Heanor Running Club - The Juniors

Derby Midweek Mile & 5K: Derby, Wednesday 15^th February

Promising performances in latest Dave Denton races.

Four of the Heanor RC junior girls turned out last night (15/02) for the Derby Midweek Mile held at Raynesway.

Milly Newton ran superbly to lead the juniors home as the fourteen year-old finished first lady and 19^th overall to record her best time of the season so far of 6:08.

Lily Winfield again ran well to post another sub-7 minute mile in finishing 31^st in 6:51 whilst Amber Hughes (8:55) and Phoebe Winfield (9:17), in 45^th and 46^th respectively, rounded off the juniors’ efforts.

In the 5K event, senior male, Mark Morgan, was making his second appearance in the winter road-race series and looking to build on his recent 69^th place finish at the Midlands Cross Country Championships. Mark improved massively on his previous effort back in September and, in a close finish, placed 5^th in 16:00.

Rich Sims was the only other Heanor RC representative in the 5K race, finishing 2^nd VM50 and 24^th overall in a time of 18:54.

Full results: http://www.runningwithdavid.com/sections/events/results/2011/Midweek-sept2100.php

North Mids returns as juniors lead the way for Heanor RC.

Markeaton Park, Derby played host last weekend (08/10) to the first of this season’s North Midlands Cross Country League fixtures. The traditional curtain-raiser of the four-part series saw the strong junior contingent leading the way for Heanor RC.

In the first race of the day, Milly Newton tackled the 3300m one lap course in the U15G event. Combined with the U13B race, Milly showed strength and determination up the hills in the final stages to finish 4^th in 13:26, a great effort when also taking into account this is her first year at the age category.

Three minutes after the start of the SM race, the U11 fun run got under way with four members of the Heanor RC junior section taking part. Lily Winfield 14^th (5:05), Ellie Baker 18^th (5:16), Amber Hughes 23^rd (5:46) and Phoebe Winfield 26^th (6:27) completed the 1.5K distance and saw their combined efforts rewarded with a fifth place team finish.

And finally, in the last event of the day, Emily Deeming took to the mud in the U13G race. In a large field, Emily finished strongly to place 24^th in the 3K race in a time of 12:51.

For full results: http://www.northmidsxcleague.co.uk/

North Mids XC League

The first junior event of the cross country season takes place this Saturday (08/10) with the North Midlands Cross Country League at Markeaton Park, Derby. Stretching across seven different age categories, races are set to be held throughout the day as junior athletes get the chance to compete against some of the best athletes in the region.

See the event timetable below to check the time of your age category race:

	Timetable: Time Event Distance 1pm u13 Boys and u15 Girls 3.1km 1.15pm u15 Boys and u17 Women 4.7km 1.25pm Sen/Jun/Vet Women 6.0km 1.55pm Sen/Jun/Vet Men 10.0km 1.57pm u11 Boys & Girls 2.0km 2.40pm u17 Men 6.0km 2.50pm u13 Girls
	Good luck to all those involved.

Charnwood AC Open: Loughborough, Wednesday 10th August

Personal bests galore for Heanor RC juniors

Five of our juniors returned to the Paula Radcliffe track at Loughborough University last night (10/08) for the final Charnwood AC Open fixture of the season.

Seeded in races based on previous times and predicted performances, Heanor RC had three athletes participating in the opening 800m race of the evening, including debutant on the track Jack Saxton and sisters Georgia and Tia Stirland.

In warm and blustery conditions, Saxton immediately hit the front, stretching the field out down the back straight on the opening lap. Saxton went through the bell in 79 seconds and was closely pursued by a tightly-packed group featuring Georgia in 5^th and Tia in 9^th.  Over the next lap, the eleven year old was able to increase his lead further to take the victory. Saxton’s winning time of 2:41.18 would have been enough to see him also take victory in both of the next two seeded races.

Georgia and Tia Stirland followed and were rewarded with fine times for their efforts. Georgia’s position chopped and changed throughout the second lap but she was ultimately rewarded with seventh place and a PB of 3:10.92 – four seconds quicker than her time at the same meeting last year. And ten year old sister Tia put in a fast final 100 to finish 9^th in 3:25.97.

Milly Newton and Emily Deeming lined up next in the second of nine 800m races. Running 86 seconds at the bell, Newton’s even-paced run and strong finish ensured she finished second in a PB of 2:51.04. Emily Deeming closely followed, the eleven year old also recording a PB after holding her position the entire race to finish 8^th in 3:00.59.

