INSPIRED by an athletics challenge made famous in the film Chariots of Fire, The Armidale School is set to host its own footrace through the historic heart of the school when the inaugural Great Cloisters Run takes place next Monday.
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In the film, two students sprint around the quadrangle of Trinity College, Cambridge, aiming to finish before a clock tower strikes twelve. For the TAS version, a student from each sporting house and age group (under 13s to Opens) will run a relay around the Lawrance Quadrangle with its Boston-ivy covered cloisters, on a 306m rectangular course through the school.
The race will start under the quadrangle clock, when a bell donated to the school in the 1960s, is rung for the first time in many years. The event will coincide with the school’s Founders Day.
“The event will have a strong focus on the school’s history and will kick off our athletics season,” Master in Charge Athletics Jim Pennington said.
“Just as in the film, there should be a wonderful atmosphere as all the students from kindergarten to Year 12 cheer on the runners right around the course. It is hoped to become an iconic event on the school sporting calendar,” he said.
