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17 July 2008
Copo Atlantico - Portugal 9/13 July 2008
A GB Team went to Azeitao just outside of Lisbon. All athletes were outstanding with their performances.
- Alex Fraser competing as a YA won gold in the Tetrathlon. He had a shoot pb of 178. He also had pbs in swim and run
- Jacob Stapleton competing as YA was 4th in the Tetrathlon
- Tom Lees competing as a YB was 4th in the Triathlon
- Katie Batchelor competing as a YB won gold in the Triathlon. She had a shoot pb of 175. She also had a pb in the swim
- Saffron Salih YD won gold with a shot of 88. She also had a pb in the swim
- Francesca Summers YD won silver with a shoot of 87. She also achieved a pb in the swim. Francesca also won the separate fencing competition which was held on the Saturday.
Congratulations to all of the above athletes. It is wonderful to see so many PB performances. Bill Bland was the Team Manager and proudly sent me this report with photos. Many thamks
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| The full GB team in Portugal (less Bill Bland) | Alex Fraser on the top step of the podium |
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| Katie Batchelor also on the top step | 1st Saffron Salih - Gold and Francesca Summers - Silver |
4 July 2008
SE region held two talent ID days recently,
where high scoring athletes who took part in the schools biathlon were
invited to a shooting training session. Around half those invited came
and took advantage of the high standard of coaching Bill Bland always
delivers. As a follow up there is a shoot/fence training day on 3rd August.
We hope that most will carry on shooting and compete in the SE region
triathlon Championships in September.
Please see "What's On" page
for details of training available on 3 August
4 July 2008
South East Regional Triathlon Chmpionships - 28 September 2008
The details and entry forms for the above competition are now available. Please click on the links below. Please note the introduction of the Code of Conduct document that follows National guidance after inroduction at the recent National Biathlon Chmapionships.
Competition
details
Triathlon
Entry form
Team
Entry form
Code
of Conduct
4 July 2008
Croydon Rifle & Pistol Club
Gill Measures has located the above club that is welcoming to pentathletes. This club has hsitorically been associated with Pentathlon and has previously provided training and coaching for pentathletes in our national squad. We thank the Croydon Rifle & Pistol Club for their kind offer of support for our members. Click on the link below to visit the website with full details of the club and its activities.
30 June 2008
Child protection
A couple of articles have recently appeared in the media about forthcoming changes in the law with comments. Headlines and links as below:
"Parents banned from ferrying children to sports matches 27-06-2008 (The Telegraph)
Hundreds of thousands of parents will be banned from ferrying children to sports matches next year unless they have had criminal records checks, under new rules." click here"Protecting kids is far from child's play 27-06-2008 (Guardian)
Thursday's Civitas report on vetting and child protection confirms what many have argued, including me, that child protection really is casting a dark shadow over the lives of today's children." click here"Parents are kidding themselves over child protection 28-06-2008 (The Times)
Have you noticed how on children’s television the presenters never actually come into contact with the kids? They beam at them like half-wits, while showing them how to build simple wind farms or recycling plants or mosques out of crepe paper and organic yoghurt pots – but they never touch them." click here
30 June 2008
Chobham & District Rifle Club
Gill Measures has been doing some background work to try and find shooting clubs that welcome pentathletes. She has been in contact with Chobham Rifle Club and they have opened their doors to Pentathlon GB athletes. You may visit their website at http://www.chobhamrifleclub.org.uk/. We would liketo thank the club for welcoming pentathletes, terathltes and triathletes. Pistol shooting is on an indoor range at Chobham. Chobham is near Bagshot in Surrey.
24 June 2008
Shoot and Fence Traing Day Sunday 3 August 2008 at Reigate School
Gill Measures is organising the above training day. It is for all levels for them to obtain and improve their skills. Participant must be MPAGB members.
Details
- click here
Application
form
Loco
Parentis form
19June 2008
Junior World Championships - Cairo, Egypt 6 - 13 July 2008
The SE region would liketo congratulate Jack Legon and James Myatt for being selected for the above event. We wish them every success in Egypt.
15 June 2008
Copo Atlantica Cup in Portugal 8th - 14th July
The SE Region would like to congratulate all of the following
team members who have been selected for the above event. We wish them
every success in Portugal:
Saffron Salih, Francesca Summers, Katy Batchelor, Tom Lees, Alex Fraser
and Jacob Stapleton.
Team Manager is Bill Bland
10 June 2008
European Youth A Championships - 22/27 July Kalmar Sweden
The SE Region is extremely pleased to congratulate Kate French and James Myatt on being selected to represent UK at the above prestigious championships. We all wish them every success in Sweden.
