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LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Shapinsay 10k will close for entries on Sunday 12th April. The event is next Saturday 18th April. It's a 1pm start so a nice leisurely one!
Entry is £5 for OARC members and £10 for non-members. Please book your travel with Orkney Ferries at the same time as entering as we filled the boat to capacity last time!
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Shapinsay 10K Event Saturday 18th April 2026 - 1.00pm Starting point and registration: Shapinsay Community School, Shapinsay, Orkney KW17 2DY Entry cost: £5 OARC members/£3 OARC & SA members £10 No...
Faroe Islands 2027 - Betri Oyggjaleikir International Island Games Selection Policy: Orkney Athletics
We're pleased to be able to release the selection policy & standards for the Orkney Athletics team for the International Island Games in the Faroe Islands, 3rd-9th July 2027. At this stage, we are inviting initial statements of interest from athletes who may wish to compete by the end of June. The form for putting yourself forward can be found on the website link below.
We recognise there will be questions about costs: the short answer at this stage is that they remain unknown. We would encourage people to put themselves forward for selection, which is not a commitment to travel at this stage, and we will communicate about costs as soon as we know. If there are any questions about any other elements of the selection policy, please let us know.
Faroe Islands 2027 International Island Games Selection | Orkney Athletic and Running Club
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The 2027 International Island Games will be held in the Faroe Islands between 3rd - 9th July 2027 www.faroeislands2027.fo/en/sports/athletics The Or ...
300m Orkney Record for Bobby in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Amateur Athletic Club's Spring OGM was held today, with three Orkney athletes competing: Bobby Harcus and Zander Scott in the 300m and William MacDonald in the javelin.
The outdoor 300m is an event we don't tend to include in the programme for our home events, but it's a nice crossover event with 100 and 200m specialists going a little longer and 400m specialists stepping down to meet them. That mix of speed and stamina played out in the race, with Bobby and Zander going out fast and pulling well clear of the field, but Bobby having a little more in his legs as they rounded the final bend, taking the race in a time of 36.18s, just over two tenths inside the Orkney senior men's record set by Nigel Thomson in 2005. Congratulations Bobby - that's the 100, 200 and 300m senior men's records now held between the Westray Harcus boys.
Zander finished second in 36.87, a very creditable time and it's great to see him back running after a horrible time with injuries.
William was throwing the javelin today after focusing on the shot put through the indoor season, opening his outdoor season with six legal throws, his second of 44.72 being the longest. He's got a lot more in the tank, but a strong start to the season.
Well done Bobby!🤩
Congratulations Bobby!
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Woohoo!!!! Congratulations Bobby 🏃♂️
It's the 1st April, and rather than an April Fool, we have the approaching outdoor competition season to bring to you, with our first road race and track and field events now open to entries.
Shapinsay 10k is on Saturday April 18th, and entries are open at: www.orkneyarc.org.uk/events/event/shapinsay-10k/ - please remember to book the boat as well as the event, it did fill up last time!
The Starlings Open Graded is our first track and field competition of the season and is now open for entries via Opentrack, details at www.orkneyarc.org.uk/events/event/oarc-open-graded-competition/ and entries at data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/oarcapr26/
If you have any questions, please let us know.
After tonight's primary session, 2 Medium Youth jumpers were left behind and 1 Large Youth jumper taken home by someone by mistake. If you can reunite any of the three please let us know and we'll get them back to you after Easter.
Oh dear….I got all the way through reading this trying to work out whether they were high jumpers or long jumpers 🤦. You Orcadians are probably far cleverer than me.
William Sichel - Scottish Ultra Runner finishes the GOMU World 48H Championships in Italy with a bronze medal finish in the M70 category, completing 144.4 miles/232.487km in the time. An unbelievable effort, we hope you've found a very large bowl of pasta indeed!
What an inspiration he is - an incredible performance, massive plaudits to William.
Congratulations! Fantastic result. 👏👏👏
Very impressive William Sichel - Scottish Ultra Runner hats off to you!
So well done!
Well done William
Huge congratulations, William!! 💪 🏃♂️🥉
Brilliant well done William 👏👏
Well done!
Amazing, well done William! 💪👏🥳🌟
Well done William doing Orkney proud
Woop woop! Amazing William. 👏🏼🥳🙌🏼
Well done William
Wow! Well done William 👏
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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.