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Paul Blissett
25 October 1946 — 29 January 2012
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Superb day for our Young Athletes at the County AAAs Cross Country held at Rotherby Lodge Farm on Jan 7th
A total of five team wins and three second places coupled with five individual victories across the U13/U20 age was absolutely outstanding and shows that the future is looking very bright for the club with so many talented young athletes coming through the ranks.
More details T/F on the Cross Country Page.
Representative honour for Amy
Congratulations to Amy Griffiths who has been selected to run for a GB Junior Women's team in the Edinburgh International Cross Challenge on January 7th.
More details T/F on the Cross Country Page.
Taking part will be teams from the USA, Nortern Ireland and a European 'Select'
Good luck to Amy as she makes her debut at this level!
Brilliant National Relays Double for our U13 Boys
Following on from their Road Relay success at Sutton Park 3 weeks ago, James Bell, Ben Dijkstra and Alfie Thompson showed that they can perform equally well on the country by adding the National X/C Relays title to their impressive record. Ben also repeated his fastest lap performance from Sutton Park making it an individual double for him to add to the team victory
It was great to see Alfie Thompson lead throughout the final lap after his misfortune at Sutton Park when he wasn't allowed to run in the A team - this time he led the team home in style!
The B-Team also ran really well finishing 19th overall - 10 places ahead of the next B squad.
Also on the individual front, Amy Griffiths had an outstanding run to finish 2nd fastest on the day, 20 seconds behind Jessica Judd.
More details T/F on the Cross Country Page.
National Success for our U13 Boys
Huge congratulations to our U13 Boys on their fantastic win in the National Young Athletes Road Relays at Sutton Park on Oct 16th
It was real 'Roy of the Rovers' stuff!!
It was also great to see the U15 Girls, U15 Boys and the U17 Girls all finish in the top 6 which confirms that we can compete with the very best at national level!
More details on the Road Running Page.
Senior Ladies Make Their Mark
Great to see our Senior Ladies return to top level competition at Sutton Park in the National 4 Stage Road Relays on Oct 15th. The team finished just above halfway which certainly puts us back on the map!
This is further evidence of the progress that we are making as a club and there is much more to come as we continue to build across all age groups
More details T/F on the Road Running Page.
Young Athletes Produce Something Very Special!!
Congratulations to all of our young athletes on their fantastic achievement at the Midland Counties Road Relays. This was without doubt one of the best days we have ever had at a major championship! To win 5 sets of medals from 6 age groups with no less than three golds is almost unprecedented.
There was a whole host of sparkling performances including 3 fastest laps and 2 runners up but the overriding impression of an outstanding day was the collective team performance where the commitment and spirit was there for all to see.
More details on the Road Running Page.
Track & Field Treble
The season was rounded off in great style on Sept 4th with our young athletes gaining promotion to division 1 in the Heart of England League. This added to the Seniors in the Midland League and the youngsters again in the NYAL makes it 3 out of 3, winning the league titles and gaining promotion in all of these competitions.
It has been an excellent summer and gives us a great platform for next season as we continue to grow in strength and progress year on year.
Details results and report T/F on the Athletics Page
Senior Track & Field Team wins promotion in style!
The final Midland League fixture was held at Nuneaton on Sunday Aug 14th with the prospect of promotion very much in the balance. Not only was that target achieved but our magnificent points total on the day was such that we also took the league title in the final straight!
Congratulations to all concerned!!
More details T/F on the Athletics Page
End of Season Open T&F Meeting : September 25th
There is a wide ranging programme of events across all age groups - something for everyone!
Details for this event are on the End of Season Open Meeting Page
England Athletics Senior Championships
Sarah Johnson wins the bronze in the Senior Women's 5000 metres at Bedford on July 17th taking 18 seconds off her previous best in the process - great stuff Sarah!!
More details T/F on the Athletics Page
Forrest and Mari shine at All-England Championships
Congratulations to Forrest Francis and Mari Smith for their great medal winning performances at Gateshead.
Forrest dominated the Intermediate Boys discus with a gold medal throw of 48.18 metres - almost 5 metres clear of the rest of the field!!
