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LATEST NEWS
2024 AUSTRALIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
We are proud to announce the success of our Athletes in the 2024 Cross Country season with 32 runners selected to represent NSW at the Athletics Australia Cross Country Championships and 9 qualifying for the Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships.
AUSTRALIAN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Australian Athletics Championships were held at The South Australian Athletics Centre in Adelaide and we had 12 Athletes representing NSW across all Age Groups with outstanding success for their State.
Evan Rowbotham won GOLD in all three of his events, 800, 1500 and 3000m also breaking the Australian meet record in the 1500 with a time of 4:07.04.
Piper Simpson had a hugely successful campaign taking the Bronze Medal in the U17 800 and 3000m Events. Piper also competed in the U20s 1500m event where she finished in 5th place with a World Junior Qualifying time.
Siena Novak was just outside the medals with 4th in the U14 800m and 7th in the 400m final.
Nancy Newton had a breakthrough performance finishing 4th in her 3000m event, and Emily Halim placed 5th in the 1500m and 9th in the 800m.
Other outstanding results at this level were Eva Gawel 6th in the 3000m and 15th in the 1500m, Ayden Tippett 7th in his first race at Nationals in the 3000m, Lorenzo Paonessa 9th in the 800 and 14th in the 1500m, Sophie Hufton 10th 3000m, Annabelle Jessup 14th 3000m, Lily Cooney 14th 3000m and Freddie Jones 14th 2000m Steeplechase.
2023 Australian Cross Country Championships
The 2023 Cross Country Season saw our squad rise to prominence across all school champioships as well as the NSW Athletics Club season. We had a record number of Athletes qualify for the Australian Champioships at Stromlo in the ACT.
30 runners of all age groups 10 to U20s qualified to represent their State with 15 boys and 15 girls being selected it was a nice even split.
We achieved two Bronze Medals and five Top 10 finishes as well as numerous Team, Relay and Time Trial Medals for the NSW Team.
Standout performances came from our youngest Athlete Elliot Webster (10 Years BRONZE), Yi Yang (U18 Para Bronze), Lily O'Rielly (16 Years 4th), Piper Simpson (15 Years 7th) and Eva Gawel (14 Years 8th).
2023 NSW TEAM Qualifying Athletes
NSW ALL SCHOOLS: Elliot Webster, Emily Halim, Capri Vincent, Lorenzo Paeonesa, Evan Rowbotham, Ayden Tippett, Siena Novak, Piper Sweeny, Nancy Newton, Piper Simpson, Sophie Hufton, Eva Gawel, Huon Groves, Lily O'Rielly, Ruby Fry, Max Russell, Yi Yang Lim.
NSW ATHLETICS TEAM: Matilda Emanuel, Grace Henry, Lachlan Stanfield, Brodie Elborne, Sophie Ferenczi, Jackson Stanfield, Ben Crowe, Bradley Chan, Henry Roberts, Lily Cooney, Jack Wilkinson, Jake Evans, Ren Shyan Belnave.
2023 CIS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
We took a Team of more than 50 Athletes to the 2023 CIS Cross Country Championships representing 11 schools from the IPSHA and IGSA Regions. We had 24 athletes progress to the NSW All Schools Championships with 10 medals across all age groups.
Beatrice Gold 10 Years Girls
Elliot Silver 10 Years Boys
Piper Bronze 12 Years Girls
Harry Gold 13 Years Boys
Sophie Bronze 14 Years Girls
Piper Gold 15 Years Girls
Matilda Silver 15 Years Girls
Lily Bronze 16 Years Girls
Huon Silver 16 Years Boys
Yi Yang Gold 18 Years Multi Class
2023 AUSTRALIAN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
We are proud of our 15 Athletes who represented NSW at the 2023 Australian Junior Track and Field Championships in Brisbane, with a number of big PBs and 7 Medals for their State. This is an outstanding achievement for the squad and Coach Jordan.
Our NSW Representatives were:
Piper Sweeny 800 and 1500m
Eva Gawel 1500m (Silver) and 3000m (Bronze
Siena Novak 800m (Gold) and 400m
Anna Colquhoun 800m
Lorenzo Paonessa 800 and 1500
Evan Rowbotham 800m and 1500m (Silver)
Ethan Howard 1500m (Bronze), 2000m Steeplechase (Silver) and 3000m
Matilda Emanuel 800 and 1500m
Ruby Fry 3000m and 2000m Steeplechase
Lily Cooney 3000m
Matilda Cole 3000m
Lily O'Reilly 3000m
Harry Davey 2000m Steeplechase
Nancy Newton 3000m
Harry Keats 400m (Silver) and 800m (Bronze)
NSW ALL SCHOOLS TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Some great results for our Team at the NSW All Schools Triathlon Championships.
Grace Henry took the GOLD Medal in the Senior Women's event with a dominant run off the bike to demolish the field.
In the Senior Men's event Harry Smith led a strong cycle pack only to be given a draft penalty of 3 minutes bumping him out of National selection. His ability to remain composed and finish in 10th place is commendable.
In the Intermediate Event, Nancy Newton finished with a strong run to place 14th female.
Piper Sweeny was impressive in her first Triathlon finishing 4th Junior and taking the BRONZE Medal for CIS.
THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS COME TO AUSTRALIA
The best Cross Country runners from around the world will hit the hills of Mount Panorama in Bathurst for the World Championships and we were invited by Athletics NSW and Athletics Australia to the announcement of the Australian Representative Team along with Olympians Stewart Mc Sween and Jessica Hull.
Max Russell wore his Randwick Botany Club colours with Piper Simpson representing the schools team in her St Catherines kit. Piper Sweeny and coaches Jordan and Warren represented training squads wearing their squad logos.
We were proud to see Bailey Habler selected for the U20s Australia Team. The former Up And Running Athlete won his first National medal back in 2016 training in our squad.
2022 AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS ADELAIDE
We are so proud of the success of our four athletes who represented NSW at the Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships.
Max Russell took the Gold Medal with a dominant run in the 2000m Steeplechase event and backed it up with a Bronze in the 3000m. Piper Simpson earned another National Title leading from the outset in the 1500m. Matilda Emanuel had a solid national debut placing 8th in the 1500m and Eva Gawel added to her her medal tally with a Bronze in her 1500m race.
UP AND RUNNING SHINE AT THE RANDWICK CITY SPORTS AWARDS
The 2022 Randwick City Sports awards recognise outstanding achievement across all sports in the Randwick Municipality. This year Up And Running took out several of the major awards judged by local sporting stars and council representatives.
Coach Jordan was awarded the inaugural Randwick City Coach of the Year for outstanding success to International level.
Siena Novak was awarded the Randwick City Junior Sports Star for 2022 and Margaret Jordan was awarded AWD Athlete of the Year.
Lachlan Stanfield was runner up for the major Award of the Bradley Mathews Sportsperson for 2022, and Katherine Jordan was nominated for Junior Sports Star of the year.
NSW ALL SCHOOLS TRACK and FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
With 38 High School Athletes representing 13 schools we were in full flight at the NSW All Schools Track and Field Championships at SOPAC.
There were several outstanding results across the whole squad with 30 Top 10 performances and 13 Medals.
Gold: Piper (U14 - 1500 and 3000m) Max (U18 - 2000m Steeplechase)
Silver: Max (U18 - 3000m), Matilda (U14 - 1500m), Siena (U12 - 800m), Eva (U14 - 3000m)
Bronze: Bradley (U20 - 1500), Max D (U14 - 400m), Siena (U12 - 400m), Sophie (U20 - 3000m) Harry (U14 - 2000m Steeplechase), Lachlan (U20 - 5000m).
Blackmore's Sydney Running Festival
It was great to have one of our favourite events back after a two year break due to Covid. We had a great team represent our squad in the 10km Bridge Run and the 3.5Km Family Fun Run
Lachie was 8th overall in the 10km race and first in the 16 to 19 age division in a super time of 33:06. Also in the 10km race, Eva was first Junior Female across the line with Sophie in 4th and Riya in 7th.
We totally dominated the 3.5km Family Fun Run with 7 runners in the Top 10 finishers.
Piper was 2nd overall and 1st female across the line just ahead of Matilda in 2nd, Nancy in 3rd and Lily in 4th. Henry was first Junior boy and 4th overall across the line. Lorenzo was 1st in the U12 division with Charlie taking Silver.
Our little girls were also impressive taking out 6 of the Top 10 places in the U12 age group with Olivia 4th, Bea 5th, Vera 6th, Carina 7th and Zara 9th.
UP AND RUNNING AT THE NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
26 Athletes across all age groups represented NSW and the ACT at the Australian Cross Country Championships at Oakbank Racecourse in Adelaide. In tough muddy conditions on an undulating course our team were outstanding in the representation of their home states and schools.
Impressive individual performances included Laura Roderick GOLD in the Women's U20 division, Piper Simpson BRONZE in the Women's U15, and Eva Gawel GOLD in the Women's U14 Time Trial. A highlight of the day was the SILVER MEDAL performance by Huon Groves on debut at this level in the Men's U16 event.
We also earned 11 Team Medals for NSW as well as 5 Top 10 and 9 Top 15 performances.
Our Boys dominate City 2 Surf
It's one of the biggest running events on the planet and our boys shined on the big stage.
Ayden Tippett was outstanding taking out the top spot in the Under 12 Age Division with an impressive 56:58 minutes over the 14km course.
Harry Davey too earned a spot on the podium placing 2nd in the 13 to 15 Age Category finishing in 54:22.
Also finishing in the Top 10 in the Under 20 division were Luc Jefferies 48:30 (4th) and Jake Evans 52:26 (9th). First timer, Charlie Roberts placed 16th in the Under 12 division in a time of 69:29 earning a spot in the Red Group for 2023.
Brody and Rachel Medal at the
Maccabiah Games in Israel
Well done to Brody Elbourne and Rachel Pearlman earning a spot on the podium at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Brody took out the Bronze Medal in the U20s 800m event representing Australia and Rachel took Silver in the 1500m representing Great Britain.
Also at the games Shira Gottlieb ran an impressive PB to finish 5th in the 3000m event.
LAURA RODERICK REPRESNTS AUSTRALIA AT THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to Laura Roderick who was selected to represent Australia at the World Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia.
Laura was the only female in the country to qualify for the 5000m event with a time of 16:16.41.
She also qualified for the 1500 and 3000m making her the only U20 Athlete to qualify for 3 events.
We are so proud of this home grown athlete.
Our Squad and Coaches recognised by Athletics NSW for the outstanding development of Junior Athletes
There has been a lot of talk recently about the success of our squad across all Age Groups both on Track and in Cross Country.
This hasn't gone unnoticed by Athletics NSW who recently wrote an article on the great work of our coaches Jordan and Warren and the team.
Click on the picture left to read about what we are doing.
Our Team clean up at the
NSW Cross Country Relays
With 57 Junior athletes representing the Randwick Botany Harriers Club we rocketed to the top of the Winter Championship Trophy race.
Up and Running took out five of the seven medals achieved by the Club with the following outstanding results:
U12 Boys GOLD
U14 Boys GOLD
U16 Girls GOLD
Under 18 Boys GOLD
U20 Boys GOLD
Regional Cross Country - CCC and CIS
A great run into State Cross Country at the Catholic Schools and Private Schools Carnivals with 25 of our athletes qualifying for the NSW All Schools Championships and 14 individual medals.
Congratulations to all of our State representatives especially our medal winners:
Combined Catholic Colleges
Sophie Ferenczi (Gold), Lachlan Stanfield ( Silver), Grace Henry (Bronze), Ethan Howard (Bronze).
Combined Independent Schools
Siena Novak (Gold), Eva Gawel (Gold), Piper Simpson (Gold), Harry Keats (Gold), Matilda Emanuel (Silver), Piper Sweeny (Silver), Ruby Fry (Silver), Evan Rowbotham (Silver), Lexie Coburn (Silver), Anna Colquhoun (Bronze).
