Baltonsborough Christmas Pudding race cancelled
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Ollie Thorner goes 15th on World u20 Decathlon rankings for 2020! Plus changes afoot to Harrier training.
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Personal best in the Hurdles on his way to winning the decathlon
As the weather turns distinctly Autumnal after such a good Spring & Summer we report on a great sequence of athletic performances by Ollie Thorner at the Swiss Championships in Hochdorfer Mehrkampfmeisterschaften (Multi-event competition) held near Lucerne. Ollie has moved to 15th on the World rankings for his age group (u20) this year for his decathlon performances and achieved all of this in truly tough, cold, conditions. Read on for Al’s report.
We can also announce some changes to the Harrier organised training sessions: The senior session (age14 upwards) for Harrier members at Strode College continues on a Thursday this week and next (8th Oct) and then will switch to a Tuesday night, same time, same place from Tuesday 13th October. Please ensure you book a place 24 hours ahead so as to comply with Covid-19 requirements. The Junior session for age 8-15 will also resume on Monday 12th October at the same venue 6pm-7pm. Read on for details.
Harrier victory at Uphill to Wells race & latest on training & competing & coaching opportunity
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Oli, John, Andrew & Henry before the start on the beach at Uphill (by Weston-super-Mare)
A team of 4 Harriers won the local Uphill to Wells race at the weekend – instead of running as a relay the squad chose to run together over the entire 29 mile course and came home first of those teams that had selected that option. Well done team! And congratulations to the Mendip Hash at arranging this annual event for Charity once again. There are precious few competitive opportunities about at present but we also know that some Harriers competed this past weekend on the track (report awaited) and others competed at a 5km road race over in Wiltshire. Read on for more competition news (or the lack of it) and for any update on Harrier training and plans ahead. We also again put out a call for senior Harriers or parents of Harriers to attend a Coaching Assistant courses so that we can maintain & expand our Club coaching.
Latest on Harrier organised training, racing and field event results including link to England Athletics Updates
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u20 Ollie Thorner goes clear! (photo by Al)
ENGLAND ATHLETICS say CARRY ON TRAINING/COMPETING if in a secure Covid-19 environment
“England Athletics is pleased that club and group activity as well as competitions for athletics and running will not be affected by the new restrictions on the number of people allowed to meet up. The Government has now confirmed to Sport England that organised sports and activities which have been through return to play protocols will be allowed to continue as before” (10th September announcement)
EA Link here - keep up to date by checking Harrier website regularly and EA website from time to time
Note – this means that the session the Harriers are organising at Strode College Sports facility every Thursday can continue. Any other activity where Harriers or other runners gather up must continue to respect the maximum of 6 rule. The Strode College Sports Centre is deemed a Covid-19 secure environment with protocols in place and covered by their and the Club’s Risk Assessment to allow us to coach in larger groups respecting social distancing etc.
READ on for further detail about what we can and can’t do and for the latest on competitions that have taken place and the prospect for further competition.
Cross Country on the way back? Training groups grow & Memberships reminder
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Leo at the National XC Championships back in February 2020
England Athletics have issued fresh guidance today to XC League organisers inviting them to apply for race licences for events to resume this autumn – is there some light at the end of the tunnel? Meanwhile the Harrier organised training session at Strode College on a Thursday evening continues to grow and Membership payments have flooded in this first week with some new members and some returning members signing up to make use of the training sessions and other Member benefits. Read on for the latest on XC and Memberships/Training.
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