10 June 2008
Summer Fencing Training August 2008
After the really enjoyable fencing days last Summer Redhill
and Reigate Epee Club has been able to again secure the services of Lucasz
Szymanski, the Polish National Under 20 coach for 4 days this Summer.
The days are designed to ensure that pentathletes involved will start
the new season in great form after the Summer holidays.
Full details and application forms can be found at www.redhillandreigateepeeclub.com
by following the Summer Training Days tab. Please note that the training
days are expected to be over-subscribed so would recommend that you send
in your application forms as early as possible.
Please note: These training days are not being organised by Pentathlon GB but by our good friends at Redhill and Reigate Epee Club. All enquiries should be made to the organisers through their website contacts.
21 May 2008
European Youth B Championships – Dublin, 2nd – 7th July 2008
Hearty congratulations to Josh
Snow, Ollie Robinson and Catherine
Lough on being selected to represent GB at the above Championships
in Dublin.
Very well done indeed. We wish them every success at these championships.
These selections are based on 2008 Selection Policy and ranking list after nominated competitions have been completed including last weekend's National Biathlon.
19 May 2008
National Biathlon 2008 - Macclesfield
The results for this competition may be found by clicking the results link on lhs or by clicking here
Congratulations to all SE athletes and many thanks from the organisers to all the helpers and the supporters. Bill Bland was in charge of the RUN and that ran likeclockwork and to time.
Stories and photos welcome. Please send to dene99@googlemail.com Thank you
16 May 2008
It was the first time three of the four South East athletes had competed against Eastern European Modern Pentathletes and probably not a competition to forget either! This competition was the first international for Catherine Lough and only the second for Alex Fraser and Ollie Robinson. However despite their lack of experience on an international level they all performed extremely well.
First event was the swim. Robinson, being the slightly weaker swimmer of the boys went in the first heat. He stormed the 4 lengths of the 50m pool to defeat his heat by a clear ten metres and set a new long course P.B. of 2.32. Next it was Alex who also finished with a long course P.B. of 2.17. Josh being the fastest swimmer of the British boys went last in the final heat and he finished with a time of 2.09.95. Which was a very good time considering the tough competition in his race. The winner of the swim went 2.03. A phenomenal time for any pentathlete even more so a 16 year-old. Catherine also swam a P.B. (2.21) and finishing as the 5th fastest girl in the swim.
Next event was the shoot. A favourite of Ollie’s but the least favourite of Alex, Josh and Catherine. Ollie showed clearly why it was his favourite event by shooting 171 out of a possible 200. The 2nd best score of his life. Alex and Josh performed well in the shoot finishing with good scores of 159 and 158 respectively. Catherine felt the pressure of the international competition during her shoot and scored 144. However having experienced this level it is she can cope better with the occasion next time.
The final event of the individual competition was the run. It was the first time the British team had experienced a Hungarian Handicap start where the leader of the competition before the run sets off first and the rest of the competitors follow in descending order according to how many running seconds (1 second = 4 points) they are behind the person in front. Josh set off first for the boys and ran a hard race tussling for first Brit home with fellow team mate Luke Tasker. This resulted in Josh squeezing in ahead by only 8 points. A few places further back in the field the two Whitgift athletes, Alex and Ollie, were also fighting for position but the winner of the two would get the final place in the British Team for the relay competition on Sunday. With 200 metres to go of the 2km race Ollie overtook Alex. But he was not going to be got rid of easily and the pair raced side by side. At one point it looked as though Alex might have the slight edge before Ollie exploded in a sprint finish for the line with 30 metres to go leaving Alex to cross the line 2 seconds later.
Due to Catherine’s poor shoot she started a little further back in the
field than she would have liked but still ran hard and managed to climb
a heap of places to finish 23rd in the girls competition. But she still
went home with a prize because her run was enough to keep the British
girls team in 2nd place finishing with Silvers Medal for Catherine, Alice
Fitton (2nd) and Jodie Bruce (15th).
In the relay competition on the Sunday both the Boys and girls teams shot slightly below what was needed for a Medal position finish. Although the girls’ team ran the fastest time it was not enough to take third place.
Team Manager Stuart Mason MBE said that he was pleased
with the results of the competition for the current condition and development
of the team but work still needed to be done to remain consistently competitive
with foreign competitors.
All the team had a really good time in Czech republic and have all come
back more experienced and more enthused to continue the hard work so that
they may improve on the results achieved at the this competition.
