PSC CC Team News 8.9.10

Hi everyone
Well, what a few days we have had! Some important news below with Sunday being cancelled the main news. Children now need to make 6 out of the 8 official sessions as listed previously.

Below, there is also some information about some races this Saturday and the Maryland's relay also as well as info. about our next training session on next Thursday, 16 September...and birthday boy Rainer wins GOLD...

Thanks to everyone who has sent in Cabin requests and Bio. info.

1. OMAKA CANCELLED THIS SUNDAY
I have been contacted by the Omaka Scout Camp and they say that we are not able to use their premises on Sunday due to problems associated with the Earthquake. We will therefore cancel the event planned for this Sunday. Sorry if this disrupts your plans. I have looked at alternate venues but places like Roto Kohatu and Halswell Quarry are not open either with Roto Kohatu especially in bad condition - look at link below from Dave Holland from CHA, if you are interested.
"We had a walk round Rotokohatu today - amazing. Pictures here; http://picasaweb.google.com/110316155414548875921/RotokohatuAfterEarthquake. The whole side of the lake has slipped so that the trees that were on the bank are now about 30-40m into the lake."

2. CONGRATULATIONS TO RAINER!...a report just through from his mum.......
"We have a little extra information hot off the press for Rainer’s profile details, (if it’s not too late, I know we’re past the deadline). He has just competed in the NZCT AIMS Games Multisport event and he came 1st. Yeha! We are very proud of him. He came out of the kayaking section third to last, (something we should work on!), then made it up in a massive effort in the mountain biking, and a tactical and fast run to finish off in first place. A great Birthday Bonus for his birthday today!"

3. MORE CANCELLATIONS.....if you are involved these events have been cancelled/postponed
- SCHOOLS' ORIENTEERING this weekend 11 and 12 September (Saturday at Halswell and Sunday at Woodend) has been postponed to an unknown date......
- TAKAHE to AKAROA Relay (maybe some parents/older siblings) on Saturday 18 September has been cancelled and may be replaced by some road race of some sort...

4. WELLINGTON and NELSON ARE VERY KEEN! Alison and the Wellington team are thinking of us all here in Canterbury as they gear up to take back the shield (yeah right!)...I received an email from them yesterday and they will have 3 bus loads of runners flying down then coming to Hanmer! Nelson athletes had a special IRXC trial race for their team last Saturday at Saxton Field (last year's venue for the IRXC09) and their coach says they are looking good!

5. RACES THIS SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER.... with the cancellation of the NZ Road Champs and now Omaka we need some races to help us get "race fit" so our bodies are ready to race hard in two weeks time...there are still two opportunities this Saturday to get in a race...so if you can make them, please try to get there...even if they are on the Road they still will be good opportunities to practice your race routine and try out some race tactics...will let you know if they are cancelled or have venue changes.....

1. North Canterbury Road Champs (with Papanui Toc-H, New Brighton, Port Hills and Rovers Clubs invited).
Venue: Nth Canty. Clubrooms, AMI Centre, East Belt, Rangiora (opposite Rangiora Highschool)
2.00pm B/G Under 10 2km
2.10pm B/G Under 12 and 14 3km
For more details and course map see:

Final details

2. Christchurch Avon Road Champs
CHA Club Road Championships - North Hagley Park, 11.9.10
Meet 1.45pm at Corner Deans Ave and Riccarton Ave (opposite Riccarton Road) for a mass start at 2.30pm. Grade B/G10 and Under 2km, Grade B11-13 and Grade G11-14 3km, Grade W15+ and M14+ 5km.

6. NEXT TRAINING: 4.30pm-5.15pm THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER HALSWELL QUARRY: (If the Quarry is still closed I will advise as soon as I can of an alternate venue)

This will now be an important event and we will have races...so you can get ready...so the day will be as follows:
4.30pm SHARP Meet and greet - PSC Booklets will be handed out with Biography Details of team members, Itinerary, Gear List, Transport list, Sleeping arrangements and other details
4.35pm Teams do their own warm up over 1km lap
4.45pm Year 5 (and under) and Year 6 Race - Boys and Girls 2km (2 laps)
4.55pm Year 7 and 8 Race 3km (3 laps)
5.10pm Warm Down
Please try to make it to this event. IT DOESN'T MATTER where you come in this race but use it as a practice for a week later -ie prepare for it in the same way with no food for 3 hours, warm up etc. and wear shoes and gear you will at Hanmer. Try your race tactics out etc.

