Guernsey will compete at the Welsh Athletics U20 International on Wednesday in a match with England regions, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Welsh Schools. Guernsey will be spearheaded by recent NatWest International Island Games medallists Rhiannon Dowinton and Abi Galpin along with senior Island record holder Sia Banbury, whilst relay…
Alastair Chalmers was up first on Sunday morning at the England Athletics U23/U20 Championships in Bedford. The event incorporates the Trial for both the European age group championships to be held next month. The 400m hurdler was a red-hot favourite and lived up to this billing – coming up just…
Footes Lane track is now closed for the rest of the summer due to the replacement of the track surface and extension to 8-lanes for 2020 onwards. Below are the details for alternative training venues. Senior endurance group: Cambridge Park has been marked with a 400m track and will be…
Results available to download below
Sarah Mercier (125) broke her own Island record over 3,000m as she continues to gear up for the Island Games. Sia Banbury also surpassed her own figures in the hammer – and there were plenty of top performances elsewhere on a packed morning of action. Results available to download below….
As he so often does, Cameron Chalmers lived up to the pre-race billing as he claimed the Island 600m record after a searing pace first half of the race. He knocked almost exactly a second off Tom Druce’s previous mark…clocking 77.26sec. His brother Alastair could not live with the older…
Results from Friday, Saturday and Monday are below. Link to photos is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/giaaccolts
The Press’s Mike Batiste provided surprise competition for GAC Wolf Pack’s Chris Bain (both given 4:52) on leg 1 whilst the eponymous Jacob (O’Hara, 4:47) of Jacob’s Crackers was locked in battle with Ed Mason (5:05) of Louise to the Rescue to come out with fastest time of the day,…
The Coach/Athlete Structure has been updated to represent the current set-up of what is on offer to the club’s members. The structure and accompanying information can be downloaded below.
54 athletes have been confirmed on the Elite Athlete Development Programme for 2019 by Guernsey Athletics. The programme identifies the highest performing athletes within the club, including juniors in their respective age groups, and aims to facilitate their ongoing development and performance. The financial support provided will generally be exclusively…