[Many sincere thanks to Alex Fraser for providing this report]
15 May 2008
Congratulations - Kate Allenby and Hollie - more info
Hollie Avie Pocock entered the world at 5.15pm on Sunday
11th May weighing 9lb 3oz after being 16days overdue.
She is the spitting image of her sister Megan and is doing a great job
of eating sleeping and keeping pampers in business
Mum is doing well as are Dad and Megan
28 April 2008
Guildford High School Biathlon 26 April 2008 - Report
Tara Oxley must have known that last Saturday (26th April) was going to be the best weather so far this year, when she chose the date for the first Guildford High School biathlon. Six schools competed in the biathlon, with sixty nine girls from years 5-8 competing. Schools attending were Guildford High, Tormead, Daneshill, Sir William Perkins, Holy Trinity and Rowan.
The run was held in the sun on the track just outside the fantastic new GHS sports centre, parents and teachers alike enjoying the sun, and the brilliant running. Fastest times of the day came in the year 8 age group with Jessica Filby and Poppy Disley-May both from Daneshill, clocking the same time of 3.33, in a very competitive finish.
The year 7 run was won by Lauren Sampson, (GHS) Year
6 Faye Rodgers (Holy Trinity) and Year 5 Sophie Rumble (Daneshill).
Best swim of the day was from year 7, Emma Adams (GHS), closely followed
by Izzy Owen, year 8 (Tormead), Tilly Houston, year 6 (Holy Trinity) and
Rose Griffiths, year 5 also from Holy Trinity.
The team event was also hotly contested, with Daneshill winning Year 5 and Year 8, Holy Trinity winning Year 6, with the host school Guildford High winning the Year 7 event.
This was the first event of its kind to be held at Guildford
High, inspired by Tara Oxley and looks to become an annual fixture.
Also held alongside the competition was a taster fencing session which
many of the girls took the opportunity to do, thanks to Steven Davey.
A shoot taster session will be held at the school on June 22nd. Contact
Gill Measures.
Parents provided a wonderful lunch and tea, and most took the opportunity
to picnic in the unexpected sunshine.
The event was run smoothly and ahead of time, due to Tara’s magnificent
team of helpers, which included staff and pupils.
Well done to all!
Individual Results as follows;
Year 5;
1st Rose Griffiths Holy Trinity
2nd Victoria Hargreaves Guildford High
3rd Sophie Rumble DaneshillYear 6;
1st Faye Rogers Holy Trinity
2nd Alice Booth Tormead
3rd Freya Savage Guildford HighYear 7;
1st Lauren Sampson Guildford High
2nd Emma Adams Guildford High
3rd Katherine Davies DaneshillYear 8;
1st Jessica Filby Daneshill
2nd Poppy Disley-May Daneshill
3rd Elinor Morgan Daneshill
Thanks to Gill Measures for submtting the above report
21 April 2008
Italian Open Championship 19/20 April 2008
Congratulations to Kate French and James Myatt. Kate won gold and James was best Brit in 9th place in a very competitive competition.
Kate French the over night leader on the final day had a small lead at the start (handicap) and managed to control that lead through to 2k keeping the challenge at bay. For the last 1000m the challenge subsided and Kate held her form and pace to cross the line 1st with a 18sec gap to second place. Kate's run time of 11.07 was 3rd fastest run. The girls team took overall silver and was marginally beaten by Poland 11672pts to our 11636pts
Highest placed GB boy overall was James Myatt running 10.01 and finishing in 9th place.
The UIPM website should show the full results for this competition later.
17 April 2008
Europa
Cup Youth B Pilsen Czech Republic 2 - 4 May
2008
Congratulations to Alex Fraser, Ollie Robinson, Josh Snow and Catherine Lough who have all been invited to go to the above event.
The SE Region wishes them every success and hopes that they enjoy the competition.
Thanks to Kate Allenby for supplying the above information
16 April 2008
Sealions
And Whitgift 28th Annual Pentathlon/Tetrathlon
4/5 October 2008
This popular competition is once again on the calendar. Kate Allenby and Sarah Langridge are in the driving seat and we hear there are other big names in the background. They have already had their first committee meeting and brewed up the event for late season serving. It will be based at Whitgift School with the riding at Manor Farm EC, Claygate, Esher once again. Overnight accommodation using your own bedding will be available, breakfast is also available. There will be a pasta party on the Saturday evening.
Placed in early October this event is a few weeks before the first of the 2009 selection events and athletes may like to take the opportunity to gain some late season competition experience. The event will be run to normal MPAGB Rules including distances etc.
All MPAGB members welcome and all classes from Youth E to Senior catered for in both genders. Click below for details and entry form
Details
and schedule
Entry form
8 April 2008
NW Region Biathlon Chamionships
Last weekend in Lancaster the
NW held their Biathlon Championships.
