Sidmouth Running Club Junior Section

17 Sept. 2008 . . . from Janet . . . What a great turn out we have had the last two Saturday mornings at Core Copse, 20+ children and lots of adult help, which is really appreciated.

We will be meeting at Core Copse most Saturdays and, the first Saturday of each month, in various other locations : Sat 4^th Oct - White Cross X-roads, Sidmouth end of East Hill strips & Sat 1^st Nov - Salcombe Hill car park, opposite the observatory.

Can I remind parents that once the children are hooked, they need to become members - please download a membership form from the website; I can hand the forms and money to John Perratt ( treasurer ). Sessions are Ł1 each week. Once a member, juniors can have a Sidmouth Running Club vest absolutely free and get a jacket for Ł5!

. . . . . . . . . . . & from Malcolm . . . With fresh memories of the Beijing Olympics, the junior athletes of Sidmouth Running Club made their way to the final South West Athletics League meet of the season at Yeovil last Sunday. There were no dramatic pyrotechnic displays ( real or fake ), but plenty of fireworks on the track and field. The girls 100m relay team of Alex Salmon, Georgia Hanson, Kelsie Bernard and Jessica Jenkins showed the top sprinters of the world how to get the baton round safely as well creating a new club record for the event in a time of 69.70 Jake Hawkins took on the mantle of Usain Bolt and achieved a personal best in his shiny new spikes of 15.49, finishing 5^th in a strong field. Auguste Oldham and Grey Grierson tried and enjoyed the 800ms, a tough event in the blustery conditions, with Grey finishing in 2.54 and Auguste in 3.21 Kit Grierson had a splendid run in the 80m hurdles and recorded a personal best of 17.8

Sophie Davey, one of our talented endurance runners tried her hand at the shorter stuff , recording decent times in the 300m, 52.69 and 100m, 15.4 Four of the other girls in the club took part in the 100m sprint races; Tanya Marriot 14.88, Jade Hawkins 14.7, Phoebe Davey 15.57, and Stef Hemsworth 16.11.

Titch Harwood put a lot of effort into the 400m and recorded a good time of 77.13 In the long jump, Myshka Hall (2.63m) and Ashe DeSousa (2.95m) battled it out and both recorded creditable jumps.

At the end of the 4 match series, Sidmouth finished sixth out of nine clubs, which was brilliant considering it was the first time the junior runners at the club had competed in this league. It was to their credit that they put a lot into their performances, but never forgot to have a laugh and enjoy the competition.

The new Long Term Athlete Development course for juniors started last Wednesday and is now full. However, there is a waiting list and should you require more details please phone Malcolm Bayer on 01404 812186.

19^th August . . . from MB . . . The final South west Athletics League fixture of the summer takes place at Yeovil Track on the 7th September 2008. We are currently in 6th position, but no doubt you have been inspired by the Olympics to ensure that we finish 5th with a good turn out.

The coach will pick up at Canaan Long Stay Car park, Ottery St Mary at 9am and Manor Road car Park, Sidmouth at 9.30am. parents are welcome to come along at Ł5 for the coach. It may well be hot ( ha ha!) so bring sufficient water for the day, as well as food and warm clothes and waterproofs, just in case. Those of you who have participated already, have done really well, so turn up on the 7th and lets show them what Sidmouth are made of!

Parents / guardians should have had LTAD letters by now, if you havnt had one, give me a bell on 01404 812186 or 07751 522980. LTAD Juniors sessions start on the 10th September 2008 at the Sailing Club. Participation is by subscription only, so dont miss out, subscribe now.

17 July 2008 . . . from Janet . . . We will meet at Core Copse on Sat. 26^th July. This will be the last session before the summer holidays.
The next South West Athletic League is on Sunday 7^th September, so we will meet back at Core Copse on Saturday 13^th Sept at 9am.
See you next week. If you can't be there, have a fantastic break - Janet

14 July 2008 . . . from Malcolm . . . On Wednesday September 10^th 2008 we shall be changing the format of the "Wednesday group". It will be focusing on your long term athletic development. This will involve running and training in smaller groups, and will give your coaches the opportunity to develop and encourage your enthusiasm for running and athletics. I will give you more information over the summer, but the key point is that you will need to register for the first 6 week block of training, so that I can place athletes in the right training group before the 10^th September. To ensure adequate child welfare measures are in place, we will not be accepting anyone on the night who hasn't registered by then. If you miss the boat, you will go on a waiting list, until a place becomes available. I will send out a letter in the next two weeks with a pro-forma attached which should be returned to me asap. LTAD is an exciting development for the club, and hopefully will lead to plenty of fine runners emerging in the future.

