CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION        NEWSLETTER

September 2005

North of England Inter-county Track & Field Championships.
Congratulations to all of the Cheshire athletes who represented the County in these championships held at Cudworth on 20th August.  The Under 15 girls team achieved the best placing with 2nd out of the 10 County teams competing.  We had a number of individual winners : Dominic Bradley in the 100m and 110mH, D Greta in the JT, Hayley Jones in the 300m, Beth Hicken in the 200m, Sian Kelman in the LJ and also the U17 Ladies team in the Medley relay.  All athletes contributed points
A disappointment was the non-appearance of a few athletes who had accepted invitations to take part but did not appear on the day.  We also had some vacancies in some events, particularly at senior level.

Other outstanding performances :
In the AAA of England U17 championships, Hayley Jones (Vale Royal) won the 300m. 
Elliott O’Neill (Macclesfield) and Roger Bate (Trafford) competed for Great Britain U23s in the Triple Jump and Hammer respectively in the U23 International at Sport City on Aug 6th.
Just as this goes to press we learn that Cecilia Greasley (Cheshire Hill Runners, formerly of Macclesfield H) won the LV45 World Hill Running title in the World Masters Championships held at Keswick.  
And continuing the success of Cheshire athletes in gaining international selection for Hill & Fell running, Jason McGonigle (Warrington AC) will represent England in the World Junior Championships in New Zealand in a week’s time

County Championships.
The County  Multi-events, organised by Jim Lethbridge of Handforth, Wilmlsow and Alderley Edge, were held successfully at Macclesfield on 11 September with good competition from Cheshire athletes as well as guests from adjoining counties.

The 10K road running championships were held in conjunction with the Birchwood event on a hot Sunday in August.  Mike Proudlove, 2nd overall won the mens championship while Vanessa Mulholland (Altrincham) won the Ladies.

No response to this last month, so repeated!!
At the last Cheshire committee meeting, Shaun McGrath (Vale Royal) suggested that to encourage and help the smaller clubs, the distance relays in the trak chmapionships should all be 3x800m.  What do you think?  Please let us know.

Future County Championships  :
Road Running Championships : the Half-marathon championship will be held within the Congleton event on 9 October.

Road Relays : these are being held at Blackpool (on 17 September) as part of the NW Counties event as in the past 5 years.  Entries are now closed.

Fell Running : the Cheshire Championship will again be held within the Clwydian Hills event on SUNDAY, 6 November from Cilcain Village Hall, near Mold (Map Ref : SJ177653).  The race is 10 miles in length, involving 3100ft of climbing.  Over 18s; entry fee £3; enter on day only. Further details 01352 741822.

Cross Country Championships 2006 : Plans have now been progressed to hold this on Sunday 8 January at the Joey the Swan Recreation area, Wistaston, Crewe.

Cheshire Road Running Grand Prix.
Six of the 7 races have now taken place, leaving the final race at Guilden Sutton 10K, near Chester to come.  Wilmslow Men and Macclesfield Ladies have already won the team awards, but the individual awards still remain to be decided. Many thanks to Adrian Thiemicke who has once again co-ordinated the Cheshire RR GP.  Hopefully he will carry on next year and you, the clubs, will continue to support the initiative to increase participation by club athletes in Cheshire road races.

Contact details for the co-ordinator, Adrian Thiemicke  (e-mail : roadracegp@cheshireaa.com  Tel : 01270 569012)

In 2006 we are proposing including a handicap competition within the GP series, based on the Endurance Handicap Proposals currently being assessed.  Club contacts were circulated with a questionnaire for individual athletes to complete to assist in establishing the handicap parameters.  Response from road runners in Cheshire clubs has been abysmal!

Another repeat statement ! :
The County have received a letter from the UK Counties Athletic Union inviting applications from ½ marathon organisers to apply to host the Inter-county championships (presumably for 2007).  If interested please inform Adrian who will then pass on your interest.

