FOREST OF DEAN ATHLETIC CLUB NEWSLETTER October 2005

2005 Newsletter Welcome to the 2005 Newsletter, which provides you with a forward programme of social and competitive events for the 2005 – 06 season. FoDAC is a small but expanding Club which is big on altitude as the Five Acres Track is one of the, if not the highest Club Track above Sea Level in the UK. It has an active social programme to compliment the competitive and not so competitive events it takes part in. CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS Andrew de Camps - completed two half marathons. Youngest runner in Forest Half and first local runner (30th overall). T&F - 3rd Welsh Championships Junior in the Men 800m. Geraint Reynolds - 2nd Welsh Champs Junior Men PV. Both selected for Welsh Athletics in Junior Men's International. U17 Ladies - Alison Drew - 3rd 800m MCAA Indoor Championships. U11 Girls - 1st Glos League XC U15 Boys - 2nd Glos League XC U13 Boys - Ethan Cross, Richard de-Camps represented Glos AAA at Inter Counties XC, Nottingham. Ethan Cross, Richard de-Camps, Alison Drew represented Glos Schools' AA at English Schools XC Championships, Norwich. Track & Field U15 Ethan Cross - Glos County Schools' U15 800m Champion in new CBP. Finalist at ESAA Championships, Birmingham. Glos Clubs county Championships 2nd 800, 2nd 1500 Glos Clubs county Championships Relay 4 x 100. 4 x 400 U17 Nico Constanti represented Welsh Schools' at 800m in schools' home countries international in Tullamore, Ireland. 2nd in the Welsh schools 800mts. Glos clubs county championships 400 m 1st. Richard de Camps- Glos clubs county championships. 800 1st, 1500 3rd. Glos Clubs county Championships Relay 4 x 100, 4 x 400 Senior Ladies Sarah Rossiter all Long jump unless stated. Indoor - Midlands 1st; AAAs 5th; City Cup 1st; Outdoor - Glos clubs county championships - 100 1st, 200 2nd, LJ 1st TJ 1st, HJ 1st, JT 2nd. Midlands 1st; AAAs 10th; Inter Counties 7th; Welsh Champs 2nd UK Challenge Final 3rd; Avon league record for Long Jump & athlete of the Match. Nick Walker Decathlon unless stated; British Masters 1st; European Masters double decathlon 2nd 1. Steven Harris 2005 Mens Club Champion 2. Jackie Green Ladies Club Champion 3. Aly Rowell being chosen for the Modern Pentathlete Performance Plan going full time at Bath University. 4. Caroline Jones Gold Medal in National Biathelete Championships. 5. Mike Evans running 50 Half Marathons in his fiftieth year for CLIC. 6. First ever Mens teams at British Masters Road Relays and Midlands XC Relays. 7. Helen Fines wins a round of the British Fell Running Championships Race in a Forest Vest. Your Club Committee After a year as Chairman, Dave Lucas is standing down. Dave now works as a full time coach for the Gloucestershire Sports Partnership. He is now involved in coaching at schools and in the community all over Gloucestershire. It therefore makes it difficult to be a committee member of one particular club. He will not however be breaking his coaching ties with the club. Sarah Rossiter is standing down as secretary. Working as a teacher Sarah finds the day to day committee involvement difficult. She is however willing to stand as social secretary if proposed. Lyn & Bob Park are also standing down as Race secretaries after 2 years. Martin Green is standing down as Mens Team Captain at the AGM. I am sure everyone will join in thanking them for their efforts.

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Trail Plus Marathon Camps

The camps are based at The Field Centre at Parkend.
They are designed specifically to bring Marathon beginners / intermediate runners to race day, with the utmost chance of realising their race potential. Having said that, even the experienced, faster marathoner will find the coaching content of immense benefit.
The Camps will be led and presented by a team of leading coaches and experts under Camp Director, Keith Anderson.
Whilst the Camps will be decidedly non-elite, every aspect of effective training and race preparation will be covered. There will be ample scope for the appraisal and discussion of personal schedules.
Club members are usually welcome to attend at a preferential rate but have to keep quiet about it as the Residential course members pay a lot for the privelidge.
More Information can be found on the Trail Plus Website www.trailplus.com/adidas_running_camps

Training Sessions

The training sessions have recently undergone a restructure that the Government would be proud of! The Club is in the healthy position of having enough qualified coaches to deliver more frequent and event-specific coaching to all its members, whatever their interest and ability. The Club hopes that by meeting more regularly it will engender better club spirit and improved communications. So for those of you who don’t yet know, the sessions are as follows:

Tuesdays - Training session at Five Acres Track for Secondary School Juniors (Years 7-13) and Seniors 18-80 from 6pm-7.30pm. Track & Field and Endurance sessions

Wednesdays - "Beginners & Improvers and Advanced Running Groups" , Five Acres Track from 6.15pm-7.30pm. Further details from Dawn on 01594-544359.

Thursdays - Training session at Five Acres Track, for Secondary School Juniors (Years 7-13) and Seniors 18-80 from 6pm-7.30pm. Track & Field and Endurance sessions

Saturdays - Training session at Forest of Dean Athletics Club for all Junior ages. 9.30am-11am for Primary Schools years 3-6 and 10am-12noon for Secondary Schools years 7-13. Further details from Dave Lucas 01594-841480