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Sports Report, Sunday, 22^nd June 2008

Last weekend, the Alnwick /Blyth alliance consolidated again for the third match of the Young Athletes League, at Monkton Stadium.  With winds approaching gale force down the home straight, all hopes of fast times were blown away; however, once more Alnwick & Blyth rose to the challenge to finish third team.  And with only one more match to go, Alnwick & Blyth currently lie third overall.

On the track the wind offered the sprinters no favours and everyone’s times were well down, but there were still some notable performances.  Making his debut at the Young Athletes League, 11 year old Myles Foggon completed the 200M in 32.7 seconds and a brave performance from Caitlin Brown saw her finishing second in the 70M hurdles. 

800M runner Chris Sweeney, looked uncomfortable in the strong winds, but managed to maintain a steady pace to finish second.  Also competing in the 800M, Louise Swordy incredibly ran a personal best time to finish third.  Staging a come back following a ‘lay-off’ due to injury; Bethany Barker finished second in the 1500M.  Charlotte Ramsey won the 1200M for Blyth.

Running his second 400M of the day, Bobby Hardy helped Alnwick/Blyth through to second place in the U15 4 x 400M relay.  Alix Eastham and Georgina Anderson both ran strongly in the U13s 4 x 100M relay, to help take the team through to a further second place.

Alnwick fared better in the field events.  Joseph Mallen comfortably won the Long Jump.  Myles and Joseph both took second in the ‘A’ & ‘B’ High Jump events.  Matt Hardy also gained maximum points for Alnwick/Blyth in the High Jump and he triumphed once more in the Triple Jump, winning the event with an incredible jump of 12.35 M.  There were plenty of wins for Blyth in the field events too; U15 Kirsty Johnson won the Long Jump.  U17 John Lazarri also won the Long Jump and the ‘B’ string Triple Jump and U15 Craig Charleton won both the Discus and Javelin.

The final Young Athletes League Fixture is on Sunday, 20^th July at Monkton Stadium.

Full Alnwick Juniors Results:

U13 Boys: 800M Chris Sweeney(2^ndt) 2:32.2; 100M George Skirrow(5^th) 19.2; 200M Myles Foggon (6^th) 32.7 75MHurdles George Skirrow(3^rd) 17.7; 1500M Joseph Mallen(4^th ) 5:30.1; Shot Putt(3.25Kg) George Skirrow(3^rd) 4.88M; Long Jump Joseph Mallen(1^st) 3.72M; High Jump Myles Foggon(2^nd) 1.05M Joseph Mallen (‘B’ 2^nd) 1.20M; U13 Girls: 150M Caitlin Brown(6^th) 29.2; 70M Hurdles Caitlin Brown(2^nd )19.9; 800M Georgina Anderson(3^rd) 2:59.4; 1200M Alix Eastham(‘B’1^st) 4:43.4; Long Jump Caitlin Brown(5^th) 3.62M  U15 Boys:  400M Bobby Hardy(5^th) 76.8; 100M Matthew Foggon(5^th) 17.0; 1500M Chris Bell (5^th) 5:34.2; Long Jump Chris Bell(5^th) 3.53M; Shot Putt(4Kg) Bobby Hardy(3^rd) 4.63;  U15 Girls: 200M Georgia Jobes(4^th) 31.1; 800M Louise Swordy(7^th) 2:49.5; 1500M Bethany Barker(2^nd) 5.43.4 75M Hurdles Louise Swordy(6^th)17.8; 100M Georgia Jobes(5^th) 15.5; Long Jump Louise Swordy(2^nd) 3.06M; Shot Putt(3.25Kg) Bethany Barker(3^rd) 4.87M U17 Boys: High Jump Matt Hardy(1^st) 1.50M; Triple Jump Matt Hardy (1^st) 12.35M

Alnwick/Blyth Relay Results: 4 x 100 relay U15 Girls (3^rd) 59.5; U15 Boys (5^th) 63.3; U13 Girls (2^nd) 64.7; U13 Boys (3^rd) 63.3; 4 x 400 relay U15 Boys (2^nd) 5:27.4

