Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club
| Full name | Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club |
|---|---|
| Short name | AFD |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Ground | Aldershot Military Stadium |
| Website | http://www.afd.org.uk/ |
Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club is an athletics club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. It is based at the Aldershot Military Stadium in Aldershot, Hampshire. The club competes in the Youth Development League (YDL),Hampshire and Surrey Leagues, various relay events including the Southern Road Relays and National Road and Cross Country Relays. The club has been known to intake youth products from Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club and has links with Uusimaa Juoksee Athletics Club of Porvoo, Finland. The current president is Steve Smith and the current chairman is Michael Neighbour.
The middle/long distance coaching is currently led by former international athlete Mick Woods and the club trains its middle and long distance athletes at various locations including the polo fields opposite the Military Stadium on Queen's Avenue and The Wellington Statue, Aldershot.
The sprint section is led by various coaches and the race walking teams are run and trained by former Commonwealth Games athlete Verity Snook-Larby.
The founding of Aldershot, Farnham & District Athletic Club on 7 August 1966. Formally known as Aldershot and District A.C., the club eventually merged with Farnham A.C. The negotiations between Farnham, Guildford and Godalming A.C. stumbled over the inclusion of Godalming in the name. As the Guildford and Godalming clubs had previously merged about a decade before, they wished to include their name in full while Farnham thought the name in full would be 'too much of a mouthful'.
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