Junior

STRIDER NEWS Stowmarket Striders Running Club Newsletter Winter 2015

Golden Mile Junior Winners

The second Stowmarket Striders Golden Mile took place on Saturday 5th September. The race was a sell out with 250

places snapped up and an incredible 25 Juniors took part. Conditions were near perfect with the temperature a cool 15

degrees with a light wind.

Our accurately measured route takes the runners through the Town Centre and finishes on the Recreation Ground as the

Town's annual "Beach Party" starts.

Our unique event included runners aged from 3 to 69 years and is truly a race for all abilities. Many families run together,

others are targeting a fast time over an iconic race distance. This year we included prize money for our course records

being broken and had trophies for junior runners in the U11, U13 & U15 categories as well as the top three male and fe-

male runners.

Congratulations to our Junior Striders, Josephine Beer who won the U11 girls age category with a fabulous time of 7:25

and Jake Hayward who won the U11 boys with a time of 6:44. A huge well done to all our Juniors who entered the race we

know that many of you had been training extra hard over the summer.

Click Here for Full Race Results Photo above: Juniors at the race start

Junior Striders Training Sessions

Start Again in the New Year on Tuesday 5th January 6.00pm

Golden Mile—Juniors Gallery

If you have any race photos you would like featured—send them to us at news@stowmarketstriders.org.uk with your race details.

Suffolk County

Cross Country

Championships

2016

Sunday 10th January 2016,

Heveningham Hall, Bungay

We know how much all you Juniors

love to run! So come and join the

Striders Team for Suffolk County

Cross Country. Open to all Juniors,

the Club is paying for your entry, you

just have to be able to run!

There are different distances for dif-

ferent age categories.

To benefit from the free entry, can

you please let Team Captains, Jo

Stephenson or Jason Allard know you

want to take part preferably by email-

ing them on cap-

tains@stowmarketstriders.org.uk.

Please ensure you them know by

18th December.

New Club Kit

You can now purchase your new

Strider Vests, available in Junior sizes

from our kit officer.

Just email

kitofficer@stowmarketstriders.org.uk.

Click here for more details

UPCOMING JUNIOR RACES

Suffolk Winter League County Cross Country

The Suffolk Cross Country League is a series of five races run during the winter

months. It is only open to Suffolk running clubs, there is the main Senior race but also

a Junior race of approximately 2km for 11-15 year olds over multi-terrain track and

fields. The club gains points for every member that enters, so your very presence will

be a boost for the club. The club with the highest points at the end of the season

goes forward to the finals. It very rewarding to just see how your performance and

strength improves as the season progresses.

These races are held on Sundays at 10.45am and are free for Juniors to enter. All

you need to do to enter is turn up at the venue in your Stowmarket Striders team kit,

see Team Captains, Jason & Jo to register. Hot drinks and cakes afterwards! So

come along and try one, or join in them all. There are three races left, dates are as

follows:

Stowmarket Striders, Haughley Park, - 17th January 2016

Bungay, Heveningham Hall — 21st February 2016

Bury St Edmunds, Nowton Park — 6th March 2016

Stowmarket Half Marathon Junior Races

Sunday 22nd March 2016. There are two junior races held before the start of the

Stowmarket Half Marathon, so come along and join in the fun. Last year we had SIX

Junior Striders take part let’s see if we can increase that this year. There’s bound to

be a finishers medal for everyone and trophies for the winners! Junior races are at

10.15am and vary from 1 to 3 kilometres depending on age.

Click here to read more

Friday 5 Junior Races

Throughout the summer, the seniors compete in a series of 5 mile races on Friday

evenings. At most of these races there are always Junior races before the main race.

Only open to running clubs, Junior Striders can enter FREE. Keep an eye on dates

as they will be announced soon, they usually start at the end of May and go into

June/July.

Click here to read more

New Year New Clubhouse

The Committee are delighted to announce that from the 1st January 2016 Stowmarket Striders will have a new ‘Clubhouse’.

All training sessions from 1st January will meet in the bar area behind the reception in the Mid-Suffolk Leisure Centre on

Tuesday and Thursday nights.

This will apply to the juniors sessions at 6.00pm, and both senior sessions at 6.30pm and 7.30pm.

