UP COMING EVENTSAUGUST

15/8 EYAL Colchester

21/8 England U15/U17 Champs

22/8 England U15/U17 Champs

28/8 SEAA U15/U20 Inter-Counties Champs Copthall

29/8 NJL Promotion Match

29/8 Ipswich 1/2 Marathon

30/8 CATS/Braintree Open

30/8 Peterborough Open

SEPTEMBER

4/9 SWL Stevenage

11/9 Hibbard Trophy Harlow

12/9 EYAL Final Peterborough

19/9 EAL Final Bury

SML - Southern Mens League

SWL - Southern Women's League

NJL - National Junior League

EYAL - Eastern Young Athletes

EAL - East Anglian League

Don’t ForgetWhen we go away we are visiting someone else’s club. Please respect this and treat it as you would our own - DON’T LEAVE LITTER - put it in the bin or take it home!

Well DoneTo the GB Athletics Team who surpassed all expectations in Barcelona winning 19 medals, our best performance ever. This included 6 gold medals two of which Mo Farah won!

Club AGMThe date has been set for this years Ipswich Harriers AGM. It will take place on Friday 29th October - so keep this date free - further details will follow in the next newsletter.

With the school holidays nearing an end we also find ourselves facing the end of this years track and field season. Hopefully you’ve managed to stay injury free and enjoyed an exciting time representing the club and achieving your goals to the best of your ability. As a club we’ve performed really well. Our senior mens team have maintained their position in Division One of the Southern Mens League finishing in eighteenth place behind some very strong teams. The women’s team have also maintained their form after promotion last season and are currently mid table in the Southern Women’s League Premier Division with just one match to go. Our elite junior athletes performing jointly with Chelmsford’s elite as the “Saxons” must compete in the Premier League Promotion match in a bid to maintain their status in the National Junior Leagues Southern Premier Division. so good luck to all those involved in these important matches.

Well done to all of you who attended the final two matches in the Eastern Young Athletes and East Anglian Leagues your performances have made all the difference! We have qualified for the plate final of the Eastern Young Athletes League at Peterborough on Sunday 12th September, so keep an eye out for Vicky and Yvonne the team managers who will be putting a trophy winning (we hope) team together in the next few weeks. In the East Anglian League, the finals are held by age and gender with an overall club trophy as well. We have qualified in most of the categories so will be taking a very large team with us to Bury on Sunday 19th September. Pip and Jacky will be arranging the teams for this one so make sure you’re available if asked we want to take the strongest squad we can. The finals are a real challenge so make sure you do yourselves and the club proud. And don’t forget to cheer on all of your team mates!

The focus of this months newsletter is competing to win, whether you are good enough to win your events in your own right or as part of a team the feeling of pride and satisfaction should be just the same. With this in mind checkout the latest club standings on the back page and a special feature on the performance of our athletes selected for the English Schools Championships last month.

As always any feedback, news or ideas welcome email

ipswichh@ipswich-harriers.co.uk fao Maria

CLUB NEWS

Ipswich Harriers Issue 4 August 2010 www.ipswich-harriers.co.uk

Match ReportsEkiden Relay 2010 – Harriers ‘A’ Team Lap The Field!!

On a hot and windy 18th July, 18 members of Ipswich Harriers and a good number of supporters descended upon St Joseph’s College, Ipswich for the Annual St Joe’s Charity Ekiden Relay organised by Ipswich Jaffa.

For those who don’t know, the Ekiden Relay is a relay race that covers the total distance of a marathon and requires 6 athletes to complete. The distances run in the relay are, 7.2k, 5k, 10k, 5k, 10k and a final 5k. The St Joe’s race takes place within the school grounds on a 2.5k circuit.

Ipswich Harriers had three teams taking part in the race and expectations were high.

The Ipswich Harriers ‘A’ team produced a fantastic performance to win the whole event by over 10 minutes and lapping the entire field at least once!! The ‘A’ team consisted of Andrew Rooke, Shaun Webb, Jack Garvin, Kieran Clements, Chris Rooke and Elliot Palmer. The ‘A’ team led from gun to tape and Andrew Rooke was their first runner covering the 7.2k leg in a time of 23m20s (fastest male of the day over 7.2k). Shaun Webb was next to run and covered his 5k in 16m11s extending the teams lead. Shaun then passed onto Jack Garvin who covered his 10k leg in 36m04s. Next up Kieran Clements sped round his 5k leg in a time of 15m54s. Chris Rooke then increased the teams’ lead by running his 10k leg in a fantastic time of 32m26s. It was clear now that the ‘A’ team would win but this didn’t stop Elliot Palmer producing the fastest 5k leg of the day, running 15m24s. The teams overall finishing time was 2h19m19s.