But before then please note the following:

Wednesday 16^th July 2008. Mutters Moor Time Trial 6.45pm

Wednesday 23^rd July 2008. There will be a coached juniors session at 7pm at the Sailing Club.

Wednesday 30^th July 2008. Mutters Moor Car Park 7pm.
This will be the last coached Juniors session of the summer.
Apart from : Wednesday 20^th August 2008. Mutters Moor Time Trial 6.45pm
and most importantly the last South West Athletics League meeting of the year is on Sunday 7th September 2008 at Yeovil.
We are just in 6th place and if we all show up then we could finish in fifth, which would be brilliant for our first endeavour in an athletics league.,br> More information on the arrangements for this will follow next month.

If you have any questions about any of this, don't hesitate to ring me on 01404 812186 or email at malcolm.bayer@btinternet.com

1 July 2008 . . . from Malcolm . . . Sunday 6^th July sees the third South West Athletics League meet of the season. It is taking place at Braunton in North Devon. The coach will be picking up at 8:30am at Canaan Long Stay Car Park, Ottery St Mary and at 9am at Manor Road Car Park, Sidmouth.

Please ensure you bring the following : warm clothes, wet weather gear, your trainers / spikes and club vest, plenty of food and water for the day, a mobile phone so that you can contact your parents as to the time we will arrive back.

We are currently sixth in the league, but if enough of you turn out, we may well improve on that position.

Hope to see you Sunday.

Any questions, phone me on 01404 812186.

20 June 2008 . . . from Janet . . . No session at Core Copse this Saturday ( 21^st ), but we will meet at the Blue Ball in the afternoon instead at 2.30pm for the 'Guess the Time' 2 mile race ( adults there is a 4 miler too ). You are not allowed to have any watches and you just guess how long it will take you; and the person closest to their time, wins a prize. There will also be prizes for those who make the effort to wear fancy dress. Should be a fun family afternoon. So see you there.

We will be back to Core Copse on the 28^th June and at The Donkey Sanctuary car park on the 5^th July. The Tipton 2.5 mile fun run takes place on the 12^th, so we will be meeting there - 10:30am start ( grab a form next time you see me ). Back to Core Copse for the 19^th and the 26^th July. See you soon, Happy Running . . . Janet.

26 May 2008 . . . from Janet . . . We will be meeting at Core Copse this Saturday 31st May.
The following Saturday will be meet at Salcombe Hill car park - opposite the Observatory ( if it's busy, please get your parents to drop you off on the road near the car park ).
Well done to all those who went to Yeovil with the SWAL. Next one is in July.
Also it would be good if more of you could get up to Mutter's Moor for the next time trial ( timed 2 miles ) on June 18^th ( Wednesday evening at 6:45pm ).

See you on Saturday, hope you are all having a good half term . . . Janet

Spot the Coach?

26 May 2008 . . . from Malcolm . . . 1. THE CUP MATCH AT CARN BRAE ON THE 8^th JUNE 2008 IS CANCELLED.

2. THE NEXT SOUTH WEST ATHLETICS LEAGUE MEETING IS ON THE 6^th JULY 2008.

It would be good to have a big turn out for this one so that we stand a chance of overtaking Wimborne AC who are only 60 points ahead of us in fifth place. We are currently 6th ( which is great considering its the first time we have ever competed in the league ) out of 9 clubs. So get your spikes and trainers all ready for what should be a cracking day in North Devon. It will be an early start again, probably 8am at Ottery and 8:30 a.m. at Sidmouth. I will confirm this nearer the time.

