- Some information on our thinking re teams for the National Road Relay ( Takahe / Akaroa )
- plus some photos from Canty Roads .
- and much more
"GOOD LUCK to all the CHAV runners competing out of town this week.
Cameron Avery & Sean Eustace will be donning the black NZ Secondary School team singlet to take on the best of Australia at the Australian Cross Country Champs in Tasmania on Saturday.
We will also have lots of CHAV runners in the Red & Black of Canterbury at the NZ Road Champs in Dunedin. Natalie Dryden (U18 Women), Robyn Perkins (Masters Women), Angus Bailey, Latham Fairhall, Jacob Reese-Jones, Matt Prest, Tannock Blair (Under 18 Men), Richard Seigne, Richard Merrett, John Gamblin (Master Men 50+), Courtney Ruske (U20 Women Race Walk),
Also competing in the NZ Road Champs in Dunedin sporting the famous Blue & Orange of CHAV will be Chris Dryden (U15 Boys), Gary Prest, Mike Van der Colk, Iain Chinnery (Masters Men 50+)
We look forward to sharing your success with the club next week! "
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Here's a plug for an event that may fit in with your training .
" The 4th Ashley Forest half marathon and 10k run/walk will start at 10:00 on Sunday 1 st September.
The event is run as a fundraiser, with all proceeds going to North Loburn School.
Last year we had almost 300 entrants with a range from club runners to walkers, young and old.
The event goes back to basics with a local feel, relaxed atmosphere, slightly inaccurate distances, low entry fee, plenty of spot prizes and no place prizes.
The course is all off the tarmac in the Ashley Forest, on hilly forestry roads with views out to the ocean (weather permitting!)
Entries and further information can be found at www.northloburn.school.nz.
Cheers, Colin"
The event is run as a fundraiser, with all proceeds going to North Loburn School.
Last year we had almost 300 entrants with a range from club runners to walkers, young and old.
The event goes back to basics with a local feel, relaxed atmosphere, slightly inaccurate distances, low entry fee, plenty of spot prizes and no place prizes.
The course is all off the tarmac in the Ashley Forest, on hilly forestry roads with views out to the ocean (weather permitting!)
Entries and further information can be found at www.northloburn.school.nz.
Cheers, Colin"
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Opening night for Junior Athletics this year will be Wed 16 th October . Registration night will be on the Monday 14 th October between 5 and 6.30 pm at the Clubrooms near tennis courts off Greers Rd.
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Results are already out for the Timaru 5 lap relay (formerly "Round the Gorges " ). Good to see the event was well attended by local and visiting clubs with quite a number from Christchurch .This will give the local organizing club (Aorangi) encouragement to keep hosting the event . Hopefully, even a return to the familiar "Gorges" format will make a return .
Results
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There was a full article ready to post on the Club Road Champs held on Saturday 10 August ...BUT.... it has disappeared . In the past I would rack my brain to remember what I'd written (and it's amazing how this can be done ) but I just don't have the energy : ( Suffice to say it was a grey chilly sunless day ; there were about 28 runners in the 5km and many kids in the 3 and 2 km ; and there were many good efforts put in .
The results came out in a pdf which isn't supported by this blog : (
Here are the 5000m results :
Sean E- 15.26
Cam A - 15.33
Matt P - 15.49
Jacob R/J- 16.05
Tannock - 16.09
Matt D----16.14
Angus B- 16.17
Latham F- 16.27
Rich S -16.41
ARJ - 17.02
Margot- 17.36
Chris D -17.51
Richie M -18.18
Johngam- 18.19
Kevin M - 18.36
Rodger - 19.01
Ants- 19.07
Greg B - 19.33
Annabelle- 19.35
Nat D- 19.56
Robyn P- 20.14
Iain - 20.31
Julia - 20.32
Dave T - 20.39
Rob H - 20. 52
Gary P- 22.02
Jingles - 23.17
Anne K- 25.13
Kevin Muir (honorary CHA member )
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Canterbury Road Champs -August 17 th 2013 .