The Ipswich Harriers ‘B’ team ably backed up the ‘A’ team by running well to finish an impressive 6th in the men’s open category. The ‘B’ team consisted of Ross Fawcett,

Andrew Revell, Kevin Peirce, Liam Brinkley, Neil Gillingham and Dan Kett. Going off first for the ‘B’ team was Ross Fawcett covering 7.2k in 26m49s. Next up was Andrew Revell who impressed running his 5k leg in a time of 18m23s. Kevin Peirce then backed this up with a solid 38m38s over his 10k leg. Next up was Liam Brinkley who sped round the course to record 17m52s over his 5k leg. Next up Neil Gillingham ran his 10k leg in 47m08s. Dan Kett then produced a time of 19m39s over 5k to bring the team home in an overall finishing time of 2h48m29s.

The final Ipswich Harriers team taking part were the ‘D’ team who were entered in the female open category. This team had Emma Burroughs, Leanne Thorndyke, Tonya Antonis, Kirsty Thorndyke, Laura Thomas and Elizabeth Welbourn. Emma Burroughs who covered her 7.2k leg in 37m19s led off the ladies team. Leanne Thorndyke then ran her 5k leg in 25m47s and passed onto Tonya Antonis who ran very strongly to cover her 10k leg in 41m15s, which was one the fastest female performances of the day. Next up Kirsty Throndyke ran a time of 24m38s covering her 5k leg. Laura Thomas then covered her 10k leg in a time of 51m02s and finally Elizabeth Welbourn ran her 5k leg in 24m33s to bring the team home in an overall time of 3h24m34s. And the ’D’ team also finished 6th in their category.

This event proved to be very successful for Ipswich Harriers and also the organisers, Ipswich Jaffa who put on an excellent event and 85 teams took part on the day. For full results both overall and individual visit:http://www.ipswichjaffa.org.uk/our-races/ekiden-relays/results/2010-results/ (Report by Neil Gillingham)Pics Chris Rooke & Emma Burroughs

ESSA English Schools ChampsCongratulations to all of our athletes selected to represent Suffolk at the English Schools Track and Field Championships which were held on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th of July at Birmingham Alexander Stadium. I sat glued to my tv set all afternoon on Saturday in the hope of catching a glimpse of one of our Suffolk athletes as the track finals were shown live on Sky3. First up was Charlotte Cattermole in the senior girls 100m hurdles, looking cool and composed in the blue and white of Suffolk. Charlotte ran a spirited race to finish 7th behind her training partner Georgia Atkins from Essex, who finished clear of the field in 14.22s. After watching several more races containing the cream of young English talent the finals of the junior girls 4x100m relay began. Suddenly there beaming out from the screen

were Emily and Enya two well known youngsters from Tony Taylor’s sprint group. They along with Sarah Prescott-Smith and Beth Clarke also from the Harriers had qualified for the final - not bad going as this was the only relay squad entered by Suffolk this year. I watched with pride as the girls ran a competitive race against some very fast teams from Sussex and Humberside finally finishing 6th in 50.32s. Our best results from the two days unfortunately didn’t make it to the screen. Suffolk’s only medal this year came from Matti Mortimer in the senior boys Javelin, he finished second with a throw of 60.97m to claim a silver medal. Staying with the boys Kieran Clements finished just outs ide of the medals in the Intermediate boys 3000m. In a close fought race he finished fourth in a time of 8:40.68. Our best individual

performance for the girls was in the junior long jump, Sarah Prescott-Smith finished 6th with a jump of 5.20m just ahead of her team mate Beth Clarke who jumped 4.97m to finish in ninth place.In all the Suffolk squad contained 16 Harriers athletes out of a total of 31 which is something our small town club should be very proud of. Well done all of you!Juniors: Emily Lambert(100m), Enya Moore(100m), Sarah Prescott-Smith( L J ) , B e t h C l a r k e ( L J ) , E l l i e Bloomfield(discus), Ben Hutchinson(100m), Finlay Hudson(shot).Intermediates: Charlotte Shelly(HJ), Jess Crissell(TJ), Georgina Howe(hammer), Matt Constable(400m), Ruper t Powel l (400m) , Kieran Clemants(3000m).Seniors: Charlotte Cattermole(100m hurdles), Alex Leigh-Pearson (200m), Matti Mortimer(javelin).

