NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY - JUNIOR PERSPECTIVE

Last Sunday was Scottish Athletics National Cross Country Championships at Callendar  Park, Falkirk and the 10th year it has been held at this brilliant location, as runners from U13 to Seniors and Veterans in Scotland gathered in their hundreds for eagerly-awaited cross country showdowns.  This year has attracted the biggest entry fields for 21 years with 2213 names put forward.

 

This year the junior Harriers had a contingent of 3 brave athletes to take on the demands of the course.  There was Marc McQuade back from last year in the under 13 Boys race, Hayleigh Muir running for the first time at Falkirk in the under 13 Girls race and Jada Amoah, another 1st timer, in the under 15 Girls race.

 

First up this year was Marc McQuade (u13) competing in a field of 214 taking on the 3.2k course.  Marc is training just now to improve his 5k Pollok Park Parkrun personal best and he is steadily improving.  Marc coped with the demands of the course very well despite being spiked at the start and falling.  He finished in 15:59 ( 5 seconds faster than last  year) in an excellent 158th position overall.

 

Next up was 1st timer Hayleigh Muir (u13) taking on 216 girls in the same 3.2k course.  Hayleigh has taken part in now 3 cross country races this season and this was her biggest challenge to date. To say the least she was not looking forward to this event. Returning to training after a few weeks having cold is not always the best preparation.  She finished in 20:11 in 167th overall.

 

The last junior Harrier of the day running was Jada Amoah.  The under 15 Girls event was a very competitive race which had strong and highly capable young athletes in a field of 149.  With the help of her Cani-Fit training, Jada had good strength to do this gruelling 1 lap, 4k course although it was a racing distance she wasn't familiar with.  However she finished in 20:34 and 110th overall.

 

Well done Marc, Hayleigh and Jada it wasn't easy as I know I did the Senior 12k race so be proud of your achievements at this year's National Cross Country Championships.

 

Richard

 

Link to Senior section National XC report:

http://www.calderglen.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/national-cross-country-report-mud-not.html

 

CARNETHY 5 - SCALD LAW JUNIOR RACE

Kai Wheeler ran the Scald Law under 12 hill race a few weekends ago.  Kai trains in the under 9 training group and did a fantastic job running 2.5k with 150m climb over boggy and rough terrain.  This junior race was ran in conjunction with the Carnethy 5 hill race.

 

Great running Kai and trying a different style of race.  Keep up the good work.

 

http://carnethy.com/category/carnethy-organised-races/

 

Results below

 

Position	Name	Club	Age	Race No.	Time
1	Matthew Ross	Interlopers OC	11	119	17.44
2	Andrew Nash	Carnethy HRC	10	113	20.26
3	James Burnett	Carnethy HRC	8	121	19.50
4	Anna Burnett	Carnethy HRC	10	122	20.26
5	Phelan Haworth	Galloway	13	293	20.28
6	Kai Wheeler	Calder Glen	8	124	23.42
7	Rachael Nash	Carnethy HRC	9	114	25.04
8	Peigidh Lyons	Carnethy HRC	10	117	25.36
	Caitidh Lyons	Carnethy HRC	11		DNF

 

PARKRUN CATCH UP

This weekend (29th February & 1st March) and  last weekend (21st & 22nd February) we had no less than 6 Harriers doing the various Parkruns across Glasgow and Lanarkshire.  Every weekend now there is a growing number of regular Harriers doing Parkruns which is great.

Sunday 1st March 2015

Victoria Junior Parkrun #17 (2k)

17th, Kai Wheeler, 10:07, new Pb on 2nd Parkrun
20th, Rudi Jordan, 10:15
22nd, Rio Jordan, 10:22, new Pb on 2nd Parkrun

Saturday 28th February 2015

Pollok Park Parkrun #314 (5k), 82nd, Marc McQuade, 23:30

Sunday 22nd February 2015

Victoria Junior Parkrun #16 (2k)

16th, Rio Jordan, 10:25, 1st Parkrun
18th, Rudi Jordan, 10:26

Saturday 21st February 2015

Strathclyde Park Parkrun #246 (5k),

136th, Gavin Herbertson, 32:06
138th, Morgan Beaton, 32:33

Pollok Park Parkrun #313 (5k),

82nd, Marc McQuade, 23:37
 

PARKRUN ROUND UP 14 / 15 FEBRUARY

Saturday 14th February 2015

Strathclyde Parkrun #245, 159th, Morgan Beaton, 35:11
(6th Parkrun at Strathclyde)

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/strathclyde/results/latestresults/

Sunday 15th February 2015

Victoria Junior Parkrun #15, (2k)

7th, Lewis Moir, 9:19, (4th Junior Parkrun)
12th, Rudi Jordan, 9:56, (2nd Junior Parkrun)

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/victoria-juniors/results/latestresults/

Well done to the Harrier Parkrun regulars.  With a few Parkruns done both Lewis & Rudi achieved Pbs on Sunday which is great sign their hard work is paying off.

PARKRUN ROUND UP FOR 7TH & 8TH FEB

Really delighted to see Calderglen Harrier Junior section athletes taking the initiative to do the free Parkruns that go on around Glasgow and Lanarkshire.  At the weekend the club had 4 young athletes out and 3 of them being their first time doing a Parkrun.

Glasgow Pollok Park Parkrun (5k), Sat 7th Feb 2015

#255, 255th, Lucy Bennett, 31:01

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/pollok/results/latestresults/

Well done Lucy for the first time doing the Parkrun and doing the 5k distance on a tough course.

Victoria Junior Parkrun (2k), Sun 8th Feb 2015

#14, 3rd, Lewis Moir, 9:29, (3rd Junior Parkrun)
#14, 5th, Kai Wheeler, 10:24, (1st Junior Parkrun)
#14, 6th, Rudi Jordan, 10:25, (1st Junior Parkrun)

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/victoria-juniors/results/latestresults/

Well done Lewis, Kai and Rudi.  All upper top ten positions in a field of 25 runners.  I look forward to scanning future Parkrun results to see more Calderglen Harrier Junior section athletes taking part.

WED 4 FEB TRAINING IS ON, 6:30PM TO 8PM

Training locations we can use are the cricket pitch, rugby pitches or golf course as they all still have enough snow on them to make it safer to train on rather than the roads. 

 

Please note the Sports Club car park is very bad with frozen ice and snow so please be very careful driving on it and especially walking to the clubhouse.

 

If you decide to bring your child please make sure they wear bright clothes for safety, if you can, and suitably wrapped up to keep warm but still able to run.

Just as wee reminder, this is a new month for us so for the ones that don't pay by standing order the membership fee is due for February.  If you still have fees to pay from January (there is a few) please bring along to make sure your fees are up to date.

See you all tomorrow,

Richard

PARKRUN ROUND UP

Saturday 31st January 2015

Strathclyde Parkrun #243, 83rd, Morgan Beaton, 30:25

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/strathclyde/results/latestresults/

Well done Morgan for doing your 5th Parkrun over the weekend.