Junior Section Report for December 2018

Sunday, 2^rd December

Apedale Dash, Apedale Community Country Park, Chesterton

Jake Oliver was the only Junior to have run in this race along with his Mum and Dad, finishing in 29^th position, and with a time of 46:09. There were 212 finishers. A big well done to Jake!

Saturday, 8^th December

Lanzarote 10K

Matthew Hilsdon had travelled out to Lanzarote to run his inaugural 10K race, along with his Mum, whilst his Dad ran the half, in somewhat rather warm and sunny conditions! Matthew ran an excellent race finishing in 100^th place and in a time of 50:24. There were 583 finishers. A massive well done to Matthew!

Saturday, 15^th December

4^th North Staffs Cross Country Race, Rodbaston

17 Juniors turned out to represent their club on what was a very cold and wet day, with freezing rain thrown in for good measure.

Under 11 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Reuben Willson	21	9:01
Kyran Nicholls	23	9:13

 

Under 13 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Harry Beckett	25	12:20
Lucas Willson	28	12:50
Jack Heath	29	13:03
Ben Green	30	13:06
Matthew Black	34	13:20
Dylan Shrehorn	35	13:21
Leo Nicholl	37	14:04

Race finishing position: 7^th, 82 points, overall finishing position: 6^th, 438 points

Under 15 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Matthew Hilsdon	18	18:56

Under 17 Men

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	12	18:24
Ben Cook	16	19:17
Jake Oliver	18	19:48
Kian Arnott	21	20:25

Race finishing position: 5^th, 46 points, overall finishing position: 4^th, 210 points

Under 11 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Willow Heath	27	10:00
Victoria Shrehorn	28	10:00
Edie White	29	10:17

Race finishing position: 7^th, 84 points

Well done to all those who ran in these four events during the autumn, and thanks to Chris Skellern and Ian Hodkinson for their continued support, and to Karen Hilsdon and Claire Heath for their help with the token collection.

Sunday, 16^th December

Turkey Trot 5 miler, Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton

Ben Deakin ran in this festive race along with his Mum and some other Harriers. Ben was the first Harrier back home finishing in 61^st place and a time of 37:17, and pipping Alan Jones to the post. There were 237 finishers. Congratulations Ben!

Sunday, 23^rd December

96^th Pete Hodgett’s Memorial Handicap Race

There were just two Juniors who ran in this festive Handicap race, Jack Heath and, Matthew Hilsdon. Jack finished in 13^th place and Matthew 16^th. A big well done to both that ran, putting in some excellent times as always.

Park Runs

As well as Juniors continuing to participate in the established Cannock Chase Park Runs and others up and down the country, we saw the very first one start in Stafford – called the Isobel Trail Park Run, which was on the 8^th December, in which we had a number of Juniors competing. Well done to all who regularly run in these events, which over time, have been shown to improve race times and positions.

Wednesday, 19^th December

A presentation was given at the Annual Junior Christmas Party, held at Flip Out, Stone, to recognise seven Juniors, voted for by the Coaches, who had consistently ran well during the year, as follows:-

Name	Award
Isla Fraser	Most Improved Junior Girl
Lucas Willson	Most Improved Junior Boy
No award given	Newcomer Junior Girl
Dylan Shrehorn	Newcomer Junior Boy
Victoria Shrehorn	Runner of the Year Junior Girl
Matthew Hilsdon	Runner of the Year Junior Boy

Following on from last year an additional award was given out this year, which went to Ben Green, for Recognition of Merit, Commitment & Achievement during 2018.

This year a further award was given out to Jake Oliver for Overall Most Improved Older Junior, in recognition of his development and improvement in making the transition from Juniors to Seniors.

A massive Well Done to all of the above Juniors. Hopefully these awards will inspire some of the other Juniors during 2019 to do their best and perform well.

Finally, the Junior Coaches would like to thank all of the Juniors for their great efforts, hard work and achievements during 2018, and wish them all the very best for 2019. Thank you as well to all of the adults who have helped out with and supported the Juniors throughout the year, it is very much appreciated.

 

Junior Section Report for November 2018

Saturday, 10^th November

Cannock Chase Park Run, 5K

Five Juniors ran in the Park Run, this one being in the Challenge.

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	10	19:31
Jake Oliver	18	20:27
Matthew Hilsdon	44	22:10
Ben Green	67	23:09
Harry Beckett	73	23:28

Well done to all who ran.

