Entries open for first home competition of the year!
February 25 2024
Dounby Pharmacy 10k (OARC) | April 28, 2024 | READ MORE |
National 10,000m Championships (Glasgow) | April 28, 2024 | READ MORE |
Entries open for first home competition of the year!
February 25 2024
Notice of Annual General Meeting
January 30 2024
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Brilliant photos, well done everyone
Great photos. Congratulations to all the runners.
🏃🏼Two of our Club members have been competing south this weekend.🏃🏼♀️
🙌🏻Erika Marwick made an inspirational comeback in Glasgow. She’s had a very tough time with injuries over the past year and has had to be really patient and sensible with her training to get back in a place where she was ready to compete again. Erika took part in the Scottish Athletics 10,000m Championships and ran a fantastic season opener of 42:59.29. She said it felt amazing and running 10,000m on the track was an invaluable experience. Good luck for your season ahead, Erika!🙌🏻
👏🏻Billy Groundwater joined a team of runners from Orkney for the Highland Fling Race, a 53 mile trail race through the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. It’s the third time Billy has taken part in the Highland Fling, and he said it was definitely the toughest! It’s an amazing enough achievement to complete it once, but three times is quite something! Congratulations to Billy on his time of 13:49:45 and to all of the other runners from Orkney.👏🏻
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Brilliant, well done Billy & Erika! 👏
Well done Team Orkney
🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♂️Good luck to the 50 runners Dounby PharmacyPharmacy 10k this afternoon.🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♀️
Registration opens at 1.15pm, run starts at 2.00pm.
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We're in the thick of a busy outdoor track, field & road race season now both in and outwith Orkney. We know that a lot of athletes are travelling south to compete and we want to celebrate your successes! We always try to keep an eye out for people travelling to compete, but please do let us know if you or your friends are competing as well so we can make sure the full range of club members efforts are celebrated - we can't shout about what we don't know about.
For those travelling to compete, we'd like to flag the financial assistance we offer all members heading off island in our Athlete Travel Assistance Policy - www.orkneyarc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/OARC-Athlete-Travel-Assistance-Form-v5-200324.pdf - this provides a contribution of £50-100 from club funds towards your travel expenses. There are some criteria so please read the policy, but we'd love to see a wider range of athletes applying: you can apply online here www.orkneyarc.org.uk/travel-assistance-form/
For a small island club, we're punching well above our weight with fantastic athletes getting involved in all kinds of events: we're not just keen to talk about the elite athletes though, all kinds of events and performances very welcome - just send a message to this page or let any trustee know!
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Travel Assistance Form | Orkney Athletic and Running Club
This form allows you to file claims under the Athlete Travel Assistance Policy - please read the policy before making a claim. If you have any questions or ...I really dislike that phrase ’off island’. Could you no just say ‘doon sooth’?
We are very grateful to be benefiting from Sportscotland’s investment in sport in Orkney. They have part funded a new storage container for the Club, alongside fundingOrkney Island Games 2025s 2025, which will help us to look after all of the equipment that is essential for developing our athletes. They have also part funded the new high jump equipment we need in order to meet updated regulations, alongside fundingOrkney Islands Councilouncil Community Development Fund. It is fantastic to get this support from national bodies for our local community. ... See MoreSee Less
As well as providing regular athletic instruction and training sessions, one of the key aims of OARC is to promote pathways to performance and as part of this, the Club organises and participates in a range of home and away competitions throughout the year.