This post will be left in place on the website and updated as the season progresses.
Latest update 01/08/2023
- Information about City of York meetings on 20 August and 23 August
- Results from Eccup junior races and Golden Acre relays
- Results from Leeds 5k
- Results from four West Yorks T&F meetings, Wakefield T&F, Pontefract T&F
Latest update 22/06/2023
- Information about City of York meeting on 16 July
- Results from Leeds 5k
- Results from two West Yorks T&F meetings
Most recent update 06/06/2023
- Mark events requiring EA affiliation
- Results of Leeds Aquathlon
- New event York 5k – separate race for 11-15 year olds.
Previous updates 06/04/23, 14/04/23, 25/04/23, 13/05/23, 25/05/23
- Results from Cookridge Run, Meanwood PTA run, Leeds 5k (24 May)
- Wetherby junior races replace Pudsey as “free” races
- Entries Links for Pontefract Open (2 July) and Wakefield Jumps and Throws Open (8 July)
- Results from Leeds 5k (26 April), Cookridge run (7 May), West Yorks T&F (10 May)
- Results from Wakefield T&F (15 April), West Yorks T&F (23 April), York T&F (23 April)
- More info about the York T&F meeting on 23 April (closing date 19 April)
- New event Up The Odda junior races (all ages) on 20 May
- More info about England Athletics registration/affiliation (relevant to many)
- Info about the SportSoft/Race-Results entry system
- More info about the Wakefield T&F meeting on 15 April (closing date 8 April) note that this includes 1 mile races for school years 6 and above
- More info about the West Yorks T&F series starting 23 April (closing date 14 April) note that there is an entry limit of 500
- Confirmation of date 23 April for York T&F meeting (but no further information available yet)
- Info about Pontefract T&F open on 2 July
If you’re looking for events for September 2023 onwards
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-autumn-winter-2023-24/
NB If you’re looking for results from Autumn/Winter 2022/23
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-autumn-winter-2022-23/
NB If you’re looking for results from Spring/Summer 2022
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-spring-summer-2022/
You will be able to see the most up-to-date list of races/events for juniors using this link (when I’ve updated it) https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/latest-events/category/junior-events/list/
Track & Field Season
The track & field outdoor season runs from the end of March to the end of September.
Age groups are defined to be the age at 31 August at the end of the season, so
- Under 11 are school years 4 & 5 for March to August, school years 5 & 6 for September.
- Under 13 are school years 6 & 7 for March to August, school years 7 & 8 for September.
- etc
We expect to have athletes competing in
- Yorkshire Championships (Under 13 is the youngest age)
- West Yorkshire T&F league (Under 11 is the youngest age) (a series of 7 meetings)
- One-off meetings (called “open” meetings) at York, Wakefield, Cleckheaton, Cudworth, Doncaster etc (a few have an Under 9 category or allow year 3 to compete as under-11)
Other Events
Include
- two off-road relay races (one at Bramley Falls Woods, the other at Golden Acre Park)
- several junior “fun runs” held in association with local adult road and off-road races (including recommended races at Adel and Pudsey and other races at Ilkley and Hawksworth)
- a monthly 5k race at the Brownlee Cycle Circuit (age 11 and above)
- 800m and 1500m on the athletics track at Beckett Park (British Milers Club)
- a mile race on the athletics track at Beckett Park
- choice of 6 junior parkruns in Leeds every Sunday
- choice of 11 parkruns in Leeds every Saturday
- triathlons, duathlons and aquathlons (they are in purple to make them easier to find (or easier to skip))
England Athletics Affiliation
For athletes in school years 6 and above competing in track and field meetings, England Athletics Affiliation is needed. This costs £19. The E A year runs to 31 March 2024 so the payment will cover the cross country season too. And can be used to claim discount on road races e.g. the Leeds 5k series at Bodington.
Note that those who were affiliated for the 2022/23 year will continue to be affiliated till 30/06/2023. Please email [email protected] if you are in this situation.
School years 5 and below do not need to PAY England Athletics Affiliation but, for some events, do need to be registered with E A and have a registration number.