Another grey drizzly day but not quite so cold as last week (our club champs) .This year saw it return to Landfill Rd in the Burwood plantation after a couple of years at Pegasus .What had changed ? The entrance to the road had been tastefully 'enhanced ' (as cricket ovallers might express it ).Huge wooden embankments on both sides with wide grassed berms made for a pleasant drive in. Also, parts of the forest had been chopped and juvenile pines were springing up to replace them. It used to be a cathedral-like atmosphere all the way to the furthest turn, but a pine- weedy look has taken over now near the top of the course . It is still a very good place to hold a road running event .
Despite the weather the Christchurch running community had a good day and saw some very good racing . CHA had 78 entries in the various categories .There were a few withdrawls due to sickness - notably Laura W who would possibly have medalled in the Sen Womens event .Richie Merrett also couln't run and it's debatable whether he'd have pipped Johnny G : )
So ,not all of our adult runners were there, but those who were achieved some very good results .
Thanks Sarah for the great photos! Check them out here -> Canterbury Road Champs Photos
Thanks Sarah for the great photos! Check them out here -> Canterbury Road Champs Photos
Here are some highlights I observed :
- Courteney won the 5km Walk U20 title
* to be fair , Dave pinged a calf, but he was running corners wide and I was gaining .
Here are a few cellphone shots -
Chris wins the B14 grade (4 km 13.22)
- Chris Dryden winning the B13/14 grade in a ferocious display of solo running .He cut out the 4 km in 13.22 which would translate to 26.44 for 8km. Watch this guy.
- Robyn ran second placed VW45 and got 4th fastest VW of any age .
-Margot cleared out to win the combined J/Womens etc race in a 5km PB (?) of 17.21 .
- Matt D was back to his best winning the J/Men 8km title in 26.08 and sat with Sean and Cam for about 5km .Matt was 'crook as' last week during Club Champs .
-Sean and Cam clearing out in the Y/Mens race with Sean outkicking Cameron by a few seconds.
- Annabelle scooping 3rd S/Womens place in 39 mins 68 seconds : )
-Greg wore a ' modern ' CHA singlet and ran a good M50 39.05
-Greg wore a ' modern ' CHA singlet and ran a good M50 39.05
-Jacob R/J finishing powerfully to claim 3rd Y/Men spot in a very strong field .
-John Gamblin claimed 2nd M50 time after a full morning's work setting up.
-Andrew R/J turned the tables on his Port Hills adversary to get 4 th M45 .
-Rodger was second M60 in an almost qualifier time for National team selection .
-John Gamblin claimed 2nd M50 time after a full morning's work setting up.
-Andrew R/J turned the tables on his Port Hills adversary to get 4 th M45 .
-Rodger was second M60 in an almost qualifier time for National team selection .
-me finishing a race and picking up Dave Tyrrell* in the last 800 m .Also getting lapped by Richard Seigne as he raced in for the M50 title .
* to be fair , Dave pinged a calf, but he was running corners wide and I was gaining .
Margot doing the work in lead bunch
Natalie approaching Race HQ
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We are now strongly looking for entries to this relay : email me (Mike ) asap.
The Junior Men are possibly putting two teams of six in as part of their Selection processes and build-up to Akaroa ,which follows two weeks after.
I'd like to see at least one other team do this ; so fill in the form you got recently or email me.
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Date: Saturday, 21st September 2013
Time: (Provisional Start times) 9.45am an then at 15 minute intervals
Start Venue: Meet at Greta Valley Tavern Car Park
Finish Venue: Greta Valley Tavern carpark
Distance: 42.2km
Entries: $90 per team plus estimated team time
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Travel north through Amberley to Greta Valley, 60 minutes from Christchurch. All teams to meet at the Greta Valley Tavern car park. Each team is to have only one vehicle on the course, all teams will proceed from the car park to the start 1km away.
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COURSE:
This is a loop course on sealed and unsealed roads.
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Lap 1 4.6km– Slight uphill, sharp downhill, flatish, short uphill then down to finish at corner of Glendhu Road.
Runners to remain on the right hand side of road at all times.
Lap 2 7.9km – mildly undulating, 2 small humps followed by a 1km steep climb then downhill to finish. Runners to remain on right hand side of road until directed to change on a short straight after the first hump.
