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Wymondham Athletic Club (AKA WAC for obvious reasons) - competitive & inclusive all rolled into one! Our race calendar includes a number of team events.

Wymondham Athletic Club (referred to as WAC for obvious reasons) is primarily a road running club, with members participating in road running races all over the UK (and the occasional overseas marathon and half marathon), but we also take part in off-road/trail runs and the local cross country leagues. WAC caters for all standards, from beginner (our only requirement is that you can run 5k - eg a

Parkrun - without stopping) to advanced. We pride ourselves on helping and encouraging our members to achieve their running goals and sharing in their sense of achievement when they do. We meet Monday evenings (except Bank Holidays) at Ketts Park Community Centre, Harts Farm Road, Wymondham NR18 0UR from 6.30pm. Announcements are at 6.45pm and we are out running by 7.00pm. Sessions are geared to match all abilities and are coordinated and supervised by our team of experienced and qualified coaches.

23/08/2026

The running calendar is a little quieter in August, but we've still had some top performances from our WACers.

👏 Over in Essex, we had nine runners take on the Colchester 5k, with PBs for Tom Larner, Douglas Hustler and Josh Brown.

🦖 Closer to home we had the Dino Dash, with 12 of our members taking on the tough course round the dinosaur park.

🏞 Kate Gooding took on the scenic Stour Valley Path 50k.

🌞 We had 19 runners turn out for the Great Yarmouth half marathon on a very hot day, with Heath Alexander-Bew coming away with a new age group PB.

⬆️ In the north, we had Lyn Lyn competing in the Blackpool 10k.

🏊‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️ And last, but very definitely not least we had Harriet Carr, Kim Reader, Jules Kennelly and Hannah Woodhouse with incredible performances at the Copenhagen Ironman.

Congratulations to all of our runners!

09/08/2026

We've had some scorching conditions for racing in recent weeks, but our WACers have continued to put in some brilliant performances, across a range of distances.

We had 28 runners at the popular Worstead 5 miler, with age group PBs for Adam Baker, Louise McDonnell and Lisa Rodgers.

Snetterton saw 24 of our contingent take to the racing track for the 5 and 10k races.

We've also had runners at the Woodford Green AC 10k, Bedford Aerodrome 10k and York 10k.

Fantastic running in tough conditions! Well done everyone getting out there and (safely) getting the miles in in the heat.

25/07/2026

Rounding up a fortnight of fabulous running from our WACers...

🌲We had a big turn out for the Wibbly Wobbly Log Jog, with 24 members enjoying the dust and winding their way round High Lodge.

🏅The awesome Tracy Stevens competed the Race to the Stones 50k, in blistering heat.

🎊 Guzel Sari achieved an age group PB at the Reepham 10k.

🇪🇺 Eva Osborne broke another British and also (to be verified) European record at the Night of the 5ks.

🏅Kirstina Standley got an age group PB at the third Bungay 10k.

🚜 Lisa Greengrass got a new 10k PB at the Ipswich Twilight 10k, with Adam Baker, Alexandra Ely and Steve Bird achieving age group PBs.

🍾 Lou Vtwo and Lauren Garwood achieved new PBs at the Flying 5k, with Ian Beggs, James Heaney and Lorna Jermyn running age group PBs.

We also had runners take on the Rodent Wriggle, the Run Through 10k at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the Saucony 10k.

Well done to all of our runners.

19/07/2026

EDIT: Turns out this was also a European record. Absolutely phenomenal 👏

Congratulations Eva Osborne. Another British record!

18/07/2026

Congratulations to our Couch to 5k graduates!

Over the last 10 weeks our brilliant coaches have been supporting our latest group of Couch to 5k runners.

Today the group graduated at parkrun, with the support of runners from across the club. Thanks to the team at Sloughbottom for hosting us, and a huge well done to all of our graduates.

13/07/2026

Tonight, we said goodbye and thank you to our outgoing chairman Katie Whitmore. Katie has been a phenomenal chair over the last four years, a period when our club has grown considerably but remained true to its values of being inclusive, fun and supportive. That's because Katie is all of those things herself, and lots more besides! Thank you Katie, we're all so grateful for all of your hard work.

David Powles was elected as our new chairman. Good luck Dave - Katie will be a tough act to follow.

07/07/2026

Last week, we had one of the biggest events on the Norfolk running calendar, with the Wroxham 5k. More than 70 WACers took part, with an impressive haul of PBs.

🔔 Congratulations to Ben Beynon, Gareth Seville, Mat Gilbert, Mark Armstrong, Jamie Harris, Peter Morgan, Charlie Wallis, Phoebe Davis, Sara Shorten, Lou Boyce and Gillian Snook who all ran personal bests.

🥳 Well done to Lisa Rodgers, Emma Jaggs, Lisa Kemp, Lian Penson, Charlotte El-Labany, James Heaney, Matt Hooton and Louise McDonnell, Harriet Carr and Mark Banfield on new age group PBs.

Over the last couple of weeks, we've also had runners at the Bungay 10k, Great North 10k, Chamonix Mount Blanc 10k, Outlaw Half Ironman, Ipswich Ekiden Relay and Ron Hale Open Track 400m.

👏 Kudos to Todd Lake on a new 400m PB and to Emma Jaggs on a new age group PB in the 10k.

19/06/2026

We've had some huge performances from our WACers over the last couple of weeks. The most notable being another British record, for the incredible Eva Osborne, this time at the Humpty Dumpty 10k. Congratulations Eva!

Elsewhere Adam Baker completed the gruelling Comrades ultra marathon and we had solo, pair and team runners completing some serious miles at Sandringham 24.

Adam Grint achieved a PB at the Lowestoft 10k; Kirstina Standley and Sharon Gardner Was Christy ran age group PBs at Bungay 10k, Mark Banfield, Heath Alexander-Bew and Lian Penson hit new age group PBs at Humpty Dumpty 10k, and Louise McDonnell stormed to a new age group PB at the Lotus 5k.

We also had runners at the Warwick 2 Castles 10k, Sandringham 10k, Aylsham 5k and the Valley of the Owls half marathon. Well done to all of our runners.

15/06/2026

It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and club member Rodney Freeburn passed away on Saturday.

Rodney has been a member of the club for over 40 years having only taken up running in his 50s . He was a keen sailor previously and decided to take up running to continue keeping fit.

He was an active participant in the East Anglian Cross Country League, regular participant in orienteering events and a keen parkrunner.

We were delighted to help Rodney celebrate his 500th parkrun back in August 2023 where he became only the 10th runner in the world aged 85 or over to complete 500 parkruns.

Rodney always ran with a smile on his face and with such enthusiasm. He was kind to the core and a true gentleman and we will miss him greatly.

Our thoughts are with his wife Margretta and their family and friends.

09/06/2026

Last week at club, we celebrated our spring marathon runners. It's been a busy season, with local, national and international marathons and WACers from across our groups have competed over the distance. Congratulations to all of our marathon runners!

Address

Harts Farm Road
Wymondham
NR180WP

Website

http://www.wymondhamac.com/

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