Please see https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/members-area/club-information/membership-list/ to find your E A number and status.
SportSoft / Race-Results Entries System
Note that several of these events, including Wakefield Open and West Yorkshire T&F League, use the SportSoft/Race-results entry system https://www.race-results.co.uk/
To use this system you will need to create an account and you will need a user name. I suggest you use your 7-digit England Athletics number.
Calendar
Note regarding races marked “TBA”, we don’t know whether or not they will take place in 2023.
Wed 22 March – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation. http://www.racebest.com
Sun 26 March – Peco Junior Relays at Bramley Falls Park ** Recommended for all junior members school years 2 and above *** V S will manage the teams and pay for all the entries for 2023
In 2022, 10 teams each of 3 Valley Striders juniors took part
Sat 1 April – juniors at Roundhay Parkrun (age 11 and above)
Tue 4 April – first Track & field training at GSAL. We have booked 13 sessions at GSAL between 4 April and 12 September.
Fri ? April – Track & field training taster session at Beckett Park 6:30pm – to be arranged
for school years 4 and above – book via Facebook
Sat 15 April – Roundhay parkrun is Valley Striders club championship event
Sat 15 April – Wakefield AC open T&F meeting 1 at Thornes Park. *** Recommended meeting ***
– Under-11 (sch yrs 4&5) 75m, 600m, Long Jump, Shot
– Under-13 (sch yrs 6&7) hurdles, 100m, 200m, 1mile, Long Jump, Shot
– Under-15 (sch yrs 8&9) hurdles, 100m, 200m, 1mile, Long Jump, Shot
– Under-17 (sch yrs 10&11) hurdles, 100m, 200m, 400m, 1mile, Long Jump, Shot
£5 for one event, £10 for two, £12 for three (juniors may not compete in more than 3 events)
From 11:30am to 3:45pm. The one mile races are at 3:25pm
I will be there from 10:20am and will be available to show newcomers round the track and field events and explain what will happen at each one. I’ll do that at 10:40.
Entry information https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/uploads/info4829.pdf
Timetable http://www.wakefield-harriers.co.uk/forms/Douglas%20Bedford%20Open%20Meeting%20-%20April%202023%20-%20Timetable%20of%20Events.pdf
Link to enter https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=4829 close 8 April
Results
U11 F 600m 13 Ezzie Yansaneh 2:27.80
U11 F 75m 6 Ezzie Yansaneh 12.95
U11 F Long Jump 5 Ezzie Yansaneh 2.68
U13 F 100m 12 Indi Banerjee 15.48
U13 F 200m 7 Indi Banerjee 31.63
U13 F Long Jump 8 Indi Banerjee 3.50
U13 M 75m Hurd 1 Zeekie Yansaneh 16.70
U13 M Long Jump 7 Zeekie Yansaneh 3.45
U13 M Shot 1 Zeekie Yansaneh 6.62
TBA – Yorkshire County Junior Road Races at TBA (held in conjunction with Yorkshire Road Relays for club senior runners).
Thu 20 April – British Milers Club at Beckett Park includes 800m for U15 and U17 runners . Please discuss with Alex Gostling
There are two Track & Field meetings on 23 April. Please ask for advice regarding which to enter
Sun 23 April – West Yorkshire T&F meeting 1 at Cleckheaton *** Recommended series if you can do both Sundays and/or are able to travel to Cleckheaton or Wakefield on Wednesday evenings *** Minimum “age” is school year 4.
From 1pm to 4:30pm.
I will be there from 12noon and will be available to show newcomers round the track and field events and explain what will happen at each one. I’ll do that at 12:20.
Details, with link to entry and payment, at http://www.wakefield-harriers.co.uk/wytfl/wyl23index.htm
Note that their system uses the sportsoft/race-results entry system.
The total cost is £26.75 which covers all 6 meetings. Closing date 14 April
Here is a summary that I have produced showing which events are available for each age group at each meeting. https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WYTF-Schedule-2023.xlsx
Entered Athena Cooper, Tilly O’Brien, Harry Ndawula, Jenson Bennett
Closing date 14April. Note that there is an entry limit of 500.
