WCAC Newsletter #282, 17-07-20
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Many happy returns to the following Club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:
Madhuvanti Guruprasad, Dave Bish, Georgia Andrews, Izzy Hunter, Jane Pughe, Anthony Spruce, Gracie Hole, Sophie Webb, Fraser Campbell.
And Next Week: John Hughes, David Irving, Bethan Jones, Sam Pierre-Louis, Claire Gloyne-Phillips, Claire Bennette, Tom Tudor, Sam Owens.
NOT RECEIVING CLUB EMAILS?
If you are not receiving all of the emails from the club that you would like to (eg newsletter reminders, surveys), please use the link that you were emailed either when registering or renewing your membership to access your membership details. At the bottom of these details, you can change “Allow only essential emails about my membership” to “Allow all emails from West Cheshire Athletic Club”. Please note that this will mean that you receive all of the group emails that the club sends (usually no more than 1-2 per week; no third party/ advertising emails are sent). As this is personal data, we recommend that members alter their own information; if you have any trouble with this, please let us know.
PREPARATIONS FOR A RETURN TO TRACK TRAINING
The Club submitted a Return To Track Training Plan and Covid-19 Risk Assessment to Brio this week with the aim of resuming training at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track from Monday, August 3.
More than 180 Club members have expressed an interest to return to training as well as 16 Club Coaches, 5 Assistant Club Coaches, and 6 Volunteers, and as soon as Brio agree to our submission Coaches and Athletes will begin to prepare for a safe return to training under England Athletics guidelines, but please remember that only fully paid up Club members will be invited to return.
Meanwhile, several members have been taking advantage of attending various training sessions for restricted numbers supervised by Club coaches from the Northgate Arena, Chester; the Next Car Park at Cheshire Oaks; the Blue Planet Aquarium Car Park; and Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port.
Anyone attending these off-site training venues is being asked to contribute a training fee which will be put towards Club funds.
I hope you enjoy this latest weekly issue of the Club Newsletter during these strange times. This week’s edition features news, work-outs, links to video clips, and a list of club members who are celebrating birthdays.
Remember that you can all play your part in communicating and sharing your thoughts and ideas during this lull in Club training and competition.
I would welcome any contributions from yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents. Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next weekβs Newsletter β please email me.
Hopefully you are continuing to stay fit, healthy and upbeat in these strange times. Please forward me your contributions for the Club Newsletter by email to: [email protected]
PLEASE PAY YOUR CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Please remember to renew your Club Membership to help support West Cheshire AC prepare for life after the lockdown when the Club is aiming to organise a Club Track & Field Championships in September and hopefully host the Cheshire Track & Field Championships if restrictions are lifted.
In line with the Club’s hopes and aspirations, UK Athletics has confirmed that due to the extreme impact of Covid-19 on competition structures within the sport, the 2020 outdoor track and field competition year will be extended from September 30 to October 31.
The link to the Club Membership payment page on the website is here.
VIRTUAL ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to Harriet Wheeler and Gabriel Mikoleizik who competed in the Virtual English Schools Championships. Harriet achieved 28.58m in the javelin, and Gabriel posted 11.48 seconds for the 100m.
ONLINE COURSES FOR BECOMING A QUALIFIED ATHLETICS OFFICIAL
BOOK NOW! Start your journey to becoming a qualified athletics Official with our new online Field Judge Level 1 qualification . The 4-hour practical course introduces participants to the key roles, responsibilities and duties of a Field Official. Only Β£20pp. Available dates: Saturday Aug 1st, Tuesday September 1st and Sunday September 13th.
AUTUMN 2020 NORTHERN ROAD RELAYS CANCELLED
The Northern Road Relay Championships scheduled to be held in September have been cancelled. A statement from Northern Athletics can be found here.
2020 ENGLISH SCHOOLS COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLED
Statement released on Sunday: “Due to the situation relating to the coronavirus, it has been necessary to cancel the Regional Rounds of the Combined Events. It was hoped that we would be able to stage the Final at Bedford in September as planned, however due to continued uncertainties about what might be possible the decision has been made to cancel the Final too.”
HELP AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Club member Mark Shepherd is offering help to anyone who has been furloughed or are employed and looking to up-skill in a certain area.
The basic criteria is that an individual must live or work in Cheshire / Warrington and they have to be employed or self-employed. For businesses employing less than 50 people the funding his business (Accelerate) cover 100% of all training costs and for larger businesses itβs 40%.
Training can be anything from a short CPD type course to a full ILM leadership and Management qualification. From level 2 up to Level 7 (post degree).
If anyone shows interest please feel free to pass on Mark’s contact details and he will do his best to get their training funded.
Mark can be contacted at:07494 869 282 and by email: [email protected]
2020 WREXHAM ELITE MARATHON RACE PLAN
Run Cheshire and Gogledd Cymru are hoping to organise a Wrexham Elite Marathon. Further details can be found here.
