Harriers Newsletter November 2024

Welcome to the November edition of the newsletter

Event reminders

Ewington Memorial 5k - December 1st 2024

At the Pingles Stadium 12pm.

Trophy for first club man and lady finishers and spot prizes too.

Entry fee is a donation to British Heart Foundation.

Be great to see as many of you there as possible! Come along and have some fun, everyone welcome!

West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country (WMYACCL)

We are hosting two fixtures 8th December and 9th February, information can be found on the members Facebook group, by speaking to Derek Hateley or emailing comms@nuneatonharriers.org.uk

All young athletes do need to be members of the club to compete, for more information please speak to Alison Mills, who can be found in the café most training nights.

Boxing Day Relays

At the club house at Pingles Stadium at 10am for a 10.30 start, names are put into a hat on the day and teams picked out at random. Tea/ Instant coffee and festive cakes are available free of charge, the café will be open for those wanting to purchase anything different.

This is always good bit of fun to clear the head after Christmas day. Everyone welcome!

Nuneaton Griff Football Club vs Nuneaton Town Football Club - Boxing Day 3pm Kick Off

At the Pingles Stadium so could make a day of it after the relay to support our local football clubs. The café is open to purchase hot/cold food and alcohol/non alcoholic drinks.

We are also looking for volunteers to help in the afternoon, if anyone is interested please speak to Jared Wilson.

Couch to 5k

Our very popular couch to 5k course returns in January!

for just £15.00 per person, you can participate in an nine week program that will have you running a 5K in no time.

Our Couch 2 5K program is perfect for beginners who have never run before or those looking to get back into running after a break. Our expert coaches will guide you through every step of the program, ensuring that you run safely and effectively.

The start date is Tuesday 14th January at 20:30

Places can be booked here - https://www.thepinglesstadium.com/service-page/couch-to-5k

Awards

Main story this month is our presentation evening that was held on November 23rd to celebrate the achievements of the whole club over the last twelve months. It was great to see so many people turn up to support the event.

Cross Country

Under 11’s Cross Country	Ivy Deakin	Under 11’s Cross Country	James Boland
Under 13’s Cross Country	Hannah Jenkins	Under 13’s Cross Country	William Everitt
Under 15’s Cross Country	Charlie Yates	Under 17’s Cross Country	Zac Clarke
Under 20’s  Cross Country	Olivia Bailey	Under 20’s Cross Country	Joe Pointon
Senior  Cross Country	Emily Negus	Senior  Cross Country	Matiss Murphy
Masters Cross Country	Chris Jordan	Merit Award Cross Country	Lindsey Cartwright
Merit Award Cross Country	Travis Scrivens	Merit Award Cross Country	Sophie Jordan
Merit Award Cross Country	Michele Kondakor
Most Improved Award Cross Country	Matt Collins	Most Improved Award Cross Country	Will Showler

Track and Field

Under 11 Track & Field 2024	Carter Morris	Under 11 Track & Field 2024	Ivy Peat
Under 13 Track & Field 2024	William Everitt	Under 13 Track & Field 2024	Emily Blackmore
Under 15 Track & Field 2024	Tyler Ward	Under 15 Track & Field 2024	Marisa Lumani
Under 17 Track & Field 2024	Charlie Yates	Under 20 Track & Field 2024	Jessica Tuckley
Under 20 Track & Field 2024	Travis Scrivens	Senior Track & Field 2024	Kat Spencer
Senior Track & Field 2024	Tyler Selway	Masters Track & Field 2024	Linsi Scottow
Masters Track & Field 2024	Terry Selway	Sprinter 2024	Grace Okpekpe
Sprinter 2024	Ben Chorazewicz	Walks 2024	Carolyn Derbyshire
Walks 2024	Chris Hamer-Hodges Pete Everitt	Merit Award Track & Field  2024	Kathryn Menzies
Merit Award Track & Field  2024	Isla Scottow	Merit Award Track & Field  2024	Sharon Orridge
Merit Award Track & Field  2024	Joe Pointon Jack Hiatt	Merit Award Track & Field  2024	Amelia Haw Faye Pjanikov

Road

Junior Road 2024	Charlie Yates	Senior Road 2024	Joe Pointon
Senior Road 2024	Chris Jordan	Senior Road 2024	Olivia Bailey
Merit Award 2024	Alan Glaister	Senior Road 2024	Leanne Byard
Merit Award 2024	Alex Kismul	Merit Award 2024	KarenAnne Herbert

Special Recognition Award 2024 Steve Hargrave	Committee Award Chris Hamer-Hodges
Officials Official Award Leigh Derbyshire	Athletes Athlete Award Chris Jordan

Most Improved - Matt Collins and Lea Thorpe Memorial trophy - Chris Hamer Hodges

Cross Country Merit Award - Sophie Jordan and Athlete's Athlete - Chris Jordan

We also had some competition specific awards!

In the Warwickshire Road Race League

Dean Bateman got the ever present award and finished 9th in the table of those who had attended every race.

Paul Smith picked up 2nd place in the M45 Category

Heart of England (HoE) League 2024 - Best Performance Awards.

Over the 3 HoE competitions the fastest, highest, furthest athletes are awarded a best performance medal.

This year we have 4 athletes who put in a best performance for division 2.

In alphabetical order, well done to:

Ben Chorazewicz 200m 23.70 sec's

Eunice Okpekpe 200m 27.20 sec's

Marisa Lumani Discuss 23.83m & Shot 9.19m

William Everitt High Jump 1.45m

Well done everyone!

Stadium News

And finally, The Pingles Stadium is set to become one of the UK’s greenest athletics and multi sports venues as work begins next week on the installation of solar membrane panels on the grandstand roof.

The investment will also see new commercial heat pumps installed to replace existing gas boilers as part of the project, which is set to be delivered over the next 18 months.

Funding was obtained via the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme grant, alongside funding from Sport England and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.

The project is part of a range of measures to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions at the stadium, including:

☀️ Roof solar membranes

💡 LED lighting & motion sensors

❄️ Chiller and air handling improvements

🔋 Energy-saving devices

🤝 Staff initiatives to reduce energy consumption