Results:
U11 Boys 75 Metres 18/25 (6 Ht 3) Harry Ndawula 12.99
U11 Boys 600 Metres 8/24 (4 Ht 1) Harry Ndawula 02:10.8
U11 Boys Long Jump 12/24 Harry Ndawula 2.87
U11 Girls 75 Metres 2/25 (2 Ht 2) Tilly O’Brien 11.8
U11 Girls 600 Metres 3/23 (1 Ht 1) Tilly O’Brien 02:04.3
U11 Girls Shot 2Kg 2/19 Tilly O’Brien 6.38
Senior Women 100 Metres 5 (3 Ht 2) Leila Kara (F55) 17.50
Senior Women Long Jump 6 Leila Kara (F55) 2.30
Senior Women Shot 4Kg 9 Leila Kara (F55) 4.55
Sun 23 April – York AC open T&F meeting 1 at Heslington 11am to about 3pm.
*** Recommended meeting***
Specifically for juniors to try competitive track & field.
Maximum 3 events, select from
Under 11 – 75m, 150m, 600m. Please do not enter U13 long jump. If space for U11 long jump we will add.
Under 13 – hurdles, 75m, 150m, 1200m, high jump, long jump, javelin, shot
Under 15 – hurdles, 100m, 200m, 300m, 1500m, high jump, long jump, javelin, shot
Under 17 / Senior – 80 hurdles, 100 hurdles, 300/400 hurdles, 100, 200, 300/400,1500m
high jump, long jump, discus, shot.
U13 and older need E A affiliation
Details, entry and payment
https://cityofyorkathleticsclubmeets.com/coyac-meeting-23rd-april-2023/
Results:
U11 F 75m 4 Emmy Deverill 12.32, 6 Abigail Bottomley 12.60, 7 Erin Davies 12.93
U11 F 150m 5 Emmy Deverill 25.13, 6 Abigail Bottomley 25.62, 7 Erin Davies 26.78
U11 F 600m 1 Abigail Bottomley 2:18.28
U11 M 75m 5 Henry Rollings 12.56
U11 M 150m 6 Henry Rollings 25.86
U13 F 75m 3 Indi Banerjee 11.52, 7 Jess Rollings 12.17
U13 F 150m 6 Indi Banerjee 22.97, 8 Jess Rollings 24.25
U13 F Long Jump 4 Indi Banerjee 2.97
U13 M 75m 3 Sammy Whitehouse 11.24
U13 M 1200m 4 Sammy Whitehouse 4:26.19
U13 M 150m 3 Sammy Whitehouse 22.39
Sun 23 April – Brooksbank Junior Duathlon (run/bike/run)
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Wed 26 April – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation. http://www.racebest.com
Results: 40 Oliver Lubiecki 0:20:10, 43 Joseph Whitehouse 0:20:13, 48 Sammy Whitehouse 0:20:28, 63 Eaden Lyons 0:21:49
Sat 29 April – Doncaster Spring Open NB £10 for one event, £15 for two, £20 for three https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/uploads/info4574.pdf
Sun 30 April – Wakefield Junior Duathlon (run/bike/run)
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Mon 1 May – Yorkshire Fell Running Championships at Mytholmroyd
http://www.westyorkshireathletics.org.uk/YFR2023.pdf
Sun 7 May – Cookridge Community Fun Run (open to all) https://racebest.com/races/x75qt
Results 1. Ruth Friend, 7. Niamh Archbold (2nd girl)
Wed 10 May – West Yorkshire T&F meeting 2 at Wakefield (see section below)
Results:
U11 Boys 600 Metres 18/28 Harry Ndawula 02:15.0
U11 Boys Shot 2Kg 21/27 Harry Ndawula 3.27
U11 Girls 75 Metres 2/23 (1 Ht 2) Athena Cooper 11.8, 4/23 (1 Ht 3) Tilly O’Brien 12.0
U11 Girls Long Jump 1/22 Tilly O’Brien 3.81, 6/22 Athena Cooper 2.95
U20 Men 1500 Metres 1/2 Jamie Walker 04:23.4
Sat/Sun 13/14 May – Yorks T&F Champs at Cudworth near Barnsley (school year 6 and above)
Information https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/uploads/info4861.pdf
Entry https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=4861
Closing date 30 April
Sun 14 May – Harrogate Aquathlon (swim/run)
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Sat 20 May 09:30 – Up The Odda Junior Races (500m to 2 miles) (Hawksworth near Leeds)
Mini dash 4 – 6 year olds
1 mile race for 7 and 8 year olds
1 mile race for 9 – 11 year olds
Hawksworth Dash 2 mile race – 12 to 15 year olds
All £6 https://racebest.com/races/37vc9
Results not available, did any V S Juniors run?
