All Events
The events below represent the expected calendar for OARC events in 2026. They may change due to volunteer or venue availability. Event entry tends to open up between 3-6 weeks ahead of these events, but please get in touch if you have any questions.
We also include regional and national events that we think will be of interest to our members, but these are non-OARC organised events and information may not be fully up to date. Scottish Athletics maintain an event calendar which will be more up to date for their events: https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/events/championship-events/
In 2026, competition age groups are changing to be even years (U12, U14, U16, U18) rather than odd (U11, U13, U15, U17). Age groups for U20 and above have not changed. Details can be found here: https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-26-Age-Group-Dates-1.pdf
| Shapinsay 10k | April 18, 2025 | READ MORE |
| OARC Open Graded Competition | April 26, 2026 | READ MORE |
| Kirkwall 10k | May 3, 2026 | READ MORE |
| Kirkwall Half Marathon 1 | May 31, 2026 | READ MORE |
| OARC Club Championships | June 28, 2026 | READ MORE |
| Stromness 10k | July 18, 2026 | READ MORE |
| Kirkwall Half Marathon 2 | August 16, 2026 | READ MORE |
| Possible Track & Field Competition Date | September 6, 2026 | READ MORE |
| Dounby 10k | September 20, 2026 | READ MORE |
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It's a win in Inverness for our women's cross country runners - Elsie Hutchison, Lillie Giggle-Bain and Ava Luke. Well done ladies, well worth the journey!
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Our friends at Orkney Triathlon Club have rearranged their Mini Aquathlon for next Sunday 12th October. This is a swim and run event for ages 9 up to adults, with distances increasing with age. Entry via EntryCentral: www.entrycentral.com/event/128616
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We've had a number of enquiries over the last few months about getting hold of club kit, as modelled beautifully by Ian here and kindly sponsored by Sean Stanger. The kit is created to order and delivery times can be fairly long, so we're looking to put in an order next week in order to have it in Orkney before Christmas.
There are four items available for order: quarter zip tops, t-shirts, vests and crop tops across a wide range of sizes. We will be getting a general stock of the most popular items / sizes but if there is anything specific you wish to order, please let us know asap (no later than Friday 3rd October) by emailing treasurer@orkneyarc.org.uk - ideally using the order form below
www.orkneyarc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/OARC-Kit-1.pdf
There are minimum order sizes, so we might not be able to order absolutely everything, but we'll do our best and let you know what's on the way!
TRAINING UPDATE
Just a reminder for all athletes that all training is on as normal NEXT WEEK - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but then Primary & Secondary take a break for the October Holidays. Senior track sessions on Wednesday continue throughout the holidays.
First night back at training will be Thurs 30th for secondary and then Tues 4th Nov for primary.
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The Loch Ness Marathon is always an event that draws in plenty of athletes from Orkney despite sitting late in the summer - perhaps it’s the free soup? Or the possibility of seeing Nessie? Either way, today’s effort was no different, with some phenomenal times across the board in pleasant conditions.
Chelsea Cook shattered the Orkney Senior Women’s marathon record, taking more than 12 minutes off the already excellent time she’d set over this course two years ago. Chelsea’s finishing time was 3 hours, 7 minutes and 55 seconds, finishing 11th female and 139th overall out of a field of over 4000.
It was also a big PB for Dawn Williams - perhaps aided by not being dressed as a house this time round - as she set a new Orkney record for the V50 category in 3 hours, 41 minutes and 9 seconds. Dawn finished 11th in her age category - and first female amongst the vegan runner representatives!
Other Orkney runners included club Membership Secretary Mairi Dennison, who donned her own running shoes and made her way around the course in 5:20:30 as well as Cathy Smith (4:01:05), Ian Purnell (4:12:57), Scarlett Palmer (3:53:24), Theresa Sandison (4:27:04) and Georgina Scaife (4:19:44)
Orkney also had one representative in the 10k, with Jennifer Bichan repeating her Island Games track exploits with a PB of 37:11 and was fourth female finisher and 46th overall. Friends of the club Michelle Slater and Carla Deakin also completed the 10k in 41:10 and 1:13:34 respectively.
Congratulations to everyone, and enjoy the soup!
Also worth congratulating are Sarah Scarth and Gary Tait for their successful first race in the 2025 edition of the long-running Orkney Cross Country League which took place at Dounby Showground today. Check out their page (www.facebook.com/people/Orkney-Cross-Country-League/100064798926133/) for the results and photos!
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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.