Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club is an athletics club based in Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is based at the Saffron Lane sports centre

Saffron Lane sports centre

Saffron Lane sports centre is a large 8 lane 400 metre synthetic floodlight lit running track which includes a steeplechase water jump, in Leicester, England. It is home to the city's top two athletics clubs, the sprint and field specialists Leicester Coritanian A.C. and the middle and long...

. The club competes at all levels in senior and junior road racing, cross country, and track and field.

The name is derived from the celtic tribe the Corieltauvi who inhabited leicester and the surrounding area in the Iron Age.

The club was founded in 1969.

External links

• Official website
• http://www.thepowerof10.info/clubs/club.aspx?clubid=784