Saturday, 18^th November

3^rd North Staffs Cross Country Race, Park Hall

15 Juniors turned out to represent their club on what turned out to be quite a nice afternoon.

Under 11 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Reuben Wilson	33	10:16
Oliver Cummings	57	12:21

 

Under 13 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Lucas Wilson	33	10:54
Jack Heath	35	10:58
Ben Green	46	11:15
Matthew Black	47	11:19
Leo Nicholl	49	11:33

Overall finishing position: 7^th, 114 points

Under 17 Men

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	13	21:13
Ben Cook	16	21:59
Robbie Gorman	17	22:22
Jake Oliver	20	23:01

Overall finishing position: 3^rd, 46 points

Under 11 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Willow Heath	49	11:28
Edie White	50	11:31

Under 13 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Isla Fraser	23	10:24

Under 17 Women

Name	Position	Time
Saffron Latham	12	14:41

A massive well done to all those who ran in this event, achieving some very commendable times.

A big thanks to Chris Skellern and Ian Hodkinson for their continued support and encouragement, and to Karen Hilsdon and Claire Heath for collecting the tokens.

Wednesday Night Fast Road Runs

Twelve months have passed since Phil Hilsdon’s Wednesday night fast road run group was set up and in that time it has brought on a number of the older Juniors and helped them prepare for 10K races and beyond. Thanks to Phil for dedicating his time and commitment to this worthy cause.

Park Runs

November saw the second anniversary of the Cannock Chase Park Run, and over the last 24 months it has been really pleasing to see so many of the Juniors turn out early on a Saturday morning, keen to improve on their times, and of course beat their parents and coaches. Well done guys, keep up the great work!

Junior Section Report for October 2018

Sunday, 7^th October

Katherine House, 5k Fun Run, Shugborough

We had 3 Juniors competing in this event as follows:-

Name	Position	Time
Murphy Hamilton	5	21:03
Shauna Hamilton	54	31:57
Keeley Hamilton	91	35:03

Total number of finishers: 254

A big well done to Team Hamilton for representing the Harriers in this race.

Wednesday, 17^th & 24^th October

Stafford Interschools, Cross Country Championships, Rowley Park & Stafford Grammar School

We had a number of Juniors taking part in these events (Rose White, Matthew Hilsdon and Leo Nicholl to mention a few), in which they ran representing their schools, rather than the Harriers. As always, it was really good to see the Juniors cheering on their fellow Harrier friends, as well as the other members of their school teams, which demonstrates the Harrier comradeship and team spirit. A big well done to all those who took part in these events.

Saturday, 27^th October

2^nd North Staffs Cross Country Race, Stafford Common

We had 11 Juniors running on home ground, on what was a cold day as follows:-

Under 11 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Victoria Shrehorn	37	7:02
Edie White	44	8:01

Total number of finishers: 45

Under 13 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Rose White	32	7:11

Total number of finishers: 36

Under 13 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Jack Heath	34	11:34
Matthew Black	39	11:59
Dylan Shrehorn	40	12:00
Ben Green	43	12:12
Leo Nicholl	49	12:56

Total number of finishers: 53

Under 17 Men

Name	Position	Time
Ben Cook	17	19:01
Robbie Gorman	21	19:51
Kian Arnott	24	20:53

Total number of finishers: 26

This was a reasonable turnout by the Juniors, achieving some very commendable times and positions. A big well done to all those who took part in this event, and a special thanks to Chris Skellern and Ian Hodkinson for their continued encouragement and support, and to Karen Hilsdon and Claire Heath for helping with the token collection.

Junior Section Report for September 2018

Sunday, 2^nd September

Run and Ride Duathlon, Cannock Chase

Along with his family, Harry Beckett decided to have a go at this local event in which the competitors run then cycle and finally run once again, over fixed distances each time. I’m told Harry did very well finishing in 14^th place and in a time of 1hour, 27minutes and thoroughly enjoyed himself. Nice one Harry!

Saturday, 8^th September

Ipstones Junior Run

Matthew Hilsdon ran in this race, whilst hid Dad ran in the main event, finishing 5^th out of 28, and in a time of 7:19. Well done Matthew!

Thursday, 13^th September

Harriers Handicap

Five Juniors competed in this event, as follows:

Name	Position	Net Time
George Hodkinson	2	24:25
Ben Cook	6	25:56
Ben Green	22	32:24
Matthew Hilsdon	26	31:48
Jack Heath	30	34:38

A big well done to all who took part, in what is never an easy race.

Sunday, 16^th September

St Thomas 7

George Hodkinson ran in this event along with his Dad, finishing in 37^th place, out of a total of 201 runners, in a very respectable time of 48:46. Well done George!

Wednesday, 19^th September

Castlefields 5K Time Trials

This was the fourth and last of the planned time trial events for the Juniors over the summer period, in which we had 15 running, along with the adult improvers group. As in previous time trials, they are intended to monitor the Junior’s progress, and chart how they do over time, and offer support and coaching accordingly. These events place the Juniors in a good, strong position to start the cross country season, so well done to all that took part!

