Cross Country Team update

Mr Davies

Our cross country team is going from strength to strength. Here is a summary of our recent 2nd round fixture!

So we won’t know the final team positions until after the final round which is usually in the first few weeks after half term. However, it was a really good performance today in very cold and windy conditions. There will be training as normal on Wed still.

Girls positions: 6th Nia; 9th Masha; 10th Eva-Lily; 14th Lara D; 25th Rhiannon ; 36th Emily .

Boys: 11th Daniel; 14th Jack; 15th Noah; 16th Cody; 20th Theo; 27th Iolo.

Great work all around, smiles as well – I think they enjoyed it!

Here are some photos from the competition, kindly taken by Mrs Sullivan, whilst I was huddled in coats (!)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/g765Y9wicgtnfMzm7

Here are some photos of our hardworking Club in action, in the hail, wind, rain, all with a smile too! Thanks to Mrs Sullivan for the photos.

Cross Country training 23/10/19

Mr Davies

Well done on another good week everybody! This week we concentrated on good technique by doing some hill sprints. Then we did our H shaped time trial as a mixed event to get an idea of times. I think it was a bit shorter than last week. Great effort all round – they really are improving .

POSITION NAME TIME 
1 Daniel 3:23
2 Hannah 3:24
3 Ishaaq 03:44
4 Theo 03:46
5 Noah 03:49
6 Jack 03:54
7 Masha 03:59
8 Lara D 04:04
9 Caius 04:10
10 Iolo 04:14
11 Nia 04:26
12 Lara E 04:29
13 Rhiannon 04:31
14 Eva-Lily 04:44
15 Ethan 05:07
16 Evan 05:09
17 Emily 05:10

First Time Trial 2019

Mr Davies

As for our first timed training race this year, we ran a muddy time trial on Wed, girls and boys. We will repeat this every few weeks so that they can see their progress. Remember, it’s all about the improvement! Lots of slipping and sliding but they really enjoyed.

Girls:
Place Name Time
1 Hannah     3:04.6
2 Nia             3:12.9
3 Lara D       3:14.4
4 Masha       3:23.0
5 Eva-Lily    3:26.8
6 Lara E .     3:29.3
7 Rhiannon 3:32.5

Boys:
Place Name Time
1     Daniel      3:07.2
2      Jack       3:09.1
3      Noah    3:11.5
4      Theo     3:19.7
6     Iolo         3:21.3
6     Caius      3:28.4
7     Ethan     3:37.7
8    Evan       3:48.0
9    Brandon 3:49.0

First Cross Country Race 2019

Mr Davies

Well done to the team on their first race at Cwm Level Park!

So proud of all who raced today. Such a great experience for them. They had lots of questions about who won etc:
There are 3 rounds of races, the next two being in February and March.
The lower the overall team score the more chance of going through to the Area Final.
Anyone coming 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any of the races usually goes through automatically.
So a team coming 1,2,3,4,5 and 6th has lowest points and goes through.

Girls: 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 27
Boys: 9, 13, 15, 19, 20, 23

Area Final

Mr Davies

I am excited to report that our Cross Country team completed their final qualifying match on Monday. Conditions were a little wetter this time, but I was so proud of how they competed and showed resilience in fighting all the way to the finish line.

As a result, Lili (2nd in Race 1) and Blake ( 3 wins out of 3)  had already qualified for the Area Final courtesy of their individual performances. But thanks to their hard work as a TEAM, I am pleased to say that both the Boys and the Girls Teams have qualified for the Area final on 29th March. Not bad in our first year of training!

Congratulations and Well done Team Brynmill!

A link to photos kindly taken by Mrs Sullivan can be followed here, I’ve checked permissions.

 

Cross Country 30/1/19

Mr Davies

Well done to those who have stuck it out in the cold and wet! We ran the same course as in the first few weeks of training to see how much of an improvement they have made. Despite the slippery conditions, everyone has made huge improvements and should be proud of their endurance and speed. Well done everyone!

Place Racer name Finish time Race 1 Place Finish Time 30/1 Difference (hours:mins:seconds)
1 Blake 00:02:49 Abs
2 Daniel 00:02:51 2 00:02:15 00:00:36
3 Lili 00:03:02 4 00:02:28 00:00:34
4 Caio 00:03:05 7 00:02:41 00:00:25
5 Jack 00:03:07 3 00:02:22 00:00:44
6 Tyra 00:03:19 Abs
7 Lara 00:03:26 6 00:02:39 00:00:47
8 Nia 00:03:38 8 00:02:43 00:00:55
9 Oscar 00:03:38 13 00:03:36 00:00:03
10 Hazel 00:03:51 11 00:03:01 00:00:49
11 Lokyee 00:03:51 12 00:03:08 00:00:43
12 Tomos 00:03:56 Abs
13 Cielo 00:03:56 Abs
14 Alexia 00:03:58 Abs
15 Iolo 00:03:59 5 00:02:37 00:01:22
16 Beau 00:04:01 14 00:03:36 00:00:25
17 Miss Edey 04:01:00 NA
Shinji Abs 9 00:02:50
Somto Abs 1 00:02:10
Average improvement 00:00:40

Cross Country 10/10/18

Mr Davies

Well done to everyone this week. It was a bit harder today,  very warm and we did a slightly longer course. I hope the mud arrives soon, or it won’t feel like proper cross country!