Lap 3 7.5km – gentle downhill (left into Happy Valley Rd), mild undulations, short sharp uphill (end of seal), mild undulations, gradual uphill 1.5km then slight downhill to finish. Runners to remain on left hand side while on seal, then as far left as practical on unsealed roads to allow traffic to pass.
Lap 4 8.2km – gentle downhill, 3 sharp gullies (down & up for 3km), mild undulations then gradual uphill to finish at corner Glendhu Rd and Happy Valley Road. Completely unsealed – except in the 3 gullies, runners to keep as far left as practical on unsealed roads to allow traffic to pass.
Lap 5 8.0km – starts downhill then 5 steep roller coaster hills before finishing downhill where lap 1 finished. Unsealed – except on steep climbs, runners to keep as far left as practical on unsealed roads to allow traffic to pass.
Lap 6 6.0km – reverse of lap 1 to start, then continue downhill to Greta Valley Tavern intersection, turn left then uphill for 200m to finish at the back entrance to the tavern car park. Runners will stay to the left at all times.
PRIZES:
There are three major prizes to the value of $300 each plus a number of spot prizes as well.
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A message from Greymouth on the West Coast :
" Please make a note that our annual relays (fka '2 person relay') will again be held on the second Saturday in October (12th October 2013 one week after Akaroa).
As usual we will have lots of whitebait, West Coast hospitality and hopefully lots of lovely West Coast sunshine (sorry about last year).
We hope to have the entry forms out within the next few weeks. Our graphic artist is currently on safari in South Africa."
Regards
Tony Gibson
Secretary
Greymouth Harrier Club
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CHUKA'S RUN :
Sunday November 3
" Chucka's Run is an run that I arrange each year to give people training for the Kepler a chance to do a good long run one month out and is also good for those that like a good run offroad which this is. There are two distances the first which is 28km and the second which is 35km. I organise a bus which will leave from Hansen Park at 8am and head out to our starting point which is the Hilltop Tavern, we make one stop at Little River on the way. The run starts by going aling the Summit Road for about 400m before we turn left into a track which takes us above the bush line where we will regroup and head off on our journey across the tops and we will split into packs at the first style.
Both courses go the same way along the tops and up to the top of Mount Herbert and from here they go different ways the 28km goes down to Diamond Harbour where the bus will be waiting and the 35km goes past the Mount Herbert Shelter and from around Mount Bradley using the back track which should be cleared of gorse so they tell me to the Packhorse Hut and from there to Gebbies Pass and down the road for a couple of kms to the finish at Teddingten Tavern where the bus will end up.
You need to carry some gear in case the weather changes and the cost is only $25.
If you want to come aling for a great day I can be contacted by e-mail chucka@clear.net.nz or 9808395 or 0273587153."
Chucka (Peter Bayliss)
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" Are you ready to play?
You’re invited to the South Island Masters Games, 5-13 October in Nelson. Over 3,000 participants, over 50 sports across 9 days. You don’t need to qualify or belong to a club you just have to be old enough and for most sports that’s 30 years. In addition to the sporting events there are themed party nights, daily live music and a bar and cafe at the games village. Registration is now open. View the full programme and for more information go to www.simasters.co.nz. See you in sunny Nelson!
Additionally we have other marketing material for the event available such as entry books, small flyers and larger posters, should you want any for your offices, or any of your members, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.
Kind Regards,
Jane Miles
Events Organiser
Sport Tasman
142 Saxton Road East, Stoke
PO Box 3197, Richmond, Nelson 7050
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People who don't attend our AGMs miss hearing various reports . Reading Marilyn's summary of Summer Junior running is inspiring .
" Summer Junior Club Captain’s Report 2012-2013 Season
This season we had around 200 registered Junior athletes. Some dropped off fairly quickly –and then more stopped coming after Xmas –leaving us with a regular core of around 150 club night members.
We settled the kids in fairly quickly into our usual pattern at club nights –
a mix of skills coaching and competition with a firm emphasis on good behaviour, manners, sportsmanship and obeying the rules.
