Middle distance race opportunities in Manchester

Friday 25th April 2014

scottishathletics Middle Distance Project (supported by the Glasgow Athletics Association)

scottishathletics (with the support of the GAA) are keen to remind athletes and coaches about our Middle Distance Project – which looks to develop athletes over 800m, 1500m and 3000m.

We are planning to send a minibus of athletes and coaches down to the British Miler Club Gold Standard Races (North) at Stretford in Manchester over the summer season in order to foster their progression and development by assisting them to be involved in competition environments of an appropriate level.

The programme is primarily aimed at senior school pupils, further education students and late developing seniors, as well as their coaches.

We have now costed the project but urgently need any expressions of interest for the first meeting – which takes place on Tuesday 6 May.

In order for effective planning, and a decision on possible transport for that first date, would interested athletes and coaches please contact Mark Pollard by 5pm on Monday 28 April. Email mark.pollard@scottishathletics.org.uk.

The other dates for the Open Meetings (and we already have some interest for those) are:

• Tue 20 May
• Tue 10 June
• Tue 1 July
• Tue 22 July
• Tue 12 Aug
• Tue 26 Aug

The provisional standards for being involved in the project are:

• Male 800m: sub 1:56 runners only (of which there were 40 athletes in Scotland 2013)
• Male 1500m: sub 4:00 runners only (of which there were 41 athletes in Scotland 2013)
• Male 3000m: sub 8:45 runners only (of which there were 34 athletes in Scotland 2013)
• Female 800m: sub 2:12 runners only (of which there were 19 athletes in Scotland 2013)
• Female 1500m: sub 4:30 runners only (of which there were 16 athletes in Scotland 2013)
• Female 3000m: sub 10:00 runners only (of which there were 15 athletes in Scotland 2013)

Depending on uptake, coaches and athletes may need to prioritise the dates they would like to attend on to ensure as many athletes as possible are given the opportunity to participate.

Interested athletes (and coaches of these athletes) who have reached these standards should contact mark.pollard@scottishathletics.org.uk for more information.

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