Mari won silver in the Junior Girls 800 - she had a great battle with Bobby Clay as the two of them went clear approaching the bell and that's the way it stayed until the final 100 metres when Bobby resisted Mari's challenge coming off the bend and opened a small gap which she held to the finish
More details T/F on the Athletics Page
Young Athletes Promoted!!
A terrific all-round performance at Shobnall on June 19th saw our Young Athletes score over 600 points in the final NYAL fixture to ensure promotion to the Midland Premier League for next season.
Congratulations to all concerned!
More details T/F on the Athletics Page.
Travelle throws the distance
Travelle Morris-Reid won the Under-20 Men's javelin at the Midland U20 Championships with a personal best of 56.90m. This performance puts him firmly in the top 20 UK Junior Men's rankings
Sarah, Gordon and Lucy impress at Midland Championships
Sarah Johnson, Gordon Lee and Lucy Crookes won gold, silver and bronze medals respectively at Birmingham on June 22nd. Sarah made a fine debut in the Senior Women's 5000 metres battling to a time of 17:38:88 despite the windy conditions and having to run almost the whole race on her own. Gordon showed some of the younger generation how it is done with a terrific time of 15:01:24 in the Men's 5000 and Lucy took almost 4 seconds off her previous best in the U20 1500 metres with 4:44:34.
More details on the Athletics Page.
Mari 'Powers' her way to the top of the UK U15 rankings!
Mari Smith produced a stunning performance at the Watford Harriers Open Meeting on June 15th taking more than 3 seconds off her previous best 800!
Her time of 2:11:81 puts her more than 2 seconds clear in the current U15 table.
There were several more excellent runs with Zak Anderson and Cameron Smith also producing big PBs
More details on the Athletics Page.
Midland Masters Track & Field League
Masters teams continue to progress with a number of athletes producing personal bests as the team grows in strength
More details T/F on the Athletics Page.
Great win for Senior Track and Field Team
There were some excellent performances at Nuneaton as we stormed towards the top of the Midland League setting up the real prospect of promotion. It was very much a whole team effort as almost all events were covered showing our growing strength in all areas
More details T/F on the Athletics Page.
PBs Galore at Stretford!
There were some superb performances at the Stretford Open Meeting on May 31st Well done to Sarah Johnson who was making her track debut - 10:01:81 for 3000 metres was very impressive! Mari Smith continued her great start to the season with 4:43:30 for 1500 metres which has taken her straight to No 3 on the UK Power of 10 Rankings and James Hatton's 4:19:17 puts him just outside the top 10 with every chance of going higher as the season progresses.
There were no less than 11 personal bests which made the long journey and late night well worthwhile!
More details T/F on the Athletics Page.
Success all round!
Congratulations to the Men's Masters for their National Road Relay success at Sutton Park on Saturday - a first for the club in this event
More details T/F on the Road Running Page.
A second win for our Young Athletes in Midland League putting them well on course for promotion - well done to all concerned
More details T/F on the Athletics Page.
Climbing up the UK Power of 10 Rankings
Mari Smith and Alfie Thompson now sit at No 2 in the current rankings after their scintillating runs in the BMC Academy PB Classic at Milton Keynes on Saturday May 21st. Mari ran 2:15:08 in the 800 A-race and Alfie 4:40:82 for 1500 metres
More details T/F on the Athletics Page.
Great start for Young Athletes in Midland league
Well done to our younsters after making a winning start at Bicester in the first Young Athlete's League fixture at Bicester on Sunday May 8th
More details T/F on the Athletics Page.
Gordon Lee shows his class at Silverstone 10K
Gordon's winning time of 31:14 was a terrific performance - one that very few veterans across the country would be able to match!
More details T/F on the Road Running Page.
Wins for Senior Ladies & Masters at Livingston Relays
Both the Senior Ladies and the Men's Masters brought home the silverware with excellent performances at the Livingston Relays on April 24th at Braunston Park
More details T/F on the Road Running Page.
Yorkshire Dales Training Weekend
A group of 42 athletes, parents and coaches enjoyed another great 3 days in the Yorkshire Dales over the weekend of April 15th/17th. The weather was excellent and the usual format of hard training and good company was once again very successful!
Some of the youngsters outside the Harris Outdoor Centre at Hardraw and the adults table at the meal on Saturday evening - apologies Bill!!