Also added to this competition was a triathlon. For the YBs the triathlon
was part of the selection process for the European Triathlon Champs. The
score from this is added to the shoot score at the National Tet and the
score from the National Biathlon which is then halved and a ranking list
is achieved.
Athletes from the South East took part in these trials and have done very
well. Whilst the selection process is not over yet, Josh Snow and Catherine
Lough both North Kent MPC and Olly Robinson and Alex Fraser both Whitgift
School have all put themselves within reach of a selection place. The
final placings were:
YBBs 1st Ollie Robinson 3rd Josh Snow 5th Alex Fraser 13th Sam Curry
YBGs 2nd Catherine Lough
YCGs 6th Chelsey Eyers
To add pressure for the YB athletes the first four boys and girls were
guaranteed a place in the Europe Cup in the Czech Republic in May. There
is a possibility that the first 5 may go.
So Congratulations to Ollie, Josh and Catherine and fingers crossed for
Alex.
Well Done to You All. Good Luck at Macclesfield
Report submitted by Bill Bland. Thank
you.
2 April 2008
World Class Talent Programme
The SE Region is extremely pleased to announce that the following athletes have been invited to particpate in the above programme:
From Whitgift School: Olly Robinson, Jacob Stapleton and Alex Fraser and from
North Kent MPC: Josh Snow, Greg Longden, Grace Nicholls, Catherine Lough and Katie Batchelor.
Many crongratulations to all of them including their coaches and parents. Time to be very proud.
1 April 2008
SE Region Training Day for Fencing
A training day has been arranged for 5th May 2008. This is for Fencing novices and intermediates. It is likely that a small competition will be included. Please see links below for formsa and details:
Details
Application
form
Loco
parentis form
24 March 2008
Don’t miss a moment of the 2008 Pentathlon World Cup this year, as a host of the best Pentathletes in the world push their superb skills to the competitive limit in the battle for a place at the Beijing Olympics.
The MPAGB is pleased to announce that the World Cup events in Millfield, Madrid and Kladno will be provided live on Internet TV www.247.tv free of charge.
All days of competition will be covered meaning you can catch the action as it happens!
Make sure you also check results each day on www.pentathlongb.org/internationals/ for a complete picture of the action.
18 March 2008
Regional
Biathlon Championships - Sunday 16 March 2008
Regional Tri/Tet/Pentathlon - Sat/Sunday 15/16 March 2008
The organisers of this competition would like to thank everyone for their huge support. This was one of the largest Regional events ever held and the massive support of athletes,volunteers and supporters is much appreciated. Many thanks.
Comments have been gratefully received and will be taken on board and be incorporated into future plans.
Thanks to all who contributed to the Sports Relief Collection. A total of £67.52 was collected.
18 March 2008
Regional Biathlon - Sunday 16 March 2008
Due to unprecedentd demand the 'I have lost my clothes department' has been re-opened:
Lost property collected at Whitgift School last Sunday includes the following items:
- Marks and Spencer Black Fleece, size large.
- Navy with white sleeves Gap jumper, size 10-11 yrs
- Black Fleece jacket, size 10 yrs
- Blue/ Black striped towel
- Pair Orange/ black Adidas running shoes size 7 ½ in red/black Adidas shoe bag.
- Pair of trainers, size 5 ½ in Tesco carrier bag.
- Pair of White Converses, size 8.
To recover any of these items please contact Carolyn French by email, please click here or by telephone as per Contacts page.
16 March 2008
Regional
Biathlon - Sunday 16 March 2008
Regional Tri/Tet/Pentathlon - Sat/Sunday 15/16 March 2008
Results for the above competition may be found here
Story to follow
Apologies that these results were not available on this site yeterday but we experienced an ftp server upload problem
10 March 2008
Regional Shooting and Fencing Training 14 April 2008
Details of the above event may be found by following the links below:
10 March 2008
Regional
Biathlon - Sunday 16 March 2008
Regional Tri/Tet/Pentathlon - Sat/Sunday 15/16 March 2008
These event have attracte dthe larget entry for about 20 years. Many congratulations to Kim Myatt and Carolyn French for attracting all of these entries and for their sterling work in organising the admin. and programme for the events. Various details about the event may be read via the links below:
Final
details
Saturday
programme
Sunday programme
4 March 2008
SE Region Training days
Gill Measures has announced two new training days. These are 14 April Shooting and Fencing and 5 May Fencing only. Further details to follow.