Final Match Scores: 1^st Border Harriers 558.0 pts, 2^nd Jarrow & Hebburn 467.0pts, 3^rd Alnwick & Blyth 354.0 pts, 4^th North Shields Poly. 291.0 pts, 5^th Sunderland Harriers 244.0 pts, 6^th Gateshead ‘B’ 201 pts, 7^th South Shields 59 pts

Prepared by Sue Skirrow

Sports Report  Saturday, 21^st June 2008

A group of junior Alnwick Harriers took part in the Blyth Beach Races on Saturday.  Star of the show was Yasmine Shafiq, whose sensational performance saw her storming through to an unexpected victory against some tough opposition in the one mile event. Competing as one of the younger entrants in the U13 category, Yasmine took a decisive lead early on and finished strongly, to attain a well deserved first place in a time of 6 minutes 33 seconds.

There were commendable performances from her fellow team mates too; also competing in the U13 event, Joseph Mallen was fifth boy.  The U11 event brought some solid runs from Adam Shafiq, Peter Skirrow and Daniel Mallen, but Adam proved the stronger runner on the day, taking second place in his race.  Peter Skirrow and Daniel Mallen took fourth and sixth places respectively.

Prepared by Sue Skirrow

Sports Report, Saturday, 7^th June 2008

 On 1^st June, the Alnwick Harriers’ juniors combined forces once more with ‘Blyth Running Club’ for the second match of the Young Athletes League, at Gateshead International Stadium.  Cold, wet conditions meant that fast times weren’t expected; however, Alnwick & Blyth rose to the challenge and some significant results throughout the match meant Alnwick & Blyth finished third team.

On the track, Under 15 Georgia Jobes continued her improvement in the 100M, completing the distance in a PB time of 14.2 secs to secure second place, which given the conditions, was no mean feat.   

Chris Sweeney comfortably claimed his second win of the league, in the 800M.  Younger brother Alex went on to win the 800M ‘B’ event.  Louise Swordy and Georgina Anderson also clinched wins in their respective 800M ‘B’ events.  A gutsy performance from Joseph Mallen, saw him taking nearly 5 seconds off his 1500M PB time, to finish fifth in a time of 5 minutes 21 secs.  Taking a massive 12 seconds off his previous 3000M time, James Woollett finished third in the event, with a time of 10 minutes 20 seconds.

More points were accumulated in the throwing events.  Matthew Grundy took second in the discus.  Kieran Foy took a further second place, setting a new club record in the Shot Putt, with a throw of 7.32M.  Also in the Shot putt, George Skirrow threw a PB to finish fourth.  Making a surprise debut in the hammer event, Bobby Hardy exceeded all expectations to take another six points for the club.  Louise Mullen took a victory for Blyth, in the javelin.

A saturated runway made for tricky jumping conditions in both the long jump and triple jump.  However, Matt Hardy triumphed again in the triple jump, winning the B event for Alnwick.  Caitlin Brown took second place in the Long Jump ‘B’ event, adding to the second place she achieved in the 70M hurdles.

The next Young Athletes League Fixture is on Sunday, 22^nd June at Churchill Playing Field.

Prepared by Sue Skirrow

Tuesday, 3^rd June 2008

Young Athletes League

There’s a special mention to everybody who took part in the last ‘Young Athletes League’ competition.  The conditions were very wet and weren’t great for competing, but everyone gave their best and the club finished third overall.  Well done!

The next fixture is at the Churchill Playing Fields on Sunday, 22^nd June.  If you are able to compete that day, then please let me know as soon as possible.  We need to have as many children competing in support of their club as possible.  If any parents are available to help also, then please let any of the coaches know.

Young Athletes Meeting

The next and third young athletes’ meeting is on 15^th June at Gateshead International Stadium.  This is suitable for school years 3 to 6.  The fourth meeting is on the 20^th July, also at Gateshead.   If we can get at least 10 athletes to compete at this meeting then we’ll organise a coach in conjunction with England Athletics, to take both Alnwick Harriers and Star Track Scheme participants down to the meeting.  The bus will have to leave Lindisfarne Middle School at 8.00am, returning for 2.15pm.  If you would like to take part, then please register your interest as soon as possible.  For further information, then either speak to Sue Skirrow or contact Chris Boundy, the Community Athletics Coach on 07824 302920.