Sun 21 May 14:00 – Meanwood P.S. PTA 2km and 5km fun runs at the Brownlee Centre
Details and entries https://meanwood-pta.eventcube.io/
Results 1. Niamh Archbold, 2. Edward Sharp, also Chloe Deak and Isabelle Watt, did any more V S Juniors run?
Sun 21 May – Skipton Triathlon
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Tristar 1 Results: 7 Elijah Tedd, 23 Arabella Nancolas, 26 Bea Traviss-Turner
Tristar 3 Results: 5 Joseph Urquhart, 6 Ruth Friend, 9 Simeon Tedd, 10 Isla Butterworth, 11 George Nancolas
Youths Results: 1 Conor Butterworth
(I wonder whether I should be mentioning those who competed in LBT kit).
Sun 21 May Windermere 2k (under 12) – Result: 2 Søren Pailor
Wed 24 May – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation. http://www.racebest.com
Results: 18 Conor Butterworth 0:18:15, 40 Oliver Lubiecki 0:20:07, 47 Sammy Whitehouse 0:20:47, 51 Eaden Lyons 0:21:18
Mon 29 May (bank hol) – Ilkley Trail Race junior races.
https://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races/b9842f36-8f49-4f13-8581-1372b36b61d7
Wed 31 May – West Yorkshire T&F 3 at Cleckheaton (see section below)
Results
U11G 600m 2/14 Tilly O’Brien 1:54:77
U11G Shot 2/14 Tilly O’Brien 5.81
TBA June Meanwood Trail Junior Races at Leos organised by Valley Striders (see section below)
Sun 3 June – Leeds Bradford Aquathlon (swim/run)
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
TriStar Start: Samuel McLarkey
TriStar 1: Dora Walmsley, Elijah Tedd, Ava McLarkey, Emmy Deverill, Henry Rollings, Bea Traviss-Turner, Austin Lyons, Jenson Benett, Tom Deverill, George Redmond
TriStar 2: Jess Rollings, Eaden Lyons, Edgar Traviss-Turner
TriStar 3: Joseph Urquhart (3rd boy), Ruth Friend (2nd girl), Simeon Tedd, Isla Butterworth
Youth: Sam Redmond (1st), Conor Butterworth
Mon 5 June – British Milers Club at Beckett Park includes 1500m for U15 and U17 runners. Please discuss with Alex Gostling
Sun 10 June – Richmond Aquathlon (swim/run)
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Sun 18 June – CANCELLED – Pudsey 2.75km mile family run (including juniors) and 400 metres fun run for under-8’s
http://www.pudseypacers.com/events/pudsey-10k (NB this link currently shows 2022 event)
“Free Entry” – Valley Striders will refund your entry fee for these races – see the section on “Free Entry” below
Wed 21 June – West Yorkshire T&F 4 at Wakefield (see section below)
Results
U11 Girls 75 Metres 2 (1 Ht 2) Athena Cooper 11.31, 3 (2 Ht 1) Tilly O’Brien 11.40
U20 Men 800 Metres 1 Jamie Walker 02:12.1
Wed 21 June – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation. http://www.racebest.com
Results: 7 Conor Butterworth 17:30, 26 Zak Reisman 19:26, 31 Joseph Whitehouse 20:01, 35 Ewan Reid 20:10, 42 Sammy Whitehouse 20:49, 54 Eaden Lyons 22:51
Sun 24 June – Huddersfield Junior Triathlon
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Sun 2 July – Pontefract AC open T&F meeting at Dorothy Hyman Stadium Cudworth
U11 Boys & Girls 75m, 150m, 600m, Long Jump, Shot
U13 Boys & Girls 100m, 200m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot
U15 Boys & Girls 100m, 200m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, Javelin
U17 Men & Ladies 100m, 200m, 400m, 1500m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, Javelin
Entry form and timetable links on https://www.pontefractathletics.club/ home page
Closing date is 24 June and note that entries are only by POST, so you’ll need to post your entry a few days earlier.