If you haven't competed so far, give it a try ( as long as you are 11 on or before the 30th August 2008 ). Just let me know and I will register you with the league.

I suspect the coach will get nearly full for this one, so I need to know if you are definitely coming - and if your parents are too. The events for each age group as listed in my e-mail. Please let me know what you would like to do but remember this doesn't necessarily mean you will have all your chosen events. I will try to fit you in to as many as possible. Choose three from track and field and a relay if we have enough for a team. If you all reply by the above date then I can let you know what you will be doing!

29 April 2008 . . . from Janet . . . There will be NO junior training this Saturday 3^rd May. We will be back at Core Copse on the 10^th and then to White Cross Crossroads, where we have met previously, on the 16^th May. Please remember that membership needs to be renewed, Ł8 for the year, forms can be downloaded or, if you have membership, I can pass cheques on to John Perratt the treasurer. See you on the 10th.......Janet

22 Apr 2008 . . . SIDMOUTH JUNIORS COMPETE IN THE SOUTH WEST ATHLETICS LEAGUE. . . . from Malcom Bayer . . . The junior runners of Sidmouth Running Club travelled to the Brookfields Athletics track in Plymouth on Sunday, for the first South West Athletics League fixture if the season. This is the first time the club has competed in a full track and field event. Whilst we are principally a running club, the event gives an opportunity for our athletes to try out different field events to compliment their running.

As the new kids on the block, we were placed in the 2^nd Division of the League, and were up against teams such as Bath A.C. who have the luxury of training in a Uk Athletics Centre of Excellence”, compared to our humble training grounds, The Byes, East Hill Strips and Mutters Moor! Not surprisingly, the competition was of a high standard, but our athletes rose to the challenge and competed strongly. Track and field events always have lots going on and it is some challenge for the coach to ensure that all athletes are ready for their specific events throughout the day. Events such as this always rely on volunteers to officiate over the recording of times and lengths of throws and jumps. Thanks go to Mick Allen, John Perratt and Bill Valentine for helping out at the track.

Events start at 11.30, and in one of the earliest races Sam Withers had a fine 3000ms and finished 3^rd(12.14) ,with Nathan Carpenter just behind in 4^th. (12.22). In the same event for under 15 boys; Titch Harwood finished 5^th in 11.27 just ahead of Kit Grierson in 11.40. Zak Francis milked the applause of the crowd in the home straight to finish in 14.03. In the 100m Tanya Marriot and Kelsey Fitzgerald ran similar times, 15.4 and 15.5 respectively. Phoebe Davey crossed the line in 15.9. The 100ms for under 17 women saw Sophie Davey come home in 14.7 and Ettie Shattock in 14.8. In the 200ms Sophie and Georgina Trivett recorded exactly the same time, 31.4 seconds. The 1500m race for under13 boys had Tom Norris battling it out for a gutsy 4^th place in 5.36 and Grey Grierson just behind in 6^th (5.44). Nick Smith finished 8^th in 5.57. In the 1500ms for under 15 girls, Georgia Hanson had a fine race to finish 4^th in 6.08.

As is usual in Track and Field, the relays are at the end of the day’s programme, and as the heavens opened our relay teams of Ashe DeSousa, Jessica Jenkins, Myshka Hall and Georgia Hanson for the girls, and Tom, Jake Hawkins, Grey, and Nick did well to get the baton round in wet conditions. A creditable performance by both teams.

In the field events, Grey finished 2^nd in the javelin with a tremendous throw of 18,58ms and likewise Jessica Jenkins threw an impressive 16.94ms and finished 3^rd in a strong field. New to the long jump were Kelsie Bernard, Georgia Sage and Alex Salmon, they all enjoyed it and recorded creditable jumps, 2.86m, 2.47 and 2.71 respectively. In the under 17 women’s long jump, Ettie Shattock finished second with a fine 3.92ms.

This has been an important building block in the long term development of our athletes and we are looking forward to the next fixture at Yeovil on the 25^th May 2008. If you would like any information on the Junior's section at Sidmouth Running Club, then give Malcolm Bayer a ring on 01404 812186.