Our runners also made up three of the Gold Medal teams for St Catherine's Waverley and SCEGGS Darlinghurst.
Eva takes Silver at the Australian Little Athletics Championships
It's been an amazing Summer season for Eva Gawel on the track with Regional and State medals and both Little Athletics and Junior Championships in 800, 1500 and 3000 metre distance events.
She completed her 2021/22 track campaign at the Australian Little Athletics Championships by representing NSW winning the Silver Medal in the U13's 1500 and finishing 8th in the 800.
We can't wait to see her on the Cross Country track throughout Winter.
Congratulations to our
National Team
Well done to our NSW Representatives at the Australian Track and Field Championships, Laura Roderick, Sophie Ferenczi, Natasha Ward, Allegra McGivern, Piper Simpson, Ruby Fry, Anna Colquhoun, Evan Rowbotham, Piper Sweeny, and Eva Gawel.
Some incredible PBs achieved across the whole team. Gold for Laura Roderick in the U20's 5000m at selection to the World Junior Championships in Colombia. Piper Simpson Gold in U15's 3000 and Silver in the 1500m. Allegra McGivern Silver in the U18's 2000m Steeplechase. Also a special shout out to our mate and part time training buddy Harry Keats, Silver in the U14's 800m.
LAURA DOES IT AGAIN!!!
Congratulations to Laura Roderick on adding a 3000m World Junior Qualifying time to her list of outstanding achievements to kick off 2022.
Laura becomes the only U20's Female in Australia to qualify for all three events 1500, 3000 and 5000m for the World Junior Championships to be held in Columbia late this year.
LAURA QUALIFIES FOR WORLD JUNIORS
On top of her brilliant debut in Melbourne at the Zatopek U20 3000m only two weeks earlier, Laura backed up this performance with a World Junior qualifying time in the NSW 5000m Championships at SOPAC.
In tough conditions and driving rain, Laura surpassed the U20 standard of 16:40.00 by almost 24 seconds with a blistering time of 16:16.10, taking the U20 State Gold Medal for the distance. She also broke her Randwick Botany Club all time record by 39 seconds set by Lauren McKillop in 2009.
We are so proud of this home grown athlete and her amazing achievements in such a short period of time. Next stop Colombia!!!
Our Queen on the big stage at Zatopek
Well done to Laura on her debut performance in the Lisa Ondieki 3000m Championships at Albert Park in Melbourne.
Racing against the best U20 Female Athletes in the country, Laura led the pack for a good part of the race helping to create a breakaway group for a sprint to the finish.
Laura finished 4th just outside the medals and was the first NSW Athlete across the line.
We are so proud of our assistant coach and we can't wait to see what 2022 will bring for her both on the track and in Cross Country.
Our Little Athletes excel at the
Zone Championships
Some outstanding results from our Little Athletics representatives at the Inner City and South-West Zone Championships in all distances from 100 to 3000m.
Congratulations to Piper, Eva, Siena, Evan, Lily, Max, Zavier, Jack, Charlotte, Chloe, Betsan, Freddie and Lola who all qualified for the Regional Championships.
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3000m Eva 1st place.
1500m Eva and Piper 1st, Evan and Lily 2nd.
800m Siena 1st, Zavier, Eva and Lily 2nd, Jack 3rd.
400m Siena, Eva and Lily 1st, Evan and Charlotte 2nd, Zavier and Betsan 3rd.
Great racing by Piper in Byron Bay
Congratulations to Piper on a great result in the Herb Elliott 1500m in Byron Bay.
Piper took the Bronze Medal overall in a very strong mixed age field and was the first NSW.
It was a great way to start the season for our National 800 and 1500m Age Champion, especially whilst enjoying a holiday on the North Coast.
2021 NSW All Schools Track and Field Championships
With 32 athletes across all ages representing 21 NSW Schools, the Up And Running Squad saw some outstanding personal best performances across all middle distance events including 9 medals and a NSW record to 16 year old Allegra McGivern in the U19 Women's 5000m event.
Our Medal winners were:
Max Russell Gold 2000m Steeplechase, Silver 1500 and 3000m
Allegra McGivern Gold 2000m Steeplechase, Gold 5000m
Piper Simpson Gold 1500m, Bronze 800m
Sophie Ferenczi Silver 3000m
Natasha Ward Bronze 800m
Lachlan Stanfield is Poster Boy for one of Sydney's biggest events.
Our Lachie Stanfield is the new face of the Sydney Harbour 5 and 10km event held in December around the streets of our beautiful city.
In 2019 at age 15 Lachie stunned the crowd with an impressive 16 minutes and 15 seconds in the 5km race to take 3rd placed overall male against a very solid elite adult field.
Congratulations Gracie and Allegra
We are very excited and proud to announce the selection of Grace and Allegra into the NSW Triathlon Emerging Talent Squad. This gives the girls the opportunity to train and compete with the best Junior Triathletes in the State.
The girls have an outstanding list of achievements between them in Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics to State and National level over the past two years.
Also selected for the NSW ROSTA Squad were Dan Louw and Harry Smith, who are both moving quickly through the Triathlon representative ranks.
Keep your eye out for them, it's going to be good!
SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS
2021 sees the continuation of Up And Running's incredible results in School Cross Country with countless medals and podium finishes across the Catholic Schools, CIS and PSSA Championships. In total 34 runners from the squad have qualified for the NSW All Schools Championships for ages 8 to 18.
NSW Target Talent Program
We are very proud of our four Junior Athletes who were selected for the NSW Athletics Target Talent Program.
Laura Roderick was selected for her outstanding results in 800 and 1500m.
Max Russell and Allegra McGivern for thier State and National performances in 2000m Steeplechase and 3000m.
James Tirado for his National representation in 400 and 800m AWD.
This makes Up And Running the most capped squad in the 2021 program.
24 Up And Running Athletes on the ANSW Cross Country List of Merit
We are very proud to announce that a total of 24 Athletes from our Squad have been placed on the NSW Athletics Cross Country Merit list.
This replaces selection to National Representation due to cancellation of the Australian Championships due to Covid -19 as was based on the results from the NSW Short Course and Long Course Championships.
Congratulations to everybody for you hard work and dedication to your sport including a long list of other Up And Running Legends who almost got there too.
Our National Level selected Athletes are:
Lachalan, Ollie, Brody U17 Men's
Laura U18 Womens
Sophie and Natasha U17 Womens
Max R U16 Mens
Allegra U16 Womens
George U15 Mens
Ruby and Matilda C U14 Womens
Piper Si U13 Womens and GOLD Medal (Long Course)
Matilda E U13 Womens
Piers and Josh U12 Mens
Max D U11 Mens
Anna and Eva U12 Womens
Piper Sw U11 Womens Bronze Medal (Short Course)
Tara, Sophia and Sienna U11 Women
and part time Up And Running and THE RUN SQUAD Athletes
Paris U18 Womens
Amelia U20 Womens
OUR JUNIOR TRIATHLETES GOING GREAT GUNS
We are proud of our new crop of Junior Triathletes moving up through the ranks in the three disciplined sport.
Five members of the Up And Running Team have been selected for the NSW Triathlon ROSTA Team, a junior pathway to professional level in the sport. They are Grace Henry, Harry Smith, Allegra McGivern, Dan Louw and Bella Walley.
Another new comer to Triathlon George Verco made his debut by taking third place in the BRATS/NSW youth non-drafting Duathlon. He is set for bigger things to come.
In Cairns, online coached athlete Ava McIntyre took the Bronze Medal in the North Queensland Regional earning herself a spot on the team for the State Championships.
CONGRATS to our NSW Representatives
Well done to our 9 Athletes who qualified for the NSW Team at the National Track and Field Championships. We are proud of these homegrown young athletes who have trained with us from the beginning of their careers in the sport.
Piper Simpson - 800, 1500, and 3000m
James Tirado - AWD 200, 400 and 800m
Laura Roderick - 800 and 1500m
Allegra McGivern - 3000m and 2000m Steeplechase
Lachlan Stanfield - 3000m
Natasha Ward - 800m
Max Russell - 5000m, 3000m, and 2000m Steeple
Aaran Keith - AWD100m Frame Running
Ruby Fry - 3000m
NSW Junior Track and Field Championships
A big weekend for our runners at the NSW Junior Track Championships with loads of PBs and Medals of every colour for our squad.
We were very proud of the results of all of our runners with State Medals going to Max (Gold 2000m Steeplechase, Bronze 1500 and 3000m), Allegra (Gold 2000m Steeplechase, Silver 3000m), James (Gold 400m AWD, and Silver 800m AWD), Laura (Bronze 800m), Natasha (Bronze 800m), and Sophie (Silver 3000m).
There were also some great results in finals for Piper, Ruby, Lachlan, Luc, Oliver, and Brody across all middle distance events.
Up And Running Juniors in the Randwick Botany Harriers Hergenham Shield
The Hergenham Shield pays tribute to a former Randwick Botany Harriers Athlete who lost his life in WWII in 1940.
A number of Junior runners joined the fast lap of the Centennial Park White Fence against some of the best Athletes in the Club.
Max Russell placed 3rd overall with a fast time of 11:57. Natasha Ward was 2nd fastest female with 12:57.
The Female Top Spot went to Laura Roderick in a very impressive time of 12:38.
Piper takes the GOLD in the NSW Cross Country Long Course Championships
There was no holding back for Piper Simpson at the NSW Cross Country Long Course Championships. After being out sprinted in July's Short Course Championships to take the Bronze Medal, Piper's race plan was to lead from the start and let the others do the chasing. By the halfway point she had opened a convincing gap on the field and maintained her strong lead to the end.
Our entire squad had an outstanding day at the Championships with 3 Teams earning Gold and 3 earning Silver Medals for their Randwick Botany Club. We are anticipating more than 20 Athletes earning selection to the NSW Athletics List of Merit.
Great Results at the NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships
We had a great day at the NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships in Dapto with more than 20 of our Athletes representing the Randwick Botany Harriers Athletics Club.
We had outstanding results and PBs across all Age Groups from U10s to U17s.
Piper Simpson and Piper Sweeney both earned themselves Bronze Medals in their events and a spot in the NSW Team for the Australian Championships in Adelaide.
Also making the NSW Team were Sophie Ferenczi, Laura Roderick, Natasha Ward, Tara Williams and Oliver Freeman.
SRI CHINMOY CROSS COUNTRY - Centennial Park October 18, 2020
Fresh from the NSW Cross Country Championships the Up And Running Juniors took on difficult trails of Centennial Park in the Sri Chinmoy Cross Country 4, 7km and 14km Race.
In the long course 14km event Ollie Freeman and Laura Roderick paced themselves to an equal 5th place finish in 58:41 with Laura being the first palced female.
The 7km race saw Lachlan Stanfield show no respect to his elders by smashing the field by more than 3 minutes in a time of 24:17.
In the fast and furious 4km race, Up And Running took 9 of the Top 10 places. First place went to Max Russell breaking the Junior Course Record in a time of 13:36, that's a cracking 3:24/km on a trail course. NSW Cross Country representative Natasha Ward was 2nd overall in 14:31. George Verco also on the NSW CC Team is back in great shape cruising around the course in 14:42 with a podium finish. In 4th NSW Junior Triathlon Champion Gracie Henry looked comfortable with 15:15. Little Piers Galvin shocked us all cruising to take 5th place in 15:22 . 10 year old Thomas Althundag was super fast with 16:21 in 7th. Lily Cooney was delighted with her 1st place U12 Female Age Group win (16:58). Zara Trantalis and Nancy Newton dead heated for 9th and 10th spot with 17:02. There were a couple of family battles on the track with Portia Palmerlee (17:54) holding out her sister Scarlett (21:03), but the challenge of the day was between little Tara Williams (18:56) who put her mum Bec Gee Williams (20:53) to the sword opening up a big gap in the early stages of the race.