ResultsBasildon 679.5

Ipswich 509

Thurrock 430.5

Cambridge 424

Watford 286

Harlow 69

Enya Moore U15 100m

Jess Crissell U17 Relay

Eastern Young Atheletes League Ipswich Harriers travelled to Thurrock for the second time in 3 weeks although this time Basildon were the hosts as their track is being rebuilt. Harriers did well to finish 2nd behind the sitting tenants, Basildon.

The U13 girls team were not reliant on any individual but competing in every event contributed to their points total. Skye Ramsey was the lone winner in the High Jump with 1.32m followed up by 3rd in the hurdles and 4th in the shot. Lucy Peake managed 4th in the 200m and 800m while Chloe Godbold finished 2nd in the 100m and and B Long Jump. Chantelle Kilpatrick won the B 100m, came 3rd in the Long Jump and 4th in the 200m.

The U15 girls continued to impose their strength although they were pushed close by Cambridge and Basildon this time. Emily Lambert won the 100m with Enya Moore winning the B 100m and A 200m. Moné Betterton came 2nd in the 300m and won the B Long Jump. Rachel Ryan got 2.32 in finishing 3rd in the 800m A race and 2nd in the B High Jump with 1.25m. Emily Robinson won the B 800m in 2.35 after finishing 3rd in the sprint hurdles. Lauren Ramsey performed well to win the B 1500m and record 5.37 while Katie Peake got 3rd in the A race. Alice Robinson was the mainstay of the throws, coming 2nd in the javelin, and doing well in the discus and hammer. Sophie Godbold came 3rd in the discus with 9.17m.

The U17 girls were a little short on numbers but still managed a close second behind Basildon in this section. Jessica Crissell won the 100m and the triple jump with debutante Catherine Jackson finishing 3rd in the B 100m and 1st in the B Long Jump with 4.32m. Lucy Barnes continued her improvement in the discus by winning with 20.19m and then came 2nd in the 800m with 2.31. Rosemary Aldous won the B shot and B discus with 15.92m.

For the U13 boys Theo Passmore won the 800m in 2.37 and came 2nd in the 200m with 31.2 and 4th in the shot. Benson Craven came 4th in the 100m and Long Jump and 3rd in the 200m. Charlie Startin came 4th in the Long Jump and 5th in shot. Then James Bowskill was 5th in the 100m, 4th in the hurdles then 4th in the High Jump which was interrupted by the relay as the previous High Jump had overrun.

Wesley Doyle was the main points scorer for the U15 boys. He won the 100m in 11.8, the B 400m in 54.8 and the B High Jump with 1.40m. George Johnson came first in the B 100m and 3rd in the A 400m. Kasey Hagan came 3rd in the High Jump with 1.50m and scored points in the javelin as did Aidan Kitchen who also came 4th in the 800m. Jason Strauss came 4th in the Long Jump and Shot.

The U17 boys were dominant in their section. Tom Powell won the 100m with 11.9, was 2nd in the B 200m and won the B High Jump with 1.75m. James Mann won the A High Jump with the same height and came 3rd in Long with 5.51m. Leon Holmes won both B races in 100m and 200m. Paul Roberts came 2nd in shot, 3rd in javelin and won the B discus, his throwing partner Theo Moore won the B shot, A discus with 25.84m and the hammer with 30.27m to complete a successful day for the U17 boys.

(report by Graeme Crissell)

