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                  Welcome to the Colchester and Tendring Athletics Club

                  Situated at the heart of Britain's oldest recorded town is the home of Colchester and Tendring Athletics Club.  We take pride in the level of coaching we provide our athletes and the dedication of the many volunteers behind the scenes.  Our younger athletes are encouraged with training programmes that include elements of all disciplines through fun activities.  As they progress through the club to U13's and upwards, the training is more focussed on specific events with tailored training programmes.  Please visit this web site regularly for information on forthcoming matches, results and news.

                  Ian Kelly, Chair

                  Dear Members

                  We as a club are surprised that Colchester Harriers continue to wholly blame our club for the collapse of any merger talks, may we remind them that it was them that pulled out of these talks not us.

                  As with any merger talks, there will be many obstacles to overcome and some can take longer than others to reach an agreement, there was never any set time to conclude these talks or though many hoped it could be finalised by the start of the athletic season in April of that year.

                  Our club decided, when informed about a merger, to put the future of the club in the hands of an elected party, this party it was agreed, wouldn’t include anyone on the then current committee or chairperson at that time. Unfortunately there remained discussions outside of these meetings and when these issues came to light, our club stated that these had not been agreed within the elected party for our club.

                  Colchester & Tendring pass no blame on any individual from either club for the demise of these talks as we all were trying to gain the best deal for our respective clubs and any blame from the Harriers on individuals is totally unjustified and inappropriate. We would clarify that it was the Harriers that walked away from the table not us.

                  Over the past year I have personally tried to contact the Harriers to re-open talks but until recently no answer came my way. In December the two clubs had agreed to work closer together in the future to try to overcome any animosity that may still exist.

                  Our club's decision to enter the Southern Athletics League was made purely an athletic one as it would benefit our members and allow them to compete at a higher level. In the past we have had a combined men’s team, although very few of Colchester & Tendring athletes took part in these meetings, we hadn’t stated that we would not continue with this league. Upon hearing of the Harriers anger that we tried to better ourselves we offered them the opportunity to jointly enter a Colchester team in this new league, an offer that was immediately turned down.

                  I look forward to the two clubs working together in the future in whatever means is possible and I would ask that there be no more said about meetings in the past and that we can put this saga behind us and look to the future. This matter is now closed.

                  As always, this Committee and it's members are committed to the development and success of athletes in the Colchester and Tendring area and will always endeavour to do so. I would however, like to wish Colchester Harriers well in all their endeavours in the future.

                  Regards

                  Ian Kelly
                  Chair
                  Colchester & Tendring ac

                  Important Notice - Garrison Satellite Group

                  There will be NO training on Monday 23rd January at the Garrison Gym due to the hall being booked out for another Boxing Match.  Apologies.  Back to normal the following week.

                  South of England Indoor Champs

                  Sunday 15th January saw two under 20's compete in the south of England indoor championships held at Lee Valley. Lisa Crowhurst, in her first outing at 800m Run a exellent race to finish 3rd and collected the bronze medal in 2:28 in a race full of seasoned middle distance athletes. Plenty more to come from the former sprinter in 2012. Michael Porter also stepping up to the under 20's ran well in the 400m finishing just off his pb in his first race of the indoor season.

                  Essex League XC - Epping

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                  Dean Frost and excellent 6th
                  In the final Essex League Cross Country event in the series of 5 at Epping on Saturday 14th Colchester and Tendring U17 Mens squad finishing  the season on a high coming 2nd to maintain their 2nd overall in the League, led by the inform Dean Frost  who had his best race to date to finish 6th in 22m.58s. excellent team packing by Joe Gibbon  9th – 23m.35s; George Jones 10th – 23m. 36s.; James Thompson 12th – 24m. and Ollie Gifford 13th 24m.08s.      Joe Alexander though not competing in this race was overall 2nd in his age group.   In the majority of races on the day numbers were once again down overall;  in the U13 Girls Jess Riches did well 8th in 10m55s. with the reliable Georgie Sturgeon 17th –11m28s.     U13 Boys Evan Chess 11th – 11m.58s.      U15 Girls Kate Frost 30th – 15m.56s.    Senior Women Diane Woolar 54th – 32m.14s.    Senior Men Tom Gifford 5lst – 30m36s., Gary Riches 62nd – 31m.12s and Kevin Frost 90th – 33m.50s.   This Saturday morning sees a number of CAT’s athletes involved in the Essex Schools Cross Country Championships at Hyland Park Chelmsford.  Report and Picture by John Hyland.

