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Official Instagram Account for the City of Stoke Athletics Club. We regularly participate in Cross Country, Road and Track & Field Athletics.

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Can they do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke?

Or a very chilly evening in Glasgow!

@jazminsawyers did when she won the Commonwealth games gold medal in the women’s long jump. It was so nice to catch up with her family my fellow Stokies during the qualifying rounds.

Also shout out to all the PE Teachers (all teachers) you may not realise it at the time but you’re having such an impact!!!

#sport #longjump #impact #athletics trackandfield

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🏆 U18 women’s winners at ERRA National Autumn Road Relays 🏆

City of Stoke AC (40:30) beat Chelmsford AC (40:53) and Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow (41:01) ⚡️

Leg One – Holly Turner (13:21)
Leg Two – Lexi Dundas (14:07)
Leg Three – Zara Bratt (13:01)

📸 Steve Wilkin

Read our full report of the National Autumn Road Relays via the @athletics.weekly bio 💻

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Finish line feels!
📸 yesterday’s images now available via the link in our bio (free to download)

@erraenglishroadrunning

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Another season done and dusted, with a few more PBs added to the collection! 🏃‍♂️💨
Huge thanks to the one and only Stu Fisher @endurancepeak for helping make it happen. 🙌
The year started early with a decent 5-mile PB at Alsager 5, clocking 29:34,followed by a 10K PB at Trafford - 36:06.
Next up was the Sprint Duathlon British Champs in March, where I managed a course PB and, more importantly, secured a qualifying spot for the 2027 World Champs. 🇬🇧🌍
July brought the European Duathlon Champs in Banyoles 🇪🇸. Racing in 35° 🌞, I managed a top-10 Age Group finish, which I was really pleased with given some of the challenges in the weeks leading up to the event.
August saw a return to Darley Moor Sprint Duathlon and another course PB 👌. It was probably my best sprint performance to date and resulted in a Qualifying spot for the 2027 European Champs. 💥
And to finish the summer, a run out at the Mid Cheshire 5K which produced another PB — 17:25! 🔥
Now it’s time for a winter of strength training, cross country and maybe a couple more road races, building a solid base for what should be a fun-filled 2027. 😃
None of the above happens without the incredible support around me.
A massive thank you to my clubs @congletoncyclingclub and @stokeac , my sponsors and the team at @paurunandridetrentham , and those who believe in me — sometimes more than I believe in myself. You know who you are. ❤️
And, of course, the biggest thanks goes to my coach, the legend @stuart_triathlon . A coach who somehow knows my PBs better than I do (funny story… IYKYK 😂), but more importantly, always manages to find the positives when things don’t go according to plan.
Thank you! 😃🙏
Roll on 2027… 💥🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️. @cheshirecyclingsnaps @jackie_roach_photography @lwsportstherapyrehab @ebleisure @age_group_news

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RELAY FUN….
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A few more from Saturday’s relay - a bit more action than art with these. The shots are all up on-line.
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#racing #relay #myeloma

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Midlands 6 Stage Road Relays with City of Stoke AC

Sorry unable to tag everyone, with insta restrictions. Feel free to share.

#race #athlete #running #runnerscommunity #runtogether

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winter training has been started…

let’s talk about how perfectly the @d3tapeuk matches the @lskd set 💓🌸🎀

at least the pink brightened the grey Stoke skies

#athlete #trackandfield #polevault #athletics

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Parent coaches- Developing a great partnership

As part of our focus on great coaches doing great things out first stop is at the brilliant club that is @stokeac and coach/ athlete/ parent and all round legend of the sport @brattmyster from @db_running_coaching. Dave and daughter Zara have had a remarkable season...Zara has smashed most of her pbs on the track but more importantly showed everyone that patience and perseverance are rewarded... Zara finished the season with pbs of;

800m 2:14
1500m 4:29 (10) 🇬🇧
Mile 5:02 (7) 🇬🇧
3000m 9:49 (7) 🇬🇧
5k road 16:44 (3) 🇬🇧
BMC Grand Prix Birmingham uni 1st 🥇
BMC Grand Prix St Mary’s 2nd 🥈
Mason trophy 1500m 1st 🥇
English Schools 1500m 5th

We caught up with Dad/Coach to ask him about his coaching philosophy and the process put in place to support his athlete daughter..

My philosophy is less is more at a young age but also the running journey is a long one, you don’t have to be the best when you are young, hard work and dedication will always out trump talent. The most important thing is enjoyment, embrace racing and don't rush progress.
3 key fundamentals for me are;
1, A good warm up, take time to warm up properly.
2, Hard sessions are hard but the easy sessions are easy this is more important to repair your body for the next hard workout.
3, I’m a big believer in cross training, Zara swims twice a week and we focus on controlling her breathing in the pool, her cardiovascular system has improved tremendously with this, you have only got to look at Keely and Georgia- they are on the bike using cross training to supplement their running.

Zara has also been a big believer in racing locally, supporting her club in league races and uses these races to develop her racing skills but more importantly be part of the team and encourage others. As Dad/ daughter they talk about training, work collaboratively but also listen to each others input and this is crucial, a teamwork approach that considers all aspects of the athlete spectrum.

We are super excited to see how this dream team develops over the next few seasons- and how coach uses his philosophies to develop other talent

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Can always count on @seamusderbs for an iconic moment on the start line ✨

We can’t wait to see him take on the 400mH final 🤩

#glasgow2026

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The brilliant Bryan Dale and Ann from racephotos.org.uk will be on duty again at the Rudyard Summer Series race tomorrow evening to take action shoots during the race 📸🏁🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

They will also be taking Club Team Photos before the race, so if you’d like your club to get an official photo then please help us to organise you team together so they can take an awesome picture 📸

Racephotos.org.uk

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#staffordshiremoorlandsAC
#SMAC
#teamSMAC
#feelfortherhythm

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A close finish between @seamusderbs and @joshfaulds in the heats of the men’s 400m hurdles.

Derbyshire debuts his new race hair, sharing plans for some cheetah print 🐆💅🏽

#novunaukchamps2026 #britishathletics #trackandfield #ukoutdoorchamps

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Something big is landing… 🏆
The Mason Trophy is returning. Saturday 20th June 2026⚡️

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