Our RUN BACK to NORMALITY - JULY 4 2020
After months of lock downs and restrictions due to Covid-19 we were so pleased to be able to get back to "normal" training with the reopening of Community Sport on July 1.
To celebrate we joined our Senior Squad "THE RUN SQUAD" in our own mini running festival on a flat fast course along Botany Bay.
The Up And Running Juniors dominated the 5 and 10km Events with Laura taking out the Women's 10km race and Allegra finishing 2nd. In the 5km Race Natasha was first female with Piper, Ruby, Matilda and Grace right on her heels. Max, Brody and Lauchlan took all three places on the podium in the men's race.
More March Medals 2020
More great results in March with James travelling to Queensland for the QLD Track and Field Championships where he won GOLD in both the 400 and 800m Para events.
At the NSW Surf Titles Sophie won a Bronze Medal in the U17 2km Beach Run and a Silver in the 2x1km Beach Relay.
Paris also earned herself a Silver Medal in the U19 Women's 2x1km Beach Relay.
Piper had an amazing Centennial Parkrun result running a 48 second PB to smash the 20 minute barrier with an official time of 19:27.
NSW ALL SCHOOLS TRIATHLON 2020
We had 13 Juniors compete in the NSW All Schools Triathlon with some very impressive results across all age groups.
Grace was a stand out competitor of the day with a 2 minute 47 second win in the Junior Female Event dominating the race after a very strong transition from swim to bike.
In the boys Junior Event new comer to the sport Campbell was a amazing first out of the water and on to the bike. He was able to hold a top 5 position into the run and finished in 4th place just outside the medals earning himself a spot in the NSW Team for the National Championships in Queensland.
Also in the Junior Boys, George looked great on the bike for his first triathlon race and had a strong run to see himself well placed.
Other great performances included Allegra's 15th place with a solid race throughout, Kirsty finished in 8th spot, and Emma, Zara, Helena, Maisie and Issy were all in the mix with some quality running and riding.
2020 NSW Junior SLS Championships
It was a solid medal haul for some of our athletes at the State Nippers Championships.
Piper took her track form to the sand winning a Bronze Medal in the 1km Beach Run.
Evan was impressive in his first Nippers Carnival taking Triple Bronze in his Beach sprint events.
Huon also took on the 1km Beach Run getting himself a Silver and his brother Campbell got a silver medal in the surf swim relay.
Jack teamed up with his Coogee Minnows team mates to take a dominant win in the Beach Sprint Relay.
Well done to all the other Up And Running Juniors many just outside podium finishes and making outstanding representation for their Surf Clubs.
2020 NSW Junior State Champs.
We saw some outstanding running with great PBs, Medals, and National Qualification at the Stae Junior Championships at SOPAC.
James was outstanding with GOLD Medals in the 800 and 1500m and a Siver in the 400.
Sophie ran a great PB time to win Gold in the Under 17 Women;s 3000m and Max earned a Bronze in the 2000m Steeple Chase.
Our Junior Coach Laura ran a National Qualifying time in the 17 Years Girls 1500m event.
Other great runs and PBs came from Brody and Allegra in the Steeple Chase, and Laura with a huge PB in her 1500m event.
A highlight was 11 year old Ruby on debut qualifying for Nationals with a 20 plus second PB in the under 13's Women's 3000m race.
2019 Up And Running Awards
We finished off 2019 with a joint Awards Presentation with our Senior Squad "The Run Squad". Here we presented our 8 2019 National Representatives with a special award for the positions on the NSW Team at Track and Cross Country as well as James Tirado who represented Australia at the Oceania Games.
Piper Simpson and Lachlan Stanfield were awarded our Female and Male Runner of the Year Award for their outstanding achievement at National Level on both Track and Cross Country, and Laura Roderick was announced our Squad Person of the Year.
MORGAN McDONALD
visits Up And Running
It was great to have Australian 5000m Superstar Morgan McDonald join us for a training session on his old track at McKay Oval.
Morgan, a Commonwealth Games and World Championships Representative is a former training partner of Coach Jordan.
Morgan shared great stories about his days as an elite Junior Cross Country and Track Athlete as well as giving us an insight to his training and race routine.
GOLD MEDALS x 4 for our Girls
Another great result with two more GOLD Medals for Piper at the NSW Primary All Schools Track Championships in the 800 and 1500m events.
At the Catholic Girls Schools Association Biathlon Championships Grace, Paris and Sophie took the GOLD Medals in all three age divisions.
MAROUBRA AND BALMAIN FUN RUNS 2019
We had massive success at two of our favourite Fun Runs in recent weeks with wins and podium finishes across all age groups.
At the Maroubra Fun Run Lachlan took out the overall win in the 8km event in one of the fastest times in the history of the event. Oliver took 2nd in his 16 to 19 age group in the 8km, and Ellie was 2nd place in the 16 to 19 female category.
In the 4km event 11 year old Piper was 2nd overall, Ruby took out the under 15 age group and Brody, Max, Alessio, Ali, Ebrel and Thomas all had podium finishes.
At the Balmain Fun Run, Lachie had another amazing race finishing 2nd overall in the 5km event. Piper was 3rd female overall, easily winning the Junior age race.
Other notable podium finishes came from Jackson, Sophia and Thomas with the highlight of the day being the amazing effort of our little Para Athlete Aaran crossing the line in a massive PB time.
OUR GIRLS ON FIRE AT COOLANGATTA GOLD
The Girls had a great weekend on the Gold Coast in October at the Coolangatta Gold Surf Titles in Queensland.
Sophie was outstanding in the run leg of the Under 19 Team event, with her team finishing with a Bronze Medal. She backed this up with an individual Gold Medal in the Youth Ironman Competition the following day.
Paris ran in her sister Briana's Open Women's Team. Her efforts on the gruelling soft sand course helped the team to earn a Silver Medal in a very high level field of athletes.
Triple National GOLD for Piper
It was an amazing campaign for Piper at the Australian Junior Track and Field Championships in Darwin.
Piper arrived in Darwin ready to defend her title of National 800 and 1500m Champion after her big wins in Melbourne in 2018.
In 35 degree heat Piper set the track on fire with massive PBs in both events to take out the duel crown again over the best girls in the country.
She then added a third GOLD Medal by running a brilliant 300m last leg in the National Sprint relay in a time of 45 seconds.
NSW CCC Track and Field Championships at SOPAC
Great results for our Athletes at the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Track and Field Championships at SOPAC.
Sophie took GOLD in both the 800 and 1500m races with big wins in both events and Lachlan took SILVER in his 1500m race. Grace also had a good run just missing the podium in 4th place in her 1500m race.
Our sprint star Evan also had a big day on the track taking the SILVER medal in the 200m and ran a solid PB in the final of the 100m.
THE AUSTRALIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
We are so proud of our seven NSW Representatives at the Australian Cross Country Championships. Lachlan, Ollie, Sophie, Grace, Julian, Angus and Piper all did their State proud winning a number of Team medals and contributing to New South Wales taking the overall Championship Team Trophy.
Blackmores Sydney Running Festival - Family Fun Run
Amazing running by our Juniors at the Blackmores Family Fun Run across the Sydney Harbour Bridge today.
Lachlan 2nd Place overall and Piper first Female. For the boys Brody was 5th, Cooper 6th (2nd U11), Max R 7th, Matt 19th, Piers 20th, Jackson 23rd, Max P 24th, Thomas 25th, Jared 27th, Jack 33rd and Jett 59th.
The girls were equally impressive with Allegra 2nd female, Zara 3rd, Matilda 5th, Lily 15th and Sienna 16th.
Coach Woz ran with the group but struggled to keep up even though he was easily able to win his Age Category.
We are proud of you all.
City 2 Surf 2019
We were well represented at the City 2 Surf with some great times for all of our runners across all ages.
The tough 14km course was even harder this year with a blistering Westerly wind to blow us all the way to Bondi.
There were great runs by Laura and Issy both placing high in the Under 16 Age Group, as did Oliver who ran a solid 61:23.
10 year olds Nancy and Harry also ran well crossing the line in 67 minutes. Also seen out on the road were Ebrel, Riley and Zara who ran an impressive 63:07 placing 2nd Female in the Under 12 Age Group.
The young guns Huon and Harry finished equal third in the Under 12 Male Category in 58:03 with Jack not far behind with 1:00.13 in 6th place. Impressive times for runners of this young age.
Next stop the Blackmores Family Fun Run across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Real Insurance Sydney Harbour 5 and 10km - 28th July 2019
It was a great day out for the Up And Running Boys at the Real Insurance Sydney Harbour 5 and 10km Race.
Lachlan ran an amazing 16:15 in the 5km event finishing 3rd overall and smashing his previous PB. Max was 6th in his age group with a solid run of 19:41 with Jackson not far behind 21:37 and 10th in his age group. Oliver stepped up to the 10km distance running 40:25 more than two minutes faster than his 2018 best.
Coach Warren also had some great success with two of his adult female athletes in the 5km race. Audrey Hall crossed the finish line in 18:41 and was second female across the line. Amy Lam was 4th female in 19:23.
NSW ALL SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
It was a big day out for Up And Running at the 2019 State Cross Country Championships with 42 Athletes across all Age Groups.
Our runners achieved some amazing PBs with several Top 10 finishes and medals to Piper (silver) and Grace (bronze) who both qualified for the NSW Team for the Australian Cross Country Championships along with Lachlan, Angus, Sophie, Julian and Oliver.
John Novak - Australia's Best Sports Mind Coach joins Up And Running
We are thrilled to be getting the support of John Novak, Australia's most respected Sports Mind Coach.
John has been working with our Elite Squad helping them to build a positive mindset leading into big races.
He is known as the mentor to some of Australia's leading Athletes including Olympic Swim Champion James Magnussen, Olympic Diver Melissa Wu, Rugby League Coach Des Hasler and NRL Star Marty Taupau.
Check him out at www.johnnovaksport.com
July 13, 2019 - Gold for the Boys at the NSW Street Relays
Ollie and Brody were outstanding along with their Randwick Botany Harriers Team Mates Rory and Benjamin at the NSW Street Relay Championships taking the GOLD Medal in a dominant performance leading the race from the outset. The relay saw the boys running four 2km legs across the hilly road course. Ollie ran a solid 6:22 and is looking in great shape for NSW All Schools Cross Country with Brody also back in form with an impressive 6:45.
Also running as an individual athlete, Julian was the fastest Under 14 year old on the day running crossing the line in 6:52.
James gets a Bronze Medal for Australia at the Oceania Games
Our very inspirational Para Athlete James Tirado scored the Bronze Medal for Australia against an inernational field at the Oceania Games in Townsville Queensland.
This comes on top of an outstanding start to 2019 with several medals over multiple distances at the Australian Junior Track and Field Championships.
We are very proud of James' development under the Up And Running Program.
NSW Athletics Cross Country Championships, Nowra - 22 June 2019
We had a big team of more than 30 Junior Athletes across all age groups head down to Nowra for the State Cross Country Championships to represent Randwick Botany Harriers.
We had some great results and several PBs. Both Ollie and Jack achieved individual Bronze Medals, with Ollie and Lachie earning instant selection to the NSW Team for Nationals. Sebastian, Piers, Jack and Thomas won Silver Team medals for the U12 boys, and Lachlan and Ollie took Gold for the U16s.
In the female Team event Grace, Ruby, Piper, and Zara won Silver Medals in the U14 category , with Paris, Laura, Pip and Ellie taking Silver in the U18s.
HEADING TO STATE - CIS, CCC and Eastern Region Cross Country Championships
We had a huge representative across all three major qualifying events for the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships.
