WCAC News #489 13-9-24
PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR CLUB…
The club is organising 2 fixtures this weekend that need your help:
1 – SATURDAY:End Of Season Junior Multi-Events Competition (10am start), at Ellesmere Port Sports Village. The fixture needs volunteers to work alongside qualified club officials, so please assist.
2 – SUNDAY: Guilden Sutton 10K Road Race (11am start) and Fun Run (12.15pm start) – enter on the day in the Village Hall). Any member entering the race should provide a helper or marshal and email Dennis Wall ASAP with the name of the helper at: [email protected]
THIS WEEKEND…
Saturday, September 14 – West Cheshire AC Junior Multi-Events Competition, Ellesmere Port Sports Village (10am start).
Saturday, September 14 – English National Cross Country Championships, Weston Park.
Sunday, September 15 – Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race (11am start) and Fun Run (12.15pm start).
Best wishes to all Club athletes, officials, and helpers.
WELL DONE!
Congratulations to all our club members who took part in the North West and Cheshire Road Relay Championships and a big thank you to Ellie Robinson for co-ordinating the entries.
This week’s Club Press Report can be found here: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: CLUB AWARDS EVENING
The Club Awards Evening will be held at Cheshire View, Plough Lane, Christleton, on Friday, 18th October.
More details will be announced soon.
WIRRAL MULTI-TERRAIN FIXTURES
THE four-round series of Wirral Multi-Terrain League fixtures has been published. They are: Tuesday, September 17, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey (6.30pm start), and Tuesday, September 24, at Arrowe Park (6.30pm start).
The online entry link is: https://wirralmultiterrain.niftyentries.com
WEST CHESHIRE AC SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY RACE SERIES
The Club will be organising this winter’s four round series of races at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Saturdays, 5th October; 9th November; 7th December; and 18th January.
LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY OPENER
Club members can have a preview of January’s Cheshire Cross Country Championships venue by competing in the opening round of the North Staffs Cross Country League on Saturday 28th September, at Betley Court Farm, Crewe, CW3 9BH.
ALL runners must pre-enter online at: https://www.avtiming.com/nsccl
The total cost per runner will be Β£14 plus a Β£1.50 card charge for Senior Athletes, and Β£7 plus a Β£1 card charge for Junior Athletes for all 4 North Staffs Cross Country League fixtures.
TIMETABLE for 28th September: U11 Girls β 12 noon (2km); U11 Boys β 12.15pm (2km); U13 Girls β 12.15pm (2km); U13 Boys β 12.35pm (3.5km); U15 Girls β 12.35pm (3.5km); U15 Boys β 1pm (4.5km); U17 Ladies β 1pm (4.5km); U17 Boys β 1.30pm (5km); U20 Ladies β 1.30pm (5km); Senior Ladies β 1.30pm (5km); Masters Ladies β 1.30pm (5km); U20 Men β 2.10pm (8km); Senior Men β 2.10pm (8km); Masters Men β 2.10pm (8km).
MANCHESTER INDOOR OPEN MEETINGS
This winter’s Sale Harriers Manchester Indoor Open Meetings will be held at the Regional Athletics Centre, Sportcity, Manchester. M11 4FF, on the following Sundays, 8th December 2024; 22nd December 2024; 12th January 2025; 2nd February 2025; 16th February 2025; and 9th March 2025.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES…
Tuesday, September 17 – Wirral Multi-Terrain League, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey (6.30pm start)
Saturday, September 21 – Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships, at Stanley Park, Blackpool
Tuesday, September 24 – Wirral Multi-Terrain League at Arrowe Park (6.30pm start).
Saturday, September 28 – North Staffs Cross Country League, Betley Hall Farm, near Crewe.