The children learn very quickly what is expected of them at club night and soon realise that they will gain far more from club nights when everyone fits into the Chav way of running things. They were a very well-behaved group of athletes this season.
We were extremely lucky with the weather this year –and although we had some very cold, windy nights –we had very little rain.
The parent-help roster continued to work really well –thanks Rae and Jackie
This season we were fortunate to be able to call on some help from our previous season’s 15yr old leavers. Sean, Matt, Jacob, Chris, Kate and Katie were able to come down most weeks and help with small groups for sprint, relay, hurdles and jumps skills. They were enthusiastic, encouraging and knowledgeable about the various events and had a good rapport with the youngsters.
This was really successful – and meant that we were able to offer a worthwhile skills programme to our Wednesday-only athletes
As usual –we implemented our popular 5 * Award scheme – awarding hundreds of certificates. Temwa Chileshe, Cullen Moody, Maka Nui and Jake Nicholls all achieved the top Level 5 award
Graeme and Sarah ran our Kiwisport programme again with our young 5/6yr old athletes. They do an amazing job and have endless patience while teaching these very young athletes the basic skills of running, jumping and throwing. They make sure the children listen to instructions and follow the rules of club-night. We have them to thank for the way these young athletes behave, participate fully in club night and improve their athletic and social skills along the way
All the Kiwisport kids love the sessions which were fun , interesting and varied every week.
Most of these youngsters took part in Club Champs Day and this season 3 of them competed at regular Saturday Inter Club meetings as well in the 7yr Grade.
Madi Thomas (6yrs) was also chosen to represent Canterbury at the 995 meet at Rawiti Domain in March – a fantastic achievement for a 6yr old!
Our Junior Club Champs Day in February was well-attended and a great success –with the athletes enjoying a mix of serious competition and some fun events. Our Senior Girls came dressed up as famous athletes – so we had Sally Pearson, Usain Bolt, Valerie Adams and others all competing against each other in the various events!
Not to be outdone –our Senior boys entered an interesting “Family Relay Team “ –complete with great costumes!
Our athletes enjoyed the annual Ribbon night in March –with everyone entering into the spirit of the handicapped races for our club ribbons.
Our final night of the season started with fun and games on the field at Russley School , followed by a delicious shared tea and then prize-giving in the Russley School Hall.
Many of our athletes received trophies, certificates and medals to mark their achievements throughout the season. This function is always tinged with sadness too - as we have to farewell our 14yr old athletes –many of whom have been with us in the Juniors for many years and have played a very important part in the Chav club. We wish them all luck as they enter the ranks of Senior athletics next season.
We continued to provide quality coaching for our 10-14yr. Saturday athletes.
Mondays are coaching nights –with Juniors from 4.40pm and Seniors from 6.10pm. Almost all of the athletes in these squads improved in their events over the season as a result of the work done by our squad coaches.
Tuesday nights were middle-distance training nights – when a small group of around 8-10 athletes benefitted greatly from weekly training taken by Nikki McFadzien (following Maria Hassan’s MD programme ).
Anita Sutherland continued to run sessions on Wednesday nights for 15/16yr Chav athletes.
We provided extra coaching sessions for those athletes attending the Colgate games, those selected in Canterbury Rep teams and those involved in Secondary Schools Competitions.
Our Chav Junior coaching programme continues to be highly successful –with our young athletes benefitting from the expert help of our great young coaches ."
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I read an interesting article in a local newspaper about the increasing number of males in their 40 s and 50 s lining up for hip and knee replacements in the U.K . This is a result of the phenomenon of exercise addiction .More than 90,000 hips and 70,000 knees are replaced annually in England and Wales (a figure which includes age and obesity related related operations ) . Impact injuries to cartilage in sporty types leads to osteo problems and eventual joint replacements . BUT .... it was reported that runners aren't incurring these problems in any proportion to their numbers .It is posited that runners avoid the problem because they use their joints in a uniform non -traumatic way . The familiar story that marathon runners have the most dense leg bones of any class of human being suggests the possibility of correspondingly healthy cartilage . Personally, I dont think I have any osteoarthritis - but I certainly get sore muscles after unaccustomedly hard runs : )
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