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Free Wilmslow parkrun

A free 5k parkrun is taking place every Saturday at 9:00 in the Carrs:

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/wilmslow/

The parkrun relies entirely on volunteers, so please mail [email protected] if you can help.

Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied at all times by their parent or guardian throughout the run or when volunteering. Those aged 11 or over can run on their own and should preferably be accompanied by a parent or guardian when volunteering.

Good Luck Andy in the half Marathon

Make sure you cheer on Andy if you see him running past you.

HWAAC wish you well Andy!

We will soon be sending out a newsletter with all the dates for the summer season.  Last indoor training will be onThursday 26th March and there will be no training on 2nd April.  Outdoor training will start on 9th April - details to follow shortly.

Wilmslow half marathon: Can you help?

Dear Parents and athletes,

Thank you so much to those of you who have already volunteered to be a marshal for the Wilmslow Half-marathon, which will take place on Sunday 22nd March 2015.  As we mentioned previously, this is always an excellent fundraiser for the club, generating around £300 of income, so your help is very much appreciated.

 

We are still looking for a couple more volunteers.  Can you help? 

Simon Cathery is co-ordinating HWAAC marshals and he'd love to hear from you if you can help.  He can also answer any questions you may have.  You can either contact Simon direct on [email protected] or 07986 184673. Alternatively please make yourself known to Simon on Thursday 5th March at training.  

 

What's involved?

You will need to be on duty from 9:30 am but the good news is that we have a spot early in the race at the junction opposite The Honey Bee on Altrincham Road and most marshals can get away after the last runner has passed this point.

We do need 2 people to stay on the Honey Bee junction after the runners have passed until the road is reopened at The Cheshire Smokehouse but the majority of people will be able to get away around 11 am.

No previous experience is needed and it is a good opportunity to support the club and to get involved in the Half Marathon without weeks of training and too many aching muscles!

 

Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Many thanks for your support.

Sunday 25th January Club run

Despite a little snow on the ground last Sunday morning's run was another success.  Two mums joined the club athletes and Mike led an invigorating stamina building session around the Carrs.  

Please come along and join in the run this Sunday 25th January.  Meet at Twinnies Bridge car park (Styal Road end of the Carrs Park) at 11am.  We will be finished by 12pm.

Mums and Dads are welcome to join in, so come along and run away those cobwebs!

Cross Country and Park Runs

At the AGM some HWAAC club athletes expressed an interest in taking part in Cross Country or Park Runs.

You can find out about regional events by visiting this website http://www.timeoutdoors.com/

If you click on Events then Events by activity, select Running and then click on Events by region and select North West, you will see a list of Running events in the North West.  Cross Country Runs tend to be free to enter whereas Park Runs often require a registration fee.

Please speak to Anthony at Thursday training if you would like to find out more about Cross Country or Park Runs.  They're very rewarding and a great way to build fitness.

Timetable for Sunday 14th - Macclesfield

Good luck to all our athletes who have entered the competition this coming Sunday.  The order of events is here which should help you plan your day.

Summer school holidays & more LOST PROPERTY!

1. A reminder that, coach numbers permitting, we will continue Thursday training through the school hols.  If there is any need to cancel a session we will give you notice as soon as possible via email.

2. Also, a reminder to submit your forms for the multievents championships as soon as possible. Entries are coming in fast.

3. Found after training last Thursday evening: black Regatta fleece, age 11-12.  Sound familiar to any of you?

Junior Multievent Championships

Our last outdoor competition of the T&F season is on Sunday 14th September: the Cheshire Junior Multievents Championships. This is a triathlon event for u11s and u13s and a pentathlon for the older groups.

Athletes need to enter in advance for this competition.  Places in all age groups are limited, with the u11s and u13s categories being particularly popular. We have a limited number of places available for HWAAC athletes and as in previous years, may need to disappoint some of our applicants. In cases where choices need to be made, we will give priority to athletes who have competed in one or more of the first 3 matches of the T&F league. 

I advise you to return forms quickly - you can hand them in at training from this  coming Thursday.

Please note that there is no fee for HWAAC athletes as we organise this event so this form is just for HWAAC members - please do not copy it to people outside the club.

Match this sunday! Last chance until September!

The third  Track and Field match of the summer is this coming summer Sunday, 6th July. Although it's a bit further afield, travel times are less than you might expect because it's mostly on the good old M56.  Hosts are Deeside AC based in Deeside College, Connah's Quay, CH5 4BR.  There's a big covered stand there, so even if the weather is a bit mixed, there's plenty of cover.

