Juniors meet the first and third Saturday of each month beginning Saturday 1st September 2007. Meet outside the cricket club in Low Road 10:00am - 11:00am Children need to be over eight years old and will be able to participate in the following club events -
- Cross-country races
- Junior 1mile series - part of the 5k series
- Club aquathons - swim / run
- Annual Easter egg hunt
- Children's Christmas party
We are very pleased to have seen some new runners who have come to see if they would like to join our Juniors. We hope that now the weather is improving and not so cold, the sessions will be more enjoyable. We are now at that time of year when we need to ask for you to renew your membership to the Harwich Juniors. This is a one off payment of £5 for the year under the age of 14 years. Membership renewal is now from April to April so if you haven’t been given a renewal form, please ask. If you are over 11 years of age you also need to sign up to UK Athletics as this is now necessary to take part in any official runs. You do not need this to take part in the Harwich Juniors 1 mile Christmas, Easter or Summer Runs. The training on Saturday 21st March will be taken by Peter Clark and is a session you shouldn’t miss. WE HAVE OUR 1 MILE EASTER RUN two laps of the cricket field This will be held in the usual place. Outside the Cricket Club, Low Road, Dovercourt. This run is open to all children, regardless of age and they do not have to be Harwich Juniors to take part. This will happen on Saturday 4th April at 10am There is no fee and a nice treat from the Easter Bunny. So please come along and join in our Easter Run, bring your friends and family and have some fun, The run will be followed by an Easter Egg Hunt. We then return as normal on Saturday the 18th April. The Junior 1 Mile Handicaps Shortly the Harwich Runners will begin their 5K HANDICAP SERIES. For all juniors there will be the opportunity to take part in (two laps of Cliff Park) These races will now take place on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. (It is a good idea to arrive around 7pm). You will need to book in at our new HQ, which is the Navigator, the 4th Dovercourt Sea Scouts Hall, beside Cliff Park, Harwich. The dates for these races are: Thursday 14 th May 2009 Thursday 4 th June 2009 Thursday 25 th June 2009 Thursday 16 th July 2009 The idea of a handicap race is to give runners of different abilities a chance of competing equally. First you need to work out roughly how quickly you can run a mile in (unless we have these details from previous races). You will then be started off at different times and given a number when you finish. As you proceed through the series, you will be given a set time to start when you book in and your scores will be recorded. At the end of the series there will be a trophy for the junior with the best handicap results. After each race there will be prizes for the winners. This is a good opportunity to improve your running ability and it is a popular event. You can take part in as many races as you want to. There is a small charge to take part in each race. We hope to see you there! |
Junior training / events
The next block of training will be posted shortly!Coach: Carol 01206 395103 & Colin 01255 473978