16/07/2008  Hunts AC Summer Picnic  details
Sunday 24th August (the Bank Holiday weekend); 3.30-7.00pm at Outdoor Centre (following on from the Club Championships) This is a new event for all Club members in our annual social calendar. At the moment we haven't fixed the price or designed the tickets so at this stage just make a note of the date in your diaries. Your 2008 Social Committee is always looking for volunteers to help with organising events so please contact Penny Butcher (penny.butcher@watermeadow.com) if you have any ideas for future social events or would like to help out with volunteering at social events.

15/07/2008  Frostbite Friendly Cross Country League 2008/09 Details  details
The Frostbite Friendly League 2008-09 held its AGM on July 6th. Main points from the meeting were:
We will continue to score 3 ladies and 7 men. All of the current clubs are remaining in the League and no new clubs have applied to join. To celebrate the League’s 20th year a spot prize of a shoe bag will be given to all those who run 4 or more races. All runners (both senior and junior) MUST wear club colours and will be disqualified if they do not. Hunts AC announced they would be hosting a new race at Hinchingbrooke Park – more details soon. Fixture list for 2008/09
1st event-5th October 2008-St Neots, Priory Park-Riverside Runners
2nd event-9th November 2008-Bushfield Sports Centre-Bushfield Joggers
3rd event-14th December 2008-Hinchingbrooke Park-Hunts AC
4th event-4th January 2009-Ramsey Sport Centre-Ramsey Road Runners
5th event -1st February 2009-Bourne Woods-Bourne
6th event-1st March 2009-Huntingdon BRJ Club-BRJ

13/07/2008  RR Champs - Bushy 10k – Bushfield  details
Raceday saw a good turn-out and some excellent performances by our club members. Results as follows(from a total of 339 finishers):

13/07/2008  Eastern Young Athletes League EYAL 4 - Luton  details
Club Juniors enjoyed a good day at the last EYAL held at Luton where they recorded 25 PBs and finished the day on 240.5 points for 5th place.

U13 Boys
100m-A-Matthew Miles 14.6 (4), 100m-B-James Downing 14.9 (4)(PB)
200m-A-Dennis Penny-Toure 30.0 (6), 200m-B-M. Miles ???(4)
1500m-A-J. Downing 4:55.6 (1)(PB)
Sprint Hurdles-A-D. Penny-Toure 14.2 (2)(PB), Sprint Hurdles-B-Harry Whybrow 16.2 (4)(PB)
HJ-A-J. Downing 1.30 (2)(PB), HJ-B-H. Whybrow 1.20 (3)
LJ-A-D. Penny-Toure 4.17 (3)(PB), HJ-B-M. Miles 4.12 (1)(PB)

U15 Boys
100m-A-Daniel Jackson 14.5 (6)(PB)
200m-A-D. Jackson 29.6 (6)(PB)
LJ-A-D. Jackson 4.30 (3)(PB)

U17 Men
400m-A-Sam Palmer 56.4 (4)(PB)
TJ-A-S. Palmer 10.39 (5)
SP-A-Jonathan Edwards 11.05 (1), Shot Putt-B-S. Palmer 7.42 (3)
DT-A-J. Edwards 36.52 (2)
HT-A-J. Edwards 41.90 (1)

U13 Girls
100m-A-Jessica Alden 16.5 (6)(PB)
200m-A-J. Alden 37.1 (6), 200m-B-Shannon Sawford 40.5 (5)
800m-A-Rebeccah Pedley 2:56.5 (5), 800m-B-S Sawford 3:40.3 (6)(PB)
HJ-A-R. Pedley 1.00 (5)
LJ-A-J. Alden 3.39 (6)(PB), LJ-B-S. Sandford 2.38 (6)(PB)
DT-A-R. Pedley 10.12 (6)

U15 Girls
100m-A-Samara Nche 13.6 (4), 100m-B-Meredith Ash 14.3 (3)
200m-A-S. Nche 27.7 (3), 200m-B-Lucy Readman 29.2 (3)
300m-A-Lily Seach 44.4 (2)
1500m-A-Bethany Bainbridge 5:53.3 (5)(PB)
4x100m Relay-53.3 (1)
LJ-A-L. Seach 3.98 (6)
SP-A-Kirsty Jackson 6.18 (5)(PB), SP-B-L. Seach 4.57 (5)(PB)
DT-A-S. Nche 19.39 (2)(PB), DT-B-K. Jackson 15.62 (2)(PB)
JT-A-B. Bainbridge 14.08 (6)(PB), JT-B-K. Jackson 7.52 (6)(PB)

U17 Women
200m-A-Hannah Lynch 28.0 (3), 200m-B-Kayleigh Borkett 28.2 (2)(PB)
300m-A-H. Lynch 44.6 (2), 300m-B-K. Borkett 45.1 (1)
800m-A-Sammi Skinner 2:35.7 (2)
1500m-A-Alex Marshall 5:17.3 (2)(PB)
4x100m Relay-56.6 (4)
SP-A-Emma Woodroffe 6.45 (4)(PB), Shot Putt-B-S. Skinner 3.54 (4)
DT-A-H. Lynch 14.04 (4)(PB), DT-B-S. Skinner 11.79 (3)
JT-A-E. Woodroffe 31.27(1)

Team Position
Hunts AC 5th 240.5 points

Non Scoring
U15G-100m-Lucy Readman-14.2
200m-Meredith Ash-28.9

12/07/2008  Aviva British Olympics Trials - Birmingham International Stadium  details
Two Club Athletes were invited to compete at this event U20 Mens Christian Roberts 400m Hurdles and U23 Womens Chloe Edwards Shot Putt.

