Baltonsborough races cancelled & other news this week including Olympic re-wind
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Harrier's Monday junior section 2012 with Olympic Gold Medal winner & World Record holder Mary Rand - back row middle in black & Harrier torch bearers in white Kay Franklyn, left, and Jon Reynolds, right, plus assorted Harrier coaches
The Race Director of the Baltonsborough Road Races has announced that the races, due to be held on 31st August, have been cancelled because of the Corona Pandemic.
The Harriers are still awaiting the go-ahead to resume training at Millfield Track & from Wells Rugby Club. Until we have agreement to use the facilties please continue to train safely in public areas/parks.
We shalln't be able to start up the Harrier's Monday junior training until September at the earliest, subject to UK Govt & England Athletics guidance and the situation concerning Covid-19 as it pertains at that point. We are watching the situation with schools which are all due to be back that month. Meanwhile we have the July & August Training progamme for the Tuesday training group on the Training tab - please read on for more information & links.
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If it’s Glastonbury Festival weekend, then it must also be the Cotswold Way Relay?!
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I hope everyone has been enjoying the look back at 50 years of the Glastonbury Festival this past weekend? For many of us the weekend is synonymous with the Cotswold Way Relay – 103 (+) miles of tough hills and a very sociable day out in beautiful countryside. Here we look back at Harrier efforts on the Relay and look forward to the possible return to training and competition.
Photo above shows one of the Harrier 'Kings' of the Cotswolds - Andrew Deamer on leg 8 of the Cotswold Way Relay 2016
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Harrier Group training on the horizon; Possibility of real Competitions starting to emerge; & video of the week!
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Will we be allowed to overtake? and other conundrums when competition returns (photo by Paul)
Three months on and there is light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel for a return to Club organised training. Competitions are also starting to return with the last week's televised athletics from Oslo taking an early centre stage and giving an inkling of how any Track & Field Meets may have to be organised if/when they return in the UK in the next few months. We still await any sign that off-road or road races will resume and, for now, ‘virtual’ races with time-trialling will have to do. Read on for our latest update on what is happening and what to anticipate.
Almost 40 years of racing in Wells – a look back at the Wells Fund Runs; Gerry Murray Races; Wells Fun Runs…
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Above: just some of the Harrier team at the 2018 version of the Wells Fun Runs (photo by Paul)
Wells City has been the backdrop for a variety of editions of road races over the years since the first one held in October 1981. We’ve had some talented athletes come and run, up to and including international standard runners, and had races of varying distances for all ages, raising good money for some great local causes. We will sadly miss it this year but hope to be back in some form or other next year, post Covid-19. Read on for the history and to see how many names and faces you recognise.
No photo finish this year at the County Track & Field Championships; Looking back at previous years ; plus When will we be competing again? and video of the week
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As the 2020 event is cancelled it means that there’ll be no photo-finishing at the County Track & Field Championships this year! We look back at the Somerset AA Championships of previous years and some of the records; and also at previous BMC Meets. Plus, we look forward to what, if anything, of the season might be salvaged, considering the latest guidance from England Athletics and some thinking from elsewhere as to whether Athletics might be back later this summer. Please note that until the Club receives written permission from any School or Sports Centre allowing us to resume or start using their facilities, that we should continue to train safe outdoors only in public spaces.
Oliwia Cwienczek wins the u15 girls 100m final at the Somerset County Championships last year (2019) in 13.32
(photofinish photo courtesy of David Cooke, County AA)