North Devon Athletics Club

Hercules Wimbledon Young Athletes Meeting, Crystal Palace

2012-02-21T16:53:00.001Z

A reminder that the 2012 Hercules Wimbledon Young Athletes Open Meeting is on April 1st, at Crystal Palace, with events for U11s to U20s.

The closing date for entries is Mon 19 Mar 2012.

This is the 31st year of the event and as usual they have Photofinish, and EDM for long throws.

Last year, in addition to events from U11 – U17, they added events for U20s, and this year they have extended these across the board. U20 athletes also have the rare opportunity to test themselves over the mile distance, in the Dave Clarke Mile (separate races for both men and women), for which there is a first prize of £100 for each gender. One of Britain's finest cross country runners (representing GB eleven times), Dave is also one of Hercules Wimbledon AC's best known track athletes, and it is 30 years this year since he set his best time of 3:56.95 for the Mile - also at Crystal Palace.

This year they are also championing U20 Women's Discus throwing, with the first ever Brenda Bedford Discus (first prize also £100). A member of Hercules Wimbledon, Brenda competed at international level in both the discus and shot for two decades between 1958 and 1978, representing England at three Commonwealth Games (1966, 1970 and 1974) and Great Britain in the European Championships in Greece in 1969. Brenda still tops the Hercules Wimbledon all-time women's rankings in both events, and to encourage a new generation of women throwers is very generously sponsoring this event.

Athletes can enter online or print out forms and see the timetable at

www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk

The Birmingham Games - 04/05 Feb 2012

2012-02-10T09:09:00.000Z

The 21st Birmingham Games was held at the National Indoor Arena on 04 and 05 Feb 2012

Here are the results for the Club: we don't have placings for the track as they were run on times.

Craig Pike: 60m at 8.10 & 200m at 25.94

Sam Martin: 200m at 24.14 & 400m at 53.89

Molly Ellis: 200m at 29.62 & 300m at 47.78

Anna Caswell: 200m at 29.48 & High Jump at 1.55m (2nd)

Claire Linskill: Triple Jump & 12.28m (3rd)

Sportshall Results - 29 Jan 2012

2012-02-09T12:25:00.001Z

Results from Sportshall meting on 29 Jan 2012 - now on website: http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/results.html

February issue of Club Newsletter

2012-02-01T20:28:00.000Z

The February issue of Club Newsletter is now available online:
http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/news.html

New Devon Schools Cross Country timetable!!

2012-01-19T16:11:00.000Z

The starting times for the Devon Schools Cross-Country Championships
on January 21st have been staggered back after the first race at 11.00
am.

New times are below:

11.00 Inter Girls
11.15 Junior Boys
11.35 Junior Girls
11.50 Senior Girls
12.10 Inter Boys
12.30 Year 7 Girls
12.42 Senior Boys
13.10 Year 7 Boys

North Devon Cross Country venue

2012-01-11T12:22:00.000Z

Due to the closure of St Michael's School, the Cross Country event on
Sun 15 Jan will be held at West Buckland School.

Devon Schools Athletics Association fixtures

2012-01-09T09:15:00.000Z

We now have, on our Events page, a link to the Devon Schools Athletics
Association fixtures and events calendar for 2012:
http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/events.html

UK Athletics Fixtures 2012

2012-01-06T18:51:00.000Z

The UK Athletics Fixtures calendar is now available on our website:
http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/events.html

N Devon Cross Country League meeting 15 Jan 2012

2011-12-29T16:20:00.000Z

The meeting of the the North Devon Cross Country League scheduled for
15 Jan 2012 may have the venue changed.

It was due to be hosted at St Michael's School, Tawstock. However, it
has been announced today that the school is to close immediately. See
http://bit.ly/vPdAa2 for details.

It is assumed, therefore, that the event will not be taking place at
the school. Further details will be posted when we know them.

Coaching the Female Endurance Athlete

2011-12-14T17:22:00.000Z

A coaching workshop: Charlotte Fisher and Mark Brace.
The Female Triad, Eating Disorders, Early Signs, Practical Approaches
and Psychology: Dr Millicent Stone. Consultant Rheumatologist ,
Taunton. Associate Professor of Medicine, University Bath and Toronto.
Strength and Conditioning for the female runner: Chris McLeod,
Strength and Conditioning Lead, South West, E.I.S.
The workshop is open to coaches of all levels, along with those in
supporting roles and is free of charge. Coaches areencouraged to bring
athletes. The Strength and Conditioning input will incorporate
practical demonstrations and optional participation.
Please register with mbrace@englandathletics.org. Contact for more
details on 07540703511.
Venue: Castle Sports Centre, Wellington Road, Taunton TA1 5AU

Devon County X Country Champioships

2011-12-14T17:04:00.000Z

The results of the Devon County Cross Country Championships are now
available on our website: http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/results.html

Some inspiration for training in the wet...