Another event that would be ideal to attend as a lead up to 23 September is......

7. SUNDAY 19 September: Marylands Children's Relay 19.9.10 (Not an official PSC Training event but well worth having a go!))
Everyone is invited to run in this 4 x 1km relay at 1.00pm at Marylands Reserve. No need to be with a running club and it is all on grass and a great opportunity for a blow out over 1km with your spikes before resting up.

If you would like to run (and are not already running in a club team), please fill in the below form by SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER - anyone can run, no need to be registered or a club member. I will put you in a team. See this form:

CHILDREN'S RELAY ENTRY FORM SUNDAY 19.9.10

That's all for now. Do keep safe and do try to get out for a run if you can but I understand if you can't. Attached is a photo of part of Castle Rock that fell off on Saturday morning...I ran past it yesterday and it is huge..glad it didn't come down any further towards my house!

See some of you on Saturday or next Thursday.

Paul:)

PSC CC Team News 6.9.10

Hi guys
Hope all is well in your neck of the woods....
Rainer Pye and Cam Avery (Chch. South Int.) took 6th and 9th at the Aims Games Year 8 Boys' race yesterday at Tauranga with only 7 seconds from 4th....Andrew Jones took 21st in a field of 94...so a great effort after a tough morning before and a real rush to get there!!!

A reminder Bio. info. (see below) needed by Tuesday and any cabin requests also....

Bio Info.

Name:
School:
Running Club:
IRXC09:
2010 season:
School CC:
Zone CC:
Canterbury Schools' CC 16.6.10:
Intermediates v. Primaries CC 30.6.10:

Also:

Keep that speedwork up!
Paul:)

Silver for Cobham at Aims Games

The Cobham Intermediate Year 7 girls have won Silver at the Aims Games Cross Country in Tauranga this afternoon. Dominique Heath was 5th, Sammy Kokich (pictured in the Avon on Tuesday) 14th and Harriet Clyma (1st reserve for the PSC CC team) was 18th. Well done!

Silver for Cobham at Aims Games

The Cobham Intermediate Year 7 girls have won Silver at the Aims Games Cross Country in Tauranga this afternoon. Dominique Heath was 5th, Sammy Kokich 14th and Harriet Clyma (1st reserve for the PSC CC team) was 18th. Well done!

PSC CC Team News 2.9.10

Hi guys

Great to have our best turn out for the 2010 season on Tuesday afternoon with 76 out of 83 team members enjoying taking on NZ Cross Country Champion Fiona Crombie and 30 x NZ Champion Phil Costley in the Avon and over the 1km relay course. There were certainly a few thrills and spills and I definitely found it tough going in the river on the second lap! Well done to the Year 5 and 6 Boys who had 100% there as well as the Year 7 and 8 Girls! Hope you all got the link to David's fantastic photos!

Saturday is the New Zealand Road Champs and you all need to get there for a race as we need to get you "race fit" now....no matter how hard you train you can't match a race...and we need 2 -3 races before you are let loose on Wellington and Tasman in 21 days time! See details below....

LOTS OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW, SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY...........

1.THIS SATURDAY: NZ Road Championships - Spencer Park, 4.9.10
Our next official training session is this the New Zealand Road Championships on Saturday 4 September at Spencer Park. All club runners in Grade 11-14 should have entered the Championship races as you have known about this for sometime. There is a FUN RUN (2km and a 2.20pm start time) for those 10 and under AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE NOT ENTERED IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES - enter on the day at the entry tent for $2. Athletic Club runners please run in your club singlets and everyone else may run in their Canterbury singlets. For more details see this web site NZ Road 2010

