JUNIORS COMPETE AT COWPE

ROCHDALE’S JUNIOR FELL RUNNERS represented the Club last Saturday at the Cowpe fell race.  This race counted towards both the Pennine Inter-Club Junior Championship and the English Junior Championships.

 

 

Lauryn Gregg maintained her perfect attendance record by competing in the Under 10’s race.  This week she was joined by Rochdale’s ace cross country runners, Chloe and Zara Hirst.  The Hirst sisters made their debuts at fell racing under what turned out to be atrocious weather conditions.

Battling the wind and rain, and without the opportunity to recce
the course beforehand, Chloe set off in the 7km U16 race, while Lauryn ran the 2km course for the under 10’s.  

Lauryn finished in 13 min 19 sec, placing her 3^rd in her age category.  This excellent result gave her pole position in the Inter-Clubs championship and 3^rd so far in the English championships. 

 

Chloe completed the longer 7km course, soaked to the skin, in a commendable 63 min 47sec (16^th) just as her sister Zara was about to set off in the 4km under 12’s race.  Zara ran extremely well, posting 21 min 46 sec to take 17^th place.

The Juniors' next race in the setries is at Saddleworth and coincides with the Seniors' race in the Run The Moors inter-clubs fell Grand Prix  more information  

 

Pennine Junior Championships

Congratulations to Lauryn Gregg for finishing as 3rd girl in the Stretton Fell Race - English Championships Under 10's.

The next race in the Pennine Junior Championships is at Cowpe (above Bacup) on 11th May (u8, u10, u12, u14, u16 & u18). Rochdale is currently 6th and a good turn out could propel us into the medals!

M60 Athletics Network Miniathlon 2013

Great news: the M60 Athletics Network Miniathlon take place on 6th May and 26th August 2013.  This will be great fun!   For more information please see Janet Proctor at training

Riviting Performance from Juniors at Rivington

ROCHDALE's JUNIORS certainly earned their Easter eggs this weekend - by competing in the Rivington Pike Junior Fell race.  This race doubled-up as the first round of the English Juniors' Fell Championship and first race in the Pennine Junior Inter-Clubs Fell Championship.

Rochdale Harriers were proud to see their juniors taking part. Fine performances were put in by George Wharton in the U10 boys and Maia Lucas in the U12 girls’s category. Lauryn Gregg had a particularly good race, finishing as 3^rd U10 girl.

The next Junior race in the series is at Pendle on 6th April.  The fixtures and results for the Pennine series can be found through the links here.

Fin Garner Competes in Juniors' Wolf's Pit Fell Race, Peak District

 

Juniors Brave Arctic Conditions at Leigh Cross Country

Juniors' Newsletter for January 2013