WCAC Newsletter #288, 28-08-20
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Many happy returns to the following Club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:
Henry Stewart, Molly Fields, Mark Povey, Sophie Cribb, Dave Tiernan, Claire Harris, Lucia Khanjay, Joanne Hope.
And Next Week: Imogen Pughe, Fergus Garland, Ben Scott, Charlie Boyce, George Fraser, Sharon Stoll, Sara Pearson, Isla Shillington, Heather Miller, Victor Oyesola, Ursula Archer.
QUARTET WARMING UP FOR THE BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Four Club members will be in action at next week’s British Track and Field Athletics Championships in Manchester.
George Hyde, Laura Turley, Joseph Morrison, and Emma Howe are all putting the finishing touches to their preparation for the two-day fixture being televised live on the BBC on Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5.
George warmed up for the event by powering his way to a new under 20 men’s shot put personal best of 15.84m at Saturday’s Trafford Open Meeting, where Laura clocked 57.95 seconds in the women’s 400m.
George will compete in the men’s shot put at the British Championships which is scheduled to take place on September 5 at 2.03pm, while Laura’s 400m first round takes place on September 4 at 4.45pm, and the final will be held the following day at 3.30pm.
Joseph will appear in the first round of the men’s 800m on September 4 at 8.10pm hoping to qualify for the following day’s final at 2.50pm.
And Emma will compete in the women’s javelin competition being held on Saturday at 11.12am, having achieved 43m at Nuneaton last weekend.
ROAD RELAYS RACE INVITE
Ellie Robinson is co-ordinating Club entries for a road relays fixture being held at Haydock on Sunday 20th September. There are 3×2.1km races for under 11s, under 13s, and under 15s, as well as 3×4.2km under 17s races, a 4×4.2km senior women’s race, and a 6×4.2km senior men’s race. Members wanting to compete need to email Ellie ASAP at: [email protected]
HURDLES INVITATION
Club coach Karl Fenney is keen to hear from any Club members wanting to attend his hurdles training sessions at the EPSV Track on Mondays (6-8pm). Please email Karl if you are wanting to attend at: [email protected]
HOME TRACK FEATURED ON BBC BREAKFAST TV
Our home track featured on BBC Breakfast TV this week when sports reporter Sally Nugent interviewed Paralympian Hannah Cockroft who trains at EPSV. The interview can be found on this link.
A RETURN TO CROSS COUNTRY RACES?
England Athletics is pleased to announce that they have begun making steps towards a potential restricted return to cross-country competition. Further details can be found here.
PLEASE HELP OUR CLUB WHEN YOU SHOP…
West Cheshire Athletic Club has registered with easyfundraising, which means over 4,000 shops and sites will now donate to the Club for FREE every time you use easyfundraising to shop with them. These donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to support us β itβs completely FREE and doesnβt take long at this link.
VOLUNTEERS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED AT TRACK & FIELD TRAINING SESSIONS
Eddie Gore and Dennis Wall are currently the Club’s Covid-19 Liaison Officers during track and field training at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.
But Eddie and Jill Gore won’t be available to help at the end of August because they are going away to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
And Dennis will be self-isolating next month with his mum because she is waiting for a hospital operation.
If nobody is available to step in for them then track and field training will come to an end because Covid-19 Liaison Officers are a must as part of the Club’s risk assessment approved by Brio.
It will be a great shame to bring things to an end after so much work went into the Club’s return to track training sessions.
If anyone can help they should email Dennis ASAP at: [email protected]
TRACK & FIELD TRAINING NOTES:
Only athletes who have been invited by their coaches shall be allowed on to the track facility for training sessions.
Athletes will arrive through the Black Entrance Gate ONLY (adjacent to Ellesmere Port Sport Village), Parents/ Guardians will drop their children here, remembering to keep social distancing.
Parents/Guardians do not come past the Black Entrance Gate or go on to the track side.
