Promoting Athletics in Orkney

Orkney Athletic and Running Club

2 days ago

Lillie Giggle-Bain has been taking keeping in shape during her holiday to a new level by entering the 1500m at the Abu Dhabi Open Masters Games. Lillie tells us she went off far too fast, but held on for a time of 5:03.07, finishing second overall and winning her age category. Temperatures were a little hotter than Orkney - and apparently hotter indoors than out! Well done Lillie. ... See MoreSee Less

Orkney Athletic and Running Club

2 days ago

Our next role we'd like help with is an administrative one: we could really do with help organising club trips over the coming year. In the past we've taken big groups away to competitions like the North District Athletics (this year in Aberdeen) and Scottish Age Groups and Schools (mostly in Grangemouth or around the central belt). Athletes always benefit hugely from these trips away, but it's a good amount of effort to make sure we can travel and stay safely, cheaply and effectively. If you or anyone you know might be able to help out, please let us know.

Thanks for all your shares on the Treasurer role yesterday - no white knight riding to our rescue just yet, but I'm hoping they're just taking their time mounting the horse. ... See MoreSee Less

Orkney Athletic and Running Club

3 days ago

Over the next week or so, we're going to be posting about the volunteer roles that we need help with at the club. OARC has had an incredibly successful couple of years, but we're facing a transition period behind the scenes as many of our long term volunteers look to scale back their time commitment to the club. In order to continue doing everything we have done over the last few years, we will need to recruit a significant number of new volunteers or face tough decisions about what we will not be able to do in the future.

Today's role is the our most important vacancy: as a Charity and as an Scottish Athletics affiliated club, we must have a treasurer in place in order to operate, and Kirsty will be stepping down at the AGM on March 16th after four years in the post.

If you, or someone you know, could be interested, please get in touch. Otherwise, please share this post so that someone who could help us out sees it.

We'll post other roles over the next few days, but if you'd like to get involved but are not sure how you could help, please drop us a message and we can discuss. ... See MoreSee Less

Orkney Athletic and Running Club

4 days ago

OARC AWARDS NIGHT

Thank you to everyone who came to our Club Awards last night, particularly those who spoke - William Sichel - Scottish Ultra Runner and Amy Davis - and to the sponsors who helped us present awards - Kirsty from Garden Square, Elaine from OIC Sport and Leisure, Candice from W. Hourston Jewellers and Norman from Orkney Television Enterprise, as well as guest presenter Inga.

I'll post the slides in the comments below for folk to flick through, and an album of photos is below. The winners on the night were:

Primary Female: Sophie Shearer
Primary Male: Alfie Cromarty & Dara Glackin
Secondary Female: Emily McArthur
Secondary Male: Max Tulloch
Senior Female: Taylah Paterson
Senior Male: Calum Elder
Senior League: Craig Moar
Club Athlete: Elsie Hutchison
Thows Athlete: Calum Elder
Jumps Athlere: Amy Davis
Ultra Athlete: Thomas Hugon
Road Athlete: William Sichel
Middle Distance Athlete: Emily McArthur
Sprints Athlete: Abi Coltherd
Athlete of the Year: Taylah Paterson ... See MoreSee Less