Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club

Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club

Founded	1961
Ground	Cambridge University Sports Ground
Location	Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0RS, England
Coordinates	52°12′25″N0°05′47″E / 52.20694°N 0.09639°E / 52.20694; 0.09639
Website	official website

Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club (commonly referred to as C&C) is an athletic club based in Cambridge, England. ^[1] It competes in track and field athletics, road running and cross-country. On the track, C&C is part of the Southern Men's League, the Southern Women's League and the East Anglian League. On the roads, the participates in the Frostbite Friendly League and the Kevin Henry 5K League. C&C is also a member of the Essex cross-country League.

The club is based at the University of Cambridge's athletics track on Wilberforce Road. ^[2]

History

The Wilberforce Road track in 2007

The origins of the club came from two other clubs in Cambridge; the Cambridge City Athletic Club and the Coleridge Athletic Club. The two clubs merged in 1961 to form the club that exists today. ^[3]

The club were based at a University owned track on Milton Road, ^[4] which had been built in 1958 and was demolished in 1996. ^[5] The club then followed the Cambridge University AC to its new track on Wilberforce Road.

Notable athletes

• Jon Ridgeon

References

1. "Cambridge & Coleridge AC official website".
2. "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 31 July 1983. Retrieved 15 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "About us". Cambridge and Coleridge Athletic Club. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
4. "£1m Track Plan for Athletes" . Cambridge Daily News. 25 June 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "CUAC Track, Milton Road". Run Track Dir. Retrieved 15 March 2025.