Here are their times. It was slightly longer, but I’m so proud of how they are progressing!

There is a Cross Country schools race next Tuesday – I’ll post details on Class Dojo. However, I’m afraid the rules state that only children aged 10 and over can take part. I’ll try and organise something for all our athletes – even if it’s just a more formal race or I’ll see if there are any Wales Athletics events that we could attend as guests.

 

Place Racer name Finish time
1 Blake 2:48.8 –
2 Daniel 2:51.2 +0:02.4
3 Lili 3:02.4 +0:13.6
4 Caio 3:05.2 +0:16.4
5 Jack 3:06.5 +0:17.7
6 Tyra 3:18.7 +0:29.9
7 Lara 3:26.5 +0:37.7
8 Nia 3:37.9 +0:49.1
9 Oscar 3:38.2 +0:49.4
10 Hazel 3:50.8 +1:02.0
11 Lokyee 5:47.9 +2:59.1
12 Tomos 5:51.6 +3:02.8
13 Cielo 5:55.6 +3:06.8
14 Alexia 7:01.0 +4:12.2
15 Iolo 7:38.9 +4:50.1
16 Beau 7:44.7 +4:55.9
17 Miss Edey 7:46.4 +4:57.6
18 Gram 7:47.0 +4:58.2

Cross Country 3/10/18

Mr Davies

Well done everyone this week. We did 2 laps for those that wanted to (most did do it !) However, I only timed the first lap, except for 2 who I missed so they only have a time for the whole thing. Well done again!

 

Place Racer name Finish time
1 Daniel 2:11.4 –
2 Iolo 2:30.0 +0:18.6
3 Jack 2:31.4 +0:20.0
4 Robyn L 2:38.5 +0:27.1
5 Nia 2:40.8 +0:29.4
6 Tyra 2:45.6 +0:34.2
7 Oscar 2:46.1 +0:34.7
8 Shinji 3:00.3 +0:48.9
9 Tomos 3:03.7 +0:52.3
10 Bayan 3:05.6 +0:54.2
11 Lokyee 3:16.1 +1:04.7
12 Miss Edey 3:16.7 +1:05.3
13 Hazel 3:20.8 +1:09.4
14 Alexia 3:25.7 +1:14.3
15 Sofia 3:28.6 +1:17.2
16 Cielo 3:32.5 +1:21.1
17 Caio 3:35.3 +1:23.9
18 Beau 3:36.5 +1:25.1
19 Gram 3:38.0 +1:26.6
20 Lara 6:05.3 +3:53.9
21 Lili 6:06.0 +3:54.6

Week 2 Training

Mr Davies

Well done to all who came this week! We are finding the long grass quite tricky! But no mud yet. As soon as we’ve had a few more sessions the children can post their own race reports. I’ll also try and get a few pictures. The idea is that they can compare their times each week and see their improvement.

Mr D

Place Racer name Finish time
1 Daniel 2:15.6 –
2 Tyra 2:20.2 +0:04.6
3 Jack 2:21.1 +0:05.5
4 Iolo 2:21.7 +0:06.1
5 Lili 2:29.1 +0:13.5
6 Nia 2:36.3 +0:20.7
7 Davey 2:40.0 +0:24.4
8 Shinji 2:40.6 +0:25.0
9 Oscar 2:48.6 +0:33.0
10 Robyn 2:51.0 +0:35.4
11 Seren 2:56.1 +0:40.5
12 Caio 3:31.6 +1:16.0
13 Gram 3:33.0 +1:17.4
14 Beau 3:35.4 +1:19.8
15 Bayan 3:40.3 +1:24.7
16 Miss Edey 3:42.2 +1:26.6
17 Sofia 3:46.2 +1:30.6
18 Cielo 3:47.4 +1:31.8
19 Lokyee 3:48.2 +1:32.6

 

Week 1 Training

Mr Davies

Well done , not bad for a first week’s effort. Not all the children remembered their race number. I’ll try and make it clearer next week.

Place Racer name Finish time
1 Daniel 2:09.1 –
2 Jack 2:13.6 +0:04.5
3 Lara 2:17.5 +0:08.4
4 Davey 2:21.2 +0:12.1
5 Lili 2:21.7 +0:12.6
6 Unknown racer 2:34.3 +0:25.2
7 Unknown racer 2:47.2 +0:38.1
8 Unknown racer 2:56.0 +0:46.9
9 Beau 3:21.5 +1:12.4
10 Caio 3:21.8 +1:12.7
11 Unknown racer 3:39.2 +1:30.1
12 Unknown racer 4:12.7 +2:03.6
13 Unknown racer 4:30.6 +2:21.5