Junior Beach Races

Blyth running club are hosting their annual beach races on Blyth Beach on Saturday 21^st June at 10.30am.  There are races for Under 6’s (400M), Under 9’s (800M), Under 11’s (1 Mile), Under 13’s (1 Mile) and Under 15’s (1 ½ Miles), entry fees are £1.

Monies still owing

There are many people who have still not paid their event fees for the Shildon Meeting and the Les Allcorn Junior run.  There are also a number of children who joined the club last term who have still not paid their membership fees, if you are unsure, please see Sue Skirrow to find out amounts owing.

Level One Coaching Course

On Saturday, 20^th September England Athletics will be holding a Level One Coaching course at Willowburn Leisure Centre.    The course starts at 9am and finishes at approximately 5pm.  It contains a mixture of both theory and practical.  If anyone is interested in gaining this qualification, then please speak to any of the coaches.

Prepared by Sue Skirrow

Sports Report  Wednesday 21^st May

The Les Allcorn 3K Junior Fun Run event was dominated by Alnwick Harriers making up 49 of the 68 competitors.  U17 Alnwick Harrier Matt Hardy was the overall winner, but fellow club athletes James Woollett and Chris Bell were following hot on his heels; Chris taking the prize for first U15.  Joseph Mallen was fifth overall to take the first U13 prize.  The U11 boy’s race was won by Berwick Harrier, Ross Bagley and the U9 boy’s race by unattached Philip Kirkby.

The girl’s race was won by Morpeth Harrier Sarah Wilkes, who also took the first U13 girl category.  Unattached runner Emma Bell was first U17, Louise Swordy took the U15 category for Alnwick and Sophie Bronze the U11 category.  Recent Alnwick recruit, Beatrix Barnes was first U9. 

Prepared by Sue Skirrow

Sports Report, Tuesday, 19^th May 2008

This weekend saw the Alnwick Harriers’ juniors combining forces with ‘Blyth Running Club’ to compete in the Young Athletes League, at the Sheepmount Stadium, Carlisle.  Entering in the second division, this is the first year that either club have been represented at this national competition and despite being several athletes ‘down’, the Alnwick/Blyth coalition showed much potential, finishing third after their first fixture, hinting at better things to come.

There were a number of notable performances in the Alnwick camp.  First to compete in the track events, Georgia Jobes broke the 30 second barrier to finish sixth in the 200M.  There were no serious threats for Chris Sweeney in the 800M and he looked relaxed throughout his two laps, winning by a comfortable 30M margin.  In the 70M Hurdles event, Eliza Sandford was rewarded for her recent hurdle training, maintaining promising technique throughout to finish third.  In the 400M Bobby Hardy ran an even race against some tough competition to finish fourth overall.  Also competing in the 400M, Matt Hardy managed an impressive 56.8 secs, to claim third.   Sensibly pacing his 1500M race, Joseph Mallen looked comfortable for the first two laps and then dug deep for the final lap to finish second in a time of 5 min 26 secs.  Stephanie Robinson took a victory for Blyth in the U15 Girls 1500M in a time of 5 min 25 secs.

In the field events, on his final attempt, after two ‘no throws’ Kieran Foy was able to ‘produce the goods’ when it really mattered, throwing 6.90M to take first place in the Shot Putt.  Winning the triple jump competition, Matt Hardy made the event his own, with an incredible jump of 11.36M.  There was a further victory for Blyth in the long jump, when U15 Kirsty Johnson jumped 4.39M

Of the Alnwick/Blyth alliance, junior coach Sue Skirrow said ‘Alnwick Harriers’ junior section has always enjoyed good relations with Blyth (Running Club), so it made good sense to unite for the purpose of the Young Athletes League. In forming a combined team, we were able to produce the numbers needed to compete and also maximise the strengths and minimise the weaknesses of each club.  This weekend has also been a useful exercise in demonstrating that whilst there can still be a healthy rivalry between local clubs; at the end of the day, we’re all out to promote, develop and enjoy athletics in the region.’

