Fixtures are now underway, follow the link by clicking on the logo for results and more details.

The winter training program starts next Tuesday 07 Oct with hills training and sprint sessions. Also as from Thursday 09 Oct, distance training of runs between 5 and 8 miles.  Both evenings start at 6PM sharp and both the Tuesday and the Thursday sessions will be meeting at North beach carpark. These Tuesday and Thursday runs carry on right through the winter till end of March.

Ideal for runners who can race a 10K in a time of about 40 - 50 minutes.

any inquieries contact J-P on 07781 435515

Click here for full details, including new Ladies Only League.

Winter Flexibility Workout with a difference - why not try a 3 hr Club Workout with David Sye - all proceeds towards Peace in the Middle East.

The AFM Super 6 Athletics Challenge will be starting again in October. The event is once again open to both boys and girls from years 8 and 9, and will provide participants an opportunity to test themselves against others from all the Islands Secondary Schools. The 4 events remain the same as in previous years, with the top 6 performers for each event getting an invite to the Super 6 final, which will be held in February or March next year. As with last year there will be a combined Team Trophy, one for boys and one for girls. Last years team winners were St Sampsons Secondary School for the boys, and the Grammar School for the girls. Individual results can be found on the results and fixtures page of the AFM Super 6 Website.

Third National Title for Fiona! 

Congratulations to Fiona Argent, now a V55, on winning her third national multi-event competition this year. In near perfect conditions at Oxford on the 13^th/14^th September, she took the Heptathlon Masters title in her age-group, and recorded a score of 3892 points.

There has been a lot of enquires regarding the return to training after the break, so here are all the details:-

Colts - see your website.

U13/U15 - Coach Steve Allaway. Return to training 7th Oct. Tues Indoors at Grammar. 6:30 for 6:45 start - finish between 7:45 & 8:00pm. Thursdays outside at track same times.

U17, U20 & Seniors - Power Group. Coach Dale Garland. Return to training 30th Sept.

Junior Endurance - Coach Charlie Cottam. Return to training 16th Sept.

Middle Distance Group - Coach Lee Merrien. Return to training 30th Sept.

Senior Endurance Group - Coach Alan Rowe. Return to training 30th Sept.

Can be downloaded here.

This weekend sees the last fixture in the GIAAC Track and Field calendar, the annual Interinsular which takes place at Footes Lane on Saturday and Sunday. Full details and a timetable for both days can be downloaded here.

Pictures courtesy of Guernsey Press

10 all comers records were broken during Sundays 'Blue Island Challenge Cup Match'. Woodford Green with Essex Ladies won the match, ahead of their British League rivals, Sale Harriers and the Sporting Bet Channel Islands Athletic Club, finishing third.

Results can be found for the men here, and women here.

Fiona Argent has returned from the European Masters’ Champs, held in Slovenia, with a bronze medal in the Heptathlon in the 50 – 54 age group. Having taken up multi-eventing only a year ago, this was her first heptathlon. She set 3 pbs on the first day, in the 80mHurdles, High jump and Shot, rounding it off with a win in the  200m in 31.48secs. The second day got off to a bad start with a poor performance in the long jump, but she made up ground in the javelin, and recorded her fastest 800m to date within a multi-event competition of 2min 58.13. At the top end of this age-band Fiona was delighted with her results and hopes to consolidate her success in the next age-group.

Hannah Lesbirel & Steph Lamb (photo's courtesey of Guernsey Press)

10am on Monday 25th August, starting and finishing from Saumarez Park. See fixtures list for further details.

This event is now well underway, find results here, and race reports here.. The overall classifications should now read correctly. If you wish to view the race results in a format suitable to read on your mobile phone, click here, or email the club and we will forward the link for you to follow.

Timetable for Wednesday's track race is here. And rules here.

Start list for tonights time trial here.

Find the results from last nights Town Relay here, and the team results here.

3 & 5k results can be seen here. They will be added to the GASP rankings website as soon as the we are able to,

Well done to everyone completing the handicapped races..results from the final race are here, and the final overall standings are here.

Your next challenge is....

OSA Recruitment All Terrain Challenge.

For more  Infomation, including entry list so far click..here, and an entry form can be downloaded  here.

Uptodate results are available here for 2nd July and here for 9th July. And overall standings so far here.

(Photo courtesy of Guernsey Press)

T & F Club Champs

The club champs dates have been added to the fixtures list. Please see details here....

