Junior Training has now finished for the Winter, and will re-start
in 2012 after the Easter holidays (on Thursday 19th April).
Junior Membership
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Junior training
The evening sessions for Junior members operate
on Thursdays in between April and October
between 5:30 and 6:15pm, but do NOT run during the summer school holidays
or over the winter months.
2012 Sessions will restart on Thursday 19th April.
The age range is from 8 to 14 years.
The venue is the Downs above Crooklets Beach. The meeting point is
the Pitch & Putt hut* .
* the Pitch & Putt hut is on Summerleaze Down midway
view junior flyer
between the Sainsbury car park and Crooklets car park.
Best to park in Crooklets car park (currently free after
6 pm) and walk up.
We do fun games and activities based around running and running technique.
The group is normally split into two or three smaller groups and they
rotate around different activities. Parents may be asked to assist in
a session.
Bude RATs takes the safety and well-being of all its runners very seriously.
With this in mind, any children who are 14 years of age and wish to
train with the adult groups should seek approval from the club committee.
Only children (14 yrs +) considered to have the appropriate level of maturity
and running ability as well as a nominated adult (parent/carer to run with
them and look after them if required) will be approved by the club committee
to run with the adult groups.
Requests for such approval can be made via either the junior coaches or any
committee member, and they will pass it on to the committee.
Anyone over the age of 16 can join an adult group but should speak with a run
leader first to ensure that they begin on the correct night in the correct
group.
For more information, contact:
info@buderats.co.uk
Junior Events 2011
Junior Training has now finished for the Winter, and will re-start
in 2012 after the Easter holidays (date to be announced).
Each year the following local events take place: (dates/times given are for 2011)
click the appropriate *** to see an entry form
Mon 25th April 10.30am Bude Fun Run (entries on day)
Sat 11th June 10.30am Bude Junior Tri (8-9.30am check-in)
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Wed 15th June 6pm Bude Lifeboat Junior Run
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Sun 3rd July 10.35am Launceston Family Fun Run
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Sun 10th July 10.30am Pyworthy Fun Run (registration from 9.30am)
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2011 report
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Well what a great time the juniors have had; we have really built on our foundations from last year.
With nearly 50 juniors members we are growing and seem to be getting more and more interest.
Jane, Kate and Bridge have been working hard to plan and deliver sessions for the juniors.
We have had so many enthusiastic children that it has been a lot of fun!
Kate takes the older runners who have gradually increased the distance and intensity that they
have been running and have shown great fitness improvements.
Jane takes the younger ones who play running games and have been working really hard at
improving their running technique.
Congratulations must go to a number of the juniors took part in the Aviva Academy Endurance Awards:
Gold - Amber Houghton, Tilly Daniel, Eleanor Theakston, Samual Jennings, Jackson Ward,
Solomon Kemball-Dorey, Avril Lynes, Silver - Pheobe Boundy and Masie Bartrop
Step 9 - Verity Lynes and Edie Ward.
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Over the last six months junior RATS have taken part in many local runs including the
Bude Junior Triathlon, the Bude Life Boat Run, Bude RATS Grrr and some are also taking
part in the North Devon Cross Country League.
The last session finished with a small award ceremony and the award winners were:
Older group:
Most Improved - Sam Fox
Most Committed - Rohana Shaharadin
Best Multi-Tasker
(talking & running!) - Leisha Bond
Sibling Rivalry
- Charlie and Harry Meridith
Don't Stop Me Now - George Hooper
Younger group:
Best attendance - Tilly Daniels
and Eleanor Theakston
Energised Ratlet - Frances Fox
Most Improved
- Phoebe Boundy (fitness)
and Tilly Daniels (Running Technique)
and Born To Run - Amber Houghton
and Samuel Jennings
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The 2010 Junior report is still available as a separate page:
2010 Junior Report
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Junior results
Great RATs Random Relay - 25 September 2011
Bude RATs are lucky to have some of the most severe coastal paths in the U.K on their doorstep,
so they thought it would be fun to use this terrain for an ultra relay race involving club
members and guests,
calling the event Grrr (Great Rats Random Relay).
