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On 1st April 2016 the official’s pathway will be updated. There will be no change to the course content or progression, apart from the change of the numbers within the pathway. Officials do not need to do anything; the change will happen automatically and you will be sent a new licence showing your qualifications by post.
Consult the attached document for more information.
Please note that entries for the 2016 Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships close on the 28th December 2015. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Monies can follow in the post if necessary.
See this previous post for further details.
OAA – teams at SEAA IC XC on 12th December at Shuttleworth Park, Biggleswade, Beds.
The following athletes indicated they would like to run in the above event; for further details of the times of events and travel directions, see SEAA website. Note that there are TWO U13 girls teams entered. Otherwise the conditions are 8 to run, four to score.
County vests must be worn (I will arrange for both new vests - £12 – and some to borrow, are available).
Attached are the results for the BBO Championships which took place on 21 November 2015 at Horspath.
The SEAA Inter-Counties XC event is being held Saturday 12 December at Shuttleworth Park, Biggleswade. The County is invited to enter teams of eight (four to score) in the events shown in the attachment. Could any club having athletes who would like to compete let me know by November 20th at the latest. I also need names of persons who would be prepared to help team manage!
The event is over a flat-ish parkland course with good spectating.
The 2016 Cross Country Championships will be combined with the third Oxford Mail Cross Country League fixture on 10th January at Shotover Hill, Horspath, Oxford Oxon.
Attached is a information sheet (including CAU Inter Counties), single athlete entry and club entry forms.
Closing date: Monday 28 December 2015
Update (05/11/15): The new date for the Oxfordshire AA AGM is Friday 4th December 2015 at 7.30pm at Exeter Hall, Kidlington. After the AGM there will be a short Committee meeting.
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances the Oxfordshire AA AGM has had to be postponed.
It was due to be held this Friday 6th November, the new date will be published here as soon as it has been agreed with the other Officers of the Oxon AA Committee.
Oxfordshire Athletics Network is organising a Coach Development Day on Sunday 15 November 2015 at Tilsley Park, Abingdon (10:15-15:00).
Mike Leonard (sprints), Paul Weston (horizontal jumps) and Sarah Graham (nutrition) will be taking sessions.
The objectives of the day are:
Attached are the Oxon individual and team standings for the Abingdon marathon which took place on Sunday 18 October 2015.
The Oxon GP Series standings have also been updated on the Road Running page incorporating these results.
The upcoming series of England Athletics coach development workshops have recently been announced – attached is a flyer for the local movement skills workshops (designed for Run Leaders, Coaching assistants and athletics coach keen to refresh/update their knowledge) as well as the Regional technical workshop days (for those with the Athletics Coach, Coach in Running Fitness or Level 2 or above qualification).