Fortis Golden Series 2

Takes place tonight 25th June 2008 at Footes Lane, events run between 7pm and 8:40pm. All athletes to register between 6:00 and 6:40pm. Start lists and running orders will be available when you register.

 

Healthspan Half Marathon

Results are now posted here. 5k results to follow.

2008 OSA Recruitment All Terrain Challenge

The entry form for this popular event can be downloaded here. (PDF)

Ladies Running Group & Summer Handicap Series

This group has now transferred to Footes Lane every Wednesday evening. The Ladies Group caters for all levels of ability from complete beginners to experienced athletes, sessions are tailored so that all can participate and get the most from the sessions.

 

Registration at 6.15pm, session starts at 6.30pm for 7.15 - 7.30 finish. Venue Footes Lane - session on track or occasional the grass, women only. Cost £3 per session, open to non-members.  The sessions will not take place when the summer handicap series events are on - these shorter races and are a great alternative to these group sessions.  First race 25th June - L`Ancresse Lodge 5Km, sign-on 6:00pm, first athlete off at 6:30pm.   Handicap races are explained here.

Fortis Golden Series - Wed 14th May

Sprint action from Fortis Golden Series

Courtesy and copyright Guernsey Press.

Results can be found here.

Reminder

Fortis Golden Series second meeting will be on 25th June

More results

Results for Liberation Day and Ladies race have been posted. A photo album from Liberation Day can be found here.

Results can be found here.

Commonwealth & Island Games selection standards

Standards and criteria have been posted here.

Senior Club Champs T&F Fixtures

A fixture list is available here.

u13 & u15 Summer T&F Competitions

A downloadable fixture list (PDF) is available here.

Summer Training - Beginners / Improvers Group

JP's group summer training venues are posted here.

Women's Running / Walking sessions

Women's running sessions have been organised and will start on Wednesday 16th April continuing every Wednesday for 5 weeks in the build up to the Race for Life. All sessions will start at 6.30pm from the back car park of Saumarez Park and will cater for walkers/complete beginners through to more experienced runners. There will be 3 groups, a complete beginners / walkers group, an intermediate group for those with some running experience and a slightly more advanced group for those who may run regularly but would like some more structured training.
Whilst experienced runners, athletics coaches and qualified fitness instructors will be looking after the sessions please note that involvement in these sessions is completely at your own risk and the Guernsey Athletics Club accepts no responsibility for any mishaps that may occour.

Full Course XC - Woodvine overturns 10k result. Whilst Lee Merrien (pictured below, left) continued to defy the conditions and the opposition with a second win in the 27th Easter Festival, it was Aldershot's (AFD)  Andrea Woodvine (pictured below, right) who put 4 places between herself and AFD team mate and 10km leading lady Vicky Gill, to take the overall lead in the Ladies category. Conditions at L'Ancresse were harsh with continuing cold gale force winds blowing in from the north making conditions extreme. Results are posted here. Overall positions are posted here. Photo album here.

Lee Merrien wins 10km.  Overcoming a sizable field and gale force winds, Guernsey's Lee Merrien won the opening race of the Easter Festival stopping the clock at 31min 14 seconds- an impressive time for the conditions. Aldershot's Vicky Gill lead the women's field home finishing 17th overall in 35:33.  Results posted here. 10km photo album is here.

Race Information pack is posted here for download (PDF).

Relay Teams : Download an entry form here and hand in together with entry fees ( where not already paid for as part of an overall easter entry ) at Race Registration (Thursday 20th) or at any of the race venues.

Junior Easter : An Entry Form is posted on the Guernsey Colts Website here.

Heathspan / GASP June Half Marathon 2008

This will be going ahead as usual, this year on June 15th Fathers Day. Entry forms can be downloaded here, and see the special events link for further details.

Competition Availability Forms

These should have been sent to all junior athletes, if you have not received one, or have any questions please contact me at the GIAAC office 07911711055. Also the U13/U15 age group was missed from the top of the form. If you are in this age group just add it to the top of the form.

Thanks Martine

Church to Church

Ingy has provided us with the 'route' for the church to church race. This can be viewed here or by following the link on the fixtures page.

New ! Endurance Section information

A new page has been added to the web site detailing the various training groups, training times, venues and contacts for athletes participating and competing in endurance events - 800mtrs upwards.  A new link has been added to the navigation menu on the left.  The new page can be found here.

Island Cross Country Championships 27th Jan 2008, Footes Lanes

Pre race favourites Steve Dawes and Louise Perrio were clear winners of the respective men's and women's Island cross country titles.