1 March 2008
M&S Website features MPAGB Partnership
Marks and Spencer website now has a page about the above partnershipship which may be read here
27 February 2008
Dartford District SC - Biathlon 27 April 2008
DDSC has announced that it going to organise the above competition. This is a very welcome addition to the calendar. The competition caters for all classes including minimus and includes team awards. Click below for details and entry form.
click here for details
11 February 2008
National Tetrathlon Championships - Bath 9/10 February 2008
Detailed results are now posted on this website click here. Results are also on the National Website at www.mpagb.org.uk www.mpagb.org.uk
The results now posted do NOT include the German or Irish competitors so that the results show the true positions for UK competitors. This is also applicable on the National website.
The SE Athletes aquitted themselves very well at this competition . Report to follow.
28 January 2008
Indoor Triathlon 2009
This festive event is hapening again next Christmas. In order to minimise the risk of a clash with selection comps. etc the date has been moved to Sunday 4 January 2009. Even this date clashes with a W Midland event but hopefully this will not impact on the entrries for either competition.
The venue will again be the RAA School at Reigate.
The format will once again be Shoot - Swim - Fence
In accordance with tradition you are invited to contribute to the festive fare so that the party goes on. If your resolution is to start a diet on 1 January this is a splendid oportunity to un-load all the lovely Christmas food that you have now denied yourself.
28 January 2008
MPAGB World Cup Round 2010 - Medway Park - 8/11 April 2010
Medway Council is considering the above event to be held at the regional centre of sporting excellence, Medway Park. This venue is currently known as Black Lion Leisure Centre but is scheduled for major re-development for completion by Summer 2009. Work is currently in progress A commitment to support this event with up £90,000 by Medway Council is expected from their cabinet meeting on 29 January 2008.
The venues for all five Pentathlon events will be within 200m of each other with accommodation at the University 10 minutes walk away.
A promotional DVD that heavily features James Myatt has been released by Medway Council
Medway Council's Sporting Ambassador is Steve Backley who is strongly supporting the event
23 January 2008
SE Region Postal Shoot 2007
The final postal results have now been published and may be found here. Many thanks to veryone who took part and congratulations ot the winners. More information will follow soon.
28 December 2007
Whitgift Training Camp 17th-20th December
Whilst most of us were taking on calories like crazy,Christmas
lunches, visting relations etc. the Whitgift Hyperactive A Team
were on Dartmoor - training!!! Here follows the insiders report of what
they got up to:
"At 8am the morning after Gill Measures' really
fun end of Year Christmas Indoor Triathlon we bundled her into a Whitgift
minibus and set off with 8 Whitgift Pentathletes to St Leonards Equitation
Centre in Launceston, Cornwall for a 4-day intensive riding camp.
We were staying on the Yard at St Leonards in self catering accomodation
which enabled the boys to live life on a working livery and riding yard.
This meant a full on daily routine of being ready and on the yard to tack
up at 7.40am to be on the horses at 8am for the first riding challenge
of the day. The morning lessons entailed learning amongst other things
shoulder-in, moving the horse from inside leg to outside hand, diagonals
and canter leads and approaches and lines to fences
The afternoons session involved getting dressed up like an eskimo to take
on the bleakest sections of Dartmoor on horseback for 90 minutes from
Cholwell Riding Stables in Mary Tavy. It gave the boys the chance to practice
things that they had learned in the school in the freedom of open moorland
and to learn new things that are impossible to teach (ie if the horse
runs off with you on the moor, the horse will run out of puff before you
run out of moor, so sit tight!)
It was one of the most successfull training camps for the team at Whitgift
as every boy improved dramatically after each riding session. The week
ended with Andy Reeve the owner and coach of St Leonards taking the boys
through building, walking and riding a show jumping course. We are now
looking forward to more full pentathlon competitions in 2008. Many many
thanks to Gill Measures for giving up more of her (im)Measure(able) time
to help on the camp - you were great Gill.... but dont be the last one
to tap dance.... "
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| Whitgift Boys with Andy | Cholwell Riding Stables, Mary Tavy |
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Indoor Triathlon Reigate 16 December 2007
This very popular event with good competition, keen and friendly atmosphere with plenty of good fare was held again yesterday. Many sincere thanks to GIll Measures and her orgainising team for their hard work to make this event a success.
Click here for results
Hugo Fleming wins another award
"And now...the Elmbridge Young Sports Personality 2007, under 18 no less!"
Further information may be found on the web at: Elmbridge BC
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Hugo Fleming Receiving his award
from the Mayoress of Elmbridge, Cllr. Rosemary Dane |
Hugo in a group photo with Mark
Richardson, Olympic Silver medalist |