31 March 2008..... from Janet..... Saturdays 5th and 19th April are at Core Copse again but please note that there will be no session on the week in between (the 12th). I am very pleased to say also that the Sport Relief Run held with the main club added a further £129.32 to the kitty, bringing our total up to £180.60. Well Done and a big Thank You to everyone that helped raise that generous amount.

Back to Core Copse..... Janet is very happy to say that we have been given the All Clear and so will be running from Core Copse once again starting on Saturday 29 March 2008 at 9.00 a.am. See you there!

17 March 2008......from Janet.... What a wet morning for our run for Sports relief but it did not stop us and we ran the mile, with Nick and Christian running in under 6.30 mins. We more importantly raised Ł51.28 for those these fortunate than ourselves. So well done everyone. We will be meeting up on Peak Hill next week at 9am, March 22nd for a good run and maybe a chocolate treat or two. Have a good week -Janet

11 Mar 2008 . . . from Janet . . . On Saturday morning ( 15 ^th ) we will meet on Salcombe Hill at 9am as usual but it will be in fancy dress.
Money will be donated to Sports Relief, so please make sure your parents are in a generous mood.
It gets busy in the car park so it may be better if your parents drop you and then park the cars on the road if they plan to stay. All welcome!

11 Mar 2008 . . . from Malcolm . . . GRIZZLY RUNNERS OF THE FUTURE? The last of the Ironbridge Runner Winter 3k series took place at Exeter Arena last Wednesday. Sidmouth Running Club had 22 of its junior members taking part on a fine evening at the track.

As usual the starter for the evening was the mile race for under 11s. Club photographer and web site Ubermeister Chris Woodcock needed a wide angle lens to get all the green vests of our runners on the start line. Grey Grierson won the race with a splendid performance in a personal best time of 6.11. Other club runners who got a PB were Georgia Hanson (8^th), Jack Scrivens (7^th) and Will Jenkins (3^rd).

There were five races in the 3k series, and the first of these saw Hannah Jenkins give a strong performance in her first race for the club finishing 9^th. Stef Hemsworth and Phoebe Davey took a more leisurely approach to the race but still finished 10^th and 11^th. However Stef did really well to finish 3^rd in the overall series for the F13 category.

The next race once again showed the strength of Andrew Green who went into the lead from the start much to the consternation of his coach, but stayed there for practically the whole race winning in fine style, with a PB of 11.52. Sophie Davey did a PB as well, finishing 14^th in 12.48.

Tom Norris and Kit Grierson took part in a very fast race with 18 other runners. Tom did brilliantly to finish 3^rd and with a PB of 11.15. Kit also stormed round to finish 8^th and a PB of 11.26. Luke Rutter may have ended up in a group of very fast senior athletes but he did him self proud to record a PB of 11.46. For all results choose the link on the Hews Page.

3 Mar 2008 . . . from Malcolm . . . Juniors are meeting at Exeter Arena this Wednesday for the last of the winter 3k / mile series. Many of you are in with a shout for a prize, so it should be an exciting evening. Those of you who haven't run in this series, come along and try it out, as it will be good experience for the South West Athletics League which starts in April.

Meet me in the Harriers clubhouse at 6.40pm. Warm up / discussion will be at 6:45pm. There is no junior's session at the Sailing Club this Wednesday.

23 Feb 2008. . . from Janet . . . There is to be a New Beginner's running course on a Monday evening at the Sailing Club which will run for 8 weeks at a cost of Ł20 which will also give them membership for a year to Sidmouth Running Club. Chris Long ( Level 2 Coach ) will be taking this course.

I hope you have all had a good half term, we will meet back on the 1^st March at Peak Hill at 9am. Chris Long will be helping at this session with Penny and Tess, and I will see you all in Tipton St John on the 8^th.

10 Feb 2008. . . SIDMOUTH JUNIORS BURN UP THE TRACK . . . from Malcolm . . . Last Wednesday the juniors from Sidmouth Running Club were out in force at the 3^rd round of the Ironbridge Runner 3k Series at Exeter Arena.

It was a brilliant evening for distance running as it was cool but without the usual wind down the back straight. The track looked ready for some outstanding running, and it was not to be disappointed, especially from our own runners.