In a race held in perfect conditions at Footes Lane Dawes was accompanied by Dave Dyke for the first half of the 6 mile race but forged clear in the later stages to breast the tape a minute clear of Dyke in a time of 35 minutes 15 seconds. Lee Garland was third a further 35 seconds behind.

Perrio was always in control of the womens field and was holding a top six place place in the overall race as she crossed the finish line, at 4 miles, in 26minutes 2 seconds. Martine Scholes ran strongly over the second half of the race to  pull clear of young Sarah Mercier who placed third.

Results here.

The junior races yielded winning runs from 
U17   -   Will Bodkin, Sarah Mercier      U15  -    Marcus Heaume, Nicole Petit U13 - David Campbell, Christina Neves

Hampshire Track and Field Champs May 10th/11th

Would all SENIOR athletes please note that if they wish to compete in the above, they will have to make their own arrangements regarding entry/ travel/ accommodation.Competition details can be found on the website www.athletics.hampshire.org.uk   This applies to SENIORS only, who are also reminded that many will be required for the FORTIS meeting which takes place on the following Wednesday, MAY 14th.  

AGM

The date for the AGM has been changed it is now 20th February at the track.

Hampshire Cross Country Championships 2008

After biding his time and waiting to the end of the 7 mile long race before showing his class Lee Merrien emerged as a comfortable winner of the Men's county cross county title. In the 200 strong field Steve Dawes placed 9th.

Guernsey's other main hope for an individual medal, Louise Perrio came tantalisingly close but narrowly missed out in finishing 4th in the womens 5 mile event. Louise Damon led home a strong Winchester contingent that dominated the major placings but with Nikki Neale and Martine Scholes both in the top 10 and Helen Hadjam 15th, the Sarnian women claimed team silver. With Neale and Scholes both placing in the top 3 veteran positions.
Led by Merrien and Dawes and backed up by Alan Rowe, Dave Dyke, Lee Garland and Mark Mercier Guernsey's men gained team bronze behind Aldershot/Farnham and Winchester.

The club's stalwart runners claimed more medals in the hands of the veteran men with Alan Rowe(individual gold), Dave Dyke(bronze) backed up by Francis Kehoe and Paul Ingrouille to gain team silver. The team were initially awarded gold but on a recount were displaced by the smallest of margins! (Ingy blames him self entirely)

After stamping his name on the Championship trophy for the 4th time, a record not matched in the last 50 years, Merrien now heads off to South Africa for warm weather training at altitude before returning to a busy racing schedule in February that will see him targeting a place in Britains team for the cross country world championships.

The Juniors all ran really well. The best performance was undoubtedly from Sarah Mercier, 6th in the U17 Ladies, her highest ever position in the championships. The Under 13 Boys also placed well, with David Campbell a fine 7th, and George Mason, with still another year in the age-group, 8th. Will Bodkin placed 8th in the Under 17 Men he is also at the bottom of his age-group and this was another good run, as was Nicky Petit's 12th in the Under 15 Girls in her first run off the island. The Under 15 Boys also put in some solid runs which bodes well for the team competition next year.  

A photo album from the day will follow!!

Full results can be found at www.athletics.hampshire.org.uk/

AFM Super 6 Final

AFM Super 6 Final will be held on Wednesday 16th January 2008.

If you have qualified for the final your teacher will have been sent an invite for you, which will be given out in the new year.
 

Full details and prizes can be viewed here. And list of qualifiers here. or via the Super 6 page.

OSA XC League

Results from the final race here. And overall finishing posititons here.

2008 Fixtures

Can be seen here.

London Marathon

The club has once again been given three entries for the London Marathon. The arrangements are the same as always. If you are a club member and you have been rejected from the marathon you can apply for the club ballot which takes place immediately after the new year's run. To be entered I need to receive your rejection slip before the race.  Please ring me on 726604 if you want to be considered. Regards, Alun Williams

Note from Club President

WELL done to everyone ­ athletes and coaches ­ who have contributed to an outstanding year highlighted by the successes in the national Power of 10 rankings.
To achieve no fewer than 222 top-100 rankings in the south region is a brilliant effort.
Of those 19 athletes produced 30 top-10 SE area performances.

Also.....

STANDBY folks for some major news on the 2008 track and field front.
The club is in the final throes of negotiations to provide more top-class athletics at Foote's Lane via the Fortis Golden Series and Blue Islands British Challenge Cup.
Watch this space . . .

Season's greetings
Rob Batiste on behalf of all the GIAAC committee

OSA Cross Country League

Information regarding the leagues and prize structure can be viewed here and the league standings after FOUR races can be

found here.