First Name	Surname	20-Sep-17	4-Apr-18	23-May-17	18-Jul-18	19-Sep-17
Ben	Cook	18:46	–	18:42	–	18:45
Jake	Oliver	27:23	21:50	20:00	19:34	19:45
Lucas	Wilson	–	–	20:38	21:20	21:23
Ben	Deakin	–	–	–	–	22:35
Matthew	Black	–	–	–	–	23:07
Ben	Green	26:20	25:10	–	–	23:12
Jack	Heath	21:45	27:23	25:12	–	23:37
Harry	Beckett	30:37	34:50	26:02	–	23:40
Rueben	Wilson	–	–	–	–	25:05
Dylan	Shrehorn	–	–	–	27:39	25:25
Isabelle	Beckett	–	–	–	–	26:39
Victoria	Shrehorn	–	–	–	29:15	26:55
Rose	White	–	27:57	–	–	26:55
Leo	Nicholls	–	–	–	–	27:22
Caitlin	Saunders	26:58	28:52	–	–	31:02

Thanks to all that helped with this event.

Sunday, 23^rd September

Stafford 10K Run

Seven of our juniors competed in this local race around Stafford as follows:-

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	16	38:01
Robbie Gorman	53	40:33 PB
Jake Oliver	88	41:47
Kian Arnott	94	41:59
Ben Cook	192	44:49
Saffron Latham	820	55:32 PB
Sophia Harrison	821	55:33

There were 1980 finishers.

George came first in age category and received a trophy. Massive well done to George! For George, Jake, Ben and Sophia, this was their first 10K road race, so well done to them and to all that ran.

I also think it is just worth acknowledging that all of our young runners ran in the U21 category bearing in mind they are only age 15 and 16. In the MU21 category, there were a total of 30 runners and out of the top 9, 5 of them were Stafford Harriers. In the FU21 category there were a total of 21 runners with our young Harrier girls coming in 4^th and 5^th position. They really are a testament to the future of the club.

Saturday, 29^th September

1^st North Staffs Cross Country League – Winsford

Fourteen Juniors ran on a very dry course, and in somewhat warm and sunny conditions, as follows:-

Under 11 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Edie White	52	8:52

Total number of finishers: 56

Under 13 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Isla Fraser	35	10:13
Rose White	47	10:52

Total number of finishers: 50

Under 17 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Taygen Pike	15	24:50

Total number of finishers: 15

Under 11 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Reuben Wilson	24	9:31

Total number of finishers: 55

Under 13 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Lucas Wilson	33	15:54
Matthew Black	42	16:15
Ben Green	54	17:35
Jack Heath	59	18:56

Total number of finishers: 60 U13 Boys Team finished in 8^th place.

Under 17 Boys

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	14	20:30
Ben Cook	17	20:40
Robbie Gorman	25	21:42
Jake Oliver	27	22:31
Kian Arnott	29	22:48

Total number of finishers: 31 U17 Boys Team finished in 4^th place.

This was a slightly lower turnout by the Juniors than last year, however they still achieved some commendable times and positions. A big well done to all those who took part in this event, and a special thanks to Chris Skellern and Ian Hodkinson for their continued encouragement and support, and to Karen Hilsdon and Claire Heath for helping with the token collection.

5K Time Trial

19th Sept 2018

Thanks to those who helped out with the timing, recording of results and marshalling

First Name	Surname	J/S	4-Apr-18	23-May-18	18-Jul-18	19-Sep-18
Ben	Cook	J	–	18:42	–	18:45
Jake	Oliver	J	21:50	20:00	19:34	19:45
Lucas	Wilson	J	–	20:38	21:20	21:23
Ben	Deakin	J	–	–	–	22:35
Matthew	Black	J	–	–	–	23:07
Ben	Green	J	25:10	–	–	23:12
Jack	Heath	J	27:23	25:12	–	23:37
Harry	Beckett	J	34:50	26:02	–	23:40
Rueben	Wilson	J	–	–	–	25:05
Dylan	Shrehorn	J	–	–	27:39	25:25
Isabelle	Beckett	J	–	–	–	26:39
Victoria	Shrehorn	J	–	–	29:15	26:55
Rose	White	J	27:57	–	–	26:55
Leo	Nicholls	J	–	–	–	27:22
Caitlin	Saunders	J	28:52	–	–	31:02

Junior Section Report for August 2018

August is traditionally a quiet time for races, due to people’s holiday commitments, however we are aware of a couple of events the Juniors have competed in.