Road Race Fixtures (in Cheshire).
Forthcoming road races in Cheshire which have been notified to Adrian Thiemicke and Permits have been/will be applied for are : 

25 Sep	Antrobus 10K (R Harris 01565 733487)
25 Sep	Sutton 6 10K, nr Chester (M Lamb 0151 255 2520) Ches GP 7
2 Oct	Macclesfield ½ marathon (T Stock 01625 500402)
9 Oct	Congleton ½ marathon (M Thomas 01260 280152) Ches Champs.
16 Oct	David Lloyd Leisure 10K, Ellesmere Port (R Knight 0151 200 3943)
5 Nov	Langley 7 mile, nr Macclesield (T Stock 01625 500402)
26 Dec	Chester Round the Walls (B Hastings)
2006
22 January	25th 4 Villages ½ marathon, Helsby
5 Feb	Alsager 5 mile (Ken Rushton  01782 330553)
5 Feb	Norton Priory 5 mile, Runcorn (M Uren 0151 420 9414)
5 Mar	Farndon 10 K (P Norman 01978 846292)
26 Mar	Wilmlsow ½ marathon (M Fowler  01625 434235)
4 Apr?	Chester Spring 5 mile
16 Apr	Runcorn-Hale Bridge 5 mile (W Sergeant  0151 724 3171)
23 Apr?	Whitley 10K (C Straw  01925 730419)

Cheshire CC League : dates/venues agreed at its AGM at the beginning of May :
11 December at Macclesfield
2 January at Frodsham
15 January at Stockport

UKA Coaching Courses : 
Below are local ones to Cheshire.
Level 1
8/10/05		Ashton on Mersey, Trafford  (NW075)
22/10/05	Park High School, Wirral  (NW082)
12/11/05	SportCity, Manchester  (MW077)
3/12/05		Sport City, Manchester (NW078)
7/01/06		Sport City, Manchester (NW079)
11/03/06	Manchester  (NW081)
08/04/06	Cumberland Arena, Crewe (NW083)
29/07/06	Sportcity, Manchester (NW082)

Children in Athletics
29/10/05	Park High School, Wirral  NWCiA30)
19/11/05	SportCity, Manchester  (NWCiA27)
17/12/05	SportCity, Manchester (NWCiA28)
29/01/06	SportCity, Manchester  (NWCiA29)

Fitness in Running & Walking
08/10/05	Sportcity, Manchester (NWFIRW05)

Level 2Core
22-23/10/05	Sutton Com. Centre, St Helens (NW224)
10-11/12/05	SportCity, Manchester (NW226)
25-26/02/06	SportCity, Manchester (NW227)
03-04/06/06	Cumberland Arena, Crewe (NW228)

Level 2 Event
22/04/06  Speed/Throws	SportCity, Manchester
23/04/06  Endurance/Jumps	SportCity, Manchester

Level 3 (Phase 1)
8-9/10/05	Cardinal Heenan HS, Liverpool (NW3C1003)

18-19/02/06  Ph2   SportCity Manchester  (NW3C2003)
25-26/03/06		ditto		  (NW3C2004)
Level 4
15/10/05  Ph1	SportCity, Manchester  (NW4C1002)
29/04/06  Ph2	SportCity, Manchester (NW4C2002)

Strength & Conditioning Module, 2-3/04/06 Sportcity.

Please book your place with Tony Airnes (Tel : 01253 358168 or e-mail : tairnes@ukathletics.org.uk) well before the date of the course.
Details of courses at other venues can be found on www.ukathletics.net

Eddie Gore (Tel : 0151 513 5606), the Cheshire County AA Coaching Co-ordinator 

News Shorts :

Track & Field Officials Courses - proposed to hold in the Autumn.  In the absence of Joe Shellhorn (on holiday) please let the Newsletter Editor (John Driscoll) know names, contact details, discipline AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.  Thank you.

John Young Award 2005 - presented to Bob Lynch of Macclesfield for his services to Cheshire County Athletics.  Much appreciated by Bob, but he has suggested that the county should recognise all those who contribute - Any suggestions of how?

Message from Bob Lynch for road race organisers - ensure you establish early on the possible costs of policing your event.

Red Bull - the County Association have written to UK Athletics expressing their unease at the tie-up with the manufacturers of Red Bull and in particular the using of athletes to evaluate the potential gains (if any) of this drink.

Contacts
Michael Hunt, Regional Development Co-ordinator for NW England.  He is based at Sports City, Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Manchester  M11 3FF. Tel : 0161 230 8184; Mobile : 07968 498710; e-mail : mhunt@englandathletics.org  

County Development Day for Young Athletes : Michael Hunt has written to all Cheshire clubs about an evaluation day for young athletes at the Macclesfield Leisure Centre on Saturday 8 th October.  Coaches are invited to attend and participate.

Communications 
Please ensure your club members see this Newsletter. 

The next County committee meetings are : 12 Oct, 16 Nov and 14 December ALL at Frodsham Community centre, Fluin Lane.  All meetings start at 7:30pm.

ALL clubs are entitled to a representative at these meetings. We had two more clubs attend the last meeting.

Editor - John Driscoll (0151 339 5341 or, preferably, jld@sunnyfield.co.uk).  

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johndriscoll (14/09/05)