Training
Spring Term January 10th – 14th February Sports Hall One Leisure St Ives
21st February Half Term
28th February – 27th March Track St Ives Outdoor Centre
Summer Term 17th April -23rd May Hinchingbrooke Country Park
30th May Half Term
5th June – 18th July Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Autumn Term 4th September -23rd October Track St Ives Outdoor Centre
30th October Half Term
6th November -18th December Track St Ives Outdoor Centre
Junior Running Championships Nominated Races 2024
10th February Huntingdon parkrun 5K or 11th February Jubilee Junior parkrun 2k
10th March BRJ junior Frostbite Jubilee Park, Huntingdon 1.5 miles
20th March Track 2k BRJ Event*
1st May 1-mile BRJ Event*
12th May Eye (Peterborough) 3k
19th June – Hinchingbrooke Park Mini Marathon 2.62 miles BRJ Event*
26th June Peterborough Grand Prix Series 3K Water Sport Centre Ferry Meadows Peterborough
17th August Huntingdon parkrun 5K or 18th August Jubilee Junior parkrun 2K
25th September Track 2K BRJ Event*
6th October St Neots Junior Frostbite (Priory Park)
13th November Track 1-mile BRJ Event *
4th December Track 3K BRJ Event *
(* these are club only races organised by the club on club nights to ensure everyone has an opportunity to take part in the Junior Running Championships)
Other Races: Peterborough: GP Series October/ March 2025 Frostbite.
November: Sportshall Athletics January 2025 Cross Country Champs
(details in our Term time newsletter)
Junior Running Championship
The Junior Running Championships was introduced in 2014.
The championship aims to:
- Introduce younger runners to competitive running within a supportive and friendly sporting environment.
- Encourage junior members to participate in a varied mix of races over different distances and conditions.
- Experience participating as a club and a team
- Introduce junior members to friendly competition between members in spite differences of age and gender while increasing am individual’s motivation and performance.
- Enhance the visibility of the club at events and the potential to achieve individual and team awards.
Rules
The Championships are run over a 12 month period commencing on 1st January
The Championship is open to all first claim members.
Individuals must complete four events from the list of “nominated” events.( See Junior Championship Races 2024)
An individual’s final score is calculated using the total of their best three age and gender graded scores.
The race finish times are taken from the official published race results. Chip timing will be used, where available.
Only results that record the individual competing as a BRJ member will be scored.
Finish times will be converted into an age and gender percentage score using the Howard Grubb WMA (October 2016 edition).
Self-timed races will not be eligible.
The age category is determined by the member’s age on the 1st January. The Age Categories are Boy / Girl : U9/U11/U13/U15/U17
Clothing shall be worn that identifies you as a member of BRJ.
Junior Club Standards
In conjunction with the Junior Annual Running Championship there is a Performance Awards Scheme.
To award effort and to encourage further achievement the club has a series of awards for performance during a championship race.
Finish times will be converted into an age and gender percentage score using the Howard Grubb WMA. This compares a child’s performance against an international record of the performance of a child of the same gender and age running over the same distance. Only one badge of a specific grade and distance will be awarded for a performance of a similar grading. (e.g. Only one badge is earned for running the same time over 3K over different events)
There are three badges to be won over the following distances.
One Mile; 2 Kilometres, 3 Kilometres or 5 Kilometres
Bronze : Time is from 50%-59.99% WMA grade
Silver: Time is from 60%-60.99% WMA Grade
Gold: Time is over 70% WMA Grade
These cloth badges can be worn on Club hoodies etc as a mark of achievement.
Junior Running Champions
Details of the previous Junior Running Champions are listed in the ‘Club Honours’ section of the BRJ Website.