March 11 2026
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On one of the many celebratory JIC posts, Mags put, more succinctly than I usually manage, the need for more folk to step forward to volunteer. OARC is a club that's fantastically well supported by a relatively small number of incredibly dedicated individuals. We can't rely on those people always being available and willing forever, and need more people to help across basically every element of the club - administration, officiating, coaching. If you have any time, or any skills to offer, please get in touch, it really would be hugely appreciated.
Moments like this weekends incredible JIC drama rely on it.
We have so much talent in Orkney but it needs to be nurtured and helped along the way. Well done to the coaches who should be applauded. Please do what you can to support our young athletes.
We’ve had an update from Emily McArthur’s UK tour, which made a stop in Manchester ahead of a trip to Loughborough for the Grand Prix on Saturday - perhaps she could consider getting tour t-shirts made up?
Last night was a British Miller’s Club (who organise a lot of middle distance training & competitions) meet, the Trafford Gold Standard. Emily was placed in the Women’s C 800m race along with fellow Scottish Islander Abbie Stewart (pictured with Emily) from Stornoway. It was a windy night, so perhaps advantage to the Scots over the locals!
Emily tells me it was a well paced race, a pleasant surprise after some mixed styles of race recently, and she crossed the line first in another outdoor PB - 2:11.84, which exactly matched the winning time in the B Race as well. Abbie finished fourth in 2:13.93, close to her PB.
Emily and Abbie will be competing on Saturday at the Loughborough BMC Grand Prix - Emily in the 800m, Abbie the 1500m.
Here's a video of the race (Instagram) www.instagram.com/reel/DZYJWCdot9J/?igsh=MW84djlmcWUzMnVxaA==
Brilliant!!! Congratulations lasses. That is fab. 👏👏👏👏
Well done lasses and good luck in Sat x 👏
Well done girls!! 🤩💪🏼
Emily I’m glad to see that one of the family is working hard while some of the other jaunt aboot the isles 😉
🤩🤩🤩 well done girls
Good luck girls. Hope the weather is better by then.
Orkney Athletic and Running Club is seeking to appoint a Club Development Officer. Full details of the role and what we're looking for can be found on the link below. This is a paid part-time role with flexible hours. Please let us know if you have any questions about the role or process.
Club Development Officer Orkney Athletic and Running Club - Scottish Athletics
www.scottishathletics.org.uk
Salary £8,060 (10 hours per week) InformationForApplicants_OARC JobDescription_OARC About Us scottishathletics is the national governing body forPlease help out our friends at St Magnus Marathon
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Entries are now open for OARC's Club Championships on 28th June, via Open Track
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Thanks to funding from OIC Sport and Leisure Summer of Sport we've been able to reduce the entry fee for this event to £1 per event entered to a maximum of £3 for three events, so if you've ever fancied giving athletics a go - perhaps inspired by yesterday's JIC - there is no better time to do so.
Please do send over any questions you have and we'll be happy to help answer them!
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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.