Photographs from Saturdays Full Course can be viewed using this link:

http://www.guernseyathletics.org.gg/photos/200703November/index.html

Thanks to Matthew Wood for the pictures.

Beachy Head Marathon

Last weekend saw three members of the Guernsey Island Amateur Athletics Club run the Beachy Head marathon at Eastbourne. The course takes runners over the South Downs and is best described as a hilly cross-country marathon including the usual countryside stiles, gates, walls and cattle grids to be crossed, passes through several small villages en route, and finishes in the last six miles with the gruelling Seven Sisters hills and another two mile climb before dropping down to the finish back at Beachy Head. Due to the difficulty of the terrain, runners times are therefore not comparable to flat road courses.

The organisers restrict entries to 700 runners, 700 joggers and 350 walkers and this enables the marshal points to cope with the spread of abilities. The conditions were ideal with the temperature warmer than average for the time of year and little wind, and Paul Hooker running his second Beachy Head marathon was the first local home in 3 hours 43 minutes, just two minutes outside his time of last year and finishing a very creditable 48th overall. Next home was Roger Naftel running his third Beachy Head Marathon finishing in 235th place with a time of 4 hours 26 minutes and only 11 minutes outside his own personal best. This too was an outstanding performance considering his running schedule of the previous three weekends consisting of the 15 mile cliff path race and a training run on the Church to Church route in Guernsey and followed by the Exmoor stagger (a 16 mile cross country run). Coming in 1 minute later (and overtaken by Roger Naftel in the last half mile) was Greg Robert running his first Beachy Head marathon who unfortunately suffered stomach problems from half distance and had to walk much of the last 10 miles of the race.

2007 Guernsey Athletics, All Time Best Performers Book!!!!!!!!!!

Want to read where you, friends or family stand in the history of athletics locally?
Then buy a copy of the best edition of Guernsey athletics history yet:
2007 GUERNSEY ATHLETICS.
The 85-page book includes the men's and women's all-time best performers in track and field; the Liberation Day road race, cross-country, half-marathon and race walking.
It's bang up to date.
Compiled by tbe ever-vigilant Ray Hollis, copies are available from him.
Simply ring him on 728307 or email him on rayhollis@cwgsy.net It's an ideal Christmas present.

Price £4:75 + £1:25p&p. Or free delivery to Footes Lane.

2007 / 2008 Membership Form

The membership form can be downloaded here (PDF).

Please note that the check in, half an hour before race start, is in the car park by The Mirage Cafe for the first

two races. The race on Sat 17th check in will be by Lucksall Garage, (near Les Ammarreurs playground), and

the Fauxuets Valley race check in, is inside the actual campsite.!!!!

Endurance Group Herm Training Camp - Saturday 13th October

On Saturday the Junior and senior endurance groups got the boat over to herm for an endurance training day....

The day consisted of a techical and mobility session, in the morning, lead by Lee Merrien and a plyometric session taken by Alan Rowe.

Following a light lunch the group then had an aerobic Intervals session which focused on aerobic strength endurance, dependant on the athletes training age, ability and current fitness the session was adapted to suit everyone's needs. The session being overseen by Charlie Cottam.

Although no dates have been arranged the club will most likely to look to hold another training day sometime in the new year in the build up to the Inter-Insular and the Easter Festival.

Note all Club members of all abilities are welcome to attend.

Photos from the day are here

Lee Merrien gets Cannon Sponsorship

Full details and press release here

Winter Training - Improvers (JP's)

Winter Training has now started. Tuesday evenings at North Beach.  6pm sharp.. hills and sprints. Thursday evenings meet at the club house Footes Lane 6pm sharp.. steady runs of 5 to 10 miles

Results update

Recent results such as the Cliff Path races have been added. Also updates to the Full Course all time listing have been made and an all new section of various results from the dim and distant past can be found here.

Fly for Sport Update.

WELL done everyone.
Athletics is number one when it comes to supporting the Fly for Sport fund-raising initiative introduced earlier this year.
Consistent use of the FFS vouchers which were circulated to members has seen us top the table of the 10 sports who benefit directly from the scheme.
A meeting of the FFS trustees next week should confirm that athletics is in for a handsome windfall for 2006.
That said, can I urge everyone involved with the club to continue to keep using the FFS vouchers and if you are not doing so already, start!
Every return flight with Blue islands using the FFS voucher will earn us £5.
With the likely expansion of our favourite airline this could lead to GIAAC greatly benefitting in the future.

