OSA Recruitment to support winter cross country series
15 October 2007
GUERNSEY Athletics’ has received financial backing from OSA Recruitment to fund its Winter Cross-Country Series which kicks off at the end of this month.
The series, run by the GIAAC, encourages not only elite runners but club and novice athletes of all ages.
‘The series has really grown in recent years and is of great help to prepare our runners ahead of the Hampshire championships at the beginning of each January,’ said GIAAC president Rob Batiste, ‘but it is an event for all standards and thanks to the support of OSA Recruitment this season, we hope to encourage even more individuals to take part,’ he added.
The Winter Series, as with a number of other GIAAC events throughout the year such as the All Terrain Challenge, is very much an event that all regular as well as competitive runners can compete in.
Taking place over five different locations from the common at L’Ancresse to Les Fauxquets Valley and Footes Lane the races are open to runners of all standards and ages.
The GIAAC’s oldest regular runner, 73 year old Ron Harnden, Guernsey’s top distance runner Lee Merrien as well as some of the island’s youngest cross country runners are all expected to take part in this year’s event.
The races start at 2 p.m. on Saturdays between the end of October and the middle of December.
Competitors race against people of their own standard in a four-division format with prizes being awarded to the leading runners in each section.
Nick Graham, managing director of OSA Recruitment said, ‘We are delighted to offer our support to this event and hope that it will help to prepare the club’s runners for the championships’
‘Cross country running is becoming more and more popular and what is so good about this series is that it is open to everyone, no matter what standard or age.’
Entrants do not need to register beforehand, just turn up on the day and run! The entrance fee is free to GIAAC members and or £4 per race fee for non-members.
The OSA Recruitment Winter Series dates:
Saturday 27th October at 2 p.m. from Bunker Hill @ 2 p.m.
Saturday 3rd November L’Ancresse full course @ 2 p.m.
Saturday 17th November Lucksall - Millennium Stone Course @ 2 p.m.
Saturday 1st December Fauxquets Valley
Saturday 15th December Footes Lane.
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