Forthcoming Fixtures

Southern League Track Men and Women

Hi Guys,
The cross country season is now officially over, the Orion 15 the other Saturday for me marks the end of a very long winter...
For the summer we are once again competing in the Southern Athletics League (SAL) which will be a combined team of our finest men & women.
Our first fixture is just over 2 weeks away at Uxbridge on Saturday April 27th.
Cath Perry is once again managing the women.
Minimum age is 15yrs as at 31st August of year competing and also 1st claim only.
I have attached the timetable to give you an idea of recovery between events !
Most of the track events except 5000 & Steeplechase will have at least one, maybe two (A & B string) womens races beforehand with the mens event following.
We are in Division 2 Central, our target is to beat last years final standing of 7th out of 16.
Checkout the website : http://www.southernathletics.org.uk/
Remaining fixtures
June 15th - Luton
July 13th - Hemel Hempstead
August 10th - Cambridge
Richard :
mccormicks5@btinternet.com
Cath :
catherineperry2004@yahoo.co.uk

London Inter Club Challenge and Quad Kids Events

These meetings are held through-out the summer at Parliament Hill and Copthall, with an additional LICC meeting at Woodford. The LICC meetings are effectively Open meetings open to all standards U13 upwards held in the afternoons usually after a Quad Kids event. TImetables and more details at www.londonathletics.org/licc.
Quad Kids is a real fun way to get introduced to 'Athletics' in the broad sense with young athletes U11, encouraged to have a go at a short sprint, a 600m run, a jump and throw. Further details are here and here

Statons Midweek Road League

We now have details of this summer’s 10km (or there about) road race league fixtures.
After the club’s good performances over the Winter season we hope that the momentum will continue & we will do well over the roads this Summer. We finished 4th team in the 1st division last year & there is every chance we can stay in Division 1 again this season, however we need to achieve good turnouts at all the meetings to maintain & hopefully improve our finishing position. This is a friendly and sociable league and we would encourage runners of all standards to compete, the more runners we turn out the better our chances.
We will distribute fuller details for each race via email and the club website (details will also be on the events page at www.runherts.com) as each race approaches. 2nd claim runners will be allowed to compete again, providing that their first claim club is not competing in the league. The other clubs in Div 1 we will be competing with are St Albans, Garden City, Trent Park, North Herts & Royston (Div 2 Fairlands Valley, Harlow, Orion, Bishop Stortford, Herts Phoenix, Broxbourne & two new clubs Hitchin Runners & Edmonton RC)
Refreshments will be provided after most of the races, however at some races this might be limited to tea & biscuits as some of the smaller clubs as struggling to provide the banquets that many have become accustomed to. Some clubs may ask for a small donation towards costs of refreshments, Info will be given on individual race details.
Minimum age for runners is 15. Age categories are as at the date of the 1st race.
Races for Div 1: 7.45pm start
Thursday 23rd May Welwyn Garden City
Tuesday 4th June Royston
Wednesday 26th June (note new date)North Herts (Ridlins, Stevenage)
Tuesday 9th July (note new date) St Albans
Mob-Match
Wednesday 17th July Trent Park (jointly hosted by Barnet & TPR)
Just a reminder on the scoring in Div 1:
Senior Men – 12, Senior Women – 8, Veteran Men – 6, Veteran Women – 4
B & C teams will also be scored although only A teams will count for league points. Club vests MUST be worn. We look forward to seeing you & Happy Running
David & Maureen
Maureen Shirley David Copeman
(H) 01992 535772 (H) 020 8362 8222
(M) 07931 881766 (M) 07956 305498
Email: john.shirley@virgin.net Email: commdish@gmail

Southern Vets League Track Men and Women

Hi Every One, Yes its that time of year yet again, to dust the spikes down or wash the mud off, which ever takes your fancy.
Just the 4 matches below for use to compete in . So lets try keep those Monday nights free.
Let me know if you are all still up for the challenge, and we will try and go one better than last year.
Our M50 section will get even stronger as as the season progresses, I am looking out for our M35 to step out into the limelight.
Where are you all?
I will be putting out a team sheet once you have all had time to get over the shock that summer must have arrived.
Teams
1 Barnet & District 5 Ilford (MEN only)
2 Dacorum & Tring (MEN only) 7 Trent Park
3 Enfield & Haringey 9 Harrow (MEN only)
4 Herts Phoenix
Track Nos: 1-9(A) 11-19(B) 51-59(50+) 61-69(60+)
Walking Nos: Men 1-9 & 51-59 , Women 11-19 & 61-69
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Second Claim Athletes are allowed but must be registered with the League by 1st April with a MAXIMUM of FIVE allowed PER TEAM FOR THE SEASON . Note for this Rule Men and Women are separate teams .