At the Private Schools CIS Championships we had 32 Athletes competing across all Age Groups 8 to 17 years. We achieved 15 Top Ten finishes, 4 individual medals, several Team Medals and 12 runners qualifying for State.
The NSW Catholic Schools Championships saw 11 of our squad on the startline in both Primary and High School events. We added to our medal tally with 3 Gold and 2 Silver with a number of Team Medals. 9 of these Athletes also qualified for the State Championships.
Our Public School Juniors were also dominant at the Eastern Region Championships with 7 more Athletes qualifying for State, and a Gold , 2 Silver and a Bronze Medal in the bank.
In total we are proud of our 28 Athletes who have qualified for the NSW All Schools Championships in July and even more proud of the fact that they are all home grown at Up And Running.
Coach Warren wins prestigious Athletics NSW Award
On Saturday May 11th at the Athletics NSW Awards Night Coach Warren was awarded the inaugural "Recreational Running Coach of the Year Award".
This award is chosen by the Board Members of Athletics NSW and is awarded to the most outstanding coach at Club and Squad Level who is involved in the coaching of runners of all ages and ability.
As well as his work with Up And Running, Warren has a large adult squad with more than 130 runners from beginner recreational level to elite track, road and ultra marathon champions.
He has been involved in Athletics, Triathlon and Distance Running for more than 40 years and he says this award is the highlight of his lifetime of running.
May 25, 2019 - NSW Cross Country Relays
We had a huge representation for the Randwick Botany Harriers at the State Cross Country Relays with Up And Running Juniors making up nine of ther Club's teams.
Our Under 12 and Under 14 Girls took Silver Medals in their races and the Under 16 Boys took the Bronze Medal. Our Under 14 Boys and Under 18 Girls both finished seconds outside the meadls in 4th place against the strong field of Clubs from across NSW.
Piper ran the fastest split of all female Under 12 Athletes and has confirmed herself as a favourite for the National Cross Country Championships this year. Lachlan was also very impressive running the second fastest Under 16 Boys split with 10:08 on the tough 3km course after backing up from a podium finish at the GPS Championships that morning.
AND WE'RE RACING!!! 4th and 5th on May 2019
Lots of racing happening right now with a HUGE group of Up And Running Athletes heading out to SOPAC for the 5km and 2km Road Championships. We had several Top 10 finishes and some amazing PBs. Special mention must go to the inspirational run of our little Para Athlete Aaran who ran an amazing 2 minute PB in his 2km race.
On the Sunshine Coast Kirsty and Grace represented NSW at the Australian All Schools Triathlon Championships. Kirsty finished 11th in the Senior Race and was 3rd NSW girl across the line. Grace finished in 10th place in the Junior event and was also 3rd NSW Athlete to finish. Grace also won a Team Silver Medal in the Relay Event.
We are so excited and proud of all of the outstanding achievements at Up And Running and can't wait to get into the big Cross Country races in the coming months.
April 13- 2019 Here comes Cross Country
We kicked of the 2019 Club Cross Country Season with the St George Cup at Ramsgate running for our favourite Club Randwick Botany Harriers.
Up And Running had several runners across all distances and age groups with some outstanding results.
Little Thomas and Anna both had great races to kick off their Cross Country campaign with Top 10 finishes in the 2km race. Zavier, Ali, Evan and Huon were all strong in the 3km event.
In the 4km FUN RUN Laura took the Silver Medal in a very strong field of girls. Michael ran brilliantly to finish 10th in the 4km race, a great result from a runner with 400m pedigree. Also in the 4km race we saw strong runs from Max, Brody and Gabby all building on their strength leading into the big races.
Stepping up to the 7km distance for the Open Female Novice Event Eleanor ran well at the front of the field for the entire race and was able to take out the Silver Medal in this much respected Cross Country event.
ONE TO WATCH
Angus Royal is really got people talking with his amazing results in Centennial Parkrun Events.
The 10 year old has been smashing his 5km PB times every time he runs and in the past 6 months has taken almost 4 minutes off his Parkrun time to hold the current Under 10 Age Record of 18:20.
Check out his Parkrun Record right.
Other Up And Running Centennial Parkrun Age Record Holders
U10 Women - Piper Simpson 20:15
11-14 Mens - Oliver Freeman 17:12
11-14 Women - Eleanor Miller 19:01
15 - 17 Women - Kirsty Beatie 19:15
2019 Australian Junior Track and Field Championships
We had six of our outstanding Junior Athletes compete for NSW at the National Track and Filed Championships at SOPAC on the first week of April.
16 year old James Tirado was amazing in the U20 Para Events taking the Silver in the 1500 metres and Bronze in both the 400 and 800 metres. In the 400 metres he ran a massive PB just 2 seconds outside a Paralympic qualifying time.
In less than 10 months Evan Vukovic has gone from relative beginner to National Finalist in the 100, 200 and 400m events under the Up And Running Sprint Program. He has a BIG future.
Lachlan Stanfield ran a massive 9 second PB in his 3000 metre race sneding out a message that he is ready for the Cross Country season.
Our three 2000m Steeple Chase representatives Kirsty Beatie, Paris Teir and Max Russell all ran well for their State in their first year in this event.
Saturday April 6 - IPSHA Cross Country
Cross Country season is here and the first big event was the IPSHA Championships at the Kings School in Parramatta.
Up And Running had 24 Junior Athletes representing a number of Private Schools across Sydney hoping to secure a spot in the NSW CIS Championships.
We are proud to say that 19 of our dedicated Juniors qualified with several podium finishes.
Notable Top 10 performances came from Lola (Claremont College) 1st, Anna (Ascham) 2nd, Tilly (Kambala) 2nd, Cooper (Barker) 3rd, Jack (Scotts) 4th, Huon (Calremont) 4th, Thomas (Kincoppal) 4th, Ruby (St Catherines) 7th, Thomas (Claremont) 7th, Alexander (Scotts) 7th, Nancy (SCEGGS) 9th, Tara (Ascham) 9th.
Sunday March 31, 2019 -
Great results forSophie and Brody.
Well done to Sophie who won the Silver Medal in the 2km Beach Run at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships in Burleigh on the Gold Coast. Straight after she took out the Bronze Medal in the Open Surf Swim proving that running gets you fit to swim.
Back in Sydney Brody was 2nd placed Male overall in the Run West Fun Run at Blacktown finishing the 4km Course in a smashing time of 14:28.
NSW LITTLE ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - SOPAC 16-17 March 2019
It was a big weekend in very difficult weather conditions for the more than 20 Up And Running Athletes that competed at the NSW Little Athletics Championships at SOPAC.
Piper was again dominant in her 800 and 1500m races taking the GOLD Medal well ahead of the field. She also had a solid run in the 400m event finishing 5th.
Also taking GOLD was Sophie with an outstanding comeback run in the 3000m Race. She was also just outside the medals over the 800 and 1500m distances.
Eleanor mxied it with the best in the State in the 16 years 1500m race to take the BRONZE Medal.
Other great performances just outside the podium with some good PB times came from Lachlan, Paris, Brody, Anna, Sienna, Jack, Lola and Evan.
NSW All Schools Triathlon 28 February 2019
It was a great day for our Triathletes at the NSW All Schools Championships at the Sydnet Regatta Centre.
In the Junior division, Alex was was outstanding on the bike leg going to the front in the early stages and finished with her usual strong run leg to take the GOLD Medal. In her first race at this level Gracie was 4th out of the water with a strong swim and held her position throughout the bike and run winning the Catholic Schools Gold Medal and finishing 4th overall. Allegra too had an impressive race for her her first State Triathlon finishing 10th. Also in the Junior Race Emma, Lily and Benson all raced well for their first time at this level.
In the Intermediate Race Paris finished in 12th place and took the Catholic Schools Bronze Medal. Maisie and Issy had a little battle between themselves and were both strong across all legs.
In the Senior Race Kirsty showed determination to finish in 6th place earning herself a spot in the NSW Team for the National Championships in May.
NSW STATE JUNIOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SOPAC FEBRUARY 2019
An amazing weekend for some of our Athletes who competed at the State Junior Track and Field Championships at Homebush.
Para Athlete James took Gold in the 1500m and 800m U20's Para events and Silver in the 400m. Kirsty took Gold in the 2000m Steeple Chase with Max and Paris taking Silver. Alex had a very dominant win in the 1500m race also taking the Gold Medal, and our sprint star Evan took Silver in the 400m and finished 5th in the 200m and 6th in the 100m finals. Another outstanding run came from Lachlan in the 3000m with a huge PB and National qualifying time. We are so proud of you all!
HUSKY TRIATHLON 23 Feb 2019
Great work by two of our young triathletes at the Husky Triathlon on the South Coast of NSW.
Gracie finished finished 2nd in the U15 1km swim event and was 6th female overall in a field of almost 100. She backed this up with a solid 3rd placed podium finish in the Sprint Triathlon.
Allegra has made great progress in recent months and is showing some great skill on the bike. She finished just behind Gracie in 5th place in the triathlon event.
The girls are in great form in the lead up to the NSW All Schools Triathlon Championships.
February 2 and 3 2019 - Regional Little A's
We had an awesome weekend for the Regional Athletics Championships with more than 50 Athletes competing across all distances and a huge Medal haul of 21.
Piper - GOLD in both the 800 and 1500m
Alex - GOLD and Regional Medal 3000m and Silver 1500m
Lachlan - GOLD 3000m and Silver 1500m
Evan - Gold in both 100 and 200m
Sophie - GOLD 3000m and Bronze 1500 and 800m
Paris - GOLD 3000m and Bronze 1500m
Lola - GOLD 400m and Silver 800m
Brody - Silver 800 and Bronze 1500m
Jack - Silver High Jump and Bronze 400m
Eleanor - Silver 800m
Zara - Silver 3000m
We can't wait to see them all on the track and field at the State Championships.
WE'RE MAKING NEWS!!!
Check out these two great articles on some of our Athletes in the Southern and Wentworth Courier Newspapers.
January School Holidays 2019
The Up And Running Squad as kicked off the New Year with some amazing training and achievements, none better than that of little Sophia who became one of the youngest ever people to reach Everest Basecamp at just 7 years of age.
Max was carving it up on the trails of Noosa National Park whilst Kirsty and Gracie were getting some bike training in with Coach Woz. Also seen training with Coach Woz was young Thomas completing 5 laps of the Clovelly Run/Swim Course.
We have plenty happening throughout the holidays with our Beach Training Camps each Tuesday, Run/Swim Sessions and Wanda Sandhills on Australia Day morning. Our regular training sessions also continue as normal throughout the month.
WOW WHAT A WEEKEND!!! December 8 - 9
Christmas came early for some of our awesome Athletes we great results across all distances and age groups.
In Cairns at the Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships our inspirational visually impaired Athlete James won the GOLD Medal in the Para 800m event. Kirsty and Paris battled it out in brutal wind and rain in the 2000m Steeple Chase with Kirsty finishing in 5th place and the first NSW girl across the line. Paris racing up in Age Group was positioned in 3rd place for in the early stages of the race but faded to 12th place after a fight with the elements in the tough conditions.
Back in Sydney at the Eastern Zone Little Athletics Championships on our Home Track of ES Marks we had some outstanding results and so many highlights. Our super sprinter Evan took Silver in the 100, 200 and 400 metre events in PB times for each race. Piper broke the 2009 Record for the U11s 1500 metre by more than 6 seconds in a time of 5:06 and backed this up with massive wins in her 400 and 800m races as well. Eleanor took GOLD with very dominant wins in her 1500 and 800 metre races also breaking the Zone record in the 1500 event. Lachlan won his 1500 and 3000 metre races against some tough competition. Brody was first in his 800 metre race. Zara T also came from behind to win her 1500 and 3000 metre races. Lola also ran huge PBs to win the U9 800 and 400 metre races and placed 2nd in the 200 and 3rd in the 100 qualifying for all four events at Regionals. Anna too qualified for Regionals in the U10s 100, 200, 400 and 800 metre events running PBs at every distance. AMAZING RESULTS TEAM!!!
