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:)

CHA 1km Challenge 14.8.10

Hi guys
Great to see some of the PSC CC Team (in RED) at the 1km Challenge today.....
Below are the results of our CHA 1km Challenge at Bottle lake Forest. We had 86 runners (from CHA, UNI, PSC CC Team and friends) and everyone won an award! Well done! Thanks to the parents for their support and to those who took times etc. Please email us if you see any errors. Thanks

Ella Harris's mum (Rachel) has also taken some super photos of the event see: http://cid-c84cea90c87dca3f.photos.live.com/browse.aspx/CHAV%201km%20Challenge%20-%2014%20August%202010

Riley Richards M 5 Gold 4.44
Beau Sayer M 5 Gold 4.51
Robson Foulkes M 5 Gold 5.25

Easton Stocks M 6 Gold 4.45

William Emslie M 7 Gold 4.15
Josh Keenan M 7 Gold 4.17
Thomas Clarke M 7 Gold 4.19
Moe Gath M 7 Gold 4.33
Ryan Cochrane M 7 Gold 4.40
Michael Hermens M 7 Gold 4.40

Zak Foulkes M 8 Gold 4.02
Nick Cooke M 8 Gold 4.19
Mitchell Langley M 8 Silver 4.49
Fin Smith M 8 Bronze 4.59
Shilo Edmonds M 8 Bronze 5.11

Alex Emslie M 9 Gold 3.50
Liam Foulkes M 9 Gold 3.58
Jay Sprott M 9 Silver 4.08
Louis Harris M 9 Silver 4.08
Logan Mehlhopt M 9 Bronze 4.37
Tom Hadfield M 9 Bronze 4.49

Harrison Brown M 10 Gold 3.28
Byron Heath M 10 Gold 3.33
Nick Moulai M 10 Gold 3.40
Nathan Cochrane M 10 Gold 3.41
Saxon Morgan M 10 Gold 3.42
Jordan Mehlhopt M 10 Silver 4.05
George Cooke M 10 Silver 4.08
Satori Dobbie M 10 Silver 4.12
Cairo Stocks M 10 Bronze 4.18
Christian Firth M 10 Bronze 4.25

Josh Primmer M 11 Gold 3.25
Chris Dryden M 11 Silver 3.47
Ben Smith M 11 Silver 3.52
Jacob Bevan M 11 Silver 3.58

Tom Moulai M 12 Gold 3.13
Andrew Jones M 12 Gold 3.24
Jacob Reese-Jones M 12 Silver 3.33
Robert Sewell M 12 Silver 3.50

Tannock Blair M 13 Gold 3.06
Sean Eustace M 13 Gold 3.06
Jake Marryatt M 13 Gold 3.09
Caleb Stamper M 13 Gold 3.12
Matt Prest M 13 Gold 3.14

Matt Dryden M 14 Gold 2.59
Guy Greenslade M 14 Gold 3.01
Josh Kokich M 14 Silver 3.29
Liam Tyrrell M 14 Silver 3.31

Holly Groeneweg W 6 Gold 4.36

Maria Hendry W 7 Gold 4.17

Lucy Kokich W 8 Gold 4.06
Denver Stocks W 8 Gold 4.14
Gaby McKellar W 8 Gold 4.25
Molly Leckie W 8 Silver 4.31
Eva Watson W 8 Silver 4.51
Meg Kokich W 8 Silver 4.53
Baileigh O'Sullivan W 8 Bronze 5.16
Olivia Findlay W 8 Bronze 5.39

Georgia Stroud W 9 Gold 3.45
Laura Clarke W 9 Gold 3.46
Tara Keenan W 9 Gold 4.13
Stephanie Lee W 9 Silver 4.41

Lorna Pairman W 10 Gold 3.50
Lousie Daly W 10 Gold 3.53
Charlotte Freeman W 10 Silver 4.23
Brittany Findlay W 10 Bronze 4.49

Taylor Waddington W 11 Gold 3.44
Paige Waddington W 11 Gold 3.46
Savannah Wilson W 11 Gold 3.47
Dominique Heath W 11 Gold 3.49
Sammy Kokich W 11 Silver 3.51
Charlotte Blair W 11 Silver 3.53
Georgia Hendry W 11 Silver 4.03
Anna Reese-Jones W 11 Silver 4.07

Frances Daly W 12 Gold 3.25
Georgia Freeman W 12 Gold 3.32
Ella Harris W 12 Gold 3.32
Natalie Dryden W 12 Gold 3.37
Sabine Keekan W 12 Gold 3.38
Laura Thomas W 12 Gold 3.39
Rebecca Gillett W 12 Silver 3.48
Ella Hutchinson W 12 Silver 3.53
Charlotte Hadfield W 12 Silver 3.55
Millie Johnstone W 12 Silver 3.56
Abby Williamson W 12 Silver 3.59

Kate Meynell W 13 Gold 3.29

Awards Categories:TARGET TIMES (age on the day)
BOYS GIRLS
Gold/Silver/Bronze AGE Gold/Silver/Bronze
5m20/5m50/6m20 5yrs 5m30/6m10/6m35
5m00/5m30/6m00 6yrs 5m10/5m50/6m15
4m40/5m10/5m40 7yrs 4m50/5m30/5m55
4m20/4m50/5m20 8yrs 4m30/5m15/5m45
4m00/4m30/5m00 9yrs 4m15/4m50/5m30
3m45/4m15/4m40 10yrs 4m00/4m35/5m10
3m35/4m05/4m30 11yrs 3m50/4m20/5m05
3m30/3m55/4m20 12yrs 3m45/4m10/4m55
3m25/3m45/4m05 13yrs 3m40/4m05/4m45
3m15/3m40/4m00 14yrs 3m35/4m00/4m35
3m10/3m35/3m55 15yrs 3m30/3m55/4m25
3m05/3m30/3m50 16+yrs 3m25/3m50/4m15