Welcome to Beacon Hill Striders (Leicestershire)
Access the Leicestershire Secondary Schools Cross-Country League webpages
The results from the Leicestershire & Rutland County Secondary Schools' X-Country Championships held at Ratcliffe College on Saturday, January 23rd can now be found HERE : The results of the County Schools' Relays @ Shepshed High School on Saturday, March 6th will be posted shortly.
(For the latest news, results etc. from the Leicestershire Primary Schools X-C League go to our News/Websites section)
Beacon Hill Striders is an independent training group open to all ambitious cross-country runners of secondary school age in Leicestershire. Beacon Hill Striders offers an athlete-centred approach to the development of young distance runners. Training sessions, designed to develop speed, strength and stamina are conducted each week under the guidance of a former international athlete and county senior cross-country champion. Training takes place at a number of venues in and around the Charnwood Forest area of Leicestershire.
Membership of the Beacon Hill Striders training group is FREE! - Just turn up and run!
If you would like to come along to any of our sessions just contact the group co-ordinator for further information.
Please visit our Monthly Blog for the latest news on our group members.
LATEST NEWS (February/ March 2010):
- Twelve group members took part in the annual Ivanhoe Challenge Junior X-C Races on Saturday, February 13th with six of them recording top 5 finishes. In the Year 5&6 Boys' race, Ben Dijkstra & Alfie Thompson repeated their 1-2 finish of the previous year, whilst Elizabeth Mulvaney took bronze in the Year 5&6 Girls' race. In the Year 7&8 Boys' race Robbie Moulding was 4th, whilst Phillip Maddocks was third overall in the Year 9 & Above Boys'/Girls' Race. In the same race Christopher Mulvaney running in his first ever X-Country race was 2nd in the Year 11 & Above Boys category. (13/02)
- Two of our younger members took centre stage @ the Queniborough Fun Run on Saturday, February 20th. In the 80 strong Primary Schools' race Ben Tansley finished 2nd. overall whilst Charlotte Heaps was 2nd Girl & 8th overall. (20/02)
- Alfie Thompson (58th) & Ben Dijksta (67th) recorded top 100 performances in the Under 13 Boys' race at the English National X-C Championships held @ Roundhay Park, Leeds on Saturday, February 27th. Running against opposition up to 2 years older than them both, Alfie & Ben showed the potential that could make them future individual medal winners at National level. Other members of the group running at Leeds were: Robbie Moulding (U13 Boys: 195th); Elizabeth Mulvaney (U13 Girls: 183rd); Charlotte Heaps (U13 Girls: 387th); William Rawlinson (U15 Boys: 139th); Phillip Maddocks (U15 Boys: 187th); & Stephen Maddocks (Junior Men: 141st). All of these runners (apart from Robbie) will still be eligible to compete in the same age groups next year. (27/02)
- Five group members gained selection for the East Midlands' London Mini-Marathon team @ Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham on Sunday, March 7th. With six from each age group to qualify, in the Age 11-12 Boys race Alfie Thompson was 3rd., whilst Ben Dijkstra came 4th. In the equivalent Girls' race Elizabeth Mulvaney was 5th. In a highly competitive Boys' 13-14 race Andrew Halliwell was 3rd., whilst William Rawlinson came 6th. Another three group members: Charlotte Heaps (Girls 11-12: 12th), Phillip Maddocks (Boys 13-14: 7th), & Stephen Maddocks (Boys 15-17: 9th) are currently on the reserve list. (07/03)
This week's training / racing sessions are as follows ....
- Wednesday, March 10th: Easy/Steady Run @ Quorn @ 6.30pm.
- Saturday, March 13th: Leicestershire Primary Schools X-C Championships @ Rutland Water.
- Saturday, March 13th: Hill Repetition Session @ The Beacon (Lower Car Park) @ 11.00am.
- Sunday, March 14th: Long/Easy Run @ Newtown Linford Car Park @ 10.00am.
Beacon Hill Striders are keen to work with others and support initiatives which encourage and support young athletes who wish to compete at cross-country, track and road running. Our hosting of the Leicestershire Secondary Schools' Cross-Country League web-pages is an example of this commitment to promote our sport. If you or your organisation would like to talk to us about how we might be able to support you in similar ventures then please contact the group co-ordinator.