At the Black Entrance Gate, the athletes will then sanitise their hands.
Then they will put their track fees in a box (correct change would be good, Β£1.00 per hour or Β£2.00 for 2 hours), then they will go direct to their coach. There must be no socialising between groups.
Exit is via the Blue gates ONLY near the Old Sportshall Annexe to the Car Park to avoid mixing of groups. Parents/guardians to collect their children at Blue gates exit gates, parents/guardians do not come past the Blue Exit Gates on to the trackside to collect their children.
Athletes should bring their own named water bottle. The trackside toilets will not be open, but in an emergency, athletes can use the EPSV toilet facility and must wear a face mask. All athletes must apply the one-way system.
Athletes and coaches MUST not attend training if they or any of their household are suffering from COVID-19 symptoms or if local lockdown rules apply or if anyone has just travelled back from abroad from areas that lockdown applies to must NOT ATTEND TRAINING.
Only fully paid up members of EA and West Cheshire AC are eligible for training.
PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH
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.
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: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Membership
TRAFFORD AC OPEN MEETING NEWS
Ruby Phillips, Cosette Wearden, Sammy Hollins, Jessica Lark and Aimee Phillips of West Cheshire AC all celebrated personal bests at the Trafford Open Meeting.
Ruby and Wearden posted 4:06.73 and 4:32.55 respectively for new under 13 girls 1200m bests, while Hollins clocked 4:30.89 in his under 17 mens 1500m; Lark rounded the under 15 girls 1500m in 5:03.38; and Aimee clocked 5:19.49 in her under 15 girls 1500m.
Carys Roberts rounded the under 15 girls 1500m in 4:51.54, while Luke Parker clocked 4:57.44 in the under 15 boys 1500m; Sophie Haslam posted 2:34.28 in her under 13 girls 800m; Lily Moorhouse clocked 71.64 in her under 20 womens 400m; and over-40 lady, Liz Renondeau, achieved 4:42.17 in her 1500m, and 10:09.21 in her 3,000m race.
Anyone wishing to compete at the Trafford open meetings, please see this link: https://www.traffordac.co.uk/php/index.php?script=newsFull.php&news_id=938
2020 CILCAIN MOUNTAIN RACE
Limited entries are now open for the 60th Anniversary Cilcain Mountain Race.
Most places will be allocated on a first come β first served basis but there will be a percentage of reserved places for the following groups: Cilcain residents, former winners, local clubs (who have supported the race over the years), those of βadvanced yearsβ and not tech savvy.
No entries will be accepted on the day β Bank Holiday Monday, August 31. Entries above the agreed limit will be held as reserve. The race entries link is here.
ENTRIES OPEN FOR BARTLETTS FARNDON 10k ROAD RACE
A new Covid-19 secure race will have a waived start and runners will be set off in a group based on their predicted finishing time. Race numbers and chips will be posted and race instructions will be emailed approximately 7 days before race day.
The entry link is here.
LIVE WEBINAR WITH UK ATHLETICS AND ENGLAND ATHLETICS
Starting in September 2020, UK Athletics CEO Joanna Coates and England Athletics CEO Chris Jones will be hosting a live webinar every other month where they want to hear directly from the coaches and leaders, committee members, volunteers, officials and club members that make up our athletics and running community. The first webinar is on Wednesday 2nd September (6pm) β you can find out more and register for the webinars .
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: Tuesday 1 September & Sunday 13 September.
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 are 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 Markβs 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]
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?β¦
You can BOOK NOW for our new LiRF-CiRF online β 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 β 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 McLINTOCKβS REHAB EXERCISESβ¦
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 UPDATEβ¦
If you havenβt 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 WOODALLβS WORK-OUT INVITEβ¦
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 OSWELLβS 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 donβt 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 β 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 MEMORIESβ¦
This week it’s Lachie Stewart, Shirley Strong, and David Hemery. 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 U13 to U20 Middle Distance Group
WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/westcheshireac
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/