School year 6 and above need E A affiliation
Results
U11 F 75m 1 Athena Cooper 11.88, 3 Alaska Ward 12.58
U11 F 150m 1 Athena Cooper 23.92
U11 F 600m 8 Alaska Ward 2:29.30
U11 F Long Jump 1 Athena Cooper 3.02, 9 Alaska Ward 2.36
U13 F 100m 1 Indi Banerjee 15.33
U13 F 200m 3 Indi Banerjee 31.57
U13 F Long Jump 5 Indi Banerjee 3.90
U13 M 800m 2 Ewan Reid 2:41.30
U13 M Long Jump 5 Ewan Reid 3.42
Sun 2 July – Wakefield Junior Triathlon
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Tue 4 July – Danefield Relays (minimum age 15,no specific relays for juniors) https://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races/6b078df9-e610-45d1-a431-395a92393981
Sat 8 July – Wakefield AC open T&F meeting 2 at Thornes Park. Jumps and throws.
U11 long jump, high jump and shot
U13 long jump, high jump, shot and discus
U15 long jump, high jump, shot, discus, javelin and hammer
U17 long jump, high jump, shot, discus, javelin, hammer and triple jump
Entry form https://www.race-results.co.uk/ and look for “John Matthews and Mike Swain Jumps and Throws Open Meeting”
School year 6 and above need E A affiliation
Results:
U11 F Long Jump 1 Tilly O’Brien 3.23
U11 F SP2K 1 Tilly O’Brien 5.77
Sun 9 July – Eccup junior races at Bedquilts Recreation Ground, Adel (open to all)
A one mile race for school years 3 to 6 and a 2 mile race for school years 7 to 12.
Cost is £4 to enter in advance. https://racebest.com/races/v4qhh
Also a family fun run for school years 2 and younger – enter on the day. Cost is £3.
“Free Entry” – Valley Striders will refund your entry fee for these races – see the section on “Free Entry” below
Results
Junior 1 mile school years 3 to 6
3 Ewan Reid 05:52
11 James Walker 06:34
13 Bertie Bell 06:40
16 Josh Salmon 06:48
17 Flo Morris 06:56
18 Soren Pailor 06:59
19 Arthur Venning 07:02
24 Leo Freer 07:08
28 Niamh Archbold 07:13
32 Alice Hirst-Sewell 07:22
33 Edward Sharp 07:27
36 Ella Shanks 07:32
38 Harriet Hirst-Sewell 07:32
41 Ruby Wilson 07:42
43 Emily Parbutt 07:52
46 Arpita Kaulgud 08:32
49 Lucy Walker 08:45
Junior 2 miles school years 7 to 12
1 Conor Butterworth 11:14
7 Ruth Friend 12:31
9 Isla Butterworth 13:09
18 Caitlyn Hartley 19:31
21 Emelia Holroyd 23:12
Wed 12 July – West Yorkshire T&F 5 at Wakefield (see section below)
Results:
U11 Girls 600 Metres 2 (1 Ht 2) Tilly O’Brien 02:00.9
U11 Girls Long Jump 1 Tilly O’Brien 4.09
U20 Men 1500 Metres 1 Jamie Walker 04:17.7
Senior Women 100 Metres 7 (4 Ht 2) Leila Kara (F55) 17.99
Senior Women 1500 Metres 4 Leila Kara (F55) 06:54.8
Senior Women Shot 4Kg 6 Leila Kara (F55) 4.91
Fri 14 July – York 5k – includes separate race for 11-15 year olds
https://racebest.com/races/6za2v
E A affiliation required
Sat 15 July – Ripon Triathlon
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Tristar1 : Arabella Nancolas, Sophie Lovell
Tristar2 : Dan Breedon, Flo Morris
Tristar3 : Joseph Urquhart, Ruth Friend (2nd girl), James Gostling, Isla Butterworth (3rd girl), George Nancolas
Tristar Youth : 2nd Conor Butterworth
Sun 16 July – York Juniors Track & Field meeting 2 at Heslington, York.
