English Junior Fell Running Championships 2007

Richmond and Zetland Harrier Marc Scott has been heading for the hills recently and is taking part in the English Junior Fell Running Championships in the Under 14 Boys category; a competition, which is organised by the Fell Runners Association throughout the Summer months, with the 4 best results counting from 6 races. He is also competing in the BOFRA Championships in the same age group. Often preferring to run off road and thriving during the Cross Country season, Marc’s training is very suited to these challenging conditions. To date, he has completed 3 races, all of which stand him in an excellent position on the overall leader board. First came the FRA race at High Rigg, near Keswick on 27th May covering 1.5 miles and incorporating a climb of 1200 feet, where he finished 9th from 35 runners. He was back on the fells just a week later on 3rd June at Lothersdale, near Skipton for a slightly longer race of 2.9 miles, with an ascent of 600 feet, where he finished 11th overall from 30 participants. His most recent outing was the BOFRA race at Kettlewell over 1.5 miles and again with 600 feet of climbing, resulting in his best performance to date, finishing a magnificent 3rd overall from a field of 26 competitors. With these results already accomplished, this could be a very fine season for Marc on the fells.

NYSD Track & Field League Shildon - 5th June 2007

Katie Roberts earlier in the year

The 3rd NYSD track and field league meeting of the season took place on Tuesday 5th June at Shildon, which saw a good attendance by Richmond and Zetland athletes, many achieving excellent times on the track and strong performances in the throwing events. There were wins for John Wild in the Men’s Discus and Hammer with distances of 30.90m and 36.26m respectively, while Katie Roberts followed suit in the Ladies Discus to win with a fine throw of 21.34m. Jon Orange claimed first place in the Men’s 5000m event, with a very swift time of 15.51.3, followed by Shaun Purkiss in 3rd with 17.32.4 and Tad Zaranko close beind in 4th place with 17.45.7, while Jo Adams cruised to success over 800m with a strong performance of 2.22.1.

Paul Kilsley and Shaun Lambert took a well deserved win and second place in the Under 17 men’s Long Jump, with magnificent distances of 5.57m and 4.68m respectively, as well as 2nd and 3rd over 200m in excellent times of 25.1 and 27.5. Amy Coulson also gained a well-deserved 2nd place in the Under 13 Girls 800m in 2.44.6, along with Rose Stirr in 9th, who put in a fine run to finish in 3.02.4, while team mate Kerry Robson finished 6th over 200m, running strongly with a time of 33.8. Sam Wood and George Robinson put in some great performances on the evening to take 2nd and 3rd in the Under 15 Boys 800m in 2.17.4 and 2.23.1, while Fergus Roberts promptly won the Under 13 Boys 800m with 2.19.1, finishing well ahead of the field and along with team mates Paul Harmswoth and Andrew Parkinson, claimed 2nd, 4th and 7th in the Long Jump event. Jenny Fenwick also ran well over 200m to cross the line in 35.6, rounding off a good evening of competition for the Harriers.

RZH Results: Under 13 Girls – Amy Coulson, 2nd 200m 32.1 & 2nd 800m 2.44.6, Kerry Robson, 6th 200m 33.8, Rosie Stirr, 10th 200m 35.5 & 10th 800m 3.02.4. Under 13 Boys – Paul Harmsworth, 3rd 200m 30.6 & 4th Long Jump 3.89m, Fergus Roberts, 1st 800m 2.19.1& 2nd Long Jump 3.97m, Andrew Parkinson, 7th Long Jump 2.07m. Under 15 Boys – Sam Wood, 4th 28.2 & 3rd 800m 2.23.1, George Robinson, 6th 200m & 2nd 800m 2.17.4. Under 17 Men – Paul Kilsley, 2nd 200m 25.1 & 1st Long Jump 5.57m, Shaun Lambert, 3rd 20m 27.5 & 2nd Long Jump 4.68m. Senior Ladies – Jenny Fenwick, 3rd 200m 35.6, Jo Adams, 1st 800m 2.22.1, Katie Roberts, 1st Discus 21.34m. Senior Men – Jon Orange, 1st 5000m 15.51.3, Shaun Purkiss, 3rd 5000m 17.32.4, Tad Zaranko, 4th 5000m 17.45.7, John Wild, 1st Discus 30.90m & 1st Hammer 36.26m.