WEST DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS (Race No.1)

This is first cross country race of the season and the competition details are:
RACE NOW CLOSED TO ENTRIES

Venue: Hamilton Park Racecourse (Bothwell Rd, Hamilton, ML3 0DW)

Date: Saturday 12th October 2013

Race	Age Group	Race Start	Distance
Young Females	u13/15/u17	11.30am	3 x 2,500 metres
Young Males	u13/15/u17	12.05pm	3 x 2,500 metres
Senior/Junior Women		12.40pm	3 x 4,000 metres
Senior/JuniorMen		1.40pm	4 x 4,000 metres

 All races are Teams of 3 athletes except the Senior/Junior Men which is a team 4 athletes’.

AGE GROUP	BORN DURING
U13 U15 U17	1/9/00 to 31/8/02 1/9/98 to 31/8/00 1/9/96 to 31/8/98

Deadline for entries are Wednesday 25th September.  Please let me know at training, by email or if your Coach is John then let him know and he will inform me.

Event Notes

Please note that the Young Athletes races will allow clubs to have a slightly more flexible format for age groups on each lap.

1st LAP Under 13, 2nd LAP Under 15 OR Under 13 and 3rd LAP Under 17 OR Under 15

Essential: Those wishing to run remember must be current members of the Scottish Athletics Membership Scheme.  Any members, new or exisitng, unsure of what this is please ask your Coach or myself for information.

All Young Athletes must wear their club colours running vest - these can be purchased from the club for £12.  Please see Richard on this matter.

Thank you for your attention.

Richard

CROSS COUNTRY DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Saturday 12^th October approx 12pm
West District Cross Country Relay – Hamilton
Team Event; (Requires teams of 3 athletes (male & female))
(1st LAP   Under 13 - 2nd LAP   Under 15 OR Under 13 - 3rd LAP Under 17 OR Under 15)
DISTANCE:  2.5.K

Saturday 19^th October, 11.30am To Be Confirmed
Lanarkshire Road Relay, Drumpellier Park Coatbridge (race organiser is LAAA)
Team Event; (Requires teams of 3 athletes (male & female))
(1st LAP   Under 13 - 2nd LAP   Under 15 OR Under 13 - 3rd LAP Under 17 OR Under 15)
DISTANCE: u11s-1.2k, u13 & u15 Girls-2k, u13 & u15 Boys-2.4k and u17-4k

Saturday 26^th October approx 12pm
National Cross Country Relay, Cumbernauld
Team Event; (Requires teams of 3 athletes (male & female))
(1st LAP   Under 13 - 2nd LAP   Under 15 OR Under 13 - 3rd LAP Under 17 OR Under 15)
DISTANCE:  2.5.K

Saturday 16^th November, 12pm To Be Confirmed
Lanarkshire Cross Country, Drumpellier Park Coatbridge (race organiser is LAAA)
Individual Event
DISTANCE: u11s-1.2k, u13 -2.5k, u15-3.7k and u17-5k

Saturday 7^th December approx 12pm
West District Cross Country, Kilmarnock
Individual Event
DISTANCE: u13-3.2k, u15-4k and u17-5k

Saturday 22^nd February 2014 approx 12pm
National Cross Country, Falkirk
Individual Event
DISTANCE: u13-3.2k, u15-4kk, u17 women-4.8k and u17 men-6.4k

CLOSURE OF WAITING LIST

As of 1st September 2013 we regret to announce that due to an influx of joining enquiries since the Olympics, Calderglen Harriers Junior Section are closing their waiting list as we are unable to safely accommodate any more new athletes at this time.

Anyone already on the waiting list will be given priority for places.  We will continually review the waiting list and will contact people when a place becomes available.  However we reserve the right to accommodate an athlete within a training group that is sufficiently staffed to cope with one or two extra athletes.  If your child’s name is on the list and you no longer want to be on the list please contact the Junior Coordinator, Richard Lawton by e-mail at calderglenharriersjuniors@hotmail.co.uk

Going forward we are looking at finding solutions to resolve this so we don’t have a large waiting list and as a running club we are looking beyond the current situation as we have Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in August which will create demand.

Coaches & Volunteers – Calderglen Harriers need you!

To accommodate the demand for our junior section we wish to add further to our coaching contingent so we can accommodate as many aspiring athletes as we possibly can.  If you or you know anyone who is interested in running, would like the opportunity to coach kids from 6 years and upwards we would like to hear from you.  The club can provide:

• Formal and informal coach education to become a coach
• 100% support to allow you to build your confidence and learn
• Already a qualified UK Athletics Coach, we can support you to progress through further coaching qualifications

SUMMER BREAK 2013

Wednesday 26th June was the last training session before our short summer break. 

A well deserved break for the young athletes, parents and coaches.  For everyone who is going on holiday please enjoy yourselves and come back injury free (that includes the coaches!) 

