 👏👏

Huge well done to all of our juniors for their effort, determination and enthusiasm each week — we love seeing you all out there representing TAC ❤️🤍

If we’ve missed anyone, please let us know and we’ll update the results — we want to make sure all of our juniors get the recognition they deserve 🫶🏻

13/06/2026

🎉 What a weekend to celebrate! 🎉

As parkrun marked the incredible milestone of its 1,000,000th event, our club members did what they love most – heading out to parkruns across the country and enjoying every step! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

🌍 43 club members 📍 12 different events 💙 Countless smiles and miles!

Special shout-outs to: 🥇 Callum Wing, who stormed to 1st place at Brandon parkrun 🥈 Kevin Vaughan, who claimed 2nd place at West Stow parkrun ⚡ Lucy Bellotti, who ran her fastest parkrun in 9 years, crossing the line in an impressive 28:25!

A huge well done to everyone who got out there and represented the club.

And congratulations to parkrun on reaching such an amazing milestone. One million events, bringing runners, joggers and walkers together across the globe – here's to many more Saturdays filled with community, friendship and finish-line smiles! 🎉👏💙

🌞🏃‍♂️ TAC Summer Time Trial #3 🏃‍♀️🌞What a fantastic evening for our third Summer Time Trial of the year!Held monthly t...
09/06/2026

🌞🏃‍♂️ TAC Summer Time Trial #3 🏃‍♀️🌞

What a fantastic evening for our third Summer Time Trial of the year!

Held monthly throughout the summer, these events are a real highlight of the club calendar, bringing together our junior and senior members for an evening of friendly competition, encouragement and plenty of smiles.

Using a handicap format means everyone has the chance to finish together, regardless of pace or experience. It’s one of the things that makes these evenings so special, with a real buzz around the club from the first runner setting off to the final sprint for the line.

It was particularly great to see so many of our junior athletes taking part and producing some outstanding performances. The future of TAC is certainly looking bright! ⭐

👏 A huge well done to everyone who took part:

🏅 Results

Callum Wing (Junior) – 18:15
Gary Malliband – 19:18
Lewis Bryant – 19:35
Jason Wing – 19:47
Toby Vendy (Junior) – 19:57
Spencer Morgan (Junior) – 20:03
Sean Palfrey – 20:10
Mike Burris – 20:10
Peter Elliot – 21:18
Liam Scorer – 22:07
Richard Crewe – 22:27
Chris Measures – 22:44
James Stubbins – 24:50
Kayleigh Crewe – 25:24
Cliff Lear – 25:26
Luis Anderson – 26:25
Lydia Chwarszczynski – 26:36
Lacie Bailey (Junior) – 26:40
Andrew Smith – 26:48
Chris Barton – 26:55
Erica Hollick-Pearce (Junior) – 27:13
Jason Beeton – 27:14
Corinne West – 27:21
James McKellar – 27:22
Cherie Miller – 27:27
Craig Smith – 27:32
Collette Grey – 27:33
Lucy Bellotti – 27:42
Heidi Smith – 27:58
Becky Burris – 28:11
Dave Andrews – 28:11
Theo Jones (Junior) – 28:42
Helen Ayers – 28:46
Sam Bellotti – 28:49
Anna Hayward – 28:50
Clare Slattery – 29:11
Naomi Palfrey – 29:43
Caroline Robinson – 30:45
Nicky Ginger – 34:43

❤️ Nights like these showcase everything that’s great about our club: athletes of all ages and abilities supporting one another, celebrating personal achievements and enjoying running together.

Fancy being part of it?

Whether you’re an experienced runner, just starting out, or looking for a club for your child, we’d love to welcome you along.

👉 Find out more at: thetford-ac.co.uk

We might just see you on the start line for Time Trial #4 in July!

🏅 SEAA Silver Medal for Tom Norkett at the South of England Championships 🏅Tom Norkett travelled to Bedford Internationa...
09/06/2026

🏅 SEAA Silver Medal for Tom Norkett at the South of England Championships 🏅

Tom Norkett travelled to Bedford International Athletics Stadium on Saturday to compete in the South of England Athletics Association (SEAA) Track and Field Championships.

This year’s championships have been split across two venues during the month, with the Under-20 and Senior competitions taking place in Bedford, while the Under-18 events are being hosted at Chelmsford Athletics Stadium.

After a particularly challenging journey, Tom arrived just in time for the call room, leaving no opportunity to complete his usual warm-up routine. Despite the difficult start to the day, he went straight into the six-round hammer competition.

Competing in the Under-20 Men’s Hammer Throw, Tom produced a best throw of 46.20 metres with the 6kg hammer. His performance secured second place and earned him an SEAA silver medal. 🥈

June promises to be a busy month for the throwers, with competitions scheduled every week through to the end of the month.

Congratulations, Tom, on a fantastic achievement!