If you're planning to come along, please choose your preferred events from the match timetable and let us know on Thursday, ask your parents to email us or leave me a message on 01625 529406 before 6pm on Saturday.

Parents: The attached summer season briefing and match timetables give you more details of dates, events, age groups etc. Please meet at the track at 11.20am (or let us know on Saturday evening at the latest if you're likely to be late). It really does help things to run smoothly if we know these details in advance.  And don't forget, adults can compete too ... see the match timetables.

If you're a newcomer to the club, and you're not sure about anything, please ask on Thursday or send an email to this address.
 
Remember, this is our last competitive event till September so please try to be there!

Good luck to all who are competing on Sunday.

Original Manchester Mile

Any parents interested in yaking part in this event?

Details & entry form can be found here.

 

From Manchester Harriers,

Dear Clubs, Coaches & Athletes/Runners,

If you have any Runners/Athletes who would like to get an accurate time for the Iconic MILEDistance, please encourage them to enter asap, electronic timing for all!! 

We need a min of 200 to take part from u15's through to Veterans, from fairly new sub 10min mile to those hope to get a British Milers Club time.

FREE - Commenorative T-Shirt to all competitors!!!- All for £7.50!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTXoTnp_5sI

I just read Roger Bannister’s book on the 4 minute mile and this clip was in the Guardian today.  I’d never watched it in full before.  If you haven’t then you must!  Watch how the 2 guys work with him to perfection and then the effort he puts in at the end.  All three were amateurs probably running 35 miles a week fitted into their lunch times!      

Manchester Harriers & A.C. are bringing back The Manchester Mile which was origianally run in 1943 until the early 1950's when Frank Evans won it 3 years on the row and gained the trophy outright.

We are hoping to spark and interest in the event as it is such an iconic distance!!

 

Previous Winners of The Manchester Mile Trophy:

1943 Sydney Wooderson 1944 C H Bunton 1945 CH Bunton

1946 P Harrison1947 C J Kelly 1948 A B Parker 1949 David Coleman 1950 Frank Evans1951Frank Evans 1952 Frank Evans

 

As you will see David Coleman won it in 1949 and was the only non-international runner to do so, as you are aware he recently passed away but we have the support of his family to run the event in his memory as he was a member of Manchester A.C. in his athletic days.

We have teamed up with Manchester City Councils Athletic Development Team to put the event on at Sportcity Track on Wednesday 16th July.

Plus Manchester City Council Athletic Team will be holding a Manchester Schools event during the day with our event planned from 5.30pm to 9pm for under 15's to Seniors and Vets.

 

Please see the entry form & Info attached, i do hope you may have athletes that would like to take part in this event!

http://www.manchesterharriers.co.uk/

PLEASE FORWARD TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!

Thanks for your time and support, we do need entries to top 200 for a competative event so please enter quickly to avoid disappointment!!!

Regards Debbie 

Debbie Beresford 
Manchester Harriers & A.C. 
07977203478 
www.manchesterharriers.co.uk

QuadKids this Thursday!

Thank you to all the parents who've offered to help on Thursday.  We still need more though - we currently do not have enough for the event to run to plan.  I realise it's the England v Uruguay match that evening, but we set this date a long time ago and FIFA didn't consult us! 

Seriously though, we hope to have most events complete by 8.20 and if we have enough volunteers we can often pull events ahead of their scheduled time.

It's an earlier start than usual - we need athletes to arrive  from about 6.25pm so they can register, pick up numbers etc. Please make your way to the results centre, which will be in the lobby area just outside the old Sports Hall. (The bit of the building you enter first when you're on the way to the gym for winter training).

The current weather forecast is for a dry day so keep fingers crossed!

Club QuadKids - Thurdsay 19th June

This tournament will replace our normal training sessions on Thursday 19th June. 

The Club QuadKids is our own mini tournament. It's been a roaring success in previous years so it's now a regular part of our summer timetable.  All athletes, whatever their age, take part in four events: 100m and 600m runs, howler throw and long jump.  Times and distances are converted into points to give an overall points score.  Every tenth of a second or cm really does count.  

To be finished in time we will start earlier than normal. We will need athletes to start arriving from 6.25pm to check in and get their numbers so that they're ready for a warm-up before the action starts.  If all goes according to plan, the last race should be complete at about 8:20pm.