To start off the evening, the younger runners have a chance to shine in the 1mile race. Twenty runners lined up for this, including nine from the club. Grey Grierson gave his usual gutsy performance to finish 3^rd in 6.26. Nick Smith in his new running shoes came in strongly in 5^th (6.31), closely followed by the ever improving Georgia Hanson (1^st Girl) in 6^th (6.35). New to the race were Jack Scrivens 8^th (6.36), Sam Marriot 11^th (6.46) and Jacob Garrick 12^th (6.48). Jake Hawkins was just behind in 13^th (6.56). Emily Maskill (7.15) and Kate Welsford (7.28) finished 16^th and 18^th respectively.

The 3k series is great, because it pit’s the running abilities of junior, senior and veteran runners all together in one race, and of course the juniors love to beat the more experienced runners in the county. Tom Norris was running his first race for Sidmouth and finished first by some distance in the “E” race in a rather swift 11.41! First lady home in this race was Jessica Jenkins who ran brilliantly to finish in third place (13.09) and was also making her debut for the club. Steph Hemsworth gets faster and faster and finished 4^th (13.24). Natalie Bagwell did really well in her first race to finish 8^th in (14.36). Charlie Scrivens did a PB (15.15) in 12^th position.

But perhaps the run of the night was by Andrew Green who only just finished 2^nd to an experienced runner from Exmouth. Andrew stormed round the last lap closing all the time and was only one second behind at the line. Andrew took nearly half a minute off his previous best by doing 11.54. The vibrant Ellie Stone went off with the fast boys and ended up paying for it, but still with a respectable time of 12.54. Kit Grierson stormed round the “C” race to finish 8^th in 11.41 in a strong field.

The final race of the series is on 5^th March 2008, when the green vests of Sidmouth will once again be challenging for the age prize categories.

Friday 8^TH FEBRUARY 2008

It looks as though Core Copse is not going to be fit for us to meet there for some time, so here are the meeting places for the next few Saturdays - meet 9am as usual.

9th Feb - Donkey Sanctuary car park, turn left into main entrance, over a cattle grid and first left, please park at top end of the car park nearest the road.
16th Feb - White Cross Crossroads, at the Sidmouth end of East Hill Strips.
23rd Feb - Week off.
1st March - Peak Hill, Mutter's Moor car park.
8th March - Tipton St John.

Any enquiries please phone me on 01395 516169 or 0785 4080740

WEDNESDAY 6^TH FEBRUARY 2008

SOUTH WEST ATHLETICS LEAGUE 2008 - DATES CONFIRMED

As you know, we are now entered into Division 2 of the South West Athletics League, which should be an exciting challenge for all of us, especially those of you competing. There are 4 fixtures in the league and a cup match. I would like you to compete in as many of these as possible, as every competitor will earn points for the team. The dates are as follows:

20TH APRIL 2008 (PLYMOUTH)

25TH MAY 2008 (YEOVIL)

6TH JULY 2008 (NORTH DEVON)

7TH SEPTEMBER (YEOVIL)

8TH JUNE 2008 (CARN BRAE) is the Cup Match.

All competitors must be fully signed up members of Sidmouth Running Club.

Age criteria for athletes: "must be 11 years or older on 31st August 2008" Sorry to those of you who are under this age, there is always next year.

Under 17 Men/Women may compete in 3 events plus a relay.

Under 15 Boys/Girls may compete in up to 3 events plus a relay. Under 13 Boys/Girls may compete in up to 3 events plus a relay.

As we are a Running Club, we should play to our strengths and compete in the track races, which are: 100m, 200m, 400m, 1500m, 3000m and 4x 100m relays. But it would also be good for you to do a field event, so you can take one of the following: Javelin, Long Jump, Shot, High Jump, Discus. If you have an opportunity to practice any of these at school before the 20th April, that would be good.

We also need to agree as a group if we are going by coach," on the team bus", or sharing cars and going with your parents/guardians. Let me know what you think about this.

Parents/Guardians, please dont hesitate to contact me on any of the above, either by email or phone : 01404 812186 or mobile : 07751 522980.