🎉🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ What a BUSY and brilliant week for our TAC club members! Another fantastic week of racing, endurance and adven...
07/06/2026

🎉🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ What a BUSY and brilliant week for our TAC club members! Another fantastic week of racing, endurance and adventure! 👏

We kicked things off on Wednesday evening with Lewis Bryant taking on the Bungay 10km in some very wet and windy conditions. 🌧️💨

Friday saw Lewis back in action alongside Peter Elliot, Richard Crewe, Kayleigh Crewe and Lacie Bailey at the Aylsham 5km. A special mention to Lacie, who was running her first race as a TAC club member – welcome to the team and well done! 🎉💙

Further afield, Jason and Richard Beeton headed to Sussex to tackle the Rye 10km. 👏

Sunday brought more success at the Humpty Dumpty 10km, where Jason Wing, Gary Miliband and Nicky Ginger flew the TAC flag. Huge congratulations to Jason, who once again finished 2nd in his age category – amazing consistency, Jason! 🥈🔥

Two of our members took on the epic challenge of the Suffolk Backyard Ultra. Unfortunately, Lisa Stone had to make the difficult decision to stop after two laps due to injury – we wish you a speedy recovery, Lisa. ❤️ Meanwhile, Graham dug deep and completed an incredible 29.16 miles. Outstanding effort! 💪🏅

And proving that TAC members are talented in more ways than one, Carri Vendy, Corrina Turner, Kate Measures and Suzanne Fleet completed the 6km Bewl Water SwimRun Experience. Fantastic achievement, ladies! 🏊‍♀️🏃‍♀️🌊

👏 Congratulations to everyone who raced, challenged themselves and represented the club this week. You continue to show what an amazing, supportive and multi-talented club we are!

📸 For individual 5km and 10km results, check out the photos section.

🌧️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Rain? What rain?! 32 club members braved the elements this morning and represented us at parkruns across SIX ...
06/06/2026

🌧️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Rain? What rain?! 32 club members braved the elements this morning and represented us at parkruns across SIX different locations!

🥈 At Brandon, Jason Wing stormed to 2nd place, while over at Mildenhall, Spencer Morgan also claimed an impressive 2nd place finish.

We also had members flying the club colours at Bury St Edmunds, Hastings and Dereham.

🏠 Back at our home parkrun in Thetford, Lacie Bailey produced a fantastic run, recording her fastest parkrun of the year with a brilliant 29:10! 👏

✈️ And proving that parkrun tourism knows no limits, Cherie Rui Miller showed true dedication by setting off at 6am and driving from Spain to Gibraltar to tackle the hilly Botanical Gardens parkrun.

Now that’s commitment! 🇪🇸➡️🇬🇮💪

Wherever we ran today, it was great to see so many members out enjoying their Saturday morning. Well done everyone! 🧡🖤

🔥 Another Outstanding Week for Our Club! 🔥Despite the soaring temperatures, our members have once again shown incredible...
31/05/2026

🔥 Another Outstanding Week for Our Club! 🔥

Despite the soaring temperatures, our members have once again shown incredible determination, resilience, and talent. From road races and junior parkruns to triathlons, it’s been a fantastic week packed with achievements across the board.

🏃‍♂️ Bank Holiday Monday – Hatfields Broadoaks 10K
We kicked off the week with two members taking on the Hatfields Broadoaks 10K. A huge congratulations to Jason Wing and Calum Wing for their fantastic performances. Brilliant running from both of you!

🌟 Junior Parkrun Success
Our young athletes continue to impress with some outstanding results:
🥇 Rex Stubbins stormed to 1st place at Brandon Junior Parkrun.
🥈 At Thetford Junior Parkrun, Leo Inns finished an excellent 2nd place, while also securing a new PB.
⚡ Olli Smith achieved a superb PB of 11:32.
👏 Jack Smith finished 4th in his age category with a fantastic time of 9:52.
Well done to all our junior runners—you continue to make the club proud!

🏃‍♂️ Alex Moore Festival 5K
Lewis Bryant took on the Alex Moore Festival 5K and crossed the line in an impressive 20:02. Great running, Lewis!

🏅 Newmarket Half Marathon
The Newmarket Half Marathon presented a tough challenge, with little shade, sparse support on the course, and some testing hills. Conditions like that can make every mile feel even harder, but Nicky Ginger dug deep and produced a tremendous performance, finishing 4th in her age category in 2:52:38. A fantastic effort and a great example of perseverance.

🚴‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏃 Culford Triathlon
We also had a group of members proving that we’re much more than just a running club! Alongside their friend Karl, four of our athletes took on the Culford Triathlon and showcased our club’s growing multi-sport strength.
👏 Richard Crewe – 1:05:26
🥇 Gary Malliband – 59:34 and 1st in his age category
👏 Lukasz Ryzinski – 1:05:18
🎉 Sara Santillo – 1:13:17, including an outstanding 33-second PB
An incredible set of performances from all involved.

🌟 Congratulations to everyone who raced this week. Whether you were chasing podiums, personal bests, or simply battling the heat and the course conditions, you represented the club brilliantly. We’re proud of every single one of you! 💙💛🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏊‍♂️

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