We need lots of parental help to run each event.  Last year we had a terrific turnout which helped the evening run extremely smoothly.  We'll need:  timekeepers and a recorder for the races; people to help with organising and recording the jump and throw scores; runners to ferry results back to the results desk and, ideally a photographer or two.  If any of you has journalistic flair, perhaps you could write a report for the website?  We'll also need  a few people to pin on numbers before we start.

If you can help, please let me know as soon as possible, specifying any preferences for job. If you don't catch me at training, please drop an email to this address: [email protected]

It would also be helpful to know of any athletes who won't be available on the 19th so we can omit their names from the results spreadsheet.

Thought of coaching?

Our club has a small group of coaches so we'd very much like to add one or two more to the team!

We realise that for many of you becoming a coach may seem daunting, but before you rule it out, please consider two things:

• Nearly all of the current team got involved because they had children at the club but had no prior athletics experience
• Training from professionals is available ... and we can fund it!

Local training courses are available throughout the year.  The first step on the coaching ladder is Coaching Assistant and there's a course for this coming up at Eastlands, Manchester in July (see attached). 

If you're interested in finding out more please have a chat with one of the coaches during training or just send an email to this address.  Or if you'd like a taster, then how about joining our volunteers' rota?  Again email us or talk to Julie.

Club Update

HWAAC is based in Wilmslow and caters for children of all abilities between the ages of 8 to 16. We train every Thursday night throughout the year (including the summer holidays) using the sports facilities at the Wilmslow High School. We ask that Athletes act at all times responsibly and respect their fellow athletes by following our code of conduct.

The Summer Season Briefing and match timetable give you more details of dates, events, age groups etc. Click on Links. If you're a newcomer to the club, and you're not sure about anything, please ask on Thursday or send an email to this address: [email protected]

Race Schedule

There will be no outdoor training this Sunday 22nd March due to the Waters Wilmslow Half Marathon.

Because of the weather conditions, athletics training this evening is cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Have you ever fancied coaching or helping out at training?

Lost Property

3 tops were found on the school field after Thursday's training (15th May):

• A navy and blue zip up Kipsta jacket belonging to Libby.
• A grey and peach zip up hoody age 10-11.
• A black zip up hoody with a label saying "LOVE"

If you know that any of these belong to you, contact Julie so you are able to collect it.

We remind you that it is important to look after your belongings and to check around before leaving. It may be wise to mark their initials on the label tags.

May '14 - Stretford: T&F Round 1

Senior Men

Event	Position	Name	Time/Distance
Javelin	5	Andy Acton	22.28m

 

U13 Boys

Event	Position	Name	Time/Distance
200m	6	Sam Firth	32.4
200m	4	Charlie Thomas	32.6
200m	2	Brandon Thorne	31.9
200m	2	Jamie Henshaw	36.6
800m	10	Sam Firth	3:23.4
800m	11	Joesph Cathery	3:30.6
High Jump	5	Brandon Horne	1.15m
High Jump	3	Sam Firth	1.05m
High Jump	/	Jamie Henshaw	1.05m
High Jump	/	Joesph Cathery	1.00m
Shot	5	Brandon Horne	4.57m
Shot	4	Jamie Henshaw	4.12m

 

U11 Boys

Event	Position	Name	Time/Distance
75m	6	Harry Jordan	13.7
Long Jump	6	Harry Jordan	2.21m
Javelin	5	Harry Jordan	10.33m

 

U13 Girls

Event	Position	Name	Time/Distance
100m	4	Clara Edler	15.2
100m	4	Megan Branthwaite	15.5
100m	5	Freya Sheekey	17.6
100m	5	Lydon Watts	18.0
800m	9	Clara Edler	3:00.4
800m	11	Freya Sheekey	3:22.2
800m	9	Lydon Watts	3:12.2
Long Jump	5	Clara Edler	3.26m
Long Jump	6	Freya Sheekey	2.59m
Long Jump	/	Megan Branthwaite	2.92m
Discus	5	Megan Branthwaite	9.34m
Discus	3	Morgan Keep	8.14m
4x100m Relay	6	Handforth AC relay team	71.3

 

U11 Girls

Event	Position	Name	Time/Distance
75m	5	Imogen Merry	12.1
75m	5	Myla Watts	14.4
800m	9	Myla Watts	2:34.6
800m	11	Imogen Merry	2:43.4
800m	7	Maia Stephenson	2:35.9
Long Jump	5	Imogen Merry	2.26m
Long Jump	4	Maia Stephenson	1.54m
Soft Javelin	4	Maia Stephenson	7.45m
Soft Javelin	3	Myla Watts	4.92m
4x100m Relay	2	Handforth AC relay team	74.3

 

First Track and Field match Sunday May 11

A reminder that our first Track and Field match of the summer is next Sunday, 11th May at Trafford AC at Longford Park in Stretford  (M21 9TA). 