More details T/F on the Special Events Page
Masters win Midland M45 3 Stage Road Relay
More details T/F on the Road Running Page.
Mini-Marathon Success
Impressive runs from 3rd placed Alfie Thompson in the U13 Boys race and Xander Tansey 4th in the U15 Boys flew the flag for the East Midlands team at the London Mini-Marathon on April 17th. Well done lads!!
Masters & Senior Men clinch the LRRL Winter Series
More details T/F on the Road Running Page.
Schools Internationals at the Double!
Great running from Mari Smith and Amy Griffiths in the Junior and Intermediate Girls ESAA Championships at Wollaton Park saw both of them make the England Schools team for the Home Internationals in Antrim on Saturday March 26th
More details T/F on the Cross Country Page.
Masters are Midland Top Dogs once again!
Leicester Coritanian Men's Masters team successfully defended the Midland Counties Masters 6 stage road relay title, at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield on Saturday March 19th - that's now 3 in a row!
More details T/F on the Road Running Page.
West Midlands League - 2010/11
Congatulations to Fran Green on her overall 2nd placing in the U11 age group.
U13 Boys are top of the tree after winning the team title at the National Championships : Alton Towers - February 19th
Our U13 lads excelled themselves on Saturday with a fantastic demonstration of team running as they packed their 4 scoring runners between 13th and 22nd to emerge as clear champions, 33 points clear of 2nd placed Tonbridge.
Congratulations too to Xander Tansey for his outstanding 7th place in the U15 Boys race and also to our U15 Girls squad who finished just outside the medals in 4th place led home by Mari Smith in 11th and Amy Griffiths 17th.
More details on the Cross Country Page.
Two golds and two bronze team medals plus two individual podium places in Midland Counties Championships : Leamington - January 29th
Another great day for us at Newbold Comyn with team wins for the U13 and U15 Boys and Bronze medals for the U15 Girls and Junior Women.
Congratulations also to Xander Tansey for his silver individual medal which gave the U15 Boys a great start as did Amy Griffith's Bronze in the U15 Girls
Commiserations to the U13 Boys B-Team who finished second but the rules do not allow clubs to take more than one team medal so the silvers went to Rugby and Northampton
More details T/F on the Cross Country Page.
Six Individual Titles in the U13/U20 age groups for Coritanian Athletes in County AAAs Championships!!
Well done to all of our young athletes for their excellent performances on Saturday when once again we were the dominant force at County level picking up no less than 6 of the 8 individual titles on offer and also winning 4 team championships. This is a great start to 2011!
Congratulations too to the Mens Masters team who retained their title in convincing style
More details T/F on the Cross Country Page.
Leicester & Rutland Sportshall League Dec 11th
This was the final meeting for 2010 in the Leicester & Rutland Sportshall League for U11/U13/U15.
Well done to the U11 & U15 boys who won the team trophies. Individual trophies will also go to 5 LCAC athletes. A further 20 of the LCAC athletes have been invited to represent the county at the regional championships in Grantham in Jan/Feb.
More details T/F on the Sportshall Page.
The End of an Era - Thanks Ted!!
The sad passing of Ted Toft means that Road and Cross Country running in Leicestershire will not be quite the same again! Ted was unique and he will leave a gap that will be very hard to fill.
However, Ted's legacy will be that his huge input and commitment to our sport over more than 40 years will ensure that the heartbeat of distance running in the county and beyond will continue to grow in strength long into the future.
Ted was a great character who has inspired generations of athletes and coaches alike, all of whom have benefited from his vast experience and wise counsel. No one ever had a bad word to say about Ted and in many ways that says everything about him.
More tributes on the General Personal Page.
The photograph above shows Ted on January 30th of last year carrying out one of his last duties as President of the Midland Counties Cross Country Association presenting the winning medals to the Coritanian U15 girls team. He always took great pride in any of the club's achievements and this was a proud moment for him
Amy Griffiths meets Kelly Holmes
Amy was one of 40 top young athletes chosen from across the country to spend a day with Kelly Holmes at Loughborough University on December 4th. The day was billed as 'Future Stars With Kelly' and it provided Amy with a great opportunity to meet her peers and to benefit from the experience passed on from the Double Olympic Champion.
