Welcome to the March edition of the Charnwood AC newsletter. This month there are a couple of key notices as well as some great results in the recent competitions.

We are keeping in contact with the University on the situation with Coronavirus (Covid-19) and you can find the recent England Athletics statement here. Note this may change so please keep checking on the England Athletics site for any updates. Please keep safe and follow the official guidance available; please don't come down to training or the clubhouse/HIPAC if you are feeling unwell or have any symptoms.

As this is a dynamic situation things may change. If we have to cancel training then we will post this on the website and Facebook, and get the message out through the coaches as quickly as we can. We will continue as usual until we are advised differently.

In other news, we are almost halfway through March and you should all be getting your membership renewals in. Remember, the membership renewal price goes up on April 1st - we want you to renew promptly.

As the Track & Field summer season hopefully gets underway with our first Open meeting on 4th April thoughts turn to the YDL, Seniors and Masters competitions. All the team managers will be getting in contact but please make yourselves known to them as well and let them know what events you want to compete in. If you do not know the person to speak to then please ask in the clubhouse or use contact@charnwoodac.co.uk.

As ever, if you have any news or photos, or want to contribute an article, then please email contact@charnwoodac.co.uk.

UK Indoors 60m Gold

Charnwood AC's Amy Hunt won the UK Indoor 60m championship. Follow the link to the Athletics Weekly site to read more.

Vitality Big Half Marathon, London

Congratualtions to Charnwood AC's Tom Whitmore who finished 48th overall in the Vitality Big Half Marathon in a time of 68:57. This result now means Tom can represent Charnwood AC in the Great North Run as an Elite Athlete.

Dome Challenge

An athletics challenge (Run, Jump,Throw) for young athletes, school years 3,4,5 & 6 incorporating a sprint, a middle distance race, a chest push and standing long jump. This will be held this year at the Knighton Tennis Centre on Sunday 29th March from 10.30am. If you are interested in competing it is £4 entry per athlete; please see Andy Venables or contact him on 07736 668201 or charnwoodathleticsu11s@gmail.com. Closing date is March 25th.

Quadkids Athletics League 2020

For all club athletes, school years 3,4,5 and 6. ​ Quadkids is a team based competition where each young athlete completes four events: Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Jump and Throw .

Events take place on the following dates:

Friday 15th May

Friday 12th June

Friday 3rd July ​

All events take place from 6:15pm to 8:45pm at Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester ​ Entry fee is £3 per athlete, payable on the evening. Entry registration is through the club only. Maximum age is 11 years old.   Please contact Andy Venables (charnwoodathleticsu11s@gmail.com), or make enquiries in the clubhouse, if you would like to take part.

Please be advised that we are monitoring the situation with COVID-19 and our open meetings. We will follow the advice available to us from the Government, England Athletics and the University and let everyone know of any changes.

You now need to renew your Charnwood AC membership. After the 1st April, you will not be able to compete for Charnwood AC, or any event requiring your EA number until your membership is renewed. The renewal fee goes up on 1st April.

The renewal includes your England Athletics registration without which you are not eligible or insured to compete.

Following a successful trial in 2019 we will accept payment of membership fees by bank transfer. For further details please click here.

For full details and renewal forms please click here, or ask for a form in the clubhouse.