19^th August 2018

Leek 2 Mile Fun Run

Whilst his dad ran in the 10 mile race, Matthew Hilsdon ran in the Fun Run, finishing in a commendable 5^th place. A big well done to Matthew!

Matthew also competed in the 5K Race for Life at his school finishing in 9^th place out of the whole school! This was a great performance in an event that touches many people’s hearts.

Having recently ran the local Park Run it was pleasing to see some of our Juniors eagerly taking part in this event, which provides a great platform to measure their improvement over time. Well done guys, and keep up the great work!

Junior Attendance during Summer Holidays

Also worthy of note, is that during the six weeks school holiday, we have had on average 40 Juniors attend the Monday night session and around 10 on a Wednesday, which I believe shows their commitment and dedication, despite other distractions during the busy holiday period.

Junior Section Report for July 2018

Sunday, 1^st July

Penkridge 2 mile Fun Run

Keeley, Shauna and Murphy Hamilton ran this race with their mum, all putting in some great times.

Name	Position	Time
Murphy Hamilton	36	18:08
Shauna Hamilton	119	23:01
Keeley Hamilton	434	35:26

There were 559 finishers. Well done to all who ran this race, and great effort all round!

Newmarket 10K

Ben Deakin and his mum ran in this event, with Ben finishing in a time of 55:20 and in 121^st place. There were 231 finishers. Well done Ben!

Thursday, 12^th July

Rocester, JCB 2.3 mile Fun Run and 5 mile Lakeside Race

Nine Junior Harriers turned out to compete in the Fun Run, taking three of the top five places, which like last year was in reverse direction, at the JCB World Headquarters in Rocester, and on what was yet another pleasant summer’s evening. There were 51 Fun Runners in total.

Name	Position	Time
Jack Heath	2	13:22
Murphy Hamilton	4	13:47
Matthew Hilsdon	5	13:50
Ben Green	9	15:21
Shauna Hamilton	17	17:32
Harley Farrant	19	18:18
Jess Farrant	22	18:24
Molly Key	27	20:59
Keeley Hamilton	36	22:37

Well done to Jack Heath for finishing in second place, and to the others for all putting in a great performance.

In the 5 mile race, we had three people running, George Hodkinson Jake Oliver and Ben Deakin, this being George and Jake’s debut JCB 5 mile race.

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	11	32:49
Jake Oliver	20	34:00
Ben Deakin	96	41:30

There were a total of 193 runners. Well done to all for competing in these events, which was once again, a magnificent display from all of the Junior Harriers.

Saturday, 14^th July

Rowley Park, Harriers Games

We had 26 Juniors (shown in red) competing against just 11 adults in these games, split in to five groups, as follows.

2018	1 mile	PO	100M	PO	800 m	PO	200m	PO	400m	PO	3000M	PO	TOTAL	MEDAL
GROUP A
Jake Oliver	5.51	1	12.69	2		0		0		0	11.31	3	6
Russel Barron		0		0	2.31	2	30.08	2		0	10.49	1	5	S
Ben Cook		0		0	2.25	1		0	1.02	1	11.14	2	4	G
Ben Deakin		0		0	2.46	4		0	1.15	5	14.40	6	15
Ian Hodkinson	5.56	2		0		0		0	1.08	2	12.31	5	9
Ewan Wade		0	14.09	5		0	31.13	3	1.10	3		0	11
Matt Hartland		0	11.25	1	2.43	3	25.15	1		0		0	5	S
Liam Duggen	6.02	3	13.50	4		0		0	1.11	4		0	11
Ian Heath		0		0		0	32.97	4	1.19	6	12.06	4	14
Jack Hodkinson		0	13.20	3	2.51	5	33.93	5		0		0	13
GROUP B
Dean Hibbitt	6.44	2		0	2.54	1	32.57	2		0		0	5	S
Matthew Hilsdon	6.12	1	15.94	3	2.57	2		0		0		0	6	B
Jack Heath	7.17	3		0	3.46	3	33.77	3		0		0	9
Mel Deakin	7.26	4	15.06	2		0		0		0	14.47	1	7
Jamie Lee Taylor		0	14.78	1		0	31.63	1		0	16.26	2	4	G
GROUP C
Isla Fraser	6.55	1		0	3.16	2		0	1.27	2		0	5	S
Harley Farrant	7.17	2		0	3.31	4		0	1.24	1		0	7	B
Evan Saddler		0	18.33	4	3.53	6	43.87	4		0		0	14
Dylan Shrehorn		0	14.63	1	3.12	1	34.65	1		0		0	3	G
Rose White		0		0	3.52	5	35.52	2	1.42	4		0	11
Victoria Shrehorn		0	16.65	3	3.30	3	35.52	2		0		0	8
Molly Key		0	15.64	2	3.54	7		0	1.35	3		0	12
GROUP D
Jessica Farrant		0	18.83	3	3.49	5		0	1.41	1		0	9	B
Edie White		0		0	4.01	7	42.52	3	1.48	2		0	12
Seb Fraser		0	18.30	2	3.36	1	41.98	2		0		0	5	S
Bran Fraser		0	19.00	4	3.42	3	42.85	4		0		0	11
Jenny Farrant		0	17.57	1	3.37	2	41.12	1		0		0	4	G
Willow Heath		0	19.58	5	3.49	5	43.97	5		0		0	15
Summer Saddler		0	20.00	6	3.48	4	56.48	6		0		0	16
GROUP E
Sarah Gray	9.00	2		0		0	47.37	6	1.50	1		0	9
Steve Farrant	7.39	1		0	3.54	4	33.50	1		0		0	6	G
Angelica McHugh		0	20.04	2	4.39	5	45.96	5		0		0	12
Hannah Key		0	20.08	6	4.46	6	54.15	8		0		0	20
Alexa Hall		0	20.07	5	5.03	7	50.32	7		0		0	19
Sebastian Barron		0	20.05	3	3.26	1	45.83	4		0		0	8	S
Amelie Barron		0	20.06	4	3.40	2	44.66	3		0		0	9
Amber Chatfield		0	20.01	1	3.43	3	41.89	2		0		0	6	G

