Our Junior section has had a very successful year. For those of you that missed the update from Andy Day and Brian Jenkins at the AGM on Saturday I attach Jane Farrier's full report here. Orion Juniors Report 2017 AGM Our new Junior Captains are Joss Foot and Lucy Dodd
Dear members and runners, Recently the Orion email domain (@orionharriers.com) got temporarily blocked by Microsoft and we were unable to send emails to Outlook and Hotmail/Live accounts because too many of our emails were being spammed. We have been unblocked now but we need to take steps to make sure it doesn't happen again and you can all help... Go to google and search for "xxxx add sender to safe list" replacing xxxx with your email provider i.e gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc. Follow the instructions you find in the search results and make the following email addresses safe:webmaster@orionharriers.com membership@orionharriers.com info@orionharriers.com [...]
On 1st May 2016 it was time for the U17 and U20 Orion Harriers Juniors to take part in their first YDL of the season at the Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford. For many of our athletes it was their first race of the summer and they wanted to try and claim as many pbs and points for the teams as they could after a long winter training. The day started with the U20 and U17 400m and 300m hurdles races. Unfortunately there were no Orion athletes in the mens U20 race, but in the men’s U17 400 metre hurdle [...]
As I’m sure most of you already know, the London Marathon is a prestigious event that takes place annually in late April and is one of the five founding marathons for the World Marathon Majors in 2006. Everybody knows that the marathon distance is a challenge for most runners, but prior to the 26.2 mile event, kids ranging from ages 11-17 from all 33 London Boroughs along with 13 teams from the ten English regions and three Home Countries take part in the sister event that to The London Marathon, The Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon. For most children [...]
Having battled the elements during a highly prosperous cross country season, a mixture of both Orion juniors and seniors made the journey to St. Albans, Hertfordshire for the first Southern Athletics League match and many athletes first competition of the season. Although the weather was inconsistent at times, there was nothing inconsistent about the determination of the Orion athletes to start the outdoor season with a BANG! The first events of the day took place on the field and were the women’s hammer throw, pole vault and long jump, as well the men’s high jump and shot putt. Throwing in [...]
*|MC:SUBJECT|* DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Wednesday 20th April - Orion Stars Midweek League Race 1 14th and 15th May - The Essex Track & Field outdoor Championships. Friday 23rd September - Orion Harrier Juniors Presentation Evening - for everyone save the date! Full Details Below EASTER EGG RELAYS Sixty four juniors (16 teams) , seniors, parents, coaches and siblings ran in this year’s Easter Egg Relays. Well done to everyone who competed. It was FUN, FUN and FUN QUADKIDS @ WALTHAMSTOW A total of 50 juniors competed in the Quadkids competition on the 15th and 22nd March. There were [...]
A total of 50 juniors competed in the Quadkids competition on the 15th and 22nd March. There were lots of PB's in all four events ( running, sprinting, jumping and throwing) . We recognized everyone’s achievement at last night Quadkids presentation. Photos will be upload soon by Aoibheann Pearce. Thank you to Siobhan Pearce for compiling the results. Thank you to all the junior coaches for their commitment to coaching our next generation and to all the volunteers that helped over the two nights. Results Year 3 Year 4 Year 6 Year 7
*|MC:SUBJECT|* DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Monday 28th March - Easter Egg Relays - Everyone Tuesday 5th April - Multi Event Day (Year 6 and above) and Training day (Years 3, 4 & 5) Tuesday 19th April - Quadkids Presentation (years 3 to 7) Friday 23rd September - Orion Harrier Juniors Presentation Evening - for everyone save the date! Full Details Below Easter Egg Relays Monday 28th March At Orion Harriers Club House Registration at 9.30am Relays start at 10.00am Run in teams of 4, Cream eggs for every competitor and an Easter egg each for the top 3 teams. [...]
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tuesday 15th & 22nd March - Quadkids Competition (years 3 to 7) Saturday 19th March - Waltham Forest Primary Schools Cross Country Championship Monday 28th March - Easter Egg Relays - Everyone Tuesday 5th April - Multi Event Day (Year 6 and above) and Training day (Years 3, 4 & 5) Friday 23rd September - Orion Harrier Juniors Presentation Evening - for everyone save the date! Full Details Below Quadkids Competition Tuesday 15th & 22nd March Walthamstow Track (Entrance via Chestnut Field behind Town Hall) Time - 5.30pm – 6.30pm School years – 3, [...]
On Saturday 27th February, 10 athletes from Orion Harriers Juniors took the long drive to Leicestershire and the English National Cross-Country Championships. The first race in which Orion athletes competed was the under 15 boys, running their final race of the season as a team. 1st home and making it a day to remember for everyone was Joseph Owen in an amazing 4th place. He was followed by Joseph Clark, 142nd, Jay Shotter, 218th, William Jones, 282nd, and Saul Ashon, 330th. Their hard work as a team all winter was rewarded with a team placing of 20th in all of [...]