Striders will have exclusive access to this room from 5.30pm Tuesdays and 6.00pm Thursdays until 8.00pm on both eve-

nings. The leisure centre have plans to add a partition wall in early January to enable a corridor leading to the crèche area,

after these works have been carried out we have permission to erect notice boards and move our display case in due

course into the newly created area. There is also the possibility of extending or booking the room use at other times, should

we wish to have a social or formal meeting.

The committee feels that this is an enormous step forward in uniting our club in one area, providing a safe and spacious

area to gather before sessions. We will be able to display our club awards, achievements and news on notice boards for all

to share. We are also working on securing some on-site storage space that may facilitate our own mobile lighting and

coaching equipment in the near future.

As part of our new Clubhouse arrangement, all members that regularly attend Club training nights will need an Everyone

Active card. There is no charge for this card, this will simply allow you to access the Leisure Centre turnstiles during club

sessions. Members who already have an Everyone Active membership card will not need a new one, your current card will

be activated for access during these times if you currently have restrictions.

What do you need to do?

If you haven’t already please let us know if you already have an Everyone Active card or not. If you have an Everyone Active

card then we will arrange for it to be highlighted for Stowmarket Strider use. If you don’t have an Everyone Active card and

regularly attend Stowmarket Striders training session then indicate below and we will then arrange for a card to be issued to

you. If you don't attend training sessions and therefore don't need a card, please let us know so we don't chase you any

further. Thank you

Email us at news@stowmarketstriders.org.uk

Strider Angels to the Rescue

Our super-star Juniors are going from strength to strength this year. Since September we’ve seen record attendance at both

training and races (including the fantastically supported XC at Framlingham) and they show no sign of stopping even as the eve-

nings are getting colder! With such great attendance we’ve needed helping hands and that is where our Strider Angels have

stepped in!

Angela Brinkley, Louise Goddard, Martin Little, Megan Smart, Becky Jack and Steve Pretty have literally saved the day by help-

ing us at a number of training sessions this term - and we are very grateful! Thank you all for being absolutely brilliant and run-

ning with us on a Tuesday evening. We seriously couldn’t have run our sessions without you and are so very appreciative for

your continued support.

Our junior sessions are loads of fun and our youngest Striders work incredibly hard each week. Well done each and every one

of you – keep up the good work, we are very proud of you all.

Sue, Chris, Olly, Steve, Gemma and Helen

Juniors Awards Presentations 2015

The last Junior Strider session of the year was devoted to a Christmas party and awards night to celebrate the achievements of our

Junior members at a festive celebration. After games and a fun dinner at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Stowmarket, the coaches handed

out certificates and awards to the children who had achieved certain time standards for 800m and one mile distances.

But the big winners of the night were Harry Tilbrook (14) and Josephine Beer (9) who won the new perpetual awards - the Phil Rampley

shield and the Charlotte Cobbold cup. Runners-up certificates were also awarded to Jake Hayward and Isabella Porch.

Phil Rampley was on hand to give the award to Harry, who was praised for his enthusiasm and dedication to running. The Charlotte

Cobbold cup was awarded by coach Sue Garrod in memory of a young Strider who died tragically last year, and Josephine was chosen

as the first recipient for her improvement in running times and the number of races she has represented Striders in.

What the Junior Coaches say about Harry: ‘ Harry had been a member since he was 9 he is now 14, his

enthusiasm had never diminished, he loves to run and can’t get

enough of it. Always keen to do more running/distance /effort than

is asked, he loves to run at the front of the pack. He is a pleasure

to coach and he has the potential to succeed as he moves for-

ward. A lovely boy. ‘

What the Junior Coaches say about Josephine: ‘ Josephine has worked so hard at juniors always pushing herself and

showing great focus. She races at the Park runs each week and her

progress is amazing, she is only 9 year of age. Josephine has represented

our club at many races this year and has won her age category on many

occasions. Such dedication for one so young. She also has a gorgeous

smile.’

Runner-Up Certificate was awarded to

Jake Hayward. What the Junior Coach-

es say about Jake : ‘Jake has worked so

hard and is focused on his training,

showing great improvement, with the

result of winning his age group at the

Stowmarket Golden Mile—Keep up the

great work Jake’

Runner-Up Certificate was awarded to

Isabella Porch. What the Junior Coaches

say about Jake : ‘Isabella has represented

the club at many races this year, showing

determination and courage at Ekiden in

particular and is such a team player who

helps and encourages others’.