Sunday, September 29 – Borders Road Running League Round One (Helsby, 11am).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Many happy returns to the following club members who celebrate their birthdays:
Claire Smith, Mae Grant, Jack Arnold, Jago Gill, Amelia Clarke, Daniel Austin, Poppy McKenna, Belle Thompson, Richard Hunt, Lesley Brown, Andrew Barratt, Rosie Broome, Daniel Walker.
STEP INTO COACHING…
If you would like to take your first step on the coaching ladder and get qualified as a Coaching Assistant, please book via: www.athleticshub.co.uk
The club will reimburse the cost of these courses.
BORDERS ROAD RUNNING LEAGUE
HELSBY is the venue for the first round of the Borders Road Running League on September 29.
Other provisional dates and venues are: November 3 at Tattenhall; December 8 at Cybi Striders; January 26 at Deestriders; March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at either Prestatyn, Chester Tri, or West Cheshire (Presentation Evening).
All races are on Sundays and start at 11am except for the final race which is on a Wednesday evening with a 7pm start and is a relay event.
CHILD SAFETY AT CLUB TRAINING SESSIONS
Can parents of club members aged 15 years old and younger please make sure you and your child go to the EPSV Track Office to sign in before club track training sessions and that your youngster goes to their coach when they arrive to ensure the safety of all youngsters on the site.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHEN RENEWING CLUB MEMBERSHIP
When Club members renew their membership can they please remember to advise the club of any SEN (Special Educational Needs) or medical needs and to ensure coaches are aware.
REMOVING 1M RUNNING SHOES FROM LANDFILL
There are in the region of 18 billion pairs of running shoes sold in the world every year. That’s the equivalent to 2 pairs of running shoes per person on earth. Yet, there are millions who have no shoes and suffer terribly from sole diseases.Β ‘Jog on Again’ believe some 30+ million pairs of shoes end up in landfill every year and many of these shoes have a lot of life left in them!Β
The Club would like to do our bit and help ‘Jog on Again’ get those shoes out to those who need them in over 15 destinations around the world.
So, look in that cupboard, garage, under the bed. They may be old to you, but you can give them another chance with someone else.
There will be a collection box at the track for you to donate old trainers or spikes – no need to clean them up, we’ll take them just as they are!Β Of course if anyone in the club feels they could make use of shoes someone else has donated, then feel free to help yourself from the collection box – you are still doing your bit to help save them from landfill. Thank you for your support.
TRACK SPIKES FOR SALE
Members wanting track spikes for their shoes can purchase packets of 12 for Β£2 from the Club Container Office at Club Training Sessions.
CLUB KIT
Woollen Club Bobble Hats and Purple Club hoodies have been delivered, so please come and buy your bobble hat (Β£15) and hoodie (Β£20 each) at the Track Office Container after training on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 8pm.
Meanwhile, Club members can also access an Online Club Shop selling a range of items. Please look at this link using WCAC2023 as the password.
PLEASE ID CLOTHING WHEN TRAINING AT THE EPSV TRACK
Can parents please write the name of their youngster on any clothing they wear at the EPSV track so that any training tops or coats are identied if left at the site. And all parents/guardians of youngsters attending track training sessions are reminded to collect them from the track, not from the car park. The club wants to ensure everyone stays safe and that every youngster safely leaves every track training session.
We also ask that all youngsters attending track training sessions should bring along warm clothing, preferably waterproofs, hat, gloves, and a bottle of water.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT TRAINING SESSIONS – PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
The Club needs helpers to register members on the Tablet at the EPSV Track Office before training sessions at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track, and volunteers are needed to assist our coaches to help deliver training sessions. If you can help, please email Dennis at: [email protected]
UP & RUNNING SHOP OFFERS
Up & Running Shop, Bridge Street Row, Chester, is offering discount to Club Members, so please visit their store or go online: www.upandrunning.co.uk
PLEASE HELP TO STAY IN TOUCH
We welcome contributions to your club newsletter from club members, be they about events that you have taken part in, impending marriages, additions to the family, or anything club-related that other members may be interested in. Feel free to contact Dennis Wall with any news.