2011-12-14T15:22:00.001Z

On our media page: Team BOSS Baltic with Mr Asbel Kiprop in Iten November 2011

Why teenager Lucy was the Devon star

2011-12-14T15:02:00.001Z

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mark Brace <mbrace58@btinternet.com>
Date: 8 December 2011 08:13
Subject: FW: Lucy Campbell Press Release
To: Marten Gallagher <admin@annery-kiln.eu>

Lucy Campbell produced arguably the best performance of the day at the
Devon Cross Country Championships. The 16-year-old North Devon AC
runner from Woolacombe not only won the under 17 women's title but
finished runner-up to senior women's champion Amy Wilkinson of Tamar
Trotters.

At the Exeter Arena the seniors, under 20s and under 17s all ran
together and Campbell ran superbly to finish just six seconds behind
Wilkinson and six ahead of the 2010 Devon senior champion Ami Yetton.
Campbell also finished 48 seconds ahead of her nearest under 17 rival
Rosie Chamberlain and eleven seconds clear of under 20s champion Jess
Harvey.

"Lucy has huge potential which she has only just started to tap," said
her coach Mark Brace. "Her work ethic is superb and so far she manages
to juggle her academic responsibilities and training well."

Club newsletter - Dec 2011

2011-12-14T15:00:00.001Z

The latest club newsletter is now available on the website:
http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/news.html

NDAC Committee minutes

2011-12-14T14:59:00.001Z

The minutes of the NDAC Committee meeting of 12 Dec 2011 are now
available on the website: http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/committee.html

Sportshall Results after second meeting now online

2011-11-26T12:49:00.001Z

Meeting 2 was also combined as the County Championships

We dropped to second place overall, just four points behind new
leaders Plymouth.

We achieved 11 Gold, 18 Silver and 11 Bronze.

Winter training and your immune system

2011-11-14T20:47:00.001Z

As much as we're all loving this mild Autumn, at some point we are
going to be sent crashing into the reality of winter and the joys of
winter training.

Ben Cox summarises some research that means - keep taking the vitamins
and watch out after training.

Read it here: http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/faqs.html

Pacing video - worth anybody's 13 minutes

2011-11-14T20:39:00.001Z

Video from Bristol 10k Elite Race.

Watching this is worth 13 minutes of your life for a lesson on pacing.
Watch it through - then watch it again - knowing who the winner is and
try to spot his position, pace and posture throughout the various
stages of the race.

Also, take into account what the British girl says about the course in
the interview at the end of the race.

Watch it at: http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/media.html

SW Schools Cross Country Feb 2012 - date change

2011-11-13T22:59:00.001Z

The South West Schools' Cross Country Championships have been switched
to Saturday February 4th - originally they were due to be held on
February 25th which clashed with the 'National' - and will be held at
the Exeter Arena.

London to stage 2017 World Athletics Championships

2011-11-11T16:57:00.001Z

The World Athletics Championships will be held in the United Kingdom
for the first time after London was selected ahead of Doha to host the
2017 event.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) chose
England's capital at a Monaco meeting.

London, which failed with bids to host the 2001 and 2015 Worlds, will
use the 2012 Olympic Stadium.

Bid leader Sebastian Coe said: "This bid has been developed by
athletes and athletics, for athletes and athletics."

He added: "We believe 2017 will cement the clear, unambiguous vision
we offered the world in 2005 [when London was awarded the 2012
Olympics], a vision that promised a real legacy through unprecedented
levels of investment in our new national stadium.

Committee minutes from special meeting

2011-11-05T21:42:00.000Z

The minutes of a special meeting - to discuss which league(s) should
be entered for the men and women's teams next year and to discuss the
UKA consultation document on rule changes - are now available online:
http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/committee.html

November newsletter now available

2011-11-05T21:41:00.001Z

The November newsletter is now available online:
http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/news.html

Bristol McCain race entries reminder

2011-11-01T14:02:00.001Z

THE McCain Cross-Challenge will be held in Ashton Court on Sunday 13th
November 2011.

Any athlete wishing to enter is reminded that the closing date for
entries is Friday 4th November 2011.

Entries are available on-line and there is a direct link from the
front page of the Bristol & West AC website at:
http://www.bristolandwestac.org

Devon County Cross Country Championships

2011-11-01T11:49:00.004Z

The entry from for the Devon Cross Country Championships is available on the website at:
http://www.northdevonac.co.uk/events.html

The entry form also includes details of the selection policy for Cross
Country events.

NDAC top ranking in Sportshall League

2011-10-28T16:54:00.001+01:00

North Devon are off to a great start finishing 1st just 29 points in
front of last years winners Plymstock.

Highlights of the day were 3 new club records set by

Max Whitecross Under 13 boys 2 lap

Ben Sutton Under 13 boys 4 lap

Issy Wakefield Under 13 girls 2 lap hurdles.