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TRAINING AND VIRTUAL RACES
Training from Home
This week’s Training From Home is to take part in the Leeds Junior Clubs Virtual Race, see next section.
We will be resuming training at Leos on Tuesday 30 March followed by GSAL on 6 April.
During this last lockdown, 5 junior Striders have completed their 25th training sessions, 2 junior Striders their 50th and 3 junior Striders their 100th . Well done to all 10! Medals will be handed out on 30 March and 6 April.
Here’s the link for the TFH information but hopefully we’ll never need to use it again!
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniors-training-from-home-2021/
Leeds Junior Clubs Virtual Race 20th to 29th March
Hopefully all of you are aware of this from reading the information on Facebook and/or the Club Website and/or email. Just in case you aren’t, here’s the link to the information.
You need to choose a route that is safe and not predominantly downhill.
Then run for the same number of minutes as your age in years, recording the distance you’ve run.
You have till Sunday (28st) to do the run and you need to get your result to me by Sunday 6pm.
Return to Training
We will be returning to training on 30 March and running at Leos and GSAL alternate weeks
- 30 March – Leos, timeslots at 16:45, 17:30 and 18:15 (normal hours going forward)
- 6 April – Leos (was GSAL), timeslots at 17:00 and 18:00 (special hours for holiday)
- 13 April – GSAL (was Leos), timeslots at 17:00 and 18:00 (special hours for holiday)
- 20 April – GSAL, timeslots at 18:00 and 19:00 (normal hours going forward)
You will need to request to come to these sessions and this is via a survey which is explained below. The survey must be completed by Saturday 27 March at 10pm.
Return to Training at Leos
For the time being we’ll continue with 3 timeslots, 5 groups per timeslot, each group consisting of 5 junior athletes and 1 parent to lead
Full information can be found at
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniors-training-at-leos-2021/
The link to the survey can be found at the bottom of that page.
The page will then be updated to show who is allocated to which timeslot and which group.
Return to Training at GSAL (Grammar School at Leeds)
Between 2016 and 2019, in the summer we alternated Tuesday training between Leos and GSAL.
We have booked for this summer starting Tuesday 6 April
Full information can be found at
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniors-training-at-gsal-2021/
The link to the survey can be found at the bottom of that page.
The page will then be updated to show who is allocated to which timeslot and which group.
EVENTS FOR JUNIORS
There’s a summary on the website which will be maintained as new events and dates are announced
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-spring-summer-2021/
West Yorkshire Track & Field League
For the last 4 years (other than 2020), Valley Striders juniors have competed in the West Yorkshire Track & Field League. Typically 10 to 12 have taken part in one or more of the meetings.
The dates this year are Saturday 17 April, Wednesday evenings 5 May, 26 May, 16 June, 7 July, Sunday 27 July and Sunday 12 September. But, according to the website, 17 April has been cancelled and 5 May is under discussion.
The minimum age is school year 4. Events available are sprint (75m, 80m or 100m depending on age), middle distance (600m/800m), long jump, shot put, and, for older age groups, long sprint (150m/200m), high jump, discus throw etc.
The training at GSAL allows us to practice sprints, middle distance, long jump, shot put and discus.
Anyone interested in this should read the general events page
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-spring-summer-2021/
and then get in contact with us.
Doncaster Spring Open – Saturday 29 May
Events available
- U/11 Boys and Girls: 75m/600m/LJ.
- U/13 Boys and Girls: 100m/200m/800m/LJ/HJ
- U/15 Boys and Girls: 100m/200m/300m/400m/800m or 1500m/ DT/HT/HJ/LJ/SH/JAV/PV
If you are interested in this, please discuss by email at [email protected] or at one of our training sessions.
York Track & Field Summer League
This is a series of 4 meetings at York University Track usually from May onwards. Dates have not been published yet. We’ve also had up to 10 athletes at these meetings in the past.
Eccup Junior Races
These races are at Bedquilts Playing Fields on Sunday 27 June. In the past as many as 40 Valley Striders juniors have taken part and we hope there will be as many, if not more, in 2021.
The races are approximately 1 mile for up to school years 3 to 6 and approximately 2 miles for school years 7 to 12. They are suitable for all abilities. There is a “family fun run” for school years 2 and below.
Entry via the Racebest website at https://racebest.com/races/zf7ut
AND JUST TO REMIND YOU …
Fill in your survey to book sessions from 30 March by this Saturday (27th) 10pm at the latest
Send in your result(s) from the Juniors Virtual Race by this Sunday (28th) 6pm at the latest.