The Wednesday night training will resume on Wednesday 31st July at 6:30pm. 

We look forward to seeing you all then and I hope you all enjoy your summer break.

 

TRAIL RACES 2013



Team Calderglen Harriers before the race

Another evening of fine racing from the Calderglen Harriers Young Athletes Section  showing that they might be junior to the seniors but displaying some fine mature performances after weeks of hard work and effort in training.  This year we had mild and dry conditions on Friday night and all the Young Calderglen Harrier athletes looked very professional warming up for their races on the cricket pitch with coach John Mullen and wearing their Harrier vest  / yellow t-shirts amongst the many other club colours.



To begin with I thought the whole night was excellent.  After my rallying cry for food for Friday's buffet, it was great that all the parents worked together to put on tremendous buffet for all the 1k & 3k runners (a first for the Young Athletes Section).  So a big thank you to all Parents and Coaches.  I felt a positive buzz of enthusiasm in the atmosphere amongst the Harrier runners and great signs of camaraderie & friendship.  As I was manning my 5k registration post in the clubhouse I started hearing the 1k results and was pleased to hear we got 1st & 2nd in 1k...what a way to start.  Then I got to see the 3k runners finishing their race with Emma starting off with a fantastic sprint finish achieving an impressive 6th place overall.  Shortly after Emma, the rest of Harriers were coming through thick and fast all showing great grit and determination to run their best...fantastic!  See the list of award overhaul below.



Richard celebrating after completing the 10k

Brilliant night and I felt very proud to be a Coach and Junior Coordinator of this section.  Well done to all the young athletes who took part in Friday's races and if you didn't, come and join the party next year!

Young Athlete Section Trail Race Performance Awards 

The following young athletes were 1st Calderglen Harrier home in their age groups

Lana McDougall, Under 9 Girl, 1k

Evan Hughes, Under 9 Boy, 1k

Lucy Saez, Under 11 Girl, 3k

Marc McQuade, Under 11 Boy, 3k

Emma Lawton, Under 13 Girl, 3k

Lewis Harris, Under 13 Boy, 3k

Megan Brady, Under 15 Girl, 3k

Trail Race Team Prizes

1k BoysTeam Prize

Evan Hughes, Patrick Saez & Fergus Kane

3k Under 13 Girls Team Prize

Emma Lawton, Kate Kane & Megan Anderson

3k Under 15 GirlsTeam Prize
Megan Brady, Morgan Beaton & Anne Craig

The Ewan Murray Memorial Award 2013 (1st Calderglen Harrier home in 3k)

Emma Lawton

A full set of results is available on the Calderglen Harriers website and senior blog.

http://www.calderglenharriers.org.uk/

http://calderglen.blogspot.co.uk/

CALDERGLEN HARRIER TRAIL RACES - FRIDAY 28TH JUNE

Hopefully you are all aware that the Calderglen Harriers are hosting their annual trail race on Friday 28^th June 2013 at Calderglen Country Park.  There are 2 races for the young athletes; the 1k for athletes born after 1/9/2003 and the 3k for athletes born between 1/9/1997 and 31/8/2003.  There are also 5k and 10k races for anyone born before 31/8/1997.The races are open to anyone so as well as encouraging all young athletes to participate, we would also encourage friends and family to join in too.  Entry forms can be downloaded from the Calderglen Harriers website or are available at our Wednesday night training sessions.  Please note that entry is FREE to all Calderglen Harriers Young Athletes who are fully paid up members.

Prizes are awarded for the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place runners (male and female) in the 1k race and there are prizes for the top 3 under 13 runners and under 15 runners in the 3k (male and female).

In addition to these prizes, and in recognition of the hard work put in by each of our young athletes this year, the Young Athletes section will award Sports Direct vouchers  to the 1^st male and 1^st female young Harriers home in the following age categories*:

1k –     1^st male and female

3k –     1^st under 11 male and female**

            1^st under 13 male and female

            1^st under 15 male and female

5k -      1^st under 17 male and female

Good luck everyone!

*To be eligible for the prize, the young athlete must be a registered member of the Calderglen Harriers section on the day of the race.

**this age group is not recognised in the official race prizes although athletes under 11 are eligible for the under 13 prize      

Please note that these prizes are not part of the official prizes for the race and are being funded by the club funds raised through our Wednesday night training sessions.  Prizes will be given to winners as soon as possible after the results have been scrutinised to ensure there are no errors in prize allocation.

CALDERGLEN SPORTS HUB LAUNCH

Calderglen Sports Hub is proud to announce its launch.

Family Open Day - Sunday 23rd of JUNE, 10am until 2pm

Venue: Calderglen Community Sports Hub, East Kibride Sports Club

www.calderglensporthub.co.uk

Come along and sample various sport and physical activity at the HUB

All ages welcome

For more information on this event contact andrew.fleming@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk