CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 
NEWSLETTER  -  October 2007

ROAD RACE FIXTURES in CHESHIRE	
7 Oct.
7 Oct

14 Oct.
20 Oct.

3 Nov.
26 Dec.
2008
20 Jan
3 Feb
30 Mar
2 Apr
6 Apr

27 Apr?
9 May
18 May
31 May
15 Jun
21 June
2 July
12 July
early Aug
6 Aug

17 Aug
	Congleton ½ marathon
Northern Athletics Young Athletes Relays,
Croxteth Park, Liverpool (club entry)
“On your Marks” 10K, Crewe
National 6-stage Road Relays and YA Relays at Sutton Park, Birmingham
Langley 7 miles, nr Macclesfield
Chester “Round the Walls”

4 Villages ½ marathon, Helsby
Alsager 5 mile
Wilmslow ½ marathon
Chester Spring 5 mile
NOTE NEW DATE – venue to be confirmed
Northern 12-stageand 6-stage road relays
Whitley 10K
Christleton 5K
Chester Half-marathon
Peter Lowe, Hollins Green, 5K
Capenhurst RC 10K
Lymm 5K
Forest Park Ladies’ 5K, Birchwood
Burtonwood 5 mile
David Lewis 5 mile
Pie and Peas 5 mile, Whitegate (Multi-terrain).
Birchwood 10K	

Any Northern athlete wishing to be considered for selection for the following fixtures should contact Rob Cameron (link on NA website) – 10 October Chichester Priory 10K (incorporating AAA Champs; 25 November Leeds Abbey Dash 10K.

Cheshire Grand Prix  -  Individual winners were – Mike Halman of Wilmslow Running Club and Marilyn Kitching from Tattenhall Running Club.  The Ladies’ team event was won by Macclesfield Harriers, with the honours in the Mens’ event going to Wilmslow Running Club.

In conjunction with the GP series has been a second year of experiment with an endurance handicapping scheme invented by George Bunner.  In this a handicap code (as in golf) is determined by an athlete’s recent performances and then the code translates into a time allowance which varies depending on the distance of the race.  Handicap results were produced for each of the Cheshire GP races and can be seen on the cheshireaa.com website. 

North West Road Relays –Sefton Park
The County Championships were again held in conjunction with the NW event which sees 4 counties come together to hold a single meeting.
Winning Cheshire teams (again full results are on the cheshireaa.com web site) :
U13 Girls : West Cheshire just ahead of Vale Royal
U13 Boys : Warrington (2nd overall) from Vale Royal
(4th overall).
U15 Girls : Vale Royal (5th Overall) from Warrington
U15 Boys : Warrington (also 1st in North West) from Crewe and Nantwich
U17 Women : Vale Royal (also 1st North West) with Rebecca Craigie running the fastest leg of all teams.
U17 Men : Warrington (also 1st NW) with Daniel Cliffe running the fastest leg overall, from Vale Royal.
Senior Women : Warrington AC (5th overall)  from an anonymous Macclesfield team (8th)!
Senior Men : Wale royal (9th overall) from Ellesmere Port (14th).

The Northern Senior road relay championships were held at Birchwood on Saturday 29th September with only a few Cheshire teams taking part – Warrington, Macclesfield (ladies) and Spectrum Striders.  The local organisers were Julian Spencer with his team of Spectrum Striders members.

CROSS COUNTRY
West Cheshire AC are hosting a series of Cross Country races for Primary School pupils Years 4, 5, and 6, plus High School pupils year 7, as part of their Club/School link programme.  The races will take place at Cheshire Oaks HS, over the same course as last year, but over extended distances.  All club athletes are welcome to take part, but MUST enter as a member of their school.-no Club vests. Individual and overall awards, plus overall team awards.  Athletes must compete in three from four events to quality for the overall award.  The cost will be 50p for each participant.  The first race start at 10.00am.  

CHESHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS  - details and entry forms will be available in October.

CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES	
2007		
13 Oct.	CheshireOaks HS, Ellesmere Port	
27 Oct.	Manchester Area XC League – Heaton Park	
3 Nov.	English X-C Relays, Mansfield	
10 Nov.	Cheshire Oaks HS, Ellesmere Port	
17 Nov.	Manchester Area XC League – Boggart Hole Clough	
2 Dec.	Manchester Area XC League – Sherdley Park, St Helens	
2008		
5 January	County Champs., Forest Park, Birchwood
(to be confirmed)	
13 Jan.	Manchester Area XC League –  Woodbank Park, Stockport	
26 Jan.	Northern Championships, Leeds	
9 Feb.	Cheshire Oaks HS, Ellesmere Port	
9 Feb	Manchester Area XC League – Wythenshawe Park, Sale (Saturday)	
23 Feb.	English National Champs., Alton Towers	
8 March	English Schools Champs., Sefton Park	
15 March	Inter Counties X-C Champs., Nottingham	
29 March	Cheshire Oaks HS, Ellesmere Port	

Cross Country Permits
Please note there is a change to cross country permits from this month.  Permit applications for cross country events are to be sent directly to the Northern Athletics Office in Dewsbury (Judith Temperton) who will issue the Permits.  AdrianThiemicke has an electronic copy of the new Permit application form.
 
FELL RUNNING
The Cheshire Fell Running Championships have been incorporated into the Passing Clouds Race, scheduled for 28 October from “The Winking Man” on the Buxton to Leek road at 11am; distance 9 miles.  Race Secretary is John Amies - full details on the Congleton Harriers web site.  Entry forms are on the Cheshire AA website. 

TRACK and FIELD 
UK SCHOOLS – A mumber of Cheshire Athletes were in action for the North West at the end of August.  Liverpool Harriers’ Mike Ehlen took first place in the High Jump, with club mate Tony Corrigan finishing in second place in the 200m.  Stephanie Blackwell (Birchfield) was 5th in the 300mH. Stephanie Owens, Sian Kelman and Emily Fisher (West Cheshire) were 5th (Hammer), 9th (Long Jump) and 10th (Javelin) respectively.  Luke Miller-Briggs was 2nd in an invitation 100m, with club-mates Daniel Cliffe 4th (3K), Stephen Broadhurst 10th (1500m) and Matt Jackson 4th (1500m S/C).  Rebecca Craigie from   Vale Royal finished 4th in the 1500m.

ESAA Combined Events Chakmpionships
Results for Cheshire-based athletes who competed at the above Championships, are as follows: Jack Andrew (Macclesfield Harriers), competing for Derbyshire finished 9th in the Inter Boys’ Octathlon.  Carl Van Schie (West Cheshire) finished in fourth spot in the Senior Boys’ Decathlon, and Samantha Fraser (Sutton St Helens) also finished in fourth in the Junior Girls’ Pentathlon.  Samantha’s efforts have led to an invitation to represent English Schools in an International Pentathlon, in December.
Cheshire T&F League – Final positions are as follows:
Women    -    Crewe and Nantwich
Men         -     Macclesfield Harriers
Overall     -    Crewe and Nantwich
U11s        -    Salford Mets

Congratulations to all the Clubs and athletes who took part.

TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES	
24 Nov.
15 Dec.	Northern Indoor Open Meeting, Sheffield
Northern Indoor Open Meeting, Sheffield	
2008		
12-13 January	Senior and U20 Northern Combined Event Championships, Sheffield	
19-20 Jan.	Senior and U20 T&F Champs., Sheffield	
27 Jan.	Northern U17 & U15 Indoor Champs. Leeds	
9-10 Feb.	UK Indoor T&F Champs (Venue TBC)	
23-24 Feb.	U20, U17 & U15 England Indoor T&F Champs., Birmingham	
8-9 March	U17 & U15 England/Northern Indoor Combined Event Champs., Sheffield	
10-11 May	Cheshire T&F Championships, Venue TBC	

SPORTSHALL  ATHLETICS
Dates for the 2007/2008 North West League have been set as follows:

Round 1  - 7 October
Round 2  - 28 October
Round 3  - 18 November
Round 4  - 27 January
League Final – 3 March

CALLING ALL POLE VAULTERS – Rod Grant-Smith (Macclesfield) would like to hear from anyone who would be interested in learning the basics of Pole Vaulting during the winter months.  Essentially, this is aimed at beginners (Under 16s) and would involve indoor sessions at a number of venues.  If you are interested, contact Rod directly so that he can gauge the level of interest.  His email address is: leogrant@tiscali.co.uk.  Cheshire has few Pole Vaulters and England Athletics are keen to invest in the development of this discipline in the County.  There is a lot of potential vaulting talent, but both coach support and the provision of indoor venues are needed.  Any coaches who would like to discuss this issue further should also contact Rod.

Northern Athletics have issued a Directory of Tracks covering England (plus a few in Scotland).

UKA Coaching Courses (local to Cheshire)

Date	Code	Venue	Subsidy
Available	
Level 1	
13.10.07	NW1C110/07	SportCity	£60 pp	
3.11.07	NW1C111/07	Wavertree	£60 pp	
1.12.07	NW1C113/07	SportCity	£60 pp	
12.1.08	NW1C114/07	SportCity	£60 pp	
15.3.08	NW1C116/07	SportCity	£60 pp	
Level 2 (Core)	
15-16.12.07	NW2C239/07	Sport City		
15-16.12.07	NW2C239/02	Manchester	£140 pp	
23-24.2.07	NW2C240/02	Manchester	£140 pp	
Level 2 (Event)	
26.4.08		Sport City
Speed/Throws	£30 pp	
27.4.08		Sport City
Endurance/Jumps	£30 pp	
Level 3 (Phase 2)	
Level 4 (Phase 2)	
Children in Athletics	
20.10.07	NW1CA50/02	Sport City	£60 pp	
8.12.07	NW1CA51/02	Sport City	£60 pp	
19.1.08	NW1CA52/02	Sport City	£60 pp	
22.3.08	NW1CA53/02	Sport City	£60 pp	

Subsidised places are available  - funding information is available from Katie Jones kjones@englandathletics.org.   (Cheshire). 
Please book your course place with Alison Lysons, Administrator - NW at Sport City.  Telephone 0161 230 8184 o coachednw@englandathletics.org.
Details of courses at other venues can be found on www.ukathletics.net

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

IMPORTANT news for Officials  - a level 3 training course is to be held at Sport City, Manchester on Sunday 14 October.  Further details and forms are available on the UKA website and application forms are to be sent to Alison Lysons.  The course is free for those existing level 4 officials.  The charge for level 2 officials wishing to progress to level 3 and beyond is £30,

Other news (from Adrian Thiemicke) :
In the World Master’s Championships held recently in Italy (where Joe Shellhorn was officiating) Darren scott (Trafford) a long established Cheshire athlete won two gold (200m and 4x100m relay) and one bronze (100m) medals in the 35 to 39 year old age group.

OTHER CONTACTS
Michael Hunt, Manager, NW Region, England Athletics.   He is based at SportCity,  Tel : 0161 230 8184; Mobile : 07968 498710; e-mail : mhunt@englandathletics.org  

PLEASE NOTE that all enquiries about athletics should now be directed to the NW Regional Office.  Specific enquiries re affiliation and membership should be sent to athletics services, details having been sent to ALL affiliated clubs, leagues and associations.  Administrator for the NW Region is Alison Lysons at the Sports City office. 

Northern Athletics first AGM was held at Longford Park, Manchester on 22 September.  Bryan Heywood of Holmfirth Harriers became the new President.

PLEASE send any items for the next Newsletter direct to the Editor (Ellen Molloy): jamesandellenmolloy@btopenworld.com
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE GRATEFULLY  RECEIVED.

COMMUNICATIONS 
Please ensure your club members see this Newsletter. 

The next County committee meeting is on 17 October and will be held at Frodsham Community Centre, Fluins Lane, commencing at 7.30pm.  ALL clubs are entitled to a representative at these meetings. Remember to look at:	www.cheshireaa.com