As expected, the Juniors monopolised the medal allocation so a massive well done to them and of course, all those who took part in the Games. All thoroughly enjoyed themselves, especially those who managed to beat the adults, and the after games party back at the Cricket Club! Thanks to all who organised and were involved with this event.

Wednesday, 18 July

5k Time Trial, Castlefields

This was the third time trial this season, intended to track and monitor the Junior’s performance over a fixed distance. We had six running this time, as follows.

First Name	Surname	20-Sep-17	4-Apr-18	23-May-18	18-Jul-18
Jake	Oliver	27:23	21:50	20:00	19:34
Kian	Arnott	–	21:29	–	20:01
Robbie	Gorman	19:48	19:32	–	20:07
Lucas	Wilson	–	–	20:38	21:20
Dylan	Shrehorn	–	–	–	27:39
Victoria	Shrehorn	–	–	–	29:15

This was a PB for Jake over this distance – well done!

Vic Musgrove 5K

Also on the same night Ben Deakin was running in the Vic Musgrove 5K race along with his mum and dad, and finishing in front of both of them, on what was a warm evening, and the fifth race in the Telford Athletic Club Sexarathon series. Ben’s time was 23:25, well done Ben!

Saturday/Sunday, 21/22 July

Catton Park, Conti Thunder Run

Jake Oliver had the opportunity to run the last leg of this 24 hour endurance event with Club Head Coach, Ian Hodkinson, which provided some great experience and learning from what is quite a technical course in places. Well done Jake!

Wednesday, 25^th July

Marquis Drive, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire Knot 2 mile Fun Run and 5 mile Race

We had seven enthusiastic Juniors running in the Fun Run with Matthew Hilsdon finishing in 2^nd place. Well done Matthew!

Name	Position	Time
Matthew Hilsdon	2	13:17
Ben Green	7	14:45
Isla Fraser	8	14:59
Jack Heath	9	15:49
Maya Davis-Fuller	11	16:20
Harry Beckett	13	16:26
Molly Key	20	17:48

There were 48 finishers.

In the 5 mile race, we had four Juniors running, as follows.

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	16	30:56
Jake Oliver	63	34:48
Ben Cook	94	36:40
Saffron Latham	258	47:08

For George, Jake and Ben this was their debut Staffs Knot 5 mile race, all putting in great times.

There were 368 finishers in total. A massive well done to all those who took part in the two races.

5k Time Trial

18th July 2018

Results by Mark Oliver

Thanks to those who helped out with the timing, recording of results and marshalling

First Name	Surname	20-Sep-17	4-Apr-18	23-May-18	18-Jul-18
Jake	Oliver	27:23	21:50	20:00	19:34
Kian	Arnott	–	21:29	–	20:01
Robbie	Gorman	19:48	19:32	–	20:07
Lucas	Wilson	–	–	20:38	21:20
Dylan	Shrehorn	–	–	–	27:39
Victoria	Shrehorn	–	–	–	29:15

Harrier Games

14th July 2018

Report Mark Oliver

Here are the Harrier Games Results from Saturday afternoon, held at Rowley Park. Well done to all who took part on what turned out to be another fantastic and fun event and then afterwards at the Cricket Club, in what turned out to be glorious weather. A big thank you to all who helped out and made it happen – especially to Ian Hodkinson for organising the event

 

Junior Section Report for June 2018

Sunday, 3^rd June

Westbridge 5, Stone

George Hodkinson ran this race for the first time, completing it in an excellent time of 31:50 and finishing in 27^th place. There were 232 finishers. A big well done George!