Scintillating runs from Sam Elliott and Mari Smith in the McCain Challenge : Sefton Park Nov 27th
In the U13 Boys and U15 girls respectively, Sam finished a brilliant 3rd and Mari an outstanding 5th, underlining the great progress that they have both made this season!
More details on the Cross Country Page.
North Midlands Cross Country Race 2 : Wicksteed Park Nov 13th
National Young Athletes Cross Country Relays Championships
Silver medals again for the U13 Boys after another epic battle with Sale Harriers - More details on the Cross Country Page.
U15 Girls finish within a whisker of the bronze medals just losing out to Lincoln Wellington within sight of the finishing line - More details on the Cross Country Page.
Superb Results from the U13 Boys Squad at the National Road Relays!
This was a performance out of the very top drawer as we placed TWO U13 BOYS TEAMS in the top 6 at Sutton Park on Oct 17th. The A-Team led from early on the second leg to within sight of the finish! Ben Dijkstra's brave effort to front run the final leg was only thwarted inside the last 100 metres and it needed the fastest lap of the day from Bradley Yates of Sale Harriers to pull him back. Sam Elliott with the 3rd fastest overall time had given the team a great start finishing only one second down on the stage winner and Alfie Thompson quickly moved into the lead handing over a lead of around 70 metres to Ben. This was a terrific effort from the lads and they were over 20 second faster than last year's winners.
Special mention must also be made of the stunning B-Team result which saw them finish 6th overall - an exceptional effort in anyone's language. The squad of Luke Beeby, George and James Bell can be rightly proud of their performance
Credit also to the U15 Girls who finished 5th just short of a medal
More details of this and the other team results on the Road Running Page.
Masters just keep on winning!
This year, as a team, they have targeted 20 races, winning 18 and coming 2nd and 5th in the other two. There have also been many individual successes as the squad continues to raise the bar
More details on the Master's results page
Midland Senior Women Cross Country Relays Championships
Medal winning debut for Senior Ladies at Melton
More details on the Cross Country Page.
Great Weekend at the Midland Road Relays!
There was further clear evidence of the of the way the club is building for the future with successes across all age groups at Sutton Park on Saturday and Sunday, Sept 25th/26th.
The Senior Men finished in the top 10 for the first time in many years and was also the highest placed Leicestershire team. This bodes very well for the future as the U17s and U20s will be stepping up to senior level where they will benefit from the experience of our established Masters and growing Seniors squad.
On the Sunday it was success all the way with team gold and silver medals for the U13 Boys and U15 Girls, two 4th placings for the U15 Boys and U17 Boys and two individual fastest laps. In addition to that, the U13 Boys B - Team finished in an unprecedented 2nd place giving Coritanians a remarkable 1-2 in that age group.
Overall we repeated our performances from the 2010 X/Country championships by once again being the strongest Midland Counties club across the six young athletes age groups on the day!
More details on the Road Running Page.
Roy Fowler Memorial Relays
Senior Ladies make their mark at Leek as they get amongst the team prizes!
More details on the Road Running Page.
More Masters success!
Three Leicester Coritanian AC athletes have been selected to represent the MVAC (Midland Vets) in the Inter-Area Champs on Sunday in Solihull (this includes all regions in the UK). These are: Valerie Williams, Sue Frisby and Gordon Lee
Congratulations to Sue Frisby who made her debut at the British Masters Athletics Championships.
The event was held in Cardiff on Saturday 3rd July 2010. Sue contested the 80m hurdles in the Women’s 50 age group and won the silver medal in a time of 14.3 secs. Later in the day Sue competed in the high jump where she won the gold, achieving a new championship best height of 1m 39cm beating the previous best of 1m 35cm.
Amy and George move up the 'Power of 10' rankings
Given excellent conditions at Watford on June 30th both Amy Griffiths and George Bell grabbed the opportunity to run a fast time in the BMC 1500 Gold Standard and Open 1500 series. Amy's time of 4:37:21 moves her up to 4th in the UK U15 age group which should give her a lot of confidence ahead of the ESAA Championships this coming weekend and George too is now 4th in the U13 Boys.