The Australian PSSA Track and Field Championships
We are very proud of these two amazing young Athletes who represented NSW at the Australian PSSA Championships at Albert Park in Melbourne in the 800 and 1500m races.
Jack placed 12th in the 1500m Final in a very solid field of young runners. He then backed this up with a 6th place in his 800 heat just missing qualification for the final by less than a second.
Piper was a standout Athlete of the event winning GOLD Medals in both her 800 and 1500 metre races in Personal Best times dominating the field with stunning runs .
In the 1500 metre race she raced to the front from the start of the second lap to win by almost the entire straight just missing the Pacific Games record in 4:57.58 and a personal best of 11 seconds. In the 800 metre race she again led from the early stages to win by more than 6 seconds in a blistering time of 2:25.80.
November is a BIG Month at Up And Running
Several of our young athletes have had significant achievement throughout the busy month of November.
Some of the highlights include our girls winning GOLD at the NSW Track Relay Championships in the 18 Years Division, with the boys taking a SILVER medal in the 16s.
Lachlan won Sportsman of the Year at his school and Grace was Junior Sportswoman of the Year at her school.
Tess won 5 Medals at the Waverley Shield Surf Championships in her Sand Racing events. Charlotte was elected Junior School Captain at Kincoppal Rose Bay. Lola won a Silver Medal at on the track and Tara won medals on the Beach and the Track.
The Balmain Fun Run
One of the favourite races on the Up And Running Calendar is the Balmain Fun Run and this year we featured in all distances across several Age Groups.
Our Boys were awesome with 13 year old Oliver taking 2nd place in the Under 16s 10km run and 10 year old Jared not far behind in 4th. 13 year old Lachlan was 6th overall winning the 12 to15 Age Category with Brody in 3rd, Max 4th and Jackson 10th. in the 2km race Josh and Thomas finished 2nd and 3rd in the 8 to 9 years category.
Not to be outdone our girls too were all over the podium. 15 year old Paris was 3rd Female overall across the line in the 5km race with 10 year old Piper right on her heals in 4th winning the Under 12 Age Category. In the 2km race Sophia won the 6 to 7 Age Category and Talitha was 7th in the 10 to 12 Years.
MAROUBRA FUN RUN
We cleaned up at our favourite local Fun Run with all of our Athletes who ran finishing on the podium.
Lachlan finished 4th overall winning the Under 15 Age Category.
Piper was first female overall smashing the Under 12 Race Record with Zara only seconds behind in 2nd place.
Also on the podium was Matt who finished 2nd in the Under 12 Male Age Division with our latest little Champion 7 year old Thomas in 3rd.
Next stop Balmain Fun Run!
NSW PSSA Athletics Championships
Some outstanding results were achieved by our Athletes at the State Primary Schools Athletics Championships.
10 year old Piper continues to achieve exceptional goals this time winning her 800 metre race by 30 metres in an incredible time of 2:31. She is the fastest qualifier for the National Championships at the end of the month. She backed this incredible run up with a Club Championship Record 1500 metre run in 5:08.
Jack also qualified for Nationals in the 800 metre event earning himself a Bronze Medal, and Bianca grabbed a Silver in the 4x100m Relay with her St Catherines School team mates.
Our sprinters Evan and Tess both qualified for the Finals in Personal Best times. Tess ran brilliantly in her 100m final just missing out on a medal and Evan qualified in the final of both the 100 and 200 metres in his first time racing at State level.
October School Holiday Camps
Our Spring School Holiday Camps were again a huge success with more than 50 young runners of all levels turning out for a day in the sun at the beautiful Coogee Beach.
We ran stairs, hills, and the beautiful coastal trail. We practised speed and agility on our famous obstacle course, we practised our sand running and Nippers techniques and swam in the ocean. Oh and we ate plenty of food too!
Our next Camps will be in the Christmas School Holidays at Coogee and Clovelly Beaches and will include Run/Swim/Run sessions for those keen on competing in Triathlon and Surf Club Events.
Keep your eye on this website for further details.
Track And Field Championships Medals Haul - September 2018
September is the BIG month of school Track and Field Championships with the highlight being the NSW All Schools at SOPAC.
The young Athletes of Up And Running accumilated a massive haul of Medals of every colour, over all distances at all State representative school carnivals with Paris, Alex and Kirsty qualifying for the NSW Team at the Australian Championships in December.
The list below highlights the Medals achieved at State level across the major Championship Events:
NSW CCC Championships: Paris (Bronze 1500m), Lachlan (Silver 1500m), Grace (Bronze 1500m).
NSW McKillop Championships: Evan (Silver 100m and 200m)
NSW CIS Championships: Eleanor (Gold 800m), Alex (Silver 800m and 1500m), Zara (Gold 800m), Kirsty (Gold 1500m), Daniel (Bronze 4 x 100m Relay), Bianca (Silver 4 x 100m Relay), Sophie (Bronze 200m and 800m).
NSW All Schools Championships: Paris (Gold 2000m Steeple Chase), Kirsty (Gold 2000m Steeple Chase and Gold 3000m), Oliver (Bronze 2000m Steeple Chase and 3000m), Alex (Silver 3000m), Benson (Bronze 400m and 800m), James (Silver AWD 800m).
BLACKMORES FAMILY FUN RUN - 16th of September 2018
One of our favourite events of the racing calendar is the Blackmores Family Fun Run across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This year we took a big Team of 21 Runners to do the race with amazing success and podium finishes.
We were greeted with freezing and windy conditions that were going to make racing tough across the Bridge high above the water.
Lachie was first across the line in the 3.5km dash finishing 2nd place overall in a time just over 11 minutes. Alex was 4th and second Female with Brody and Max just behind in 6th and 7th. Willow and Zara also had Top 10 finishes in 8th and 10th. Little Piper was also very close finishing 12th overall and first in the 0-11 Age Group. Other Age Group Top 10 performances came from Charlotte (3rd), Jesse (3rd), Matt (5th), Ali (6th), Piers (9th), Romy (9th), and Bronte (10th).
Even Coach Jordan got out there and did some pacing for us in a race that he as a Junior had several Top 10 finishes.
We also had Kirsty line up in the 10km Bridge Run on what was her 16th birthday. She finished 16th female overall and 2 in the 16-19 Age Group in a very fast time of 39:23, an outstanding result for her first 10km race! Oliver and Benson also took on the 10km race both running well just outside the 40 minute mark
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Up And Running Presentation Day
To celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Up And Running we got together for our 2018 Awards Presentation.
there were more than 30 Awards presented for the outstanding efforts and achievements of our squad members in Track, Cross Country, Triathlon and Fun Run Events.
Major Awards included:
Most Consistent Athlete - Oliver Byrne
Most Improved Athlete - Grace Henry and Max Russell
Rookie of the Year - Piper Simpson
Male Runner of the Year - Lachlan Stanfield
Female Runner of the Year - Alexandra Field
Inspirational Squad Member of the Year - Eleanor Miller
All Round Athlete of the Year - Kirsty Beatie
All winning Athletes recieved framed photographs as well as prizes and vouchers from our sponsors Running Science Rozelle, On_Running, 2XU Paddington and The Running Room Clovelly.
The Indigenous Marathon Project - Father's Day Warrior Run
On home soil in the beautiful Centennial Park our boys and girls dominated the Father's Day Warrior Run in all three events.
In the 5km Race Lachlan continued his great form from National Cross Country and was the first across the line overall closely followed Brodyin 3rd and Eleanor who finished 4th overall and first Female. Kirsty also had an amazing run to be 2nd female across the line just ahead of little Gracie who was 4th and Zara 5th female to finish. Matt was first Junior Male to cross the the line with Alex right on his heals in a sprint finish. Bronte, Romi and Bianca also ran well over the 5km course.
In the 10km Event 13 year old Oliver was 3rd overall and 1st Junior leading the race most of the way finishing in just over 35 minutes. 10 year old Jayden showed that his track training had paid off finishing 2nd placed Junior in 44 minutes. And finally in the 2km Family Run Max blitzed the field finishing in just over 6 minutes about 20 seconds ahead of Piper who was the first female to complete the course.
BRODY TAKES OUT RUN NSW 4KM at SOPAC
Congratulations to Brody on his outright win of the Run NSW 4km Race at Sydney Olympic Park in a very quick time of 15:16.
Brody has trained consistently with the squad this year and is buliding a great profile of Podium finishes in a number of Fun Run Events.
The Australian Cross Country Championships
Up And Running were proud to have 10 Athletes represent NSW at the Australian Cross Country Championships on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
The course was considered the most difficult in Australian Cross Country history with an endless track of mountainous hills.
We had some great results from our Team including Piper (4th), Alex (7th) and Kirsty (13th). Lachie also ran out of his skin being the second placed NSW runner in the 14 Years Age Group.
We also achieved several Team and Relay Medals in every colour.
Real Insurance Sydney Harbour 10 and 5km - July 29 2018
Some of our boys mixed it with the big boys at the Sydney Harbour 10 and 5km around the harbour foreshore.
In the 5km event Lachlan ran an amzing 17:33 to finish in 7th palce overall and 2nd in the U15 Age Group. Not far behind was Max with 18:40 finishing 15th overall and Jackson with a massive PB of 21:14.
In the 10km Race Oliver continued to develop into a great young distance runner with a PB of 42:22 finishing 4th in the U15 Age Group
NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships - July 27 2018
We headed out to the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships at Eastern Creek with 28 Athletes across all age group and came home with 4 medals, 11 top 10 finishes and 9 runners qualifying for the NSW Team at the Australian Cross Country Championships in Queensland.
July 17, 2018 - NSW Cross Country Team Announced
We are very proud to announce that 8 of our Athletes have been selected to represent the NSW Athletics Team at the Australian Cross Country Championships in Queensland.
Max and George (U14s Men), Lachlan and Oliver (U16s Men), Eleanor and Paris (U16 Women), Kirsty (U18 Women) and James (U20 Para).
With the NSW All Schools Championships coming up we are hoping that a number of other State Representatives will also qualify for the NSW Schools Team giving us huge representation at National level.
Watch this space in the coming weeks!
July School Holidays 2018
We had a great time at our Coogee Beach Holiday Camps and our session in the Wanda Sandhills.
With State and Nationals Cross Country coming up it's training as usual throughout the holidays for Up And Running, no time to waste - Train Hard Race Easy!!!
2018 NSW Cross Country Championships and Short Course Championships
Our Team were amazing at the NSW Athletics Cross Country Championships feature races in Nowra and Dapto with several Podium finishes and Team Medals. Eleanor and Max were both instant qualifiers to the NSW Team for the National Championships in Queensland, with Lachie, Paris, Oliver, Kirsty, and Alex all waiting for Team announcements in August to secure their spots.
Nine year old Piper is State Champion in the U12 Age Group, an outstanding achievement considering she can run in this category for two more years. Julian also had a podium finish with a Silver Medal in the U12 division so we can look to the future with great anticipation for these two little stars.
NSW CCC Cross Country Championships - June 15, 2018
More great results at the NSW CCC Cross Country Championships with Lachlan getting the Gold Medal in the 14 Years Boys racve and Gracie Silver in the 12 Years Girls. Both Paris and Lily also qualified for the NSW All Schools Championships with their 5th and 8th place finishes in the 15 Years Girls, as well as Kade who finished 6th in the 11 Years Boys. In the Secondary AWD Event James ran a fantastic race to take the Bronze Medal. A big shout out to Oliver who had a great run for his first time at this level finishing in 37th place.
This gives Up And Running a total of 24 Representatives at the NSW All Schools Championships in July.