Wednesday, 6^th June

Inter-school 1500m Relays, Keele

Ben Cook ran in this track event representing his school. Well done Ben!

Wednesday, 13^th June

Showground 2 Mile Relays

We had seven Junior teams running in this event which for the second year was at held the County Showground and organised by the Harriers. Once again this was a fantastic turn out for the Juniors who produced some very good times, and of course, enjoyed competing against and beating many of the seniors.

Harriers Fast & Furious (Ben Cook, Jake Oliver, Kian Arnott & Ben Deakin) came seventh in the Boys Team 64 years age group, which was a great effort.

In addition to the Junior Teams, we also had some Juniors running as part of family teams; Harley, Jess and Jenny Farrant and Isabelle and Harry Beckett, and George Hodkinson running in an adult team.

As always, it was a magnificent display from all of the Junior Harriers, who appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Well done to everyone who took part.

Sunday, 17^th June

Marchington Fun Run

Keely and Murphy Hamilton both ran in this event, achieving some great times and thoroughly enjoying themselves – well done both!

Thursday, 21^st June

Harriers Handicap

Jack Heath, Ben Cook, Matthew Hilsdon, and Jake Oliver ran in this race, all achieving great times, with Jack winning the race. Well done to Jack and to all for taking part.

Position	Name	Time	Handicap	Net Time
1	Jack Heath	36:23:00	8:00:00	28:23:00
2	Ben Cook	36:34:00	10:45:00	25:49:00
8	Matthew Hilsdon	38:11:00	9:00:00	29:11:00
18	Jake Oliver	39:53:00	10:00:00	29:53:00

Sunday, 24^th June

Stone St Michael’s Junior Relays

We had 15 Juniors running as three teams in this local event, the teams comprised of five people, each running a distance of 2K alongside those athletes running in the main 10k race, which was a two lap course, and as always, the Juniors provided some very competitive performances. Well done all! The three teams were:-

Team 1 (#88):- (46:01)

Name	Leg
James Black	1
Alfie Darby	2
Connor McCaig	3
Matthew Black	4
Willow Heath	5

Finishing Position: 2^nd

Team 2 (#64):- (46:20)

Name	Leg
Jake Oliver	1
Jack Heath	2
Molly Keye	3
Ben Green	4
Harrison Darby	5

Finishing Position: 3^rd

Team 3 (#65):- (47:19)

Name	Leg
Matthew Hilsdon	1
Isobelle Beckett	2
Finlay Summers	3
Isla Fraser	4
Charlie Darby	5

Finishing Position: 4^th

Walton School came first, with a time of 42:30. Congratulations to all those who ran in this event, for putting in a fantastic effort and achieving some great results!  The Junior Coaches would like to thank all of the adults who helped out with the organisation and transport of the Juniors to their various Changeover points.

In the main 10K event we had four Juniors competing as follows.

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	47	38:40
Ben Cook	64	40:03
Kian Arnott	86	41:25
Ben Deakin	255	52:33

There were 498 finishers. It is pleasing and encouraging to see some great 10K times and a testament to Phil Hilsdon’s Wednesday night session, which was setup to bring on the older Juniors and improve their 10K times. Also worthy of note this was Ben Cook’s first 10K so well done for achieving and excellent time and putting in a splendid performance. Congratulations to all!

Junior Section Report for May 2018

Sunday, 6^th May

Uttoxeter Fun Run

Matthew Hilsdon and Ben Green both ran in this event, putting in some great performances. Well done both!

Sunday, 13^th May

Market Drayton 1.3 mile Fun Run

Prior to the 10K road race, Alfie, Charlie and Harrison Darby all ran in the Fun Run, achieving some great times and thoroughly enjoying themselves. Well done the Darby Boys!

In the 10K road race, of which there were 2366 that finished, we had two Juniors running, Chloe Burrows and Ben Deakin, times as follows:-

Category	Aged 15+ 10K Road Race
Name	Position	Time
Ben Deakin	476	49:16
Chloe Burrows	1261	59:11

Well done to both Ben and Chloe.

Wednesday, 16^th May

Schools Athletics Championships, Rowley Park

We had a number of our Juniors representing their schools in a variety of events from 100m up to 1500m, Well done to all that competed in these events.

