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You will probably have seen our recent appeals for volunteers to help with the day-to-day running of the club, and there's a follow up article in today's Orcadian talking about the need as well.
We've had a good response on the coaching side of things and have strengthened our team, so thank you to the people who have come forward. However, we still need a few people to help out in behind the scenes roles, particularly the key role of Treasurer. The details are now all on our website on this page, and if you do want to discuss any roles, please DM this page or drop chair@orkneyarc.org.uk an email.
We are very grateful for anyone who is able to help out, however small the contribution.
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Orkney Athletic and Running Club is run by volunteers. The success of the Club now and in the future relies upon the goodwill of our club members, their fam ...Appreciate all the likes and shares on this one folks - a few more good people behind the scenes will make things a lot smoother over the coming year, and we'd love any suggestions or offers.
Parents, guardians and friends of children on the SECONDARY waiting list (S1+) please check your emails for a message from Mairi our Membership Secretary. If you haven't got an email yet, we're working our way through the list so hold tight for now. Thank you for your patience.
Aberdeen Amateur Athletic Club Subsea Supplies Indoor Open Graded Meeting 22nd Feb
OARC were well represented at yesterday's indoor meet in Aberdeen, with the highlight being Max Tulloch setting our first U18 record of the 'even numbered age groups' era in the 60m, running 7.33 and 7.30 across his two 60m races, the fastest 16 year old in the field. Congratulations to Max, whose sprinting seems to be going from strength to strength, setting him up brilliantly for the outdoor season to come.
Bobby Harcus and Abi Coltherd also took on two 60m races, with Bobby running 7.45 and 7.47, the former a SB and just outside a PB. Abi ran 8.16s twice, unfortunately picking up an injury - it's the first time Abi's run the 60m indoor since she was 12, so a big PB but hopefully a quick recovery and quicker times to come.
On the field, William MacDonald (representing RGU) threw 12.18m, a big indoor PB- after Calum's new indoor record a few weeks ago, it's fantastic to see two brilliant shot putters competing for this record and a few more around the club with the potential as well.
Well done to everyone who travelled to compete!
On records: From 1st January, UK Athletics moved to even numbered age groups (U12, U14, U16, U18, U20), which means we have new records to set. We'll be accepting the first performance faster than the record in the lower category previously, so for U18 records the time to beat was Scott Milne's U17 time of 7.49s from 1991. Scott's time remains the U17 record, with Max now holding the new and first U18 record at 7.30s.
Full results here:
Well done everyone 🤩👏👏
Not often we get our breaking team selection news from the Scottish Ambulance Service! Congratulations to Calum on his GB Masters selection!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.👏👏👏 Well done Calum Elder!
Absolutely incredible news! Well done Calum. 💪🏻💪🏻
Amazing! Well done to Calum and the club.
Wow, well done!!
Congratulations 💪🤩
Congratulations Callum!!
Well done Calum 😀
Awesome news well done Calum well deserved xxx
The Orkney Athletic and Running Club (OARC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Monday 16th March at 7pm in St. Magnus Suite at the Pickaquoy Centre. A virtual meeting link will also be provided closer to the time for outer isles-based members and those unable to attend in person.
All members and interested parties are welcome to attend, although only club members (or people with proxy voting rights on behalf of members under 18 per the constitution) can vote on resolutions.
The AGM hears the Chair's report on the activities of the club, appoints trustees, sets memberships fees and approves the club accounts. It's also a good forum for discussion of any major issues facing the club. If you have any proposals you would like considered by the AGM, please email secretary@orkneyarc.org.uk by Monday 9th March to ensure they are added to the Agenda.
The format and process of the AGM is governed by the Club Constitution, which can be seen here: www.orkneyarc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/OARC-SCIO-Constitution-adopted-Mar-25.docx.pdf
One more potential volunteer role today, and it's perhaps a bit more of a fun one: I enjoy posting to this page and writing the updates for local media, but it can grow arms and legs at times during competition season so it would be great if someone who is happy keeping up to date with events and likes a bit of writing (perhaps even a budding journalist in our secondary section!) would help out with writing up events and posting on the page. DM the page if you might be interested.
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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.