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Latest Info from Steve Fletcher, International Juniors Team Manager

Si siINTERNATIONAL JUNIOR FELL & MOUNTAIN RUNNING

2005 UPDATE #3

MARCO GERMANETTO MEMORIAL RACE – TRAVEL PLANS

The preliminary plans are to fly from Manchester Airport to Turin on the morning of Friday June 24 (approx. flight departure 11:00) and return to Manchester Airport on the evening of Sunday 26 (approx. flight arrival 22:30).  The race organisers have kindly agreed to arrange transport to and from Turin Airport to Susa .  Race details can be found at: http://www.atleticasusa.it/rules_memor.htm or in Update #2.  The Trials race is over a course near Ilkley on Sunday June 5^th.  Details can be found at:

http://www.ilkleyharriers.org.uk/jh/susatrial.html or in Update #2.

We’re taking a squad of 12 athletes (6 boys and 6 girls) plus two team managers (Steve Fletcher and Pauline Stuart).  We’ll effectively compete as England A and England B teams.  Selection is open to runners born in 1988 – 1993 (inclusive).  There will be automatic selection for the first four boys and first four girls in the Trials Races.  The remaining places will be filled at the discretion of the selectors based on current form.  Athletes wishing to be considered for selection must register their interest and provide Steve Fletcher (see below for contact details) with details of the form they wish to be taken into account by 12:00 Sunday June 5^th.

JUNIOR HOME INTERNATIONAL

The venue of the JHI and Open British & Irish Junior Championships has been changed.  They will now be held on the lower slopes of Slieve Foy overlooking the village of Carlingford , north of Dundalk (GR J185115, OS map 36).  The preliminary timetable is:

• 10:30 U14 B&G – course 1
• 10:50 U16 G – course 2 and U16 B – course 3
• 11:30 U18 G – course 3 and U18 B – course 4

The courses are:

• Course 1 2.5km and 250m of climb
• Course 2 4.0km and 350m of climb
• Course 3 5.0km and 400m of climb
• Course 4 6.0km and 500m of climb

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CAMP – 10:00 AUGUST 25^TH to 10:00 27^TH

The Coniston Coppermines Youth Hostel has been booked for the training camp.  The camp will commence at 10:00 on the 25^th and finish at 10:00 on the 27^th.  Activities will include:

• 30 mins one-on-one with a physio specialising in sports physiology (this will be a good chance to get your range of movement assessed, discuss remedial/injury prevention strategies and current problems),
• Practical based workshops (not too much lecturing but plenty of activities and q&a so we can focus on what affects and concerns you) on applied nutrition for performance athletes (not X% of this and Yg of that but what to eat and drink when), the female athlete, planning, objective setting and long term development, and reflective performance analysis (how to link thinking about issues and problems to training and competition strategies),
• Mountain bike training for mountain runners,
• Navigation, hill-craft and orienteering (if the terrain allows it we might even have a mtb orienteering event).
• Training sessions in the fells.

The timetable will be structured to enable athletes to train twice a day.  A preliminary timetable will be circulated in the next few weeks for discussion.  IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS LET ME KNOW.  Attendance at the camp will be by invitation based on performance and discussion with coaches.

INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR FELL & MOUNTAIN RUNNING

2005 UPDATE #2

Marco Germanetto Memorial Race, Pian del Frais, Susa ( Turin ), June 26 2005

The Marco Germanetto Memorial race will replace the Black Forest Teenager Games.  The race is over an ‘up-and-down’ 1400m loop.  There are separate U17 male and U17 female races with the ‘boys’ competing over three laps and the ‘girls’ over two laps.  In 2004 the ‘girls’ race was won in 11:20 and the ‘boys’ in 15:25.  Last year Italy , Slovenia , Germany and Austria sent teams.  I expect with the cancellation of the BFTG there’ll be additional support this year.  Both Wales and Scotland are planning to send teams.

The Slovenians who just finished ahead of Rosie, Blue and Danielle at last year’s BFTG were first and second in the 2004 ‘girls’ race (they also finished 2^nd and 3^rd in last year’s World Torphy).  Take a look at http://www.atleticasusa.it/rules_memor.htm for background (inc. prizes) and the results – you might recognise some names from last year’s BFTG and World Trophy.

This year we’ll take a squad of 12 athletes (6 boys and 6 girls) and effectively compete as England A and England B teams.  Selection is open to runners born in 1988 – 1993 (inclusive).  There will be a Trials Race over Ilkley Moor on Sunday June 5^th (start from the top of Wells Rd. , Ilkley – GR 115470).  Contact Shirley Wood, 1 Daisy Hill, Addingham, Ilkley LS29 0PN, tel: 01943 831765 for full course details (these will also be posted on www.ilkleyharriers.org.uk).

There will be automatic selection for the first four boys and first four girls in the Trials Races.  The remaining places will be filled at the discretion of the selectors based on current form.  Athletes wishing to be considered for selection must register their interest and provide Steve Fletcher (see below for contact details) with details of the form they wish to be taken into account by 12:00 Sunday June 5^th.

World Trophy Trial

Date: Sunday July 31^st.

Time: Junior Women 13:30, Junior Men 14:00

Location: Braithwaite Lodge, Braithwaite, nr. Keswick (GR NY233231).

Course: start/finish 233231, turn 230225, Barrow 227219, Barrow Dore 221217, Stile End 220219, Low Moss 218218, Path 221221, cross path 225225, cross beck 226225 , path 227226.  The junior women race over one loop the junior men two.  The course will be marked from 12:00 Saturday July 30^th.  See map and profile below.

Age Groups: The races are open to athletes aged 16 – 19 (inc.) on 31^st December 2005.

Selection: There will be automatic selection for the first two men and first two women in the Trials Races.  The remaining two men’s and one women’s places will be filled at the discretion of the selectors based on current form.  Athletes wishing to be considered for selection must register their interest and provide Steve Fletcher (see below for contact details) with details of the form they wish to be taken into account by 13:00 Sunday July 31^st.

Contact: Steve Fletcher 017687 79362 (steve.j.fletcher@btinternet.com) or Chris Knox 017687 72922 (chrisknox2@compuserve.com).

There will also be U10 (12:00), U12 (12:15), U14 (12:35) and U16 (13:00) races.

Details of the World Trophy (inc. course maps and profiles) can be found at: http://www.mountainrunning.org.nz/worldtrophy.html.

If you’d like to be kept in touch with what’s happening either drop the England Team Manager, Steve Fletcher (steve.j.fletcher@btinternet.com 017687 79362) an email or give him a call with your contact details.  There will also be regular updates on Dave and Eileen’s information sheets so don’t forget to pick one up at every race.  

JUNIOR WORLD MOUNTAIN RUNNING TROPHY TRIALS RACES

JULY 31^ST 2005

BRAITHWAITE, KESWICK , CUMBRIA

A CHANCE TO WIN A PLACE IN THE ENGLAND TEAM AND TO TEST YOURSELF AGAINST THE BEST IN  THE WORLD IN NEW ZEALAND ON SEPT. 26^TH 2005.

I always seem to struggle to get this information from the Word 2003 document in the Website. Sorry!

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