Sunday, 20^th May

Liverpool Rock ‘n’ Roll 1 Mile Race

Whilst his dad was competing in the full marathon, Matthew Hilsdon ran a very respectable 6:10 mile, heading off some quite stiff adult completion. Very well done Matthew!

Wednesday, 23^rd May

Castlefields Carpark, 5k Time Trials

This was the second time trial this season, intended to track and monitor the Junior’s performance over a fixed distance. We had nine running this time, as follows.

 

5K Time Trial

23rd May 2018

Report by Mark Oliver

Over the summer we hold a number of 5K time trials on the disused railway to Derrington.

Thanks to those who helped out with the timing and recording of results

The results of the juniors that took part.

First Name	Surname	12-Apr-17	31-May-17	9-Aug-17	20-Sep-17	4-Apr-18	23-May-18
Ben	Cook	20:20	–	–	18:46	–	18:42
Jake	Oliver	21:29	22:29	–	27:23	21:50	20:00
Lucas	Wilson	–	21:46	–	–	–	20:38
Matthew	Hilsdon	21:31	21:58	22:20	22:02	23:41	21:22
Murphy	Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	23:20
Jack	Heath	23:55	–	–	21:45	27:23	25:12
Harry	Beckett	27:54	28:25	29:55	30:37	34:50	26:02
Katie	Burrows	–	–	–	–	–	27:19
Saffron	Latham	–	–	–	26:51	26:24	27:40

Junior Section Report for April 2018

Wednesday, 4^th April

Castlefields Carpark, 5k Time Trials

Continuing on from previous years, this was the first of several planned time trial events for the Juniors over the summer months, in which we had 11 run on this occasion, and who also ran with the adult improvers group along the disused railway track. The event is intended to monitor the Junior’s progress, and chart how they do, over time, and offer support and coaching accordingly.

First Name	Surname	Time
Robbie	Gorman	19:32
Kian	Arnott	21:29
Jake	Oliver	21:50
Matthew	Hilsdon	23:41
Ben	Green	25:10
Saffron	Latham	26:24
Chloe	Burrows	26:45
Jack	Heath	27:23
Rose	White	27:57
Caitlin	Saunders	28:52
Harry	Beckett	34:50

Well done to all who ran!

Thursday, 5^th April

Harriers Handicap

Three Juniors ran in this event, Jack Heath, Matthew Hilsdon and Jake Oliver, this being the first Handicap race of the year, with Matthew actually winning the race coming home first. A massive well done to Matthew for beating off some stiff competition from the adults!

Position	Name	Net Time
1	Matthew Hilsdon	31:38:00
5	Jake Oliver	31:11:00
10	Jack Heath	33:09:00

Sunday, 15^th April

Newcastle 10K

George Hodkinson was the only Junior running in this event this year, completing the race in an excellent time of 37:54 and finishing in 20^th position, some 79 places in front of his dad! There were 432 finishers. Well done George!

Stafford Fun Run

We are aware of four Juniors who ran in the Fun Run, which took place after the half marathon had started; these were Alfie, Harrison and Charlie Darby, and Jack Heath. Well done all!

Wednesday, 18^th April

Lilleshall 5 Mile

We had just one Junior competing in this race which was Ben Deakin. Ben returning from injury and running against his Mum, finished in a commendable162^nd place, and in a time of 40:15. There were 403 finishers. Needless to say Ben finished ahead of his mum – well done Ben!

Park Runs

As in previous months a good number of Juniors have been competing in the Cannock Chase Park run each Saturday morning, so well done all, and keep up the great work!

5k Time Trial

4th April 2018

Over the summer we hold a number of 5K time trial on the disused railway to Derrington.

Thanks to those who helped out with the timing and recording of results

The results of the juniors that took part.

First Name	Surname	12-Apr-17	31-May-17	09-Aug-17	20-Sep-17	04-Apr-18
Robbie	Gorman	18:37	–	–	19:48	19:32
Kian	Arnott	–	–	–	–	21:29
Jake	Oliver	21:29	22:29	–	27:23	21:50
Matthew	Hilsdon	21:31	21:58	22:20	22:02	23:41
Ben	Green	–	27:09	26:55	26:20	25:10
Saffron	Latham	–	–	–	26:51	26:24
Chloe	Burrows	–	–	29:34	27:31	26:45
Jack	Heath	23:55	–	–	21:45	27:23
Rose	White	26:46	–	–	–	27:57
Caitlin	Saunders	26:01	24:48	27:03	26:58	28:52
Harry	Beckett	27:54	28:25	29:55	30:37	34:50

 

Junior Section Report for March 2018

Staffordshire Athletics Network 4 x 1 mile Relays, Rowley Park

Saturday, 24^th March

We had 28 Juniors running in this event, with some great effort put in and which turned out to be enjoyable for all those who took part on their home ground. A very big well done to all who ran at this event, and thanks to the coaches and parents that supported, and to the Staffordshire Athletics Network for organising it.

