Vale of York Athletic Community

Vale of York Athletic Community Progressive coach-led athletics and running in Selby and York.

We are a registered charity and England Athletics affiliated club with a planning application submitted for a track and field training facility in Selby.

Every child can be an athlete.This Sunday 28 June, we're bringing athletics to Selby Leisure Centre as part of Selby Fun...
02/06/2026

Every child can be an athlete.

This Sunday 28 June, we're bringing athletics to Selby Leisure Centre as part of Selby Fun Day.

New for 2026 is Selby Superstars, an all-round athletics challenge for ages 5–15. Take part in a 50 metre sprint with photo finish, long jump, howler throw and 400 metre endurance to discover your all-round athletic potential.

Certificates and medals for everyone. And absolutely FREE thanks to the generous support of Selby Town Council and Active North Yorkshire.

Athletics for all. Register your child now to secure their place.

📍 Astroturf pitch, Selby Leisure Centre, Scott Rd
🗓 Sunday 28 June, 12–3pm
🎟 FREE — register at valeofyork.org/selbyfunday2026 - link in bio

23/05/2026

Don't leave it too late like Jenni and Sarah... Get your final entries in for FMC! 😦
ENTRIES CLOSE TOMORROW!

We had three of our athletes competing in the Yorkshire Championships last weekend...WillSilver medalist in the U14 boys...
13/05/2026

We had three of our athletes competing in the Yorkshire Championships last weekend...

Will
Silver medalist in the U14 boys shot put with a massive PB of 10.10.

Niamh
4th in U16 girls long jump. Jumping very close to her PB with a jump of 4.51.

Archie
Yorkshire Champion in U14 boys 800m with a huge PB and impressive time of 2.09.00.

Great job all 👏👏

Last weekend saw 6 of our athletes compete in the Humber County Championships...Everly Humber County Champion for Long J...
13/05/2026

Last weekend saw 6 of our athletes compete in the Humber County Championships...

Everly
Humber County Champion for Long Jump and 75m (PB in 75m)
2nd Place in High Jump equalling PB of 1m20

Lily
Humber County Champion in Shot
Silver Medal and PB in Discus
Bronze medal and equalled her PB of 1m20 on High Jump

Rosie
Lower end of age group - first county champs
3 x PBs - Shot / Long Jump / 600m

Ash - Silver Medal in 400m with a PB (escaped a photo!)

Heidi - Humber County Champion x 3
Discus - a seasons best,
Shot with a best throw since coming out of retirement
Jav - again a best throw since coming out of retirement.

Lisa - Silver Medals in Discus, Shot and Jav with 3 PBs :)

Well done all 👏👏

Wishing Amelia Well: Our Pioneering Young Leader Moves On.Last month we said goodbye to Amelia Griffiths, one of our pio...
06/05/2026

Wishing Amelia Well: Our Pioneering Young Leader Moves On.

Last month we said goodbye to Amelia Griffiths, one of our pioneering female Young Leaders, as she moved away from Selby ahead of starting university in September. Before she tackles her all-important A-levels and begins the next chapter of her life, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate everything she brought to Vale of York Athletic Community.

Read the full story at:
https://valeofyork.org/2026/05/06/wishing-amelia-well-our-pioneering-female-young-leader-moves-on/

Paul's turn to reach 100 Park Runs!🏃‍♂️Congratulations to Paul who completed his 100th Park Run yesterday at Heslinton!T...
03/05/2026

Paul's turn to reach 100 Park Runs!🏃‍♂️

Congratulations to Paul who completed his 100th Park Run yesterday at Heslinton!

The Bennett family going strong 💪

🏃 Only 2 places left — and they're FREE.We're running a 7-week athletics programme for kids aged 7–11 living in Bubwith ...
29/04/2026

🏃 Only 2 places left — and they're FREE.

We're running a 7-week athletics programme for kids aged 7–11 living in Bubwith and the surrounding area. We have two spots remaining in our group of 12 that we need to fill by end of day tomorrow.

Over the seven weeks children will learn to sprint, long jump, throw the javelin and run distance — all properly coached by England Athletics licensed coaches. The programme finishes with a fun competition at Bubwith Sports & Leisure Centre, with certificates and personal best awards. Plus the bar will be open for refreshments.

It costs nothing. All generously funded by Vale of York Athletic Community and Bubwith Sports and Leisure Centre.

Sign up by end of day tomorrow to join the list.

🔗 valeofyork.org/bubwith

Massive congratulations to our London Marathon 2026 crew! 👏👏Saturday morning saw the London Mini Marathon Championships ...
27/04/2026

Massive congratulations to our London Marathon 2026 crew! 👏👏

Saturday morning saw the London Mini Marathon Championships take place with Archie Hadfield enjoying a fantastic experience running for the Yorkshire and Humberside Team.

On Saturday afternoon, Megan Sanderson took on part of the iconic course as part of her school team and had the wonderful privilege of finishing down The Mall. (Check out that close up of her medal!)

On Sunday, the real business began with Ian, James, Beverley and Louise all taking to the streets of London.

Ian : "This was my fourth or fifth London Marathon since 1994 and it was hotter and bigger this year than ever before. The support on the course was out of this world and to be running in the same race as the first ever sub 2 marathon made for a very special day indeed. It was a case of nice and steady for me to hopefully secure my Good For Age place for 2027 so I can come back next year for some more."

James: "It went well and took me 5hrs 3 minutes. The first half was fine but at London Bridge it got tough!"

Beverley: "Oh jeez, it was so hard! Very hot!
5.05 so didn’t go to plan but an extraordinary experience and would recommend Valers to enter the ballot."

Louise: "I was a guide runner for a runner from Special Olympics athletes where I work. We raised over £25000 as a team! Our time was 5.31."

Well done all. Such a fantastic achievement and memories made forever! 🥰


Boston Marathon 2026 ✅️ In Steve's words: "It was a tough run but I can’t complain at sub 4 hours which was the goal. Th...
21/04/2026

Boston Marathon 2026 ✅️

In Steve's words:
"It was a tough run but I can’t complain at sub 4 hours which was the goal. The bus transport was ridiculous, 1 hour 20 standing in a queue is not best preparation before running a marathon 😡.
Crowds were great, weather great, hills challenging but manageable. Although my quads didn’t agree!"

4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 marathons done and now he's got his sights set on to the Cape Town, Age Grade World Championship Marathon in 5 weeks time! 💪

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