NZ Road Champs Saturday 4 September 2010
Course Open & Race Packs available 8:30 am
Walks – All Grades 9:30 am 5 & 10 km
Master’s Men 35+ 11:00 am 10 km
Men 19 12:05 pm 8 km
Master’s Women 35+ 12:40 pm 5 km
Women 19 12:40 pm 5 km
Women 16 12:40 pm 5 km
Men 16 1:15 pm 6 km
Boys & Girls 14 1:45 pm 3 km
Boys & Girls 12 2:05 pm 2 km
Boys & Girls 10 & Under Fun Run 2:20 pm 2 km
Senior Men 2:35 pm 10 km
Senior Women 2:35 pm 10 km

2. TEAM BIO.
Over the last two years we produced a Team Biography Booklet for both the race organisers to use for their commentary and for you to look at the photos of your fellow team members and learn their names! Could you please answer the following questions and email it us (copy and paste) by TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER or it will be blank. Thanks

Name:
School:
Running Club:
IRXC09:
2010 season:
School CC:
Zone CC:
Canterbury Schools' CC 16.6.10:
Intermediates v. Primaries (Year 7/8) 30.6.10:
Also:

Name: Georgia Freeman (c)
School: Our Lady of Victories
Running Club: Christchurch Avon (ie if you are registered with a running club)
2008 IRCC: 1st (if you ran last year in the IRXC in Nelson)
2009 season:
School CC: 1st (where you placed in your School CC race)
Zone CC: 1st (where you placed in your Zone CC race - not for Intermediates)
Canterbury Schools CC: 1st (result from 16 June)
Intermediates v. Primaries (Year 7/8) 30.6.10: (only for Year 7/8)
Also: (any other info.you want to add, nickname, other sports, fav. foods etc.)
South Is CC Champs 2nd (11yr), Canterbury CC Champs
2nd (11yr), NZ CC Champs 2nd 11yr (9th overall 12yr),
Canterbury Road Champs 1st (11yr). Canterbury Touch Rep.

3. CABINS:
We will work out who sleeps in which cabin soon. If you are happy with where you are put, you don't need to do anything. All Year Group teams will be in 2 - 3 cabins together and some Year 5 and 6s will probably have a team manager in their cabin also. Other managers will be in cabins between the children. If you want you can email us a name of ONE fellow team member you want in your cabin by TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER and we will do our best, but no guarantees.

4. AIMS GAMES - Tauranga, 5.9.10 Some of the Year 7 and 8 team will be running in this race and relay and will count as an official PSC CC Team training event. All the best to those of you traveling to Tauranga and let us know your results.

5. OMAKA PSC CC Team 3/4 distance races and afternoon tea: Sunday 12 September 2.00pm-4.00pm - PLEASE BE THERE!!! More details next week....hopefully EVERYONE will be there...

6. Halswell Quarry Last Training event: 4.30pm Thursday 16 September

7. Non compulsory but highly recommended - Marylands 4 x 1km Relay: Sunday 19 September

8. LOST JACKET:
Callum Long lost his Jacket on Tuesday, it is 2XS, has a red and white VW combie zip pull on the outer pocket zip and his name on the reverse side of the Canterbury Primary Schools logo.
Hopefully someone has taken it by mistake as I have another one left there. Please email if you have it.

9. SPIKES FOR SALE:

Latham Fairhall (year 8 and our Boys' Team Captain) has a pair of Asics spikes size 7 1/2 mens for sale, good condition. If anyone is interested then they could get back to him at cands@quik.co.nz

10. COACH TRAVEL - Woodend Pick Up: If you would like to be picked up and dropped off from/at Woodend, please let us know. Also, if you are not traveling back with the team, please email us also. YOU MAY NOT LEAVE THE TEAM TILL AFTER THE LAST TEAM MEETING on the Friday morning and there will be NO reduction in fee.

11. TRIP ITINERARY: Attached is the approximate itinerary for our trip. THIS MAY CHANGE but it is the basics.

12. MISCELLANEOUS: Hopefully a booklet with bus list, sleeping list, team bio's, gear list, itinerary etc. will be handed out at OMAKA on Sunday 12 September.