The relay consisted of two, 6 Leg, 20 mile sections, one south and one north of Bude,
with the option to do either 20 or 40 miles.
Some of the junior members also wanted to join in ...
Report from Jane Cann.....
12 Junior RATS braved the coast path as part of the Bude RATS GRRR event.
Kate Greenaway's group had a tough run from Duckpool to Bude while Jane Cann's younger group ran from Northcott Mouth and were chomping at the bit all the way. They had so much energy they could have run back again!
On arrival the older group looked at the climb they had to make up from Duckpool and were somewhat worried about what they had signed up for. But they were all well prepared with their Bude RATS training and completed the distance which included a number of difficult climbs in quick time and all in one piece.
Pictured - Kate Greenaway's group
Back L-R Kate Greenaway, Steve Martin,
Sean Jack, Simon Theakston,
Front L-R George Hooper, Leisha Bond,
Rohana Shaharudin and Zoe and Lee Martin.
The younger group which included Pheobe Boundy, Verity and Avril Lynes, Tilly Daniel, Amber Houghton, Frances Fox and Eleanor Theakston were full of excitement and energy and were even up for doing extra at the finish.
At the finish we all enjoyed squash and biscuits. Thank you to all the parents who ran with a group or helped with refreshments.
Junior RATs - Bude Lifeboat Run - 15 June 2011
Junior RATS are flying
in Bude Life Boat Run
Bude Junior RATS showed that their training is
paying off by taking 7 of the top 12 places in
the 1 mile run.
Charlie Meredith showed his top form by
coming home first in 6.09 mins.
Kieran Langman was 2nd home and winner of
his category (8-11yrs).
Holly Martin had a pressured sprint finish to
take top girl by one second.
Sam Fox was 3rd home and winner of his
category.
Millie Moores was 5th girl home.
Bude Junior RATS showing off their medals
Kieran Chapman came 4th in the 8-11yrs.
from the Bude Junior Triathalon
Rohana Shaharadin had a great run to come in 6th girl.
and The Bude Life Boat Run
Oscar Lee had a super run to finish 7th boy overall at just 8 years of age!
Other 'Ratlets' who also did really well included Olivia Moyle, Rhiannon Langman, Harry Meredith,
Josh Whybrow, Tilli Daniel, Isobel Nesham, Elenor Theakston, Timon Chapman and Frances Fox.
Junior RATs - London 2012 Open Weekend - 22 July 2010
Well done to all the juniors RATS who completed the 2012 metre run and then,
after a quick break, took part in the challenge station events
as part of London 2012 Open Weekend.
What a big achievement especially for some of our younger runners - well done!
Also a big thank you to all the parents that helped.
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CongRATulations and well done to all junior rats who have taken part in the
Junior Triathalon and the Bude Life Boat relay run.
Bude Life Boat Run
16 July 2010
Year 7&8
2nd Team Relay
Charlie Meredith
& Joe Fenney (non Rat)
Year 5&6
2nd Kieran Langman
& Holly Martin
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Shoreline Junior Triathlon - 12 July 2010
A special well done to those who completed the whole event solo
Year 4 Relay Team 1st
Oliver Matthews, Rhiannon Langman and Joel Greening (non Rat)
Year 5 Relay Team 1st
Holly Martin, Harry Meredith and Arthur Edwards (non Rat)
Year 5 Solo 1st girl Emma Shaw
Year 7 Solo 1st girl Georgia Higham
Solo 1st boy
Joshua Greening
Year 8 Solo 2nd boy Will Stroudley
Other news
Junior RATS T-Shirts now available £8 per t-shirt
- please let us know your size and we can order a batch
View July 2010 Junior RATs newsletter (Microsoft Word document)
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