Under 11 Girls 3^rd Place

Name	Leg	Time
Isla Fraser	1
Victoria Shrehorn	2
Anna Byrne	3
Caitlin Saunders	4

Under 13 Girls

Name	Leg	Time
Willow Heath	1
Edie White	2
Rose White	3
Keeley Hamilton	4

Under 11 Boys

Name	Leg	Time
Ruben Willson	1
Jack Moran	2
Murphy Hamilton	3
Dylan Shrehorn	4

Under 13 Boys

Name	Leg	Time
Jack Heath	1
Matthew Hilsdon	2
Ben Green	3
Lucas Willson	4

Under 13 Boys

Name	Leg	Time
Harry Beckett	1
Senen Byrne	2
Max Croston	3
Evan Sadler	4

Under 17 Boys 1st Place

Name	Leg	Time
Ben Cook	1
Jake Oliver	2
Robert Gray	3
Robbie Gorman	4

Under 11 Mixed

Name	Leg	Time
Seb Fraser	1
Molly Key	2
Summer Saddler	3
Angelica McHugh	4

Times still to be published at the point of writing this report.

A big well done to the Under 17 Boys who won their age category and were presented with trophies, and to the Under 11 Girls for coming third. All those who ran were presented with certificates.

Lilleshall Monumental Fun Run, 2K, Lilleshall

Sunday, 25^th March

Jake Oliver ran this race along with his Dad which took in the beautiful sights of Shropshire and included a sharp climb up to the monument. For a Fun Run this was no easy race by any means! Jake finished in 3^rd place (well ahead of his Dad) and first in his age category, which earnt him a trophy. Well done Jake!

Park Runs

As always the Cannock Chase Park Run has been proving popular this month with the Juniors, some achieving PB’s – well done to all!

Junior Section Report for February 2018

Sunday, 11^th February

Walton Wobble 10K, Walton, Stafford

Saffron Latham and George Hodkinson were the only Juniors to run in this local race, this being George’s first 10K event.

Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	3	39:28
Saffron Latham	139	59:23

Both ran very well in what is quite a tough and hilly course, with George having an excellent race, finishing first in his age category. Well done both!

Park Runs

As per the norm we’ve had a number of Juniors taking part in these events at various locations during the month – keep up the good work!

Junior Section Report for January 2018

Saturday, 6^th January

Staffordshire County Cross Country Championships, Sandwell Park Farm

Five juniors turned out to participate against some quite stiff competition in somewhat damp and cold conditions.

Category	Under 13 Boys
Name	Position	Time
Ben Green	33	14:27

There were 33 runners in total.

Category	Under 15 Boys
Name	Position	Time
Ben Cook	11	15:58
Jake Oliver	DNF

There were 30 runners in total.

Category	Under 17 Men
Name	Position	Time
Kian Arnott	17	25:07

There were 17 runners in total.

Category	Under 17 Women
Name	Position	Time
Saffron Latham	17	34:04

There were 17 runners in total.

Telford 10K, Telford

Also on the same day, Ben Deakin ran in the Telford 10K, finishing in a time of 42:52 and in 243^rd place. There were 881 finishers. Well done Ben!

Sunday, 22^nd January

Open 2 the Elements 5K, Gnosall

Ben Deakin was once again the only Junior to run in this event, finishing in 3^rd place, in a time of 21:11, beating his Mum – well done Ben!

Saturday, 27^th January

Midlands Counties Cross Country Championships, Wollaton Park, Nottingham

We had seven juniors running in this event, the course of which was laid out in the beautiful parkland area, passing the imposing old hall. Everyone seemed to enjoy the experience, despite the wet conditions, and ran very well in their races, in what was a very challenging field of some of the Midland’s best junior athletes.

Category	Under 13 Boys, 3k
Name	Position	Time
Matthew Hilsdon	89	14:36
Ben Green	113	18:12

There were 114 finishers in total.

Category	Under 15 Boys, 4k
Name	Position	Time
Ben Cook	39	15:22
Robert Gray	104	20:18

There were 105 finishers in total.

Category	Under 17 Boys, 6k
Name	Position	Time
George Hodkinson	38	23:31
Kian Arnott	68	27:49
Ben Deakin	69	27:55

There were 70 finishers in total.

A massive well done to all who took part in this event.

Park Runs

As per previous months, a number of Juniors have been participating in these events, which are a great way over time, to help improve people’s performance over the same distance, on a weekly basis. Keep up the good work!