Club Senior Women Shot Putt record holder Chloe Edwards took on the best of Britain at the Olympic Trials and acquitted herself very well. Going into this event, Chloe was ranked 10th in the country but rose to the occasion by finishing 7th with 14.02 metres. Among her scalps was Olympic and World Heptathlon medallist Kelly Southerton who has thrown further than Chloe this year.

Christian Roberts declined the invitation to compete at the Olympic Trials but instead competed at the 78th English Schools Championship in Gateshead where he finished 4th in the Senior Boys 400m Hurdles Final in a new PB/Club Record of 53.56sec.

12/07/2008  Southern Mens League - Round 5 - Luton - Connells Chases Championship  details
Hunts AC Men Team achieved their fourth consecutive win of the season and, barring complete disaster, are certain to end the season next month as Division Champions. On the track, Charles Pook returned from a significant leg injury to record a sprint double, winning both the A string 100m and 200m. Teenagers Ian McLaren and Christopher Smith both ran personal bests despite windy conditions. Ian clipped one-tenth of a second from his 400m best with a very useful 55.6 and Christopher set a new 800m best of 2:12.1. Chris later followed this up with a win in the B string 1500m. His brother, Michael, stormed to a decisive win in the A string 1500m, going through the first lap faster than the heats of the Senior Men in the Olympic Trials being held the same day, Michael did slow down but perhaps this was partly down to a late night (early morning!) enjoyed at his school prom. Over the hurdles and Hunts AC was totally dominant with Peter Downhill and Sam Palmer gaining maximum points with both gaining victories in the A and B strings of the 110m and 400m hurdle races. Sam set a personal best in the longer distance and made his debut in the shorter race. Peter also backed these efforts up with a win in the B string 800m and Sam secured first place in the A string triple jump. Out in the field, and Tim Izatt and Jonathan Edwards were the stars of the day with both establishing new club records. Tim has only just returned to athletics after twenty years, but that didn't stop him from adding half a metre to the 13-year-old Hunts AC Masters shot putt record. At the other end of the age scale, Jonathan beat his own Under 17 Men's hammer throw record using the 7.26 kg weight. He later followed up with a win in the B string javelin. Wayne DuBose won his third pole vault competition in a row and also gained firsts in the A string javelin and B string shot putt and hammer throw. With 9 out of the 14 athletes who competed in Luton still teenagers, the future looks very encouraging as the club progresses into Division 3 next year. Congratulations to Tim Izatt who is Saturday's Man of the Match. Tim has recently returned to athletics after a long absence and wasted no time in taking the Club's Master's Shot Putt record.

Results
100m-A-Charles Pook 12.0 (1), 100m-B-James McLaren 13.1 (3)
200m-A-Charles Pook (1), 200m-B-James McLaren (2)
400m-A-Ian McLaren 55.6 (2)(PB), 400m-B-Jack Bainbridge 58.1 (2)
800m-A-Chris Smith 2:12.1 (3), 800m-B-Peter Downhill 2:13.6 (1)
1500m-A-Mike Smith (1), 1500m-B-Chris Smith (1)
5000m-A-Hanno Fischer 19:45.8 (3)(PB), 5000m-B-Steve Wellman 21:24.4 (1)(PB)
110mH-A-Peter Downhill (1), 110mH-B-Sam Palmer (1)(PB)
400mH-A-Peter Downhill 67.8 (1), 400mH-B-Sam Palmer 68.8 (1)
4x100m Relay-J. McLaren, J. Bainbridge, I. McLaren, C. Pook (3)
4x400m Relay-S. Palmer 57.0, J. Bainbridge 62.1, J. McLaren 69.6, I. McLaren 56.3 (2)
LJ-A-Charles Pook 5.70 (2), LJ-B-Karl Jackson 4.65 (2)
HJ-A-Mike Smith 1.50 (3), HJ-B-Chris Smith 1.40 (2)
TJ-A-Sam Palmer (1), TJ-B-Karl Jackson nj
PV-A-Wayne DuBose 2.60 (1), PV-B-Karl Jackson 1.00 (1)
SP-A-Tim Izatt 11.44 (1) (Club Masters Record), SP-B-Wayne DuBose 9.84 (1)
DT-A-????, DT-B-????
JT-A-Wayne DuBose 33. (1), JT-B-Jonathan Edwards 32. (1)
HT-A-Jonathan Edwards 30.98 (1) (Club U17M Record), HT-B-Wayne DuBose 22.74 (1)

Match Score:
1st Hunts AC 175 points
2nd Luton 135
3rd Biggleswade 110
4th London Heathside 106

League Standings:
1st Hunts AC 24 points
2nd West Suffolk/Diss 22 points
3rd Queens Park Harriers 21 points