Monday 29 March 2010

National Cross Country Championships 2010

Six teams of runners headed to Heaton Park, Manchester on the 20th March for the 2010 National Cross Country Championships. It's been a particularly difficult year with the major disruption to the County and Inter County matches this year due to the appalling weather.



Congratulations to all who took part in the event. As ever Cumbrian runners showed their grit and determination to do their very best and cross the finish line with nothing left. Tough and competitive races led to some excellent individual results.



Junior Boys:
James Knox 42nd
Thomas King 46th
William King 57th
Ross Campbell 126th
Greg Howland 192nd
James Hodgson 196th
Sam Nicholson 219th

Inter Boys:
Alistair Weymouth 40th
Luke Ingham 55th
Rory Addison 94th
Tim Orr 100th
Sam Till 186th
Theo Messenger Jones 197th
Mike Hoyle 296th
Sam Storey

Senior Boys:
Partick McVickery 77th
Harry Earl 129th
Jonathan Benson 185th
Niall Till 243rd
Jack Wright 255th
Tom Doyle 263rd
Tom Doak 264th
Lewis Taylor 278th

Junior Girls:
Abby Hetherington 7th
Hannah Bethwaite 76th
Megan Bates 82nd
Tessa Higgs 310th
Natalie Beadle 318th
Sophie Seddon 320th
Carys Barton 329th

Inter Girls:
Lauren Munroe-Bennett 93rd
Jenny Huck 198th
Holly Airey 229th
Ellie Ullyatt 259th
Charlotte Kennedy 288th
Sarah Dawkins 294th
Julia Bing 324th

Senior Girls:
Ellie Wilson 57th
Vicky Johnstone 111th
Lizzie Wignall 138th
Charlotte Rickards 208th
Christina Wiejak 216th
Caitlin Ripley 237th
Natalie Szlarb 256th
Christie Lenora 259th

We look forward to seeing everyone racing again next season and keep your fingers crossed we don't get flooded out, snowed on or blown away in a hurracane next year!

Thursday 4 February 2010

County Cross Country Championships Saturday 6th February

The County Cross Country Championships will be held this weekend at Parkview School, Barrow on Saturday 6th February. The starting time is 12.00pm for the first race which will be senior boys.

You District secretary will have sent all the information out to you schools and you PE teachers should have your information to give you.

We look forward to seeing you all there and hope you have a great race dispite the delays!

Tim Whitmarsh
Cumbria Schools AA

Thursday 28 January 2010

County Cross Country Championships Cancelled for a Second Time!

There is only one way to say this. The re-arranged County Cross Country Championships on Saturday 30th January is cancelled.....

The reason for this is that all three possible venues for the championships have fallen through. The I only found out about the third choice venue not being able to host us late last night.

There is absolutly nothing We could have done to change this situation. It's is beyond our control.

The Championships will now taken place on the
6th Feb. at a venue to be confirmed. This is the date date of the Inter County match, which we will not be attending. Selection for the National Championships will now be based on the results on the day at the County Championships.

I can only appoligise if this causes difficulties for all those hard working staff, parents and coaches involved in getting atheletes to the championships. I know how difficult it is to organise, especially when the event keeps getting cancelled. However I can assure you that everything that could have been done has to this point.

I will post the details of the final venue as soon as it has been confirmed to me.

Tim Whitmarsh
Cumbria Schools AA

Thursday 21 January 2010

Re Arrangements For County X-Country Championships

The cancellation of the County X-Country Championships on the 16th of January has caused an inordinate number of problems. In particular finding a venue at short notice and a date that will not clash with club races and the Inter County Match on the 6th Feb.

We are pleased to announce that the Cumbria Schools Cross Country Championships have be re arranged for Saturday 30th January and we be held at Walney Island, Barrow. The first race will be at 12pm.

Further information is being sent out to districts. We realise that this date is close and it may cause some issues with some runners and staff having other commitments on that date but after many hours of consideration and work to secure an alternative venue this is the best possible date. It also means that runners will still be able to compete at the Inter County Match, which we had to cancel last year due to the difficult weather conditions.

We look forward to seeing you there and hope that the late date means you can get some good quality training done now the snow and ice has all but gone.

T.Whitmarsh

Wednesday 13 January 2010

Cumbria Schools County Cross Country Campionships 2010

The County Championships on Saturday 16th January 2010 is cancelled.

We have had to make the decision not to host the championships due to the incredible amount of snow we have had over the last 3 weeks. whilst some areas of Cumbria have experienced a thaw this does not apply to Sedbergh. There is still significant ice and snow on the ground with more forecast for later this week.

I am in the process of rearranging an alternative date for the championships. This will be confirmed as soon as possible.

Again the weather has defeated us but we're not the only ones, Durham and North Yorkshire are having to exactly the same as are many other counties in the country.

T.Whitmarsh
Cumbria Schools AA

Friday 4 December 2009

Where Are They Now? - Tom Farrell

Many of you will remember Tom Farrell from Carlisle. The ex Austin Friars student represented Cumbria for many years in cross country and track and field. He went on to run for Great Britain at the Junior World Championships earlier this year. So where is he now?

Well Tom is studying at university in the USA. Oklahoma State to be exact. He is a Freshman (first year student) and part of the very talented running squad. The squad attracts some of the finest runners from across the USA and from around the world. Their coach, Dave Smith, has just been named as National Coach of the Year. Oklahoma State have just become NCAA Division 1 National Champions.

If you want to find out more and see where your running can get you too check out the Oklahoma State website at http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-xc/okst-m-xc-body.html

Cumbria Schools County Cross Country Campionships 2010

We are pleased to announce that this years County Cross Country Championships will be held at Sedbergh School in South Cumbria.

The final race times and route are being finalised and final information will be sent out to area secretaries in due course.

The event will be held on Saturday 16th January.

T.Whitmarsh
Hon.Secretary
Cumbria Schools Cross Country