The next Young Athletes League Fixture is Sunday, 1^st June at Gateshead International Stadium.

Full Alnwick Juniors Results:

U13 Boys: 800M Chris Sweeney(1^st) 2:28.4; 75MHurdles George Skirrow(4^th) 18.6; 1500M Joseph Mallen(2^nd) 5:26.3; Shot Putt(3.25Kg) George Skirrow(3^rd) 4.91M; Long Jump Joseph Mallen(3^rd) 3.82M;  U13 Girls: 70M Hurdles Eliza Sandford(3^rd) 16.9; Long Jump Caitlin Brown(7^th) 3.12M  U15 Boys: 800M Matthew Grundy(6^th) 2:38.9;  80M Hurdles Kieran Foy(5^th) 19.4; 400M Bobby Hardy(4^th) 72.8; 100M Kieran Foy(5^th) 16.0; Long Jump Bobby Hardy(8^th) 3.67M; Shot Putt(4Kg) Kieran Foy(1^st) 6.90M;  U15 Girls: 200M Georgia Jobes(6^th) 29.6; 800M Louise Swordy(7^th) 2:55.4; 75M Hurdles Louise Swordy(6^th)17.3; 100M Georgia Jobes(3^rd) 14.5;  U17 Boys: 200M James Woollett(4^th) 26.2; 3000M James Woollett(3^rd) 10:42.7; 400M Matt Hardy(3^rd) 56.8; Long Jump James Woollett(7^th) 4.44M; High Jump Matt Hardy(3^rd) 1.50M; Triple Jump Matt Hardy (1^st) 11.36M

Alnwick/Blyth Relay Results: 4 x 100 relay U17 Women (5^th) 60.8; U15 Girls (6^th) 60.5; U15 Boys (4^th) 61.3; U13 Girls (3^rd) 68.0 4 x 300 relay U17 Women (3^rd) 3:30.4; 4 x 400 relay U15 Boys (3^rd) 5:08.5;

Final Match Scores: 1^st Border Harriers 628.0 pts, 2^nd Jarrow & Hebburn 525 pts, 3^rd Alnwick & Blyth 340.0 pts, 4^th Sunderland Harriers 309.5 pts, 5^th North Shields Poly. 233.0 pts, 6^th Gateshead ‘B’ 209 pts, 7^th South Shields 79 pts

Tuesday 6^th May 2008

Young Athletes League

The first competition is on Sunday May 18^th, at the Sheepmount Stadium, Sheepmount Playing Fields, Carlisle (for those of you with ‘Sat Navs’ the postcode is CA3 8XL).  Unfortunately I have been unable to arrange transport for this event, therefore can parents please share cars and offer lifts where possible.  The first event is at 11.45am and athletes need to be registered at least 20 minutes before this. 

Sports Report  12.05.2008

Alnwick Harriers’ U15s, Chris Bell, Matthew Grundy, Georgia Jobes and Jake Morrison competed over two days of competition at this weekend’s North Eastern Counties Track & Field Championships, at Gateshead International Stadium.

In the endurance events, Chris Bell and Matthew Grundy both ran strongly in their first track events of the season.  Competing in the 1500M Chris finished ninth in his heat running a respectable 5 min 12 secs and competing in his weakest event, Matthew finished sixth in his 800 M heat with a time of 2 min 42 secs.

Sprinter Georgia Jobes’ recent work on her starts clearly paid off, as she knocked over 0.6 second off her previous 100M time to finish fifth in her heat with a time of 14.24 secs.  Georgia carried her improvement through to the 200 M event to finish with a time of 30.0 secs.

In the field events, Jake Morrison continued his recent strong form, taking bronze medals in both the high jump and the shot putt.  Jake’s jump of 1.45M, 10cm higher than his nearest rival earned him third.  And in the shot putt event, where only 8cm separated the top three places, Jake’s throw of 7.10 M gained him a further third place.

Runners aged over 18 years of all standards are welcome to join Alnwick Harriers. Meet 6.45pm every Wednesday at Willowburn Sports and Leisure Centre and afterwards at The Grapevine. Sorry, our 8-16 year old junior section is currently over-subscribed.