Events available:
Under 11 – 75m, 150m, 600m, Long Jump
Under 13 – hurdles, 75m, 150m, 800m, high jump, long jump, javelin, shot
Under 15 – hurdles, 100m, 200m, 300m, 800m, high jump, long jump, javelin, shot,
Under 17 & Senior – 80 hurdles, 100 hurdles, 100, 200, 300/400, 800m, high jump, long jump, javelin, shot
Disability – 100m, Long Jump, Shot
£7 for one event, £12 for two, £15 for three
https://cityofyorkathleticsclubmeets.com/coyac-meeting-16th-july-2023/
School year 6 and above need E A affiliation
Results:
U11 F 75m 1 Tilly O’Brien 11.75, 6 Abigail Bottomley 12.83, 7 Ezzie Yansaneh 12.85, 13 Isabelle Watt 13.23
U11 F 150m 6 Abigail Bottomley 25.59
U11 F 600m 1 Tilly O’Brien 2:01.26, 5 Abigail Bottomley 2:16.75, 7 Ezzie Yansaneh 2:23.36, 8 Isabelle Watt 2:24.93
U11 F Long Jump 1 Tilly O’Brien 3.55, 4 Ezzie Yansaneh 3.06, 10 Isabelle Watt 2.59
U11 M 75m 11 James Walker 12.24, 13 Josh Salmon 12.62, 22 Austin Lyons 13.76
U11 M 150m 7 Josh Salmon 24.33, 10 James Walker 24.52, 23 Austin Lyons 28.10
U11 M Long Jump 6 Josh Salmon 3.18, 8 James Walker 3.05, 13 Austin Lyons 2.57
U13 M 75m 4 Ben Taylor 11.20, 6 Eaden Lyons 11.45
U13 M 150m 2 Ben Taylor 21.90, 7 Eaden Lyons 22.54, 12 Harry Durbin 23.87
U13 M 800m 2 Harry Durbin 2:42.10, 5 Harry Whittaker 2:46.79
U13 M Javelin 5 Zeekie Yansaneh 11.73
U13 M Long Jump 4 Zeekie Yansaneh 3.86, 5 Ben Taylor 3.75, 8 Eaden Lyons 3.63
U15 F 100m 15 Abi Taylor 14.67
U15 F 200m 12 Abi Taylor 30.69
U15 F Shot 4 Abi Taylor 6.65
Tue 18 July – Golden Acre junior relays (also available to waiting list to run in VS teams)
All teams are of 3 runners, for the junior relay each run 1 mile, for the adult relay they each run 2.5 miles.
Age groups for junior relay, for a “younger” team all members must be school years 2 to 4, for an “older” team all members must be school years 2 to 7.
Age groups for adult relay, for a “young adult” team all members must be school years 8 to 12.
V S will manage the teams and pay for all the entries for 2023.
In 2022, VS Juniors had 17 teams (51 runners) in the junior relay and 4 teams in the young adult category in the adult relay.
In 2023, VS Juniors had 23 teams (69 runners) in the junior relay and nearly 3 teams in the young adult category in the adult relay.
Click for 2023 results https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/golden-acre-relay-2023-vs-results/
Sat 22 July & Sun 23 July – Castle Howard Triathlon
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/yorkshire/take-part/junior-series
Wed 26 July – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation.