RUNNERS PROFILES

Q: Name? A: Josephine (Bibis) Beer

Q: Age? A: 9 (& a half)

Q: When did you start running with Stowmarket Striders? A: Just after my 9th birthday, as soon as I could

Q: What is your favourite type of race and why? A: My favourite is long distance because I'm not very good at sprinting and I can beat my brother and sisters (all older than me).

Q: How many times a week do you run? A: I run on Tuesday at Striders, Saturday at parkrun and at school in PE

Q: What other sports do you do? A; I also do swimming and biking, I sometimes bike when my mum and dad run Q: What’s your favourite book?

A: Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Q: What’s your favourite film?

A: The Spy Kids

Q: What type of music do you like? A: Pop music Q: If you could be a super-hero who would you be? A; Daddy says that I am already super! Q: Who or what inspires you? Why? A: My mum and dad because they both really good at run-ning but they are also brilliant at everything else Q: What does being part of Striders mean to you? A: That the coaches have helped me get better at running so I now can beat my mum at parkrun. I've also made new friends

Meet your fellow Junior Striders

‘I like running around beautiful

places’

Josephine Beer

Q: Name? A: Jake Hayward

Q: Age? A: 10

Q: When did you start running with Stowmarket Striders? A: April 2014

Q: What is your favourite type of race and why? A: Cross Country and long distance. I don't mind getting muddy!

Q: How many times a week do you run? A: Two times a week.

Q: What other sports do you do? A: Hockey, football, swimming, and tennis. Q: What’s your favourite book?

A: Mr Gum books Q: What’s your favourite film?

A: The Hobbit, and any action packed films.

Q: What type of music do you like? A: I like Ed Shearings music and he lives in Framlingham Q: If you could be a super-hero who would you be? A; Hawk eye, because I would like to be good at using a bow and arrow. Q: Who or what inspires you? Why? A; My Uncle Matt. Because he was good at long distant run-ning and he was fast. He was Captain of the RAF cross coun-try team years ago. Q: What does being part of Striders mean to you? A: I like running. Striders encourages me to run more. I have made new friends. I like the coaches. I like to represent Stowmarket striders in races.

‘I like running. Striders

encourages me to run more

Jake Hayward

Josephine Beer Jake Hayward

Junior

TIME TRIAL RESULTS

Well done to all the juniors who took part in the Time Trial Awards. Here are the results of the 1 mile and 800m time trials with the Club standards attained for each athlete. Age Group Winners are highlighted in red.