MASSIVE RESULTS AT REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - June 14, 2018
Today was one of those days when being a Coach is the greatest job on earth. With 27 Athletes competing across the CIS and PSSA Regional Cross Country Championships we achieved 14 Podium Finishes, 17 State Qualifyers and 23 top 20 performances.
Results of our Squad Members across their respective age groups who have qualified for the NSW All Schools Championships were Anna and Benson (1st), Max, George, Julian, Alex, Piper, Zara, Oliver and Jack (2nd), Eleanor and Ella (3rd), Kirsty (4th), Daniel and Alexander (5th), and Ali (6th).
Other top 20 performances were Thomas (8th), Sophie and Coco (12th), Brody and Allegra (14th), Maximo (18th) and Gabby (19th). Congratulations also to Arabella (36th), Athan (38th) and Raffie and Helena (42nd).
Also our two online Country Sisters Indi and Matilda smashed their Regional Championships in Gundagai finishing 1st and 2nd.
May 26, 2018 - NSW Cross Country Relays
We had a huge group of runners represent our partner Athletics Club Randwick Botany Harriers at the NSW Cross Country Relay Championships at Miranda Park.
Amongst the Medal Winners were our Under 18's Girls Team, Eleanor, Paris, Kirsty and Gabby who took the Silver Medal for RBH. Our Under 12's boys finished seconds outside a medal in 4th place, and Alex took Gold with her great run in the U14's Girls Race for Illawong.
IGSSA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - May 2018
Our girls were out in force at the IGSSA Cross Country Championships at Frensham School in Mittagong.
Grace was first to race in the 12 Years Championship finishing in 4th place in a strong field. Alex had an amazing run to finish 2nd taking the Silver Medal in the 13 Years Event as did Eleanor who took the Silver Medal in the 15 Years Event running her Kincoppal School mates to a Silver Team Medal. Kirsty finished 5th in the 16 Years race and Gabby finished in 12th place in the 14 Years race also qulaifying for the NSW CIS Championships in June.
Other great runs were made by Little Lily, Jess Bronte and Romy who just missed selection but will be back next year for bigger and better things. Well Done again Ladies!!!
May 5, 2018 - NSW Road Championships
One of the big Junior Racing events of the Year is the NSW 5km and 2.5km Road Championships.
Conditions were perfect for recording a great time or a PB over either distance and that's exactly what we did.
Starting with Lachlan who took almost a minute off his 2017 time with 17:29 finishing 7th overall and first 13 year old across the line. Brody also posted a PB with 18:13 and second 13 year old across the line.
Max was first to finish in the 12 year's age group with 18:25. Alex followed up his Canberra Age Group win with another being the first 10 year old to finish in 19:33, and Oliver broke to 20 minute mark for the first time wih 19:55.
Jackson continues to improve with a course PB of 21:19, and our Parra Athlete James was awesome finishing in 22.55.
Once again our little ladies were outstanding. Sophie was 5th overall and 1st in her age with 18:33. Paris ran well with 19:41. Back from her NSW Triathlon GOLD Medal Kirsty set a target of 20 minutes and couldn't have timed it better with 20:00.06, that is clever!
Romy backed up her Canberra PB with 21:58 and sister Bronte wasn't far behind with 23:35. Little Zara ran 23:10 and her training partner Helena 24:13 both running this race for the first time.
In the 2.5km event nine year old Piper was 3rd female overall with her time of 9:24 easily taking the State GOLD Medal in the U12 division. Our little sisters from Wagga, Matilda and Indiana who are coached through our online program also travelled up to Sydney for the race to run PBs of 10:42 and 11:19.
BRING ON THE CROSS COUNTRY, WE CAN'T WAIT!!!
25th and 26th April, 2018 - More amazing racing results.
What a couple of great days of racing!
Our Up And Running Team were out there taking their place on the podium once again.
On home turf in Centennial Park we had several Juniors line up for the Randwick Botany Harriers ANZAC Day Cup, a tradional race around the famous White Fence loop of the park. Max took out the 1 lap race finishing first in 13:18 just ahead of Kade in second with Matt and Jackson in third and fourth. In the main event Lachlan was too strong over the 2 lap course with an impressive time of 26:32 for the 7km distance. Eleanor was second overall in a time of just over 27 minutes.
At the Australin Triathlon Festival at the Penrith Regatta Centre our girls competed in the National Aquathon Championships. After some good prepartion at our Holiday Training Camp, Sophie took out the GOLD Medal in the Junior Category. Kirsty was also in great racing form taking out the Bronze Medal in the Intermediate Category. Paris was just outside the medals finishing 4th behind Kirsty.
In the Triathlon Kirsty backed up her Aquathon Medal with a GOLD in the Open Intermediate race coming from 4th off the bike to win by almost a minute with an incredible run split. Paris again was in the mix finishing 7th. In the Junior Championship Race Alex came from mid field in the bike leg to finish 9th with her trademark chase in the run. Billy was also outstanding in the boys race finishing 18th in a field of older Athletes.
April Holiday Camps - Coogee Beach
We ran, swam, jumped, played and ate loads of food to refuel, but most of all we had fun on the sands and parks around Coogee Beach.
Our Holiday Training Camps are the best way to tweek your fitness and get out in the sun.
21st April, 2018 - The St George Cup Cross Country.
We lined up for the first Club Cross Country race of the season, the St George Cup with some great results. Eleanor, Lachlan and Max all had Age Group podium finishes but our best result came from 9 year old Piper who blitzed the field in the U12 2km event and then backed up to pace her dad Andy in the 4km event. Now that is serious racing!!!
April 2018 - We are RACING all over the Country!!!
We have had some amazing results throughout the first part of April across the country in a variety of events kicking off with the Metropolitan Catholic Schools Cross Country where Lachlan finished 1st and Oliver 3rd in the 13 Years Age Division. Billy and Jackson also qualified for the NSW CCC Championships later in the year. Lachlan was also awarded "Sportsman of the Year" at Marcellin College Randwick.
Super Sophie added another Medal to her collection with a superb SILVER in the 2km Beach Run at the Australian Surf Titles in Perth.
At the IPSHA Cross Country Championships we had several impressive performances with more than twenty runners qualifying for the NSWCIS Championships. Notable Top 10 performances included Anna who finished 1st in her event well ahead of the pack, George (2nd), Daniel and Zara (3rd), Lionel and Alexander both (4th), and Charlotte (8th).
At the Australian Running Festival in Canberra four of our runners headed down to race the 5km Fun Run in tough and windy conditions and all ended up on the podium with amazing runs. Ten year old Alexander took out the Under 12s division in just over 19 minutes. His big sister Romi also won the 13 - 15 Female Age Group with Bronte finishing 3rd. Brody was also on the podium finishing 8th overall and 3rd in the 13-15 years Male Race.
We are loving our racing right now!
March 2018 - The Medals just keep coming!!!
We are having an amazing finish to the track season and start to the Cross Country Season with so many Medals, Podium Finishes and HUGE PBs across all Age Groups.
Sarah, Bianca, Lachlan, Willow, Oliver, Brody, Charlotte, Alex, Matt, Daniel, Manon, Zara, Lily and Gaby all won their School Cross Country Races and most in Personal Best time. Helena, Jackson, George, Hamilton, Alexander, Lauren, Sienna and Lola all had Podium Finishes
On the Track and in Triathlon we have had several State and National Medals of every colour at 800m, 1500m and 3000m from Lachlan, Max, Eleanor, Paris, Piper, Alex and Sophie, again with many PBs.
The entire Squad is looking strong as our training sessions move into focusing on the Cross Country Season as the afternoons get darker and colder.
Up And Running is well and truely on fire right now!!!
March 2018 - Great Start to Cross Country Season
We have really kicked off the Cross Country Season with a BANG!!!
First it was Matt winning the Cranbrook Junior School Cross Country by over a minute now Lily takes the St Catherine's Title in her Age Group. Brody wins the Emanuel School Championships in course record time. Zara takes the Ascam U10's race just ahead of Helena in 2nd and Ella wins the U12's Ascam race. Also Oliver was first overall at the Champagnat Catholic College trials defeating boys of every age group.
We can't wait for all of the Regional Carnivals in the months ahead.
March 2, 2018 - Sophie takes another Medal
Congratulations to Sophie who took out the Bronze Medal at the State Nippers Championships in Swansea in a very tough 2km soft sand run. This was only two days after her great effort at the NSW All Schools Triathlon Championships.
Also in Swansea George was just outside the medals in 6th place in his 2km Beach Race.
Both George and Sophie have been putting in some hard training at private sessions with Coach Jordan on the beach throughout the summer.
We wish Sophie and George all the best at the Australian Titles in the coming weeks.
February 28 - March 1, 2018 - NSW All Schools Triathlon
Our girls were on fire at the NSW All Schools Triathlon Championships at the Sydney Regatta Centre in Penrith.
Alex had an amazing race coming from behind in the bike leg of the Junior event to pass several runners to finish with a Silver Medal and selection to the NSW Team for the National Championships in April. She was also awarded the Gold Medal for first CIS Athlete across the line.
Kirsty too had an impressive race finishing in 10th place in the Intermediate division in her first year of racing. Paris was not far behind in 15th place.
Running for her Kincoppal Rose Bay School Team, Eleanor had the third fastest run time of day two of events.
Other girls representing their School Teams included Gabby, Rosie, Jess, Olivia and Chloe.
17-18 February, 2018 - We were racing everywhere!!!
Great results in races across NSW this weekend.
Our little online coached sisters from Wagga Matilda and Indi took out Silver Medals with huge PBs in their Regional Little Athletics Championships.
At Mingara on the Central Coast Max ran a massive PB with 19:08 for 5km on the track.
Down the coast at the Husky Triathlon Paris, Alex Grace, and Billy all had podium finishes in their respective Age Groups.
We just can't keep up with all these great results!!!
9 - 11 February 2018 - AND WE'RE RACING
A huge weekend of racing starting with little Matt winning the Cranbook Junior School Cross Country Championships by over a minute.
This was followed by SILVER Medals to Alex and Max in the NSW Athletics Junior Championships in the 3,000m and an extra SILVER to Alex in the 1500m. Other great performances went to Kirsty who finished 4th in the 3,000m and Brody who finished 10th. Eleanor continued to build on recent outstanding results with a 5th place in her 1,500m race.
At the Sydney Branch Nippers Championships the hard work in private training sessions with Coach Jordan on the sand paid of for Sophie who won GOLD and Paris who took out the SILVER Medal in the 2km Beach Run. George also placed 4th in this event.
Regional Athletics 3rd-4th February 2018
MEDALS MEDALS MEDALS!!! We are so proud of all of our runners at this weekend's Regional Athletics Championships.
Medal winners were:
Paris taking Bronze in the 15 Years 3,000m event, Eleanor Gold in the 14 Years 1500m and Siver in the 800m. Lachlan Silver in the 14 Years 3,000m and Bronze in the 1500m. Sophie Silver in the 14 Years 3,000m. Alex Gold in the 12 Years 1500m and 800m. Piper Bronze in the 10 Years 1500m and 800m.
Other outstanding results and PBs came from Zara who was 5th in the 11 Years 1500m and Helena 8th. Evie and Charlotte both had great results just outside the medals in the 10 Years 1500m and 800m. Riley was 13th in the 11 Years 1500m. Jackson ran a solid 9th in the 13 Years 3000m. Oliver was 6th in the 14 Years 3,000m and Seb just missed a medal in the 8 Years 700m race finishing 4th. And Brody gets a special mention coming back from injury with three great runs finishing 4th in the 14 Years 1500m and 3,000m and 5th in the 800m.
January Summer Camps 2018
We had great fun at our Summer Camps around the beautiful coastline of Coogee and Clovelly Beaches working on our fitness and skills for our Track, Surf, Triathlon and of course Cross Country Events throughout 2018.
Our camps are on every school holidays and it's always great to see new people join the squad to get fit and have a great time.