2020 MANCHESTER MARATHON CANCELLED
The Manchester Marathon, which was due to take place on Sunday October 11th, has been cancelled.
2020 LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON CANCELLED
The Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon, which was due to take place on September 13th,has been cancelled.
2020 BETWSYCOED TRIAL CHALLENGE POSTPONED
The Betwsycoed Trail Challenge, which was due to take place on November 28th, has been cancelled.
ENGLAND ATHLETICS UPDATE
England Athletics has announced a restructuring and details can be found here.
England Athletics has provided an update on the latest guidelines which can be found here.
ROAD RUNNING UPDATE WEBINARS
England Athletics are organising four road running webinars to help update everyone about a way forward and other relevant road running topics.
WHY NOT BECOME A RUNNING LEADER?…
You can BOOK NOW for our new LiRF-CiRF online – a great Development opportunity helping individuals who are Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualified to prepare for the step up to the Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF) course. The workshop lasts 2 hours & costs only Β£20. New dates available – Tuesday 14 July, Sun 26 July & Tuesday 4 August.
ATHLETICS WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES
All the latest athletics news can be found on the Athletics Weekly website here.
HEATHER McLINTOCK’S REHAB EXERCISES…
Club member and physio Heather McLintock has provided a webpage developed for athletes to access over the COVID period. The link contains video exercises which can be used to rehabilitate whilst you canβt visit her at the practice.
HOME PENTATHLON UPDATE…
If you haven’t completed the Home Pentathlon yet, please give it a go and let me know how you get on.
VIRTUAL MULTI-EVENT@HOME COMPETITION
England Athletics has linked up with Sportshall Athletics to offer clubs a free to create their own Virtual Multi-Event @ home competition! Clubs can now use the Sportshall scoring system, and online OpenTrack virtual competitions platform, to create their own fun βat homeβ challenges and competitions featuring up to 13 events.
With athletics training and competition currently limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, Virtual Multi-Event @ home provides a fantastic opportunity for athletes to compete against others from their own club or against other clubs, within their home or close-to-home environment and in line with government guidelines.
CATHRYN WOODALL’S WORK-OUT INVITE…
Club member and Farndon physio Cathryn Woodall has posted crab walk and squat video exercises on her Farndon physio Facebook page.
Cathryn is also thinking of doing a Facebook live/Zoom video of a 20-30 minute exercise routine, if anyone is interested.
JASON OSWELL’S LOCKDOWN PHYSIOTHERAPY
Jason Oswell has been in touch to say he is doing Physiotherapy video consultations during lockdown. If anybody has any issues, he is prepared to provide a consultation to anybody from the club for Β£10. His email address is [email protected]
HELP AND SUPPORT
Anyone requiring help and support while self-isolating can contact the local council hotline number of 0300 123 7031.
This is a dedicated hotline number for those self-isolating and who don’t have anyone to help. A call to this number will provide help organising food or medicine deliveries, or some sort of social contact. The number for the most in need is 0300 123 7031. It is open Monday to Sunday (8am-7pm).
ALSO – Please feel free to ring me (Dennis) if you want a chat or need any help or support. My numbers are: 0151 201 1254 and 07968 643038.
UPDATED ONLINE ATHLETICS WEBINARS
In these unprecedented times, I wanted to draw the clubβs attention to some of the great resources available online. England Athletics is expanding its campaign to support Athletics and Running for everyone @home, with a focus on βRunning @homeβ support and advice. The homepage can be accessed here.
There are many webinars, interviews and tips from top coaches and athletes on how to stay conditioned and focused.
In addition, there are some fantastic videos for 4-11 year olds on the Funetics webpage put together in conjunction with England Athletics. The videos demonstrate parents and children (aged 4-11) taking part in FUN activities based on fundamental core movement skills: running, jumping and throwing. Funetics is a programme that has been designed to reflect the requirements of the National Curriculum Key Stage 1 and 2. At this time when our children are currently schooling at home, we hope that these video activities will support the need for education to continue at home. You can access the videos here.
The link to other updated webinars can be found here, here and here.
STAYING FIT AND HEALTHY
The links below offer a range of advice on exercises we can all do while confined indoors.
MIND provides a series of workouts here.
Joe Wicks has become a household name with his daily online morning workouts which can be found here.
Sport England is offering tips, advice and guidance on how to stay active around the home on this link.
Youth Sport Trust is providing healthy tips including a series of 60-second Challenges on this link.
Realbuzz has provided strength and conditioning exercises to help avoid injury.
MORE GREAT MEMORIES…
This week it’s Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell, and Fanny Blankers-Koen. Enjoy…
ITβS GOOD TO TALK
Members and parents are reminded to look at the following links for updates about the Club:
FACEBOOK: West Cheshire AC, West Cheshire AC Road Running, West Cheshire AC Jnr to U20 middle distance group
WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/westcheshireac
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/