National Junior League Ipswich Harriers and Chelmsford have joined together to form the Saxons, which enables both clubs to form a highly competitive team in this tough league. It is certainly the highest quality competition available to Ipswich athletes. The fourth round of the league took place at the UEA sports park in Norwich where the Saxons took a larger contingent than usual of athletes from Harriers.The highpoint was the pb obtained by Matti Mortimer in winning the Javelin with 66.98m, propelling him into the top 3 in the country at U20 level. It was doubly pleasing as he also got the athlete of the match award for this outstanding performance and it was nice to see the throwing events taking prominence over the track for a change. His throwing partner, Paul Dowding secured the B event with a throw of 49.33m thus ensuring maximum points for the team. Mortimer also threw well to finish 4th in the discus with 39.47m. Dowding also recorded a pb of 9.05m in the shot. The female throwers were led by Evie Castle and Georgina Howe. Castle came 2nd in the shot with a pb of 10.32m, she came 2nd in the hammer and 3rd in the discus and javelin. Howe got a pb of 7.39m to come 5th in her shot, a sb of 31.56m to come 3rd in the discus and she also finished a creditable 4th in the hammer .In the jumps the Chelmsford athlete, Georgia Atkins had another good performance winning the Long Jump with 5.48m with Charlotte Shelley winning the B event with 5.04m. Ellie Besford won the Pole Vault with a height of 3.25m, and came 4th in the Triple Jump with Jess Crissell coming 3rd with 10.44m. For the men, Ben Clark produced two pbs, a jump of 6.75m to finish 3rd in the Long Jump and then attained 3.65m in the pole vault. Chris Bradshaw also got a pb of 3.20m in the pole vault which enabled him to come 3rd in the B event.Georgia Atkins won the 100m hurdles with 14.4 with Evie Castle finishing 2nd in the B race. Nathan Greenaway got a sb of 11.3 in the 100m with Adam Rawling also getting a sb of 24.8 in the 200m. Tim Byford recorded a sb of 4.38 in the 1500m with his club colleague Andrew Revell obtaining two pbs, 9.46 in the 3000m and 7.18 in the 2000m steeplechase. Emma Burroughs also got a pb of 6.20 in the women’s 1500m steeplechase. Ross Fawcett then ran a pb of 9.50 in the 3000m. Katie-Ann Tuttlebury recorded 4.59.9 coming 3rd in the 1500m with Katie Swift getting a pb of 64.0 in the 400m. Finally, there were two fine performances in the 400 metres hurdles where Hayley Maclean came 2nd in the A race with Georgia Green-Muid getting a pb of 69.4. (report by G. Crissell)

Current Track and Field StandingsSouthern Women’s League

The table below shows the current league standings after four matches. This shows the harriers lying in 10th place with one match to go at Stevenage on Saturday 4th September.

League Table

Team Match Points League Points

Guildford & Godalming AC 725.5 16

Reading AC 698.5 13.5

Windsor, Slough, Eton 689 15

Radley AC 624.5 13

Basildon AC 614.5 13.5

Colchester Harriers 544 12

Chelmsford AC 540.5 11

Stevenage & North Herts 531 10

Horsham Blue Star 527 9

Ipswich Harriers 500.5 9

South London Harriers 470 8

Tonbridge AC 449.5 7

Dacorum & Tring AC 447 7

Wycombe Phoenix Harriers 446.5 7

Havant AC 412 5

West Suffolk AC 330 4

National Junior Athletic League

The National Junior Athletic League was founded in 1989 with the aim of providing athletics competition for the under 20 age group, under 17’s are also allowed to compete within the older age group providing the necessary bridge from young athlete to senior.

The League is divided into three Regions Northern, Midland and Southern which are then sub-divided into area divisions topped by a Premier Division. Club teams that finish in top place in the Area Divisions are invited to a promotion match along with the team finishing second from bottom of the Premier Division. The teams finishing in first and second place at this match gain promotion to their Premier Division for the following season.

Ipswich Harriers compete in a joint team with Chelmsford AC under the name of “The Saxons”. This season has seen us competing in the Southern Premier Division the top division for this region!

Below are the league standings after four matches.

League Table

Club Event points Lgue points

1 Shaftesbury Barnet H. 2052.5 31

2 Blackheath & Bromley H&AC 1993 25

3 Windsor,Slough,Eton,H'low 1923.5 24

4 Enfield & Haringey AC 1827.5 23

5 City of Norwich 1540.5 14

6 Woodford Grn & Essex Lds 1525.5 14

7 The Saxons 1265.5 8

8 Harrow AC 1073 5

Southern Mens League

Provisional results for the league

Club Match Pts League Pts1. Nene Valley 30 840.52. Reading 29 7783. Highgate 25 7624. Brighton 25 734.55. Met Police 23 686.56. Ashford 22 7217. Tonbridge 21 6888. Milton Keynes 21 673 9. Newbury 20 66310.Norwich 19 668.511.Luton 18.5 651.512.Thurrock 18 64813.Portsmouth 17 684.514.Bexley 17 64115.Hercules/Wimbledon 16.5 60716.Enfield & Haringey 16 662.517.North Devon 16 595.518.Ipswich 15 61019.Worthing 15 57220.Newham 14 60321.Ilford 14 57322.Harrow 13 585.523.Woodford grn & Essex Lds 11 515 24.TVH 7 362