Author: Ian
Paula Radcliffe TWO 15 half term challenge
Details coming soon. Paula-Radcliffes-TWO-15-Challenge
Winter Challange
Winter Sportshall Challenge
This is suitable for every member in the club, and Parents
Events
Shuttle Run (over a 5 metre straight)
Standing Long Jump
Target Throw
Speed Bounce (30 seconds)
Vertical Jump
Scoring
Please follow guidelines and submit your scores to me (nick-bull@sky.com) by 30th January, you can have as many goes as you want, once results submitted that will be your scores. Some photo/video evidence is required.
Age Groupings
U9s – school years 2 and 3
U11s – school years 4 and 5
U13s school years 6 and 7
U15s school years 8 and 9
16 – 19 years school years 10,11,12,13
20 years plus
Parents who are not members of the club
AWARDS
Awards will be Winners and Runners Up in each age group, male or female subject to entries
Winter Endurance Challenge
Rules
place two cones or objects (2m wide) either end of a 10 metre straight, run up and down each 10m straight between the two objects making sure your one foot is over the invisible line between the two objects at each end (could use talc or flour to make a line).
Each straight you run down counts as 1, for example if you run the 3 minute trial and you ran up and down 58 times this is a score of 58
The challenge is based over 4 weeks, you have 7 days to record a run and must be submitted to me by email (nick-bull@sky.com) every Friday. Week 1 starts from now.
At the end of 4 weeks, best 3 out of 4 runs will count towards your overall score.
Don’t worry if you don’t do all 4, as its best 3
Awards will be given out to all age group Winners and Runners Up (subject to entries on R-ups)
Age Groups
U9s – school year 2 and 3
U11s – school year 4 and 5
U13s – school year 6 and 7
U15s – school year 8 and 9
16- 19 school years 10,11,12 and 13
Seniors 20 plus
What you have to Run
Under 9s – timed at 3 minutes
Under 11s – timed at 5 minutes
Under 13s – timed at 6 minutes
Under 15 – timed at 8 minutes
16-19 school years – timed at 10 minutes
Seniors 20 plus – timed at 10 minutes
Pictures from U13 Championships
Thanks to Julia Hoaen for these photos from the Under 13 Club Championships
U13 Club Championships

Team Kennet end of year Presentation
Team Kennet Athletics held its end of the year presentation at the Club House at Crookham Common Athletics Track last night as members of the club signed in to train within their own bubble groups.
The club were honored to announce TWO new Life time Members to the club as Cheryl Angell and Colin Price were awarded their achievements by club Chairman Nick Bull, both Coaches have racked up 1000 Coaching Sessions in the club and produced so much Volunteering in many other ways.
Athlete of the Season went to Ben East for his massive throw of 73 metres in the Javelin.
Other major awards went to Bart Kuijten winning the Terry Baker award for best active Volunteer in the club, and the New Club Award the Canning most Valued Club Official in Memory of David Canning who sadly passed away this year who was one of the original founder members of the club went to Cheryl Angell who competed and officiated this year at some of the events that took part.
The Club Volunteer of the Year went to Kate Booker for all her work on Reception helping the club athletes sign in and car park patrol as well as a club covid support person during the clubs sessions.
The Chairman’s award went to Luke Angell for his Coaching in his Athletes and achieving two athletes at UK Number 1, Luke also qualified as a Club Level 2 Coach in Lockdown
Team Kennet Volunteering Awards
Special Awards have gone to the following and a big Special CONGRATULATIONS to these two on getting LIFE MEMBERSHIP and earning their Diamond Award at Team Kennet for 1000 coaching sessions.
- Cheryl Angell
- Colin Price
Other Club Awards
Gold Award (400 sessions)
- Simon Hockaday
- Andrew Russell
Bronze Award (100 sessions)
- Steve Maclean
- Bart Kuijten
- Ruth Jones
- Simon Gale
- David Johnston
Club Championships Medallists
Under 9 Girls
1st Milly Davies
2nd Isla Ladds
3rd Emily Keen
Under 9 Boys
1st Freddie Simpson
2nd Lucas Durbridge
3rd Luke Stiles
Event Winners
75m Edith Evans/Lucas Durbridge
400m Rose Bell/Isla Ladds/Freddie Simpson
Long Jump Milly Davies/Seb Clarke
Vortex Milly Davies/Alexander Crosse
Under 11 Girls
1st Jess Carter
2nd Amber Stiles
3rd Anna Hall
Under 11 Boys
1st Aiden Fleming
2nd Austin Ambrose
3rd Jack Brooke-Taylor
Event Winners
75m Jess Carter/Tillie Beaumont/Aiden Fleming
400m Amber Stiles/Aiden Fleming
Long Jump Jess Carter/Harry Fenner
Vortex Anna Hall/Will McDonald
You will be able to pick up your medals from Nick on Wednesday 4th when you sign in at reception
Swindon Open
Two Team Kennet athletes took part in the Swindon Open track Meet on Sunday, Father Phil Murphy V40 and Son Eliot Murphy u13 took part in both 800 and 1500m races, Phil coming third in his heat of the 800m in 2.13.95 breaking the club Vet 40 record and Elliot running 2.34.66 in his 800m, Both teamed up together in their heat of the 1500m with Phil winning the heat in 4.43.8 another club record for Vet 40 and Eliot coming third with 5.09.7
South of England Field Academy Festival
Team Kennet Throwers ended the Track and Field Season taking part at Portsmouth in the South of England Field Academy Festival, it was a brilliant day for the club as the season wrapped up with 2 athletes being UK Number one spot in the Javelin, Ben East threw 66.24m in the u17 age group, while much younger under 13 James Fenner went straight to UK number one with a throw of 37.50m, Liam Cawley in the under 17 mens threw a personnel best of 56.97 to put him UK Number 4, and Phoebe Hoaen threw 42.23 to leave her UK number 5 in the under 20 age group. Luke Angell also competed with his athletes in the same pool. His best throw of the day was 54.73.
In the Discus Oliver Ford in the under 17s threw 38.03 and Harry Booker 38.05 both boys in the top 22 UK rankings, Seb Simpson threw 32.96 in the under 15 boys Discus to make the top 30 in the UK.
The Shot saw Ford throw 12.02, and Simpson 9.99, and Coach Cheryl Angell in the vet 55 age group threw Shot 7.11 and Discus 13.63, Finally the Hammer Charlotte Booker in the u20 womens threw 24.90