On Tuesday 30th May and Thursday 1st June ABC hosted two groups of young athletes from the Tees Valley area, guiding them through workshops and training sessions designed to educate and develop them in their respective sports. Tuesday saw us working with a group of boxers from Billingham Boxing Academy, whilst on the Thursday we […]
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Hyrox might be a word you’ve heard recently but you might not know what it is. Hyrox is a global fitness race everyone can take part in. Participants from all around the world compete in the exact same format. The race starts with a 1 km run, followed by 1 functional movement, which repeats 8
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After a short break from running over the Christmas period, the ABC Arrows resumed their training schedule on January 7th. This photo was the first one to take place in 2023. From this point, the Arrows have been busy, not only meeting up each Saturday to complete a training run in various locations including the
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At the end of March, ABC held its very first weekend seminar for a range of athletes involved in fighting disciplines from boxing to Muay Thai. Fifteen fighters attended the seminar led by ABC owner, Andy Burton and guest trainer, Ste McClean. During the two days, those who attended were given guidance on training programmes,
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On Sunday October 30th, ABC member, Ela Dziadula organised and led a 5 mile hike up Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook’s monument with the hike starting at Gribdale Gate. Hike participants were asked to wear fancy dress and make a donation to Cancer Research. Over 30 people and 5 dogs participated in the hike which was
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October has been a great month for the ABC Arrows as they return to regular Saturday morning training runs and start to enter races around the region. Training runs take place at 8.30am every Saturday morning. Approximately five different routes are followed including the A19 cycle paths, the Tees Barrage and Billingham bottoms for incline
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On October 2nd, ABC member, Lou Barber ran the London Marathon for her mother, Marion as part of team Macmillan Cancer Support. In August last year, Marion had an emergency tracheotomy after struggling to breathe and in November was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. Macmillan has been with Marion and her family every step
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A record 9 members of ABC participated in this year’s Great North Run, raising a phenomenal amount of money for various charities. I asked each participant to say a little about why they took part in the GNR and any over-riding memories from the day. Emma Hewling My GNR story started following the death of
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ABC’s second ever strongman/strongwoman event took place on Saturday 13th August. Fifteen people competed over five events which tested both their strength and endurance. Events included: Floor to overhead press Yoke safety bar squat Sandbag carry Deadlift Rope sled pull Although many competitors had experience of entering fitness and strongman competitions, there were some for
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On Saturday, July 16th, two members of the ABC Arrows, Emma Hewling and Jamie Robertson embarked on a 55km Ultra around the north-east starting at Derwenthaugh Park. Only 100 athletes took part in the challenge during heatwave conditions. The run took in a mixture of forest trails, disused railway lines, motorway and country roads, with
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