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Trackand Field League Meetings
16 May 12
We are now really into the track and field season with a busy weekend coming up;
Southern Athletics League – our combined senior ladies and mens team is in action at Portsmouth this Saturday, the 19th May, the coach leaves the County Ground at 9.00am.
National Young Athletes League – this Sunday, the 20th May, sees our home match in the young athletes league with teams from Oxford, Stratford, Bicester and Kidderminster visiting the County Ground.
Super 8 Young Athletes Match – the following Sunday, the 27th May, sees the local Wiltshire Super 8 match at Marlborough with teams from Marlborough, Salisbury, Bath and ourselves competing. There is a different format used for this match with athletes competing in one track, one field event and one relay.
Full details of these two matches and the age groups and events are available form the attached document.
Posted by Ray Bell
Avon Valley Relay
13 May 12
On Saturday, 7th July the Avon Valley Relay takes place, starting at 14:00 at Christie Miller Sports Centre in Melksham, and finishing at Bradford-on-Avon Rugby Club in Winsley. The route comprises four legs of between 4 and 5.75 miles.
If you haven’t run in a relay before, this is an excellent opportunity to have a go in an informal environment. The event is open to teams of men, women and a mixture of both.
If you would like to be part of a Swindon Harriers team, please contact Michael Chandler.
Details regarding the event are available here.
Posted by Michael Chandler
England Athletics - Cardiac Screening
10 May 12
England Athletics, UKA and the other home country governing bodies are alert to our responsibilities to all participants in athletics in respect of all aspects of health and safety. One particular area that young athletes and their parents must be aware of is the risk of cardiac problems.
There have been instances of young athletes suffering potentially fatal heart conditions without being aware that they are at risk.
England Athletics would like to make you aware of a piece of work that has been undertaken by UKA. UKA has worked with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) for several years, providing a screening service to athletes on the World Class Performance Programme. UKA and CRY are now seeking to encourage more athletes to use CRY’s screening service to help to identify any cardiac problems that may be otherwise hidden.
CRY is a charity that was established to raise awareness of conditions that can lead to the sudden cardiac death of young people. They operate a screening programme at a number of clinics around the UK and support this with mobile units that travel to other locations.
Full information about CRY and their services can be found on their website. . Young people between the age of 14 and 35 who would like to have cardiac testing can go to this website for more information.
You can also see the following website for information on work being done by UKA in this area.
Posted by Ray Bell
Commonweal 5 Mile
9 May 12
Be the first to compete in a brand new race around Old Town and Wichelstowe, Swindon.
This is a 5 mile course following an undulating terrain and finishing at Commonweal School. Full details on the website.
Posted by Ray Bell
Endurance Update : April 2012
29 April 12
For all members interested in endurance running – road races, cross country etc the April edition of the Endurance newsletter from Michael Chandler can be found here.
Posted by Ray Bell
London Marathon - Update
29 April 12
I have an apology to make, one athlete was missed off the details for the London Marathon – Lillie Bellamy, running as part of the SW Under 17 Girls team, took part in the Mini Marathon and finished an excellent 14th (2nd in the SW team) in a time of 17.48 for the three mile course over the final stages of the full marathon.
Congratulations to Lillie – and apologies for missing her out first time around!!
Posted by Ray Bell
Yate Open Track Meeting - 22nd April 2012
29 April 12
Six Swindon Harriers competed at the event on a cold, wet and windy day, but despite the poor, difficult conditions, a number of good performances were seen on the day by the athletes involved.
George Baskerville ran in the U15B 100m and recorded a time of 13.87 which is a new pb for him, and he also ran in the U15B 200m which he completed in a time of 26.98, which was just a fraction outside of his pb.
Julia Cook competed in the U17W 100m, which due to a number of false starts (not by Julia !) eventually went on the third time of asking, with Julia recording a time of 13.10 which she was a little disappointed with. Julia was also due to compete in the 200m but due a hamstring injury picked up in the 100m, she regretfully had to withdraw.
Keeleigh Chapman competed in the U17W 300m hurdles, her first of the season, and ran a new pb of 45.49, some 1.31 quicker than last years best. This time is also a new club record, beating the 46.02 set by Shelly Rudman back in 1997. This time also ranks her number 2 in the UK for her age group.
Johan Warensjo competed in the U15B 100m, running a new pb of 13.87, and also competed in the 80m hurdles with another new pb of 13.87.
Danny Large ran in the seniors 200m, clocking a time of 24.12.
Isabel Cowdrey competed in the U15G 75m hurdles, and completed it in 14.40.
Considering the conditions, there were some good performances on the day, with the promise of some even better results to come as the season progresses.
Posted by Ray Bell
London Marathon
25 April 12
Well done to all Harriers in London last Sunday. Some cracking performances.
Congratulations go to Nathan Blunden, Martin Townsend, Gary O’Brien, Justin Montegue, Bernie Merron, Tom Hunton, Jenny Garth, Ben Humphries, Alison Barker, Gerald Bunce, David Pell, Carol Durn, John Saunders, Alex Griffin, Kim Bedry, Dominique Nichols, Ciara Montague and Dominique Oughton – and not forgetting Doug Imrie who helps to coach the under 11s at the track.
Special Mention to Bernie with a new Club record for V55 – 3hours 08 mins 34 seconds, similarly Jenny Garth who has set a new club record for V55 in 3hours 50mins 44seconds (which is actually an improvement on her V50 record!). Thats Great running.
Posted by Ray Bell
Southern Athletics League Saturday 21st April 2012
24 April 12
The first senior men/ladies track and field team match of the season was held at the County Ground last Saturday.
After an entertaining afternoon dodging the showers we came 2nd to Poole, only 5 points behind them.
Full results can be found here,
Posted by Ray Bell
Club Records
11 April 12
There have been a few new club records which have been updated –
Pete Molloy (M60) – 10k (37m 25s) and Half Marathon (1hr 22m 49s)
but perhaps more surprizingly –
Kate Jacobs (well known distance athlete) Vet Ladies High Jump (1.05m) (!!!!!)
Congratulations!
Upcoming Fixtures
See the Fixtures section for full listings.
Road & Multi-Terrain
| Date | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 12 | Highworth 5 | Highworth | The 4th race in the Wiltshire Road Race League. Full details will be available on the Highworth Running Club website. The entry form can be found here. |
| 16 May 12 | Broad Town 5 | Broad Town | This popular race returns again, full details are available on the |
| 27 May 12 | Commonweal 5 Mile | Commonweal School, Swindon | Be the first to compete in a brand new race around Old Town and Wichelstowe, Swindon. This is a 5 mile course following an undulating terrain and finishing at Commonweal School. Full details on the website. |
| 30 May 12 | Back in a Flash Series | Coate Water, Swindon | The return of the popular series of 5k events, all starting at 7.30pm. Full details on the website. |
Track & Field
| Date | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 12 | Southern Joint Mens/Ladies | Swindon | First meeting of the joint men/ladies league. |
| 06 May 12 | National Young Athletes League | Oxford | Match 1 – note the change of venue to Oxford. |
| 19 May 12 | Southern Joint Mens/Ladies | Portsmouth | Match 2 |
| 20 May 12 | National Young Athletes League | Swindon | Match 2 – note the change of venue to Swindon. |
Cross Country
The Cross Country season starts in October