Over two hundred runners took to the beautiful countryside in Kingswood, just outside Wolverhampton, for the 2009 March Hair Raiser. For the first day of spring the weather was fantastic, and the race was a great success. First man past the post was Dave Evans (Wolves & Bilston), closely followed by Patrick Kavanagh (Tipton Harriers) and Ross Jones (Wolves & Bilston). Fifth across the line was also the first woman, Debbie Walters (unattached), with Sadie Shepherd (Wrekin Road Runners) and Vicky Ornsby (Wolves & Bilston) taking the second and third women’s positions.
The full set of results can be downloaded here
The proposed fixtures and hosts for the 5-fixture National Young Athletes League season have now been put into the events calendar, on the right. These all take place on a Sunday in the period from May to July. We are currently in the Midlands Premier League for the second year running, so we will need to work hard to maintain that position.
This year we have the benefit (for the athletes at least!) that we are playing host to the fourth fixture, so there can be no excuses about travel being an obstacle. Other hosts this year are Stafford, Tamworth, Rugby and Cheltenham, so hopefully none of these will prove to be too far flung for you to make it on the day. Coach or minibus transport can be put in place, provided we have enough athletes to fill up all the seats on board.
So make a note in your diaries and let’s give it our best again this year!
July 19th 2009, Tamworth Stadium, Tamworth.
Teams: Wolves & Bilston; Tamworth; Bristol & West/Mendip; Mansfield.
June 21st 2009, Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton HOME MATCH. Teams: Wolves & Bilston; Birchfield Harriers; Yate & District; Derby.
May 31st 2009, Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham. Teams: Wolves & Bilston; Cheltenham; Coventry Godiva; Solihull & Small Heath.
May 17th 2009, Rugby Stadium, Rugby. Teams: Wolves & Bilston; Rugby & Northampton; City of Stoke; Carmarthen.
May 3rd 2009, Rowley Park Stadium, Stafford. Teams: Wolves & Bilston; Cannock & Staffs; Notts AC; Swansea
Well done to all the young athletes who took part in the Cross Country season this winter. It’s a tough competition to take part in – 5 races over the season in challenging conditions – and it takes a lot of commitment for these young people (and their parents!) to get to each race, no matter what the weather.
Out of 20 teams in the league, Wolves & Bilston finished 12th overall, which is good going and gives the team plenty of opportunity to improve on this position next season.
It requires a great deal of stamina to take part at such as young age, and it’s very easy to drop out part way through the season or give up altogether as the young athletes get older (you can see from the age-breakdown below, that the team positions are better for the younger groups), so again WELL DONE to all those who stuck at it and gave it their best!
U11 Girls – 8th overall
U13 Girls – 8th overall
U15 Girls – 13th overall
U17 Women – 17th overall
U11 Boys – 8th overall
U13 Boys – 13th overall
U15 Boys – 18th overall
U17 Men – 18th overall
| April 13, 2009 |
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL
(Don’t forget to check out our summer evening series!)
MONDAY 13th April 2009
Wombourne Leisure Centre
(Registration at the mount pub across the road)
First runner off at 10am
Registration Opens – 8 am
Entry Fee £5 (£7 unattached) + £2 surcharge on the day
Download the Entry Form / PDF Version
Alternatively, you can enter online at Entry Central or Runners World
| March 29, 2009 |
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
The March Hair Raiser takes place on The Bradshaw Estate, Perton on Sunday 29th March 2009 at 11.00am.
The race starts at Kingswood Business Park, Kingswood Bank on the A464 Shifnal to Wolverhampton Road.
Registration on the day at Kingswood Nursery School
The course is approx. 5.5 miles and is on footpaths and trails around Bradshaws Estate,
Prizes will be given to first three Men and to first three Women in overall race and also first in each age category Male 40, 50, 60, 70. Female 35, 45, 55, 65. Tee shirts provided for all finishers of the race.
Entry : £7.00 Affiliated, £9.00 Unattached. £10 all runners on the day. RACE LIMIT OF 250 ONLY
Download the entry form
