Our annual Cross Country Presentation Evening is to be held on Saturday 24th March at Oakley Farm, Wash Water, Newbury, Berks. RG20 0LP (Bev’s place).
The evening will start at 6.30pm with the presentations commencing at 7pm.
All members and their families are welcome to attend There will be a buffet meal (please can everyone attending the evening bring a contribution of food along). Please also bring your own drinks.
To reserve your place please speak to Bev Hall, phone 01635 36581 or email Bev directly.
Report from Emma Carter
Four NAC athletes took part in the Boys U11 County Sports hall event at TVAC on Sunday afternoon. The team of Connor Humphreys, Tom MacAulay, Ben Rudland and Charlie Wiggit finished a very creditable 8th out of 12 teams.
Connor Humphreys was equal 6th in the individual foam javelin with a throw of 13.25m and teamed up with Ben in the 2+2 laps to take third place, the team also came 7th and 8th in the obstacle relay and the 4+1 relay.
Many thanks are due to Jackie Humphreys for helping out with the team on the day and to the parents who took their children to the event. The feedback from the day was that everyone had a great time with excellent competition and by all accounts was the noisiest ever! On the plus side this shows that the children were having fun which is what the event is all about.
Full results here: Results U11 County Sportshall Champs 290112
Alex in action in Hustopece
Report from Sara Rudd
Alex Craninx, who is still only 16, broke his own Club High Jump record whilst competing at a specialist High Jump event in Hustopece, Czech Republic on Saturday 28th January. Alex placed 4th on countback in the event but was jumping against older athletes. The first four all cleared 2.04m with RAC’s Ryan Bonifas just edging ahead into third. The whole event runs over two days with the elite women and men concluding the competition which is purely for high jump. An artificial track is laid onto the floor of an indoor basketball court and great support is provided by the local population. Seven of the Men’s Daegu finalists competed in the male event with the Russian Dimitrik winning with a world leading 2.35m with another Russian, Shkolina, winning the women’s event with 1.97m.
The following races will make up this year’s County Road Running Championships:
Wokingham Half Marathon – Sunday 19th February 2012
Maidenhead Easter 10 Mile – Good Friday 6th April 2012
Wargrave 10K – Sunday 10th June 2012
Abingdon Marathon – Sunday 21st October 2012
Race fee only, no extra cost – but must register for both hosting race and Berkshire Championships
Gold Silver and Bronze for 4 age groups (male and female)
Full details & rules at: www.berkshireathletics.org.uk/rr.htm or contact rr@berkshireathletics.org.uk
This year’s annual open throwing meeting in memory of Arthur Killbery will take place at CCAT on 11th March from 9:00am onwards. Closing date for entries is 26th February (no late entries will be accepted).
Download entry form and further details here: CCAT Throws meeting entry form 2012
Sample Club Tracksuit
Newbury Athletic Club in partnership with the Ollie Johnson trust fund have introduced a reward scheme for members of the club who have shown repeated loyalty and dedication in representing the club over multiple seasons and or disciplines.
To show appreciation to these athletes we have decided to award club track suits to all qualifying junior (U25) members. These track suits will be available for a nominal administration fee of just £10 and are not available for general sale to juniors. Adult members can purchase a tracksuit at a club subsidised rate of £50.
A list of juniors currently qualifying is available here:track suits people 2012 and all these people will shortly receive a letter with details of how to order including a size chart.
Adults who would like to order a tracksuit should contact Sara Rudd for further details.
Some of the 2010/2011 winners with their trophies
Almost 100 club members turned out for what proved to be a very sociable event at the Bowler’s Arms last night. This provided the opportunity for all sections of the club to get together and for the committee to say thank you to all the people who volunteer so much of their time to ensure the continuing success of the club – coaching, officiating, team managing, record keeping, organising our two 10k races, , marshaling etc.etc.
The Track & Field and Road Running trophies for the 2010/2011 season were presented and a full list of winners can be seen here: TrophiesT&FRR2011.
Over the course of the season a remarkable 58 track and field age category records have been set or broken including 3 overall club records. 6 age category records have been broken in the road-running section including 2 new overall club records.
Around two dozen members had an extremely enjoyable run yesterday in lovely winter sunshine expertly organised by Bev and Sam Hall to provide differing distances and ensure that everyone finished at the same time back at the farm where we were met by Bill with hot drinks and refreshments kindly provided by the Halls.
After many attempts Dean Makar was delighted to dip under 40 mins for the first time yesterday when he recorded 39:40 whilst finishing in 78th position in the Eynhsam 10k.
Chris Pudney recoerded a season’s best 1:22:40 in finishing 8th M45-49 (74th overall) in the Gosport Half-Marathon.
Irwin Fairclough ran two 5K races in Dallas over the Thanksgiving holiday taking one first (19:22) and one sexond (19:14) place in the M55 age-group. Maybe not the most sensible way to return from injury but no harm done!
The above championships are decided over the course of 4 qualifying races during the year: 10k – Wargrave, 10 mile Maidenhead, 1/2 marathon Wokingham and the Abingdon marathon. Medals can be won for individual races and the overall champions decided at the end of the series.
Sue Van Huyssteen was awarded the overall gold medal in the v45 category following a bronze in the 10k, silver in the 1/2 marathon and gold at Abingdon.
Other Newbury AC winners in the individual races were as follows: Maidenhead 10 mile – Mark Vardy gold under 40; Steve Barnes silver v40-49; Irwin Fairclough silver v50-59. Wargrave 10k – Steve Barnes silver v40-49; Abingdon marathon – Wayne Lillis silver v40-49
