Welcome to Victory Athletic Club
Regular Training Session schedules are in the Club Events section
The Handicap Race page has results for the Winter Handicap Series and
Summer Short and Long Handicap Series
Club Weekly Flyer is in the Membership section
If you have a suggestion to improve the club - let the committee know by sending them an email
Victory Athletic Club Wins at Havant Sports Awards
Victory AC has been honoured by Havant Borough Sports Awards by being named as 'Club of The Year'.
VAC Member Dan Bailey won Senior Sportsman of the Year and HBSA Sports Person of the Year - a tremendous achievement!
The Club was nominated for the Award by Sophie Jevons, Physical Activity Officer at Havant Borough Council, who sent in the following citation:
"I have nominated Victory AC for this award as they have given up so much time to help my campaign and are an extremely valuable club for the Havant Borough.
I have run two 'Return to Sport' courses now working with the club.
Return to Sport works where a club coaches a 6-8 week course in order to give beginners / returners a chance to get back into a sport or try it for the first time.
Coaches are paid for their time through the participant costs which usually work out at about £20 for the course.
Victory AC are the only club I have worked with who would not accept payment and decided to run their course in the own time..
This meant that the cost of the course was kept to £10 and more affordable to Borough residents.
Both courses have been extremely successful with over 50 people taking part in total.
I also received many positive emails about the club and their excellent coaches.
Many of the runners from the first course (Jan 2009) are also still running within the club which also supports their success.
Outside of the courses the club the support and links remain with the club.
I have had many enquiries about running from beginner runners that I pass on to Peter Harding (coach).
Pete arranges with them to come to the training sessions, where he gives up his usual training to work with that person and make them feel most welcome.
The club are always very keen to give recognition to their Juniors, Seniors and coaches by nominating them every year for Sports Awards.
So, I thought it was time that someone nominated the club back for all their hard work and support over the past few years."
Join Us!
If you've ever fancied giving 'jogging' or even 'running' a try and live in the Portsmouth/Havant area why not send an e-mail to the address below. We'll send you some details.If you would like more details about the club, please send an e-mail to vac@victoryac.org.uk
Most files on this website including results, entry forms, application forms etc. are in PDF format, and will require you to have Acrobat Reader programme - available free from the Adobe website)
What We Do
As a club we meet at Havant Leisure Centre. On a Tuesday at 6:30PM, for an informal 'let's go for a run' type session and on Thursday at 6PM for an organised training session, normally taken by a SEAA qualified coach.We compete in a wide range of on and off road events. Ranging from traditional road races such as the Stubbington 10K and the Great South Run to the wet and boggy delights of both the Hampshire Cross Country League and 'Today's Runner' Cross-Country League.
During the summer months we organise a number of 'handicap' races designed to give all members of the club regardless of ability the chance to compete in a competition that is designed to be as even as possible.
Victory AC also assist with the Butser challenge: Results for 2010 race can be found here
Who We Are
Victory Athletic Club (VAC) is a small, independent friendly running club.Formed in 1982 we are an active club, offering members varied training sessions and internal competitions, as well as opportunities to run for the club in regional team events.
The Club is based in Havant, near Portsmouth on the south of England, we have a membership of nearly 200.
Victory Athletic Club is affiliated with England Athletics
and is a member of The Association of Running Clubs (ARC)
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