Prepared by Sue Skirrow

Monday 21^st April

The first of the ‘Young Athlete’s Meetings’ took place this weekend at Gateshead International Stadium.  Annabelle Young was Alnwick Harriers’ sole representative and she did not disappoint.  Competing in the Under 10 category Annabelle came second in the 60 M and an impressive time of 1 minute 23 seconds meant that Annabelle was the clear winner of the 400 M.  A jump of 1 M 72 cm was sufficient to gain second place in the Long Jump, meaning that Annabelle takes a total number of 16 points through to the next round.  The next ‘Young Athlete’s Meeting’ takes place at Gateshead Stadium on Sunday 18^th May.

Prepared by Sue Skirrow

Tuesday 1^st April

Training

There will be no training during the two-week break.  Training will resume as normal on Tuesday 22^nd April.  General athletics training will move to 6.00pm on Thursday 24^th April at Lindisfarne Sports Hall.

Tuesday, 25^th March 2008

For details of the 2008 Summer fixture list follow the link below:

Junior Fixtures Summer 2008

Tuesday, 4^th March 2008

Training Groups

From and including Tuesday 25th March, all training groups will meet at 6.00 pm.  This is partly because grant money, which we had received to fund the 7-8pm additional hall hire has now come to an end.

There will be a new general athletics training session (sprints, throws and jumps).  This will commence at 6pm on Thursday 24th April.  Unfortunately we were unable to hire the hall until the start of the summer term, so until then training will remain at 3.45-4.45pm.  If you wish to put your name down for the General Athletics Training in April, then please let me know, there are still approximately ten places left.

Anne Marie Readshaw Memorial Open Track and Field Meeting

Hosted by Shildon Running and Athletics Club, this meeting is one of the few track events open to U11s (minimum age 9) and takes place at the Stadium 2000 Arena, Shildon, 12 noon, Sunday, 13^th April. 

The training groups that currently meet at 6.00pm have implemented a six week training schedule, to take us up to that date.  We would like to see as many junior harriers taking part as possible.  Although we are focusing on the 600M (U11s)/800M (U13s, U15s) event, there are also other events that can be entered and coaches will offer advice on which events individuals should be entering.

The additional events include: 60M(U11s)/100M(U13s, U15s); 150M(U11s)/200M(U13s, U15s); Long Jump(U11s, U13s, U15s); High Jump( U13s & U15s only); Cricket Ball Throw(U11s)/Shot Putt(U13s, U15s).  Costs are £2 per event.  Please let me know as soon as possible if you are able to attend.  I shall be sending in a ‘block entry’.  For further information please ask any of the coaches.

Sue Skirrow

Training Groups

In order that we can accommodate a new intake of runners, we have established an extra training group.  This has meant that we have had to re group the existing Alnwick Harriers.  We still have two groups training at 7 pm, but will now have four groups training at 6 pm.  Many children will find that they have been moved across to other groups and we anticipate that there will be an overlap of abilities between the groups.  These changes will be reassessed in a few weeks time, but were necessary in order to try and reduce the waiting list.

Despite now offering over seventy training places on a Tuesday, there are still many children on the waiting list.  Can I therefore remind both children and parents of the training criteria, which was signed upon renewal of their club membership.  We will be strictly enforcing these criteria.

Many thanks to all those parents who have offered to help with Tuesday training.  If anyone else wishes to become involved with helping on a Tuesday, or even helping at competitions, then please talk to any of the coaches.

After training

Can parents who did not sign a permission form for their child to leave alone after training, please remind their children not to leave the building, until a responsible adult has come into the building to collect them.

Susan Skirrow

North Eastern Counties Athletic Association Track & Field Championships 2008

The track and field season commences with the North Eastern Counties Athletic Association Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday 10^th -11^th May at Gateshead International Stadium.  Those aged 11 or over on 31 August 2008, are eligible to enter.  Entries must be in by April 19^th.  If there is sufficient interest, I will arrange a block booking and also race transport.  For a full program of events and further details, please ask one of the coaches.