See you on Saturday and take Dad for a light recovery jog on Sunday as his Dad's Day gift!
Paul:)

PSC CC Team News 23.8.10

Hi everyone
ONE MONTH TODAY TILL IRXC2010!!!!

Great to see 69 out of the 83 team members out at Southbrook Park in Rangiora today. There was some huffing and puffing today as we moved into some speed sessions and sprints of 50-200metres over a flat but fairly slippery course around the perimeter of the park. Lots of you looked good in your new jackets and shorts and I'm sure they made you even faster. We have some very quick runners around with the Moulai boys, Tom and Nick, both showing some super speed. Well done to the winning relay team of 2 x Moulai with Cameron Bartlett who smoked the competition.

Team members were busy in the weekend with the Canterbury Road Champs at Spencer Park on Saturday ( well done to our Canterbury Champs ) and then the NZ Duathlon Champs on Sunday at Halswell...well done to Cam Avery who backed up a Bronze at the Road Champs then did an individual Duathlon the next day with some very good running and also Rainer Pye who competed in both full events...Ari also ran the next day after winning her Canterbury Road title....Sabine Keenan took Bronze in the Year 8 girls and Jayden Beckett Silver and Callum Long Bronze in the Year 7 boys at the Duathlon.

Thanks to all club runners grade Grade 11+ who entered the NZ Road Champs on September 4 - should be a good blow out for you all. Everyone else should run in the "Fun Run" on the day....

Attached to this email are a list of team emails, if you need to contact another team member to ask for transport or if they want to run this weekend etc

Training Coming up.....with Numbers 2, 3 or 4, 5 and 6 being our last Team training events...

1. (non compulsory PSC CC Team) SATURDAY 28 AUGUST- CHA TWO PERSON RELAY, Heathcote Domain, meet 1.45pm at Nortons', 15 Heathvale Place for a 2.30pm start at the Heathcote Domain, Port Hills Road/ Bridle Path Road - OPEN to all - non club members etc.
Find a partner to run with for this event or we will get one for you, 2 persons x 2 x 1km laps..... Runner 1 does a 1km lap (on grass with hills - spikes may be worn) and then hands onto Runner 2 who does their lap, then Runner 1 does another lap and Runner 2 does the final lap. It is a handicap event, so the slower pairs start and the faster pairs start later, meaning everyone has a chance to win. For course map see: CHA 2 Person Relay Map PLEASE BRING A PLATE OF FOOD for afternoon tea afterwards. Please submit the form below by MIDNIGHT THURSDAY 26 AUGUST if you want to run.

CHA 2 Person Relay 28.8.10 ENTRY FORM

2. Tuesday 31st August: PSC CC Team and anyone else invited: 4.30pm-5.15pm @ North Hagley Park, meet by Armagh St. Bridge/Gates Entrance (where Christmas in the Park etc. is performed), for some "river running" in the Avon followed by a 2 person x 2 x 1km relay with PHIL COSTLEY and FIONA CROMBIE both current 2010 Senior Canterbury Cross Country Champions and Fiona the 2010 NZ Cross Country Champion. YOUR FEET WILL GET WET so bring a change of socks and shoes!

3. NZ Road Championships - Spencer Park, 4.9.10
The New Zealand Road Championships are on Saturday 4 September at Spencer Park. ENTRIES FOR THE GRADE 11+ races have closed:

Race Timetable:

1.45pm Boys and Girls 13/14 3km (Registered runners only)

2.05pm Boys and Girls 11/12 2km (Registered runners only)

2.20pm 2km Fun Run 10 and under and 11-14 Unregistered runner

4. AIMS GAMES - Tauranga, 5.9.10 Some of the Year 7 and 8 team will be running in this race and relay and will count as an official PSC CC Team training event.

5. OMAKA PSC CC Team 3/4 distance races and afternoon tea: Sunday 12 September 2.00pm-4.00pm - PLEASE BE THERE!!!

6. Halswell Quarry Last Training event: 4.30pm Thursday 16 September

7. Non compulsory but highly recommended - Marylands 4 x 1km Relay: Sunday 19 September

See you on Saturday or next Tuesday in the river!

Cheers

Paul:)

PSC CC Team News 19.8.10

Hi everyone
FIVE WEEKS TODAY TILL IRXC2010!!!!