Athletes: There are only four league matches over the whole summer so please try to get to as many as possible.  This will help make sure that the club gets a good points score on the day, gives you the chance to set new personal bests and also gives you more points when it comes to the club awards evening  in November.

If you're planning to come next Sunday, please choose your preferred events from the match timetable and let us know on Thursday or ask your parents to email us.

Parents: The attached Summer Season Briefing and match timetables give you more details of dates, events, age groups etc. Please meet at the track at 11.20am (or let us know on Saturday evening at the latest if you're likely to be late).  Last year it worked really well to have advance notice of athletes' preferred events, so please help us by doing the same this year.  And don't forget, you can compete too ... see the match timetables.

If you're a newcomer tot he club, and you're not sure about anything, please let ask on Thursday or send an email to [email protected].

Training 27th March last indoors session and Parents too!

Our last indoor training session of the winter season will be on Thursday 27th March.

As it's the last session we'd like to take the opportunity to

1. Give the parents of the under-10s a chance to take part in training (yes, really!)
2. Brief parents (all age groups)  about the arrangements for the summer season

This is the plan for the evening:

6.45: u10s (+ participating parents) arrive - warm up on school playground.

6.45 until 7.20:  Parents and athletes rotate around activities - athletes help coach their parents!

7.20: Parents leave gym to go to Summer season briefing in the classroom near the Olympic Hall.

7.25: u12s arrive and go on warm-up run - parents join in briefing in classroom.

7.40: Parents collect u10 athletes & leave

Rest of session as usual - if any parents of new senior group athletes appear at 9pm I would be happy to quickly tell them about the summer season essentials.

Note for parents of under-10s

If you'd like to participate in training on 27th, please let us know by Tuesday 25th at the latest so we can plan accordingly (We won't ask your children for a permission slip!).  And please come in suitable footwear!

We'll send you summer training times and dates as well as details of summer fixtures in a separate email ...soon.

2013 Multi-Event Macclesfield - Timetable of Events

Preliminary order of events... may change at discretion of referee.

	U 15 G	U17W	U15B	U 17 M)	U13 G	U13 B)	U11 G	U11 B
10.30	LJ	LJ		Hurdles
40	(Pit 1)	(Pit 1)	Hurdles	100M
50	Combined		80M
11.00
10			HJ	HJ
20			Combined		JT	JT	LJ	LJ
30					14	11	20	12B+8G
40					400 g	400 g	(Pit 1)	(Pit 2)
50		Hurdles			Combined
12.00	Hurdles	80M
10	75M
20						75M
30					70M	Hurdles
40	SP	SP	LJ	LJ	Hurdles	3
50	3.25 Kg	4 Kg	(Pit 1)	(Pit 1)	5			100m
13.00	Combined		Combined		HJ	HJ		?
10					5	8
20					Combined		100m
30							?
40						100m		SJ
50						13		12
14.00					100m
10					21		SJ
20	HJ	HJ					14
30	Combined				LJ	LJ
40			SP	SP	16G	9B+6G	SJ
50			4 Kg	5 Kg	(Pit 1)	( Pit 2)	14
15.00			Combined
10								800m
20							800m	?
30						800m	?
40					800m ?	?
50			800m		SP	SP
16.00		800m			13	6
10	800m				2.72kg	3.25kg
20				800m	Combined
30					RELAYS:		U11 B
						Order of Running	U11 G
							U13 G
							U13 B
	Times indicated are approximate and may vary at the discretion of the
		Combined Events Referee

 

 

 

Cheshire Championships 2013 - May 11/12th - Stretford

The Chwshire Championships were held over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of May at Longford Park, Stretford.  We had 3 representatives. All boys. No girls sadly.

Well done to Oscar, Niklas and Daniel.  Results are as follows:

Day	Event	Posn	Number	Name	Age	G	Time
sat	200m	2	105	Niklas Edler	U15	M	29.79
sat	200m	5	99	Oscar Stone	U13	M	33.1
sat	800m	8	105	Niklas Edler	U15	M	2:37.16
sat	800m	11	99	Oscar Stone	U13	M	2:48.95
sun	100m	4	106	Daniel Williams	U15	M	13.01