Full results: http://thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=49682&pagenum=1#800

Midweek Lara Race: Raynesway Derby Wednesday 13th April
 
Ellie Baker was mixing it up amongst the seniors as she competed in the one mile race and ran extremely well to record a time of 7.19. Well done Ellie!
 
For full results visit http://www.runningwithdavid.com/
 

2010 Junior Awards 

Most Improved     Tia Stirland 
Coach’s Runner   Emily Deeming
 
Runners Runner   Ellie Baker
 
Junior Champion  Milly Newton 
Junior R/Up         Georgia Stirland 

Junior Team trophies awarded to: Laura Whittaker, Abigail Mundy, Georgia Stirland, Milly Newton, Ellie Baker, Tia Stirland and Emily Deeming 

Derbyshire Cross Country County Championships, Wollaton 08/01/2011
 
On a day of success for Heanor RC, it is difficult task to pick out the stand out performance. However, making her first appearance in the county championships and with little racing experience otherwise, Milly Newton ran a superb race to take home the silver in the under 13 girls 3K race. Conditions on the day were really quite favourable for cross country running with grey skies and reasonable winter temperatures only offset by a strong wind on the open sections of the course. Soft underfoot, the flat-ish start, undulating (and at times, cambered) middle section and slight downhill finish made for a testing though reasonably fast course. Milly used these conditions, and the strength she has gained from training with the thriving junior section of Heanor RC, to her advantage. No doubt taking confidence from her recent training and performance in the mini league fixtures pre-Christmas and Heanor RC club race to the Old Oak Inn post-, Milly stormed home in a time of 12.08 to guarantee her place at Cofton Park, Birmingham in the inter-counties on the 5th March. 

Success and debuts seemed to be the common theme this year as Heanor RC had five athletes, including Milly Newton, making their first appearances for the club in this county championship event. Joining her in the under 13 girls event, Georgia Stirland ran determinedly to place an encouraging 9th in a time of 14.43. Ellie Baker partook in the under 11 girls race, flying the flag for Heanor RC in the youngest age-group race of the day. Ellie displayed good character at such a young age to complete the 1.5K distance in 8.43 to finish 7th. In the last race of the day but certainly not least, the fifth and final debutant at the Derbyshire Cross Country championships for Heanor RC was Jack Lilley in the under 15 mens 4.5K event. Jack finished 11th in 19.36 and with it secured a reserve spot for the Derbyshire team. 

Our Junior section are competing in the Derbyshire Cross Country mini league at U11 and U13 age groups, the girls did very well in the opening fixture at Moorways in Derby, unfortunately the next fixture at Rutland Sports centre in Ilkeston fell victim to the weather and has been rescheduled for the 18^th December 11am, so if you have a couple of hours free come along and support our young athletes I’m sure they would appreciate your support.

They will also be competing at the Derbyshire Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park in January.

The Juniors will be having their own club championship events throughout the year. More details will be available in the new year.

 
Heanor Juniors at the North Mids
 
Saturday 9th October saw the opening North Midlands race take place at Markeaton Park, Derby.  With Heanor juniors represented in nearly all age categories and ably supported at the sidelines by family and fellow members some good runs were duly noted.
 
Under 11 Mixed
Ellie Baker 32nd
 
Under 13 Girls
Milly Newton 17th
Emily Deeming 30th
 
Under 15 Girls
Laura Whittaker 27th
 
Under 15 Boys
Jack Lilley 26th
 
Full results from the North Mids XC are available at http://www.northmidsxcleague.co.uk/
 
Well done everybody! Next North Mids race Saturday 13th November Wicksteed Park, Kettering.

Mini League Cross-Country Series
 
First up confirmation of the dates for the Mini League Cross-Country series:
All start at 11am
 
Match 1
Saturday 23rd October 
Moorways, Derby
Hosted by AVAC
 
Match 2
Saturday 27th November   
Rutland Sports Park, Ilkeston DE7 5GH
Hosted by DAC
 
Match 3
Saturday 26th February   
Holmebrook Valley Park, Chesterfield   
Hosted by CDAC    To be confirmed
 
Dates and venues along with additional information can be found on the Derbyshire AA website, Derbyshire County Athletic Association
 
Click here for the rules and regulations