JULY NEWSLETTER Check out what the 'Charny Army' have been up to |
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Welcome to this month's newsletter, it's been another busy month with lots of league matches, Quadkids, English Schools competition qualifying and other stuff too. All our teams have again been in action, check out the news items below, and for the second month in a row a Charnwood athlete has set a world best time! Well done to Amy Hunt - see the full story here. Fastest 200m in the world ever by an under-18 man: Bolt. Fastest 200m in the world ever by an under-18 woman: Hunt. If you have any news or photos, or want to contribute an article, then please email contact@charnwoodac.co.uk. |
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Rainbows 50 lap Junior challenge On Sunday July 7th we were again down at the athletics track, this time for the Rainbows 50 lap junior challenge. We had 17 athletes running and the Yr 5/6 team went and won it running 20k in 1hr 10m 11secs - not bad for almost half marathon distance. Well done to all the following who ran in support of Rainbows: Alex Carne, Alesia De Mello Leitao, Saskia De Mello Leito, Zac Elston, Harry Fletcher, Maisie Fryer, Charlie Hardy, Claudia Kelleway, Chelsie Locker, Kyle Long, Alexandra Nathaniel, Sonner Nugent, Freddie Nurse, Harry Nurse, Aidan Seed, Brooke Varney and Darcy Varney. |
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Quadkids There have been two Quadkids matches since the last newsletter. On Friday the 14th June 43 Charnwood AC athletes ran, jumped and threw and came 2nd in both the Yr3/4 Boys and Girls, and 3rd in both Yr5/6 Boys and Girls events. Overall we finished 2nd again. On Friday 5th July we were slightly down on numbers with 35 athletes and finished 3rd in the event. Full results can be found here 14th June, 5th July. Well done to all the Quadkids competitors this year! |
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YDL Athletics All our teams have again been completing this month. On the 23rd June the Lower Age Group went to Wolverhampton hoping to make it 3 wins out of 3. We had a strong start and ran out winners of the match by 149 points which was our best result of the season, results here. Now onto the promotion match at Solihull on 20th July. On the 30th June the Upper Age Group hosted a home match, but with a weakened team, and again came 4th. All hands on deck for the relegation match on 28th July. |
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Seniors and Masters The Seniors team have had two matches this month. The first of which on 16th June was hosted at home and we won a close match by 7 points, results here. The second match took place at Burton on the 6th July and the team came second by one point! The Masters team competed on 29th May in Kettering and the Men are currently in 2nd place overall with the Women in 6th; results here. |
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We are always looking for more volunteers, so if you feel you can help out, in the clubhouse, with one of our teams, training to be a coach, as an official, organising trophies, writing match reports, or any of the myriad of other little jobs that need doing, then please talk to one of the many people in the club who are already doing something to keep the club and wider sport going. In this England Athletics video the club's own Liz Pearson talks about life as an official: |
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Changes to track training times Please take note of the following changes to track training times coming up this summer: Wednesday 7th August no training on the track as we are hosting a Masters League match. Some training groups will train on the grass or at a different time so please make sure that you confirm specific details and changes with your coach. |
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Well done to everyone who has been selected for Leicestershire and other counties to compete in the English Schools championships. We hope it's going well and we look forward to reporting on your success in the next newsletter. Watch it live here. Congratulations to Charli Sampson for 1st place U15W Pentathlon in the regional combined events championships, and qualification for the finals. Also competing at the event were Nate Mills, Oliver Parker, Zack Michalowski, Luca Michalowski and Harry Culpin |
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Well done to those who competed in the English U20/U23 championships, and a big shout out to Amy Hunt for her victory. Charnwood AC were represented by: Neve Grimes (U20 400m H), Joe Pollard (U20 1500m), Ethan O'Shea (U20 1500m), Amy Hunt (U20 100m), Geraint Saich (U20 400m), Jasmine Routledge (U20 Hammer), Charlotte Jones (U23 Long Jump), Molly Palmer (U20 Long Jump), Jody Smith (U20 200m), Tre Thomas (U20 110m H), David Aryeetey (U23 110m H), Laura Mullin (U23 800m). All videos here. |
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Charnwood Open Events Our excellent series of open meetings continues on July 29th, enter here. Don't forget, on the 24th August it's the Stars of the Future as well with a whole day of events, so get your entries in fast before the closing date. Join the Facebook group @charnwoodacopens for updates on events, timetables and race line-ups, and to get a copy of the photos from the events. | | |
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