Junior 1 mile Time Trial Awards and Standards

First name Surname DOB Age on 12 May 2015 Gender

1 mile time standard

Jessica Kerridge 17/11/2000 14 Female 07:32 Tungsten

Nicholas Miller 13/12/2000 14 Male 07:48 Tungsten

Lois Sparkes 11/02/2001 14 Female 08:21 Tungsten

Lydia Brinkley 26/02/2001 14 Female 07:41 Tungsten

Sherena Edwards 07/04/2001 14 Female 08:26 Tungsten

Max Mason 20/05/2001 13 Male 08:11 Tungsten

Alfie Mason 20/05/2001 13 Male 07:22 Tungsten

Harry Tillbrook 27/06/2001 13 Male 06:17 Bronze

Joe Bird-Norris 23/07/2001 13 Male 07:29 Tungsten

Robert Wilson 02/08/2001 13 Male 06:17 Bronze

Morgan Moore 30/08/2001 13 Male 06:25 Tungsten

Jake Thomas 02/11/2001 13 Male 07:35 Tungsten

Isobel Lancaster 25/11/2001 13 Female 08:03 Tungsten

Bethany Skoulding 10/01/2002 13 Female 08:11 Tungsten

Alfie Larke 15/02/2002 13 Male 07:08 Tungsten

Scarlett Angove 18/02/2002 13 Female 07:32 Tungsten

Grace Urwin 27/02/2002 13 Female 07:45 Tungsten

Megan Jack 18/03/2002 13 Female 07:01 Tungsten

Maddie Jordan-Lee 25/06/2002 12 Female 06:46 Silver

Millie Jordan-Lee 25/06/2002 12 Female 06:46 Silver

Megan Bardsley 27/08/2002 12 Female 07:09 Bronze

Renee McLaughlin 08/11/2002 12 Female 08:09 Tungsten

Connor Yarrow 12/03/2003 12 Male 07:25 Tungsten

Matthew Reeve 18/09/2003 11 Male 07:25 Tungsten

George Cain 23/09/2003 11 Male 07:08 Tungsten

Mia Walters 04/11/2003 11 Female 08:09 Tungsten

Susanna Halliday 05/03/2004 11 Female 08:09 Tungsten

Jake Hayward 10/01/2005 10 Male 06:52 Bronze

Simon Reeve 10/03/2005 10 Male 06:55 Bronze

Lois Whyand 25/04/2005 10 Female 08:28 Tungsten

Bronte Yarrow 30/06/2005 9 Female 08:11 Bronze

Isabella Porch 09/07/2005 9 Female 08:12 Bronze

Josephine Beer 20/02/2006 9 Female 08:10 Bronze

Sonny Larke 11/03/2006 9 Male 09:45

Henry Cain 02/08/2006 8 Male 07:32 Bronze

Junior 800m TT awards and standards

First name Surname DOB Age on 5

May 2015 Gender 800m time Standard

Jessica Kerridge 17/11/2000 14 Female 03:11 Bronze

Nicholas Miller 13/12/2000 14 Male 03:25 Tungsten

Lois Sparkes 11/02/2001 14 Female 03:47 Tungsten

Lydia Brinkley 26/02/2001 14 Female 03:18 Tungsten

sherena edwards 07/04/2001 14 Female 03:48 Tungsten

Max Mason 20/05/2001 13 Male 03:23 Tungsten

Alfie Mason 20/05/2001 13 Male 03:23 Tungsten

Harry Tillbrook 27/06/2001 13 Male 02:53 Bronze

Joe Bird-Norris 23/07/2001 13 Male 03:17 Tungsten

Robert Wilson 02/08/2001 13 Male 03:05 Tungsten

Morgan Moore 30/08/2001 13 Male 02:54 Bronze

Jake Thomas 02/11/2001 13 Male 03:24 Tungsten

Bethany Skoulding 10/01/2002 13 Female 03:40 Tungsten

Alfie Larke 15/02/2002 13 Male 03:22 Tungsten

Scarlett Angove 18/02/2002 13 Female 03:30 Bronze

Grace Urwin 27/02/2002 13 Female 03:29 Tungsten

Megan Jack 18/03/2002 13 Female 03:16 Bronze

Maddie Jordan-Lee 25/06/2002 12 Female 03:06 Silver

Millie Jordan-Lee 25/06/2002 12 Female 03:06 Silver

Shellie Chettle 16/08/2002 12 Female 03:25 Bronze

Megan Bardsley 27/08/2002 12 Female 03:51 Tungsten

Lewis Cudmore 01/09/2002 12 Male 03:39 Tungsten

renee mclaughlin 08/11/2002 12 Female 03:59 Tungsten

Megan Brooks 21/02/2003 12 Female 03:41 Tungsten

Connor Yarrow 12/03/2003 12 Male 03:22 Tungsten

Matthew Reeve 18/09/2003 11 Male 03:06 Bronze

George Cain 23/09/2003 11 Male 03:12 Bronze

Susanna Halliday 05/03/2004 11 Female 03:28 Bronze

Evie Styles 27/05/2004 10 Female 04:16 Tungsten

Grace Sharman 01/06/2004 10 Female 04:15 Tungsten

lydia Allard 04/08/2004 10 Female 04:17 Tungsten

Alexander Stevenson 09/11/2004 10 Male 03:40 Tungsten

Jake Hayward 10/01/2005 10 Male 03:10 Bronze

Simon Reeve 10/03/2005 10 Male 03:01 Bronze

Eloise Jackson 07/04/2005 10 Female 04:20 Tungsten

ria mclaughlin 23/05/2005 9 Female 04:10 Tungsten

Bronte Yarrow 30/06/2005 9 Female 03:35 Bronze

Isabella Porch 09/07/2005 9 Female 03:40 Bronze

Josephine Beer 20/02/2006 9 Female 03:43 Bronze

Sonny Larke 11/03/2006 9 Male 04:19

Henry Cain 02/08/2006 8 Male 03:33 Tungsten

Sophie Ling 26/03/2007 8 Female 04:07 Tungsten

Lauren Walker TBC Female 03:34 Tungsten

Isabelle Stevenson TBC Female 03:58 Tungsten

Sophie Walker TBC Female 03:16 Tungsten

Immy Porch TBC Female 04:02 Tungsten