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 next race is the County Schools' Relays @ Shepshed High School on March 6th.
(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 (January / February 2010):
- Seven members of our training group took part in the Midland Counties X-Country Championships @ Stafford Common on Saturday, January 30th with three returning home with team medals. In the Under 13 Boys race Ben Dijkstra made his debut at this level with an excellent 19th place finish in the 120 strong field. Ben was followed home by Robbie Moulding (46th). Both Ben & Robbie were part of the scoring four for Leicester Coritanians who took team bronze. In the 120 strong Under 15 Boys race Andrew Halliwell (36th), Phillip Maddocks (42nd), & William Rawlinson (43rd) all ran with great credit with Andrew 4th counter in the silver medal winning Leicester Coritanian team. Stephen Maddocks (Junior Men: 39th) and Charlotte Heaps (U13 Girls: 112th) both ran excellent races against in the main much older opposition. The experience gained competing at this level will be invaluable as most of our runners (Ben, Phillip, William, Stephen, & Charlotte) will still be eligible to compete in the same age groups next year. (30/01)
- Beacon Hill Striders Training Group member Ben Dijkstra has created history by becoming the first boy to win the Leicestershire Primary Schools X-Country League Title in each year group (Years 3 - 6 inclusive). This is a remarkable achievement given the 30+ years history of this event. Other group members to feature in the medals for the 2009-2010 Season were Alfie Thompson (Year 6 Boys' Silver) & Elizabeth Mulvaney (Year 6 Girls' Bronze). (03/02)
This week's training / racing sessions are as follows ....
- Wednesday, February 10th: Easy/Steady Run @ Quorn @ 6.30pm.
- Saturday, February 13th: Ivanhoe Challenge X-C Races @ Foremark Reservoir, Derbyshire
- Sunday, February 14th: Long/Easy Run @ Bradgate Park (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.