Results: 17 Conor Butterworth 0:17:23, 31 Zak Reisman 0:18:31, 56 Harry Durbin 0:19:58, 69 Harry Whittaker 0:21:29, 76 Isla Butterworth 0:22:11
TBA July – Washburn Valley Junior Relays and adult relays (NB didn’t take place in 2022)
Sun 6 August – West Yorkshire T&F 6 at Cleckheaton (see section below)
Results
U11 Girls 75 Metres 2 (2 Ht 1) Tilly O’Brien 11.74
U11 Girls 600 Metres 2 (2 Ht 2) Tilly O’Brien 01:56.0
U11 Girls Shot 2Kg 1 Tilly O’Brien 6.30
Mon 7 August – British Milers Club at Beckett Park includes 800m for U15 and U17 runners . Please discuss with Alex Gostling
Sun 20 August 10:45 time TBC – York T&F meeting 3 at Heslington (York University Campus)
Under 11 – 75m, 150m, 600m, sorry no long jump
Under 13 – sprint hurdles, 75m, 150m, 1200m, long jump, high jump, shot
Under 15, 17, Senior – sprint hurdles, 100m, 200m, 1500m, long jump, discus, hammer
Also pentathlon for U13 & U15 – of sprint hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot, 800m
£7 for one event, £12 for two, £15 for three (that’s the maximum)
https://cityofyorkathleticsclubmeets.com/coyac-meeting-20th-august-2023/
Wed 23 August 6:30pm time TBC – York T&F evening meeting at Heslington (York University Campus)
Under 13 – 100m, 800m, long jump, javelin
Under 15 – 100m, 300m, 800m, javelin
No under-11’s
£5 in total for any number of events up to a maximum of 3 https://cityofyorkathleticsclubmeets.com/coyac-evening-meeting-23rd-august-2023/
Wed 23 August – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation. http://www.racebest.com
For September only, the new school year starts but same age groups apply to T&F so Under-11 is still OLD school years 4&5 etc
Sat 2 September – Wakefield AC open T&F meeting 3 at Thornes Park. CANCELLED
Sun 10 September – West Yorkshire T&F Championships at Cleckheaton
Ages are as at 01/09/23, e.g. U11 is school years 5 & 6 for year just started. There is no entry qualification other than that you must have taken part in at least one WYT&F League meeting this summer. Cost is free as it is part of your WYT&F season ticket. You can take part in up to 3 events. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Sun 10 September – York T&F open meeting 4 at Heslington
Under 11 – 75m, 150m, 600m, (no field events and can’t enter into U13 events)
Under 13, 15, 17, Sen – sprint hurdles, 100m, 200m, 800m, long jump, high jump, javelin
Under 15 also 300m or 400m
Under 17 also 3000m but only if they have run sub (5:00men, 5:25women) for 1500m or sub (20mins men, 22mins women) for 5km
Under 17 men – also discus
Senior – 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 3000m (no field events)
Entry link – and payments – on http://www.cityofyorkathleticsclubmeets.com
Entry link closes – 9pm Monday 4 September.
Tue 12 September – Valley Striders Sports Day at GSAL 5:55pm start – 80m, 400m, long jump, shot put
Sat 16 September – Meanwood Trail Race. This is for adults, the reason I am listing it is that it is organised by Valley Striders and I’m wondering whether some juniors and their parents could be marshals on the route
Sun 17 September – Wetherby Junior Races at 12:30pm – Fun run £5.00 enter on the day from 11am all ages (pre7’s to run with fee paying parent guardian) starts and finishes at Wetherby Racecourse. The junior race is before the Wetherby 10k and there will be a start and finish gantry, a race clock, and lots of food and drink! https://wetherbyrunnersac.co.uk/wetherby-run-10k/
“Discounted Entry” – Valley Striders will refund £3 of your entry fee for this race – see the section on “Free Entry” below
Sat 23 September – Golden Mile at Leeds Beckett track ages 8 to adult. Separate races for 8-11 year olds and for 12-16 year olds. https://racebest.com/races/9rf6t
Sun 24 September – Kirkstall 7 mile race … but unsure whether there will be junior races this year.
Wed 27 September – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. (Also 25 October and 22 November) Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation. http://www.racebest.com
“Free” entry
For some races in our list of recommended events that are suitable for all abilities, Valley Striders will “pay” for your race entries by means of a discount of the value of your entry fee(s) if and when you renew your V S junior membership in 2024.