                  53-12 - Hadleigh

                  Colchester and Tendring Athlete Club members competed in the 4th race in the 53-12 Cross Country League hosted by Hadliegh Hares. David Gibbon was the first to show for the black vests. Gibbon ran a very determined race round the very tough five mile hilly course to finish in an excellent 2nd place while Kevin Frost finished 99th.  In the ladies race Sian Gifford had a good run to finish 15th and Diane Wooller was 42nd. There were some excellent performances from the younger CATs in the much shorter junior race. William Page had a good run to come 3rd in the U13 Boys race, Ami Fosker was 2nd for the U17 Girls and Georgina Spurgeon 3rd in the U13 Girls. Fine runs also came from nine year olds Molly Buizer and Esme Sheldrake both running their first Cross Country.
                  Report by John Hyland
                  Photos by Warren Page
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                  Willam Page (black vest)
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                  William Page
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                  Ami Fosker good run 2nd
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                  Georgia Spurgeon fine 3rd girl
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                  The black vests hold steady

                  Essex CX Champs - Basildon

                  At the Essex Cross Country Championships at Basildon on Saturday the CAT’s youngsters had a reasonably good turn out though in general there were depleted teams in the majority of the younger sections right across the County which is a concern for the future of the sport, a star run for the Colchester and Tendring came in the U15 Boys where Jordon Rowe produced a superb run to win a Silver Medal  2nd in 15m.22s, William Deasey was a fine 17th in 17m.09s; Under 13 Boys – Max Williams gained valuable experience finishing 15th – 15m.54s. with good support coming from Jack Mabbutt 21st – 17m.08m .     The U15 Girls CAT’s had the satisfaction of having a full team led by the consistent Ami Fosker 24th – 20m.04s followed by Charlotte Kew 36th – 20m49s,  Sian Hicks 39th – 21m.18s. Katie Frost 45th – 21m.34s and Hannah Banks 5lst – 22m.22s. The team finished 8th. Under 13 Girls there were promising runs from Jessica Richards 20th – 16m.05 and Georgioa Sturgeon 25th – 16m.39s.    U17 Women – Lisa Crowhurst dug deep 22nd – 23m.17s., whilst in the U17 Men Dean Frost gave an excellent account of himself 8th – 17m.53s. good support coming from George Jones 11th – 18m.18s and Joe Gibbon 23rd – 19m.51s.    Senior Men – Gary Riches being the only CAT’s Senior 89th – 48m10s.
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                  Jordan Rowe superb Silver
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                  Girls U15 team l-r Charlotte Kew, Katie Frost, Ami Fosker, Sian Hicks and Hannah Banks.

                  Newham Classic 10K 2012 - Message from Tessa Sanderson CBE

                  As we enter an exciting year of 2012, TSFA is pleased to announce 4th edition of Newham Classic 10K Run 2012.
                  Entry is now open for Newham Classic 10K Run 2012 which will be held on 15th April at West Ham Park, Stratford, London at 9:00am.
                  Mark the date in your calendar and start running today. If getting fit and healthy is one of your new year's resolution then Newham Classic 10K run is the perfect event for you.

                  Best Road Race in Essex Award!!

                  It’s that time of year again to vote for the Howard Williams Trophy for the “Best Road Race in Essex”.
                  You can use whatever means you wish to decide your votes.   Complete and return the voting form by January 23 2012 to Dave Staines at wnstnann@aol.com Presentation of the trophy will take place at the Essex 20 Miles on March 4 2012

                  Track Location

                  Colchester Garrison Athletics Stadium
                  Colchester Garrison
                  Circular Road North
                  COLCHESTER

                  Training Times

                  Monday:
                  U15's: 6.30-7.30pm
                  Over 15's: 7.30-8.30pm
                  (No training on bank holidays)
                  Wednesday:
                  All ages: 6.30-8pm
                  Gate fees: £1 Juniors, £2 Seniors

                  Contacts

                  Chair: Ian Kelly
                  Tel. 07840935528
                  chair@cat-ac.co.uk

                  Vice-Chair: Garry Porter
                  Tel. 07795254237
                  garry.porter1882@ntlworld.com

                  Secretary: Stephen Cartwright
                  info@cat-ac.co.uk

                  Links

                  EYAL
                  Southern Athletics League
                  South Essex Athletics Network
                  English Schools Standards
                  Power of 10
                  UK Athletics

                  Other Local Events

                  Bluebell 5 13.5.12 CLICK HERE
                  Ipswich Jaffa XC 29.1.12 CLICK HERE
                  Beds Open April 2012 CLICK HERE
                  Benfleet 15 mile 22.1.12 CLICK HERE
                  Ilford 10 mile 31.12.11 CLICK HERE
                  Essex 20 mile 4.3.12 CLICK HERE
                  Sudbury Fun Run 6/4/12 CLICK HERE
                  Framlingham 10K CLICK HERE
                  Benfleet 15 CLICK HERE 22/01/12
                  UKA McCain X-Challenge 2011/12
                  CLICK HERE

                  Indoor Champs & Other Events

                  Lee Valley Athletics Centre will be hosting a variety of Open and London Indoor Games events over the winter months.  Please follow the links below for applications/information:-
                  14th Jan 2012 - U13 and U15 Indoor Open - CLICK HERE
                  28/29th Jan 2012 - Seniors and U20's London Indoor Games - CLICK HERE
                  25th March 2012 - Indoor Open Pentathlon - CLICK HERE4th Feb 2012 - U15 and U17 - London Indoor Games - CLICK HERE

                  Club Records

                  Stephen Cartwright would like to hear from all CAT's athletes who feel they may have a claim against one of our current club records.  Please CLICK HERE to see the current list.  He would also like to hear from you if you hold a record and have more details that may be useful.  Also, any records not yet recorded would be really useful.
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