Great to see 71 out of the 83 team members out at Halswell today. You did some great work in wet conditions but I was very impressed with the way you went about your reps up the hill as teams and also the speed at which you attacked both high points of the Quarry - great stuff! The hill training has paid off and you all look very strong! From Monday we move into more speedwork and racing mode, having set a strong aerobic and hill base.

Please note that if you are in the 11-14 Age Grades and registered with a club, you have to the enter the NZ Road Championships on Saturday September 4th, by MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 22 AUGUST. For entries go to: http://robo.co.nz/o/nzrc2010/ If you are in the Grade 10 and below or are not registered with a club and aged 11-14...you just need to turn up and pay your $2 on the day for a 2km "fun run".

1. JACKETS AND SHORTS READY FOR MONDAY...we have been told that the jackets and shorts will be ready tomorrow, so they will be handed out on Monday for those who ordered them.
2. Training RUNs coming up....please email here if you can't make a run so I can pass it onto your captains...

3. Monday 23rd August: PSC CC Team and anyone else invited: 4.30pm-5.15pm @ Southbrook Park, South Belt, Rangiora, for some "fartlek running" - speedwork over differing distances: For a map see: Southbrook Park

4. (non compulsory PSC CC Team) SATURDAY 28 AUGUST- TWO PERSON RELAY, Heathcote Domain, meet 1.45pm at Nortons', 15 Heathvale Place for a 2.30pm start at the Heathcote Domain, Port Hills Road/ Bridle Path Road - OPEN to all - non club members etc.
Find a partner to run with for this event or we will get one for you, 2 persons x 2 x 1km laps..... Runner 1 does a 1km lap (on grass with hills - spikes may be worn) and then hands onto Runner 2 who does their lap, then Runner 1 does another lap and Runner 2 does the final lap. It is a handicap event, so the slower pairs start and the faster pairs start later, meaning everyone has a chance to win. For course map see: CHA 2 Person Relay Map PLEASE BRING A PLATE OF FOOD for afternoon tea afterwards. Please submit the form below by MIDNIGHT THURSDAY 26 AUGUST if you want to run.
CHA 2 Person Relay 28.8.10 ENTRY FORM

5. Tuesday 31st August: PSC CC Team and anyone else invited: 4.30pm-5.15pm @ North Hagley Park, meet by Armagh St. Bridge/Gates Entrance (where Christmas in the Park etc. is performed), for some "river running" in the Avon followed by a 2 person x 2 x 1km relay with PHIL COSTLEY and FIONA CROMBIE both current 2010 Senior Canterbury Cross Country Champions and Fiona the 2010 NZ Cross Country Champion. YOUR FEET WILL GET WET so bring a change of socks and shoes!

6. NZ Road Championships - Spencer Park, 4.9.10
The New Zealand Road Championships are on Saturday 4 September at Spencer Park. ENTRIES CLOSE 22 August. Enter here: http://robo.co.nz/o/nzrc2010/ There are races for B/G 11 and 12, B/G13 and 14 where anyone who is registered with a running club can run and the entry fee is only $10 - take this opportunity to run in a NZ Championship! There is a 2km "FUN RUN" for those 10 and under and those over 10 who are not registered - enter on the day for $2.

Race Timetable:

1.45pm Boys and Girls 13/14 3km (Registered runners only)

2.05pm Boys and Girls 11/12 2km (Registered runners only)

2.10pm 2km Fun Run 10 and under and 11-14 Unregistered runner

7. AIMS GAMES - Tauranga, 5.9.10 Some of the Year 7 and 8 team will be running in this race and relay and will count as an official PSC CC Team training event.

8. OMAKA PSC CC Team 3/4 distance races and afternoon tea: Sunday 12 September 2.00pm-4.00pm - PLEASE BE THERE!!!

See you at Rangiora on Monday - it could be wet again! All the best for those competing in the Canterbury Road Running Championships on Saturday at Spencer Park and to those competing in the NZ School Duathlon Champs on Sunday at Halswell. A busy weekend for some!

Cheers

Paul:)