Keep your eye out for the next holiday camp dates, but until then it's BACK TO SCHOOL!!!
January 2018 - Holiday Training
Whilst some are in exotic locations around the world like Olivia seen here training in Verona Italy, our Up And Running Athletes continue their training schedule in the park. Paris has been practising her Steeple Chase technique ready for the National Championships in March. Billy and Kirsty have been on the bike training with Coach Warren for their assult on the NSW All Schools Triathlon Championships, and the squad has battled trough heat, rain, thunder and lightning giving their best at every session for the year ahead!!! We are Up And Running for 2018!!!
29/12/2017 - Wanda Sandhills
We headed to the Wanda Sandhills for what is one of the toughest strength session that you could do.
Our legs were burning as we took on "Big Daddy" the biggest sand dune in Sydney.
Coach Jordan took us on for a few reps and showed us that he still has some power left in his legs.
28/12/2017 Holiday Training
It's great to see our talented athletes finding time to train whilst they are away on holidays.
Kirsty hasn't let the cold and snow stop her from running in Scotland. Good to see the 2xu tights have come in handy.
In contrast the Stanfield Brothers Jackson and Lachlan smashed their scheduled speed session in the heat of Coffs Harbour.
Very impressive all three of you!!!
26/12/2017 - Boxing Day Run/Swim Session
It was great to some of our girls out early on Boxing Day Morning at Clovelly Beach punching out a tough Run/Swim session around the bay.
Alex, Sophie, Charlotte and Paris have all been enjoying their training sessions on land and in the water in preparation for the 2018 All Schools Triathlon Championships.
09-10/12/2017 - Metropolitan East Little Athletics Championships
What a weekend for our athletes in every age group at the Metropolitan East Little Athletics Championships.
There are too many PBs, and podium finishes to mention them all and even some records broken by our runners.
Highlights included Eleanor's dominant wins in both her U14s 800 and 1500 metre events. Paris who won the U15s 800, 1500 and 3000 metre events as well as the 3000 metre race walk. Alex who won the U12 1500 metre in record time and backed it up with a huge win in the 800. Other podium finishes and Regional qualifiers included Sophie, Piper, Millie, Zara and Willow.
For the boys Lachlan had a great race to win the U14s 3000 metre event just ahead of Brodie. Lachlan was also 3rd in his 1500 metre event. Other great runs to qualify for the Regional Championships came from Zach, Alexander, Seb, Jackson and Oliver.
More Great Racing 25 and 26/11/2017
Great results for two of our athletes this weekend at two big events.
Brody has been improving and building confidence with every race. After a fantastic second place Junior finish in the Balmain Fun Run 5km last weekend Brodie has taken his racing up a notch by breaking the Junior course record at the Kamay Parkrun at Yarra Bay.
Brody took on some elite adult runners to finish 6th overall in a blistering time of 18:56 taking the record away from one of our other talented juniors Max who had set the mark earlier this year. It's great to see the boys developing into fine young runners and enjoying the sport.
Doing it for the girls, Paris headed down to the Jackie Fairweather Memorial Triathlon in Canberra. Competing over distances of 750m Swim, 20km bike and 5km run, Paris was 3rd female across the line overall, winning her age category with a solid 21:35 run off the bike.
Things will only get better for Paris when she picks up her new bike this week from our great support Stew "COMPUTER" Campbell at Happy Wheels. Look out she will be FAST!!!
Don't forget our bike session on Tuesday afternoons at 4:15 for those who want to try their skills at triathlon. Throughout the school holidays bike sessions will also take place at 7:30am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
19/11/2017 Balmain Fun Run
Once again we had huge success at the Balmain Fun Run with some outstanding individual results and the overall fastest team in the 5km event.
In the tough and hilly 5km race Lachlan took on the adults to take out 3rd place overall in an amazing time of 18:17. He was closely followed by Rhys who won the U16 Age Category in 18:27. Brody and Max were right behind taking out 2nd and 3rd in the U16 division. Jackson and Oliver both ran well with times in the low 20 minutes and Ava was great for the girls finishing 5th in the U16's female category.
In the 2km race Grace finished 2nd in the U12 category and Charlotte 5th in the U10's both in very impressive times.
11/11/2017 - Two National Qualifiers.
Well done to Paris and Alex who competed in the NSW Athletics 3000 metre Championships at SOPAC.
Both girls ran amazing races achieving Australian All Schools qualifying times.
Paris backing up after winning her Little Athletics Club Championships 3000 and 800 metre events that morning going sub 11 minutes in 10:44 was an outstanding result.
12 year old Alex ran an incredible 30 second PB against some very handy adult runners to cross the line in 10:24.
We are very proud of what the girls are doing of late and this is an impressive cap to a very successful campaign at the Noosa Triathlon Series just a week earlier.
We Kick off the first weekend of November 2017 with Medals, Medals, and more Medals!!!
A great start to the month of November with some amazing race results.
Up at Noosa on the Sunshine Coast Paris and Alex had a very successful campaign taking out medals and podium finishes in several events. In the Run/Swim/Run Paris was 2nd and Alex finished 10th female overall in a very handy field of adult athletes. In the 5km Fun Run Paris was 1st place and Alex close behind in 2nd. And in the Noosa Triathlon Paris was first in her Age Group and Alex took second. What a remarkable week of racing girls!!!
At the NSW Track Relay Champioships at SOPAC we had athletes running in both male and female teams.
Although running up in the U16s Age Group or under 12 girls Zara, Bronte and Millie were very unlucky to get a medal finishing 4th in the 1500 metre race with 14 year old Eleanor. All four girls ran amazing times with Bronte and Millie running huge PBs.
The boys joined forces with their Randwick Botany Harrier team mates in the U14s 800 and 1500 metre events. Max, Alexander and Jackson all ran well on the track with Alexander and Max both running big PBs in the 1500 for the RBH B Team. Lachlan and Brodie were outstanding in the 1500m race helping their team to a GOLD Medal. Lachlan repeated this effort as first runner in the 800m race seeing the team take a second NSW GOLD Medal.
22/10/2017 - Maroubra Fun Run
A great day at one of our local fun runs with some amazing times and podium finishes on one of the toughest and hilliest courses.
In the 4km event Alex ran an incredible 15.09 to be the first female outright against some very capable adult runners. Paris was next female home in 15:39 taking 2nd place in the Open Division. Brodie had a great run finishing 2nd in the U14 boys with Max not far behind in 5th. In the brutal 8km event Olivier finished in the top 20 overall to come second in the U19 Age Group.
11 -14/10/2017 NSW All Schools Athletics Championships
We are so proud of our elite Track Runners who achieved outstanding results at the NSW All Schools Championships at SOPAC.
Paris achieved a Silver Medal in the U16's 2000m Steeple Chase in a National Qualifying time of 7:38. She also achieved a Silver Medal in the 3000m Race Walk as well as making the final in the 3000m event.
Eleanor achieved a Bronze Medal in the U16's 1500m event in a PB of 4:47. Sophie finished 5th in the U14's 1500m in another PB in 4:58. Kirsty ran a great race to finish 8th in the U16's 3000m final in 10:55, and Brodie was a finalist in the U14's 1500m event.
5/10/2017 Spring Training Camp, Coogee Beach - Part 2
Our second Spring Training Camp was another great success with a full day of running, skills, games and of course fun.
We started with a Coastal run from Coogee to Clovelly and return, did our favourite stair time trial, ran our speed and agility course all before hitting the sand for some surf skills and Run/Swim/Runs getting us ready for Surf and Triathlon Season. Paris was the Queen of the stair time trial today but Coach Jordan still holds the record.
More camps to come in January for our Summer School holidays.
26/9/2017 Spring Training Camp Coogee Beach - Part 1
Our first Spring Camp at Coogee Beach was a day full of plenty of physical activity and good times.
We ran the coastal path, climbed the famous Coogee Stairs, jumped hurdles, tested our agility on the ladder, practised our Nippers skills, played kick tennis and refuelled on some great food.
Can't wait for Part 2 next week!!!
We Make Running Fun!!!
24/09/2017 Huskisson Triathlon
Congratulations to three of our Super Girls, Alex, Paris and Sophie who all achieved podium finishes in their Age Groups at the Huskisson Triathlon.
With Daylight Saving just around the corner we will be starting our bike training sessions in the park on Tuesday afternoons. Stay tuned for more details.
17/9/2017 The Blackmores Bridge Run
What an awesome morning at the Blackmores 3.5km Family Fun Run across the bridge. Again our little Team of Road Runners achieved outstanding results.
Lachie had an amazing start and ran at the front of the race to finish 3rd overall and winning his age group in 11:23. Brody was right behind finishing 5th in 11:54. Alex was 2nd female overall and 10th place also winning her age group. Jackson is improving with every race this time finishing 26th overall in a very solid time of 13:36. Little Charlotte was paced by Coach Jordan coming 2nd in her age group in 15:41, and sister and brother Chloe and Charlie ran well with 16:07 and 17:08. Well done to all of you we are Up And Running and we are very proud of you!!!
13-15/9/2017 NSW CCC and CIS Athletics Championships SOPAC Homebush
Congratulations to Sophie and Alex who took out the CCC and CIS Athletics Championships Gold Medals. Sophie won Gold in the CCC 1500m event and Alex in the CIS 800m event.
Other notable performances were from Paris who competed in the final of the CCC 1500 and 800m events and taking Gold in the 1500m race walk. Lachlan competed in the final of the CCC 1500 and 800m events and Willow in the final of the CIS 800m.
10/9/2017 The Stanfield Brothers back on the Fun Run Circuit
Brothers Lachlan and Jackson Stanfield have started their 2017-18 Fun Run season with a great run at the Brighton Beach Bash 5km.
In a field of solid runners of all ages Lachie ran with the front pack for most of the race and finished 7th overall and 2nd place in the Under 20s Age Group. Jackson was not far behind with a solid 20th overall and 7th in the Under 20s.
The boys are ready to take on several of their favourite events throughout the summer racing season including the Blackmores Family Fun Run, The Balmain Fun Run, Maroubra Fun Run and Sri Chinmoy Centennial Park Cross Country.
Look out for more great results from the boys in the future.
03/09/2017 Our Up And Running Presentation Day and Picnic, and the Warrior Run
What a great morning at our first Presentation Day and Picnic. After an awesome year of racing on the track, on the road and in Cross Country it was a hard task to choose our category winners with so many great results across all age groups.
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Male Runner of the Year George Verco - NSW Representative at the National Cross Country Championships.
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Female Runner of the Year Sophie Ferenczi - NSW Representative at the National Cross Country Championships, Silver Medal in 2km Beach Run at State Nippers Titles.
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Outstanding Performance of the Year Alexandra Field - 6th at the National Cross Country Championships.
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Outstanding Achievement in Cross Country and Track Racing, Eleanor Miller.
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Most Improved, Julian Wylie.
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Age Champions, Kade Zavetsanos (U10), Grace Henry (U11), Willow Killen (11),Lachlan Stanfield (U13), Paris Tier (U14).
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August "Runner of the Month", Kristie Hopgood.
After the presentation we jumped in to race the Father's Day Warrior Run on our home training ground at the Brazilian Fields in Centennial Park. We got to meet Australia's greatest ever Marathon Runner, Robert DeCastella and we took out most of the placings in both the 5 and 2km events.
In the 2km kid's race we took out the top 6 positions with Alexandra (1st), Sophie (2nd), Julian (3rd), Grace (4th), Charlotte (5th) and Evie (6th).
In the 5km event we took on the adults and achieved 6 of the Top 10 places with Eleanor (1st Female and 3rd overall), Brodie (1st Male 12-15 years and 5th overall), Max (1st Male U12 and 7th overall), Paris (2nd Female 12-15 years and 6th overall), Allen (2nd Male 12-15 and 8th overall), Kirstie (3rd Female 12-15 and 9th overall), and Jackson (13th overall).