This applies to those that are currently junior members or junior limited training members (but not junior social members). If you are unsure of your membership type, check here https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/members-area/club-information/membership-list/
The small print – we won’t pay your entry fee if you enter but then don’t run.
This applies to Peco XC races (if you enter the series), Pudsey Junior Races and Eccup Junior Races and Wetherby Junior Races (£3 discount for Wetherby)
NB you also get free entry to Peco Relays and Golden Acre Relays because V S pay Racebest directly for all teams.
More detail
Junior parkrun
2km Take place every Sunday (except if other events in the parks) at 6 locations around Leeds (Bodington (Brownlee Centre), Bramley, Crossflatts, Horsforth Hall, Roundhay, Templenewsam). Ages 4 to 14 inclusive.
parkrun
5km Take place every Saturday (except if other events in the parks) at 11 locations around Leeds (Armley, Bramley, Chevin, Crossflatts, Middleton, Potternewton, Rothwell, Roundhay, Templenewsam, Wetherby and Woodhouse Moor) and 700+ nationwide. Minimum age 11
Meanwood Trail Junior Races at Leos
In 2018 and 2019 we organised races on a Tuesday evening in May, open to everyone.
1km for school years 2 to 4, 2km for school years 5 and 6, 3km for school years 7 to 11.
We may do another in 2023
West Yorkshire Track and Field League
4 meetings are at Princess Mary Stadium, Cleckheaton, WF15 6LW
3 meetings are at Thornes Park Stadium, Wakefield
Only open to club members. Minimum age 9 on 01/09/2023 i.e. currently school year 4 and above.
NB Juniors aged 11 or above on 01/09/2023 (i.e. currently school year 6 and above) must be affiliated to England Athletics. Cost for affiliation is £19p.a. but this then also covers entering similar events to 31 March 2024.
Age groups are U11/U13/U15/U17 on 01/09/2023, e.g. U11 is school years 4&5
Cost for entry is £26.75 which covers meetings 1 to 6 (yes an average of under £5 per meeting if you compete in all), which is a lot cheaper than the typical cost of £10-£12 for an open meeting, i.e. it is worth entering even if you can only attend the two Sunday events. (NB £?? for adults)
The meeting on 10 September is separate from the others, i.e. not included in the £26.75, NB you can only enter this if you did enter the series.
The closing date for the meeting 1 (23 April) is 16 April.
Details, with link to entry and payment, at
http://www.wakefield-harriers.co.uk/wytfl/wyl23index.htm
Here is a summary that I have produced showing which events are available for each age group at each meeting. https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WYTF-Schedule-2023.xlsx
Email [email protected] if you have any questions. Names so far who have paid to be entered (at 25/05/23) Jenson Bennett, Athena Cooper, Harry Ndawula, Tilly O’Brien, Jamie Walker (not James)
Entries are now closed to new entrants (June 2023)
City of York Track and Field Open Meetings
Four dates have been announced for 2023 but there may be others.
In summary
Only open to club members. Minimum age 9 on 01/09/2023 i.e. currently school year 4 and above. Possibly exceptions for experienced year 3’s
Juniors who will be aged 11 or above on 01/09/2023 (i.e. currently school year 6 and above) must be affiliated to England Athletics. Cost for EA affiliation is £19p.a.
Age groups are U11/U13/U15/U17 on 01/09/2023
Online entry will be at www.cityofyorkathleticclub.net (entries not open yet)
All athletes get a sprint, a middle distance event (600m or 800m) at every meeting, U11’s get long jump at every meeting, other age groups get a choice of one or two field events.
Email [email protected] to express an interest – we strongly advise you to contact us before entering
Leeds Junior Run Series 2023/24?
The Leeds Junior Run Series 2019/20 comprised
– all the junior races organised by running clubs in Leeds
– the Peco cross country series
– the five junior parkruns in Leeds
It was due to run between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 but was abandoned in March 2020.
It was free to enter and club membership was not needed.
There might be one in 2023/24