Rob

This Years AFM SUPER 6 kicks off next month!

The Guernsey Athletics Club will again be running this event which proved so successful last year. Amalgamated facility Management (AFM) will again be sponsoring the event which will see Lee Merrien (the islands Athletics Development Officer) visiting all the secondary schools, giving boys & girls from years 8 & 9 a chance to particpate in the indoor athletics scheme.

The event format will remain un changed from last year with 4 events being contested - The sprint, the Jump, the Throw and the Endurance run. The event gives kids aged between 12 and 14 the chance to compete in athletics during the winter with great prizes on offer!

Athletes can also keep up to date on how they, and fellow pupils are getting on with the online Super 6 rankings.

Speak to your Schools PE Teacher or contact the club if you require more information about the event

State Street Interinsular

INTER-INSULAR athletics matches have been going for nearly 60 years but few, if any, can have been any more enthralling than this past weekend's in FB Fields, Jersey.
Yes, overall we lost, but everyone connected with the GIAAC teams should be proud of playing a part in two days of exciting competition.
The junior competitions have never been more hotly contested. In recent years Jersey have raised the bar and I'm proud to say we have responded superbly. We match them now and the Spartans were astounded to see the size and quality of our teams.
It was a great effort all-round and congratulations, especially, to the under-15s who won back the combined trophy after six years of Jersey domination.
There is not enough room to single out individual athletes but rest assured in my eyes and those of your dedicated coaches, virtually all of you were brilliant. Well done and next year we will DEFINITELY get them.

Rob Batiste

Results here

More pictures here

RBC All Terrain Challenge 2007

Photos from series can be viewed here. and here.

Race write up's : here.

results, entrants, fixtures follow this link.

Note: The general classification is presently not displaying the hour component of athlete times. This will be resolved after the Tuesday night race ( I won't bore you with the reasons why....) but hope you are appreciating the other features of a database generated results system.

The rules for the track races have been changed - these changes are posted here.

British Masters UK champs, 28th 29th July Alexander Stadium B'ham

Fiona Argent wins Gold in 100m 50 - 54 category and Bronze 200m.
She was quote ' delighted to come home with a gold as I simply haven't been able to fit in all the sessions which would have taken me to faster times. I hope to consolidate the earlier work however with some quality work before my next championships'.

Argent looks forward to defending her Irish sprint titles at Tullamore later this month.

Garland closes in on WC place, sub 14min 5km for Merrien.

Dale Garland won the 400mtr Hurdles at the UK World Championships trials held at Manchester this weekend and in doing do improved his personal best and Island record to 49.79 secs. The time is crucially .01 sec faster than the World Championships B standard, the standard against which a nation may send one athlete to the championships if none have achieved the A standard.

Also competing at the trials in Machester, Lee Merrien finished in an impressive 4th place over 5,000mtrs recording a personal best and Island record whilst smashing the 14 minute barrirer for the first time. He stopped the clock in 13min 57.66 secs. The race was won by European Cross Country champion Mo Farah 13:40.19.

Collins Stewart Inter Firms Relay

Individual and team results are posted here.

Club Champs - Womens 800mtrs

This race has been re-arranged for 7.30pm on Tuesday 31st August

Wed 1st August : ATC Track 800mtrs & Club Champs 100Mtrs (M&F) 800Mtrs (Male)

The timetable for this evening can be downloaded here.

Healthspan u13 & u15 Club Track & Field Championships 2007

Consolidated results of the championships can be found here (pdf).

Summer Handicap Series Results

Last race and overall results are posted here.

Healthspan Club Track & Field Championships 2007

Dates of events can now be downloaded here (PDF).

Healthspan Cross Sport Challenge Results

Well done to the Guernsey Rugby Club and Ladies Netball who won the mens and womens matches respectively. Results are posted here. If any other sports are interested in competing next year please email us club@guernseyathletics.org.gg.

Rhodes 2007 Island Games Blog

Has been given an extra update now we are back in goood old Sarnia. Click here for more.

Healthspan Half Marathon

Results are now posted - follow the link from 2007 fixtures. (Sorry for the delay).

New Guernsey Island Kit !

Recently you might have seen some of our athletes wearing the new Island kit, which will used for those selected for Island Games and Commonwealth Games.

This unique and eye catching format was originally constructed by Paul Watts, who has kindly agreed that it can also be used as the new Island kit for Guernsey Athletics. GIAAC have also been granted permission by the Guernsey Velo Club for whom it was originally designed.