Non-scoring and guest competitors will be accommodated as required .
Field Events - FOUR trials (except Pole Vault and High Jump)
SCORING for all events and matches: MEN 7,6,5,4,3,2,1 WOMEN 4,3,2,1
Dave Wilcock david.wilcock@virgin.net
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Match 2 - Monday 20th May - at Lee Valley N9 0AR - hosts Barnet & D with Trent Park
1830 Shot Women (A,50+,60+) Hammer Men (60+)
1845 110m Hurdles (A)

1900 800m Men (A,B,50+,60+) Hammer Men (50+)
1915 800m Women (A,B,50+,60+) Long Jump Women (A,50+)

1930 200m Men (A,B,50+,60+) Hammer Men (A)
1945 200m Women (A,B,50+,60+)
2000 Javelin Women (A,50+)

2005 3000m Men (A,B,50+)
2025 3000m Women (A,B,50+)

2045 4 x 400m Relay Men
2055 4 x 400m Relay Women
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Match 3 - Monday 10th June - at Lee Valley N9 0AR - hosts Enfield & Haringey

1830 Shot Men (50+) Triple Jump Men (A,50+)

1830 Hammer Women (A,50+,60+)

1850 100m Men (A,B,50+)

1900 Shot Men (A)

1905 100m Women (A,B,50+)

1915 1500m Men (A,B,50+) Discus Men (60+)

1930 1500m Women (A,B,50+) Triple Jump Women (A,50+)

1950 400m Men (A,B,50+,60+) Discus Men (50+)

2005 400m Women (A,B,50+,60+)

2020 5000m Men (A,B,50+,60+) Discus Men (A)

2045 1600m Medley Relay Men (200m,200m,400m,800m)

2055 1600m Medley Relay Women (200m,200m,400m,800m)

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Match 4 - Monday 8th July - at Hemel Hempstead HP2 4JS - hosts Dacorum & Tring with Herts Pheonix

1830 Javelin Men (60+) Long Jump Women (A,50+,60+)

1830 2000m Walk Men & Women (A,50+)

1855 800 Men (A,B,50+)

1900 Shot Women (A,50+) High Jump Men (A,50+)

1900 Javelin Men (50+)

1910 800m Women (A,B,50+)

1925 200m Men (A,B,50+,60+)

1930 Javelin Men (A) Long Jump Men (A,50+)

1940 200m Women (A,B,50+,60+) Discus Women (A,50+)

1955 3000m Men (A,B,50+,60+)

2010 3000m Women (A,B,50+,60+)

2030 4 x 200m Relay Men

2040 4 x 200m Relay Women

High Jump Men: start ht 1m then 1.10m , 1.20m , 1.25m

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Chingford League Winter

Message to all Senior Athletes (Male & Female) from John Owen owen@9shortgate.freeserve.co.uk
Running round athletics tracks in the summer can indeed be not uninteresting. The left hand curves provide a pleasing contrast to the home straight and to the back straight. Sometimes the tartan track is a slightly lighter shade of colour and sometimes a slightly darker shade.
But now the winter season is here – a different race every week, cross country and road, relays and championships. John Clarke and I, working together, will be men’s winter team managers; Heather Dawson and Philippa Horton and will be women’s team managers. So we have a “team management team” and we’ll be supporting you all the way through till March.
We want to win the Chingford league this season. We’ve done it before, a number of times. In 2002 we achieved a clean sweep, winning men’s ‘A’, ‘B’ and Veteran’s competitions and winning the women’s competition too. We need to hit the first race and indeed all the races with all the force that we can muster.
Let’s blitz them with a blast of Barnetonian blue and red.
Look forward to seeing you there.

Heather Dawson hvdawson@hotmail.com 07958 188706
John Owen owen@9shortgate.freeserve.co.uk 020 8445 6732
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME. EVERYONE IS NEEDED EVERYONE IS VALUED

Metropolitan League Winter

There are 5 Metropolitan League cross country fixtures held in various locations between October and February. Everyone that completes their respective race, no matter what position they finish, scores for their club. These points are calculated after each fixture. After the final fixture the league results are totaled up and the winners are crowned.

This is a fantastic league to compete in being that it is a pure cross country league over some fantastic courses. Different from the Chingford League, men and women race separately giving a different experience and a chance to peg yourself purely against your own sex. The distances are somewhat shorter than the Chingford League, especially for the senior women who get the luxury of covering just 6km.

Like the Chingford League, you don't need to pre-enter since your team manager does this for you at the start of the season. You can just turn up on the day and collect a race number however, it is helpful for the team managers to know who to expect so if you can let them know that would be appreciated. If you need a lift to the race please contact your team manager who might be able to help.

As the winter weather sets in you will need to wear appropriate footwear. As with all cross country races, trail shoes can be worn but once the ground gets muddy cross country spikes should be considered (please ask your team manager or coach for more advice)
Team Managers:
Women - Philippa Horton 07985 298453 or miss_horton@hotmail.co.uk
Men - John Owen 020 8445 6732 or owen@9shortgate.freeserve.co.uk
YA - Jo Kent 07803 139 397 or joannepkent@btinternet.com
 Time Distance Age Group
1.15pm 3,000m Under 13 Boys (4 to score)
1.17pm 3,000m Under 13 Girls (4 to score)
Not before 1.35pm 4,000m Under 17 Men/Under 15 Boys (4 to score)
Not before 1.37pm 4,000m Under 17 Women/Under 15 Girls (4 to score)
Not before 1.55pm 6,000m Senior/Veteran/Under 20 Women (4 to score)
Not before 2.35pm 8,000m Senior/Veteran/Under 20 Men (8 to score, 4 Vets to score in a Vets Team)
 
More information can be found at: http://www.metleague.co.uk