We are Up And Running and We Make Running Fun!!!
27/8/2017
Australian Cross Country Championships, Dapto NSW
Well done to our four girls who represented NSW in the Australian Cross Country Championships.
In the 14 Years Event both Alex and Sophie had strong runs finishing 13th and 18th in a very strong field of girls from all over the country.
Making the NSW Team for the first time Eleanor and Paris both ran well in the 16 Years race. Eleanor taking on the big girls to finish in 19th place and Paris who was leading the front group early in the race faded toward the end to finish 41st.
We are very proud of what the girls have achieved this season and can't wait to see them hit the track in Summer.
24/8/2017 Lachie owns the Sydney Metropolitan Catholic Schools Athletics Championships
One of Up And Running's most consistent racers Lachlan Stanfield blitzed the field in the MCC 1500 and 800 metre events winning both races unchallenged by a margin of more than 100 metres.
He will now go on to represent the MCC Team at the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Championships.
We can also look forward to some great results from Lachie as he takes on some of his favourite road races in the coming months!
12/8/2017 Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships
In the most challenging conditions of blistering cold, wind and rain four of our superstars headed down to Hobart for the National Cross Country Championships achieving great results and all taking out Team Medals for NSW. In their individual events George finished 24th, Alexandra 6th, Sophie 9th and Ollie 18th.
We are so proud of their efforts and what they have achieved!
We are Up And Running!!!
21/7/2017 NSW ALL SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
What an amazing day for our 19 little Champions who competed in the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships. Several Top 20 finishers and 4 qualifying for the National Championships in Hobart.
Boys 10 Years - Maximo 11th, Julian 12th, Kade 18th
Boys 11 Years - George 5th (qualifying for Nationals)
Girls 11 Years - Grace 17th, Milly 32nd, Zara 75th
Girls 12/13 Years Primary - Alex 2nd, Jessica 3rd, (both qualifying for Nationals) and Willow 16th
Boys 12/13 Years Primary - Max 25th
Boys 12/13 years Secondary - Oliver 7th (reserve for Nationals), Lachlan 20th
Girls 12/13 Years Secondary - Sophie 4th (qualifying for Nationals), Ella 6th, Christie 32nd
Boys 14 Years - Rhys 12th
Girls 14 Years - Elleanor 6th, Paris 14th
11/7/2017 Winter Holiday Camp
Our final Winter School Holiday Camp.
We ran the coast, we smashed the stairs we kicked up the sand......We are Up And Running
9/7/2017 - REAL Insurance Sydney Harbour 5km
What a great morning for running around the world's most beautiful harbour and these two little Champions did just that in the REAL Insurance Sydney Harbour 5km Race.
Milly (10) and Lachlan (12) placed 2nd in the female and male Under 15 Years Division with Lachlan placing 13th overall in an amazing time of 17:28.
Well done to both of you on another great podium finish.
4/7/2017 Winter Holiday Camp
At our second Winter School Holiday Camp we focused on strength and agility with a speed obstacle course and stair session. We also did some work on the sand in preparation for the Nippers season ahead.
July 2 2017 - On the road to Nationals
Some great results again at the NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships for our boys and girls. Seven runners in the Top 10 in their races and we now have Sophie, Eleanor, Alex and Paris all selected for the National Cross Country Championships in August representing the NSW Athletics Team.
June 2017 - Huge Success for Up And Running at Schools Cross Country Championships
Our junior cross country runners had outstanding success at the SPS, CIS and CCC Cross Country Championships with 19 boys and girls in total making it through to the NSW All Schools Championships in July. There were several medals and personal best performances over the three days of racing with almost 30 Up And Running Athletes representing their School Regions. Those receiving place medals include Rhys (1st SPS), Milly (2nd SPS), George (1st CIS), Alex (2nd CIS), Maximo, (3rd CIS), Eleanor (3rd CIS), Sophie (2nd CCC), Lachlan (2nd CCC), Paris (3rd CCC).
17/6/2017 NSW Athletics Cross Country Championships, Willandra
After 3 days of amazing results in the Schools Cross Country Championships the Up And Running kids headed down to Nowra to race for their clubs in the NSW Athletics Cross Country Championships.
On a very tough and hilly course our runners again excelled in all Age Groups. Again George was outstanding showing great strength over the hills to take out 3rd place in the under 12's division. Sophie too pushed over the hills to achieve 3rd place and a spot in the NSW Team for the National Championships in the Under 14's division. Eleanor also achieved a NSW spot with a courageous run into 8th position in the Under 16's Division. Other outstanding efforts came form Paris, Lachlan, Rhys, Alex Jackson and Julian who all placed highly on the day amongst the best kids from across NSW.
MAY is Cross Country MEDAL MONTH at Up And Running
Throughout the month of May the Athletes at Up And Running have achieved some amazing results at District and Regional Cross Country Championships taking them through to CIS and State Level in June.
At the Catholic Primary Schools Regional Championships Kade, Billy and Grace all placed 2nd in their races taking them through to the McKillop Championships at Eastern Creek. Jackson also finished Top 10 in his race just outside State selection.
We also had some outstanding results at the Sydney Public Primary Schools Championships with Julian and Bronte both taking out their races in fine style. Alex was second in his event, Megs finished 4th, Max 5th and Hamish 7th all moving on to the next level.
In the Sydney Catholic Girls Secondary Colleges Championship, Sophie and Paris both had podium finishes, continuing on from their successful season of Surf Life Saving Beach Running under Coach Jordan. These girls are proving to be highly competitive on any track.
12/5/2017 April Runner of the Month
Our April Runner of the Month was awarded to Jackson Stanfield who has made outstanding progress under the Up And Running Program qualifying for the Sydney East Catholic Schools Team for the Regional Cross Country Championships and more recently earning a Team Bronze in the Under 16 Mens NSW Athletics Road Championships at Sydney Olympic Park. He also had a great run in the NSW Waratah Series Cross Country at Scarborough Park achieving a PB for the 4km distance.
Jackson is an example of a young athlete dedicated to reaching his goals through hard work at training. It's great to see the fantastic results coming his way.
12/5/2017 Up And Running Ladies Shine at IGGSA
In perfect running conditions around the beautiful grounds of Fensham College in Mittagong, three of our young ladies had amazing results in the IGGSA Cross Country Championships.
In the 13 Years race Gabby went out hard to chase the leaders holding 4th position for a large part of the race. She was caught by the chase bunch and held strong to place 10th in a finish that saw 3rd to 12th position all finishing within seconds of each other.
In the 14 Years event Eleanor went to the front early and was never challenged building on her lead throughout the race to win in amazing style by more than 200 metres.
Kirsty proved she is an all round athlete on the back of a great triathlon season with a very impressive 9th place finish in the 15 Years event showing that she had plenty of strength in the back end of the race as she overtook several talented runners.
The girls have all qualified for the NSW CIS Championships in June.
6/5/2017 Run NSW Sydney 5km
A group of Up And Running Athletes headed out to Sydney Olympic Park to run in the first big race of the NSW Athletics Winter Callendar.
Again we saw some great results with Lachlan finishing first 13 year old across the line in 18:00, Paris 9th Under 15 female in 19:44 and Kirsty just behind in 20:10. Jackson also had a great run in 21:09 being one of the few 11 year olds in the race.
In the 2.5 km event little Grace finished 3rd in her age division with a strong run in 10:31.
Lachlan and Jackson were also a part of the Randwick Botany Harriers Under 16 Men's Team who took out the Bronze Medal for the 5km event. This is a great achievement considering their ages in a fileld of strong older runners.
27/4/2017
Winner, Winner, Winner!!!
Amazing results by some of our young Juniors at the Sydney East Catholic Primary Schools Cross Country Championships.
In the 11 Years Girls Division Grace smashed the field winning by almost 2oo metres in a race where she dominated from the start. Lily also had a brilliant race finishing in 13th place and little Mollie finished 25th in the 8 Years event.
In the 10 Years Boys Kade ran a smart race waiting until the field settled before making his move to go to the front and ran away strongly for a big win. Soon after his brother Billy was well ahead of the competition winning the 11 Years Boys event in a blistering time.
Our final runner was Jackson in the 12 Years Boys who was determined to achieve a spot in the Sydney East Cluster Team. He ran strongly throughout the race battling with the front group of runners. He placed 6th earning his spot in the Cluster Team to race for State selection.
Well Done Team, a great day out!!!
22 & 23/4/2017 A Great Weekend of Racing!!!
Cross Country Season started with the NSW Waratah Series at Scarborough Park at Ramsgate. The Up And Running athletes were all in great form. Paris was 6th woman overall (15:13) in the Open 4km closely followed by Sophie (15:48), Rhys (13:59), Lachlan (14:11) and Jackson (17:17) also placed highly in the 4km Men's Open division. In the Junior 2km Alex was first placed female (7:15) with her little sister Charlotte also finishing in a fast time (8:44).
On Sunday the Zavetsanos Brothers competed in the final BRATS Triathlon of the Season both winning their Age Divisions and displaying some amazing technical skills on the bike leg. Both boys ran strong off the bike with Billy's time just outside a National Record for the distance.
20/4/2017
Cross Country Hill Reps
This was an awesome session to test our Cross Country Strength on a technical and hilly 500 metre course.
Asher was back in fine form leading the way around the undulating grass trails. Gabby was out in front for the girls and some of the younger runners including Kade, Julian and Grace showed mental toughness completing 5 reps in great times.
We finished the session with 5 100 metre hill sprints with Zara racing Coach Warren and Asher taking on Coach Jordan.
We Make Running Fun!!!
Easter School Holiday Camps
Our Easter Running Camps at Coogee Beach and surrounding Parklands were the perfect way for us to train and have fun with our running buddies.
We did some agility and technique work on the beautiful grass of Coogee Oval, worked on our core strength with medicine balls, ran the famous Coogee stairs, did flags and sprints on the sand, played kick tennis to improve our reaction time, had a dip in the ocean and ate great food.
Coach Jordan showed us how it's done by winning the stair challenge and breaking the record for the obstacle course time trial.
We can't wait until our next holidays for the Winter Camp, stay tuned!
7/4/2017
2xu Paddington "Runner of the Month"
Thanks to our supporters at 2xu Paddington we will be giving away a pair of compression tights to a runner who has made an outstanding effort or achieved great results each month.
Our April award goes to Rhys who achieved several PBs at the National Little Athletics Championships at Homebush including a 24 second improvement on his previous best in the 3000 metre event.
Rhys has been training hard under the Up And Running Program and we are looking forward to seeing him race the Cross Country season.
30/3/2017
MCC Cross Country Champioships
Some great results today in the first big School Cross Country Races of the season the Sydney Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Championships.
In the pouring rain sent to Sydney by Cyclone Debbie, Lachlan had an amazing win in the 13 years division and Will was second in the 12 years. These boys have been training hard with the Up And Running State Training Squad and we look forward to there next race in the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Championships at Eastern Creek.
Also today Alan had a great run winning the Balmain High School Cross Country.
This marks the start of a great year for Cross Country racing for the Up And Running kids!
26/3/2017 Sri Chinmoy Cross Country Centennial Park
There's nothing like racing on home soil and the kids from Up And Running enjoyed taking on runners of all ages over the 4km Cross Country course.
Rhys had an awesome race leading from almost the start to finish 1st overall showing the adults how to do it. Billy easily took out the first place spot in the Under 13 Age Category closely followed by his little brother Kade who finished third. Lauren was also out there representing the girls whilst pacing her dad and their dog around the course.
20/03/2017 BIG PB's in the NSW Little Athletics Championships at SOPAC
Eleanor ran an impressive 2:26.69 in the 8oo metre to finish 7th overall in her first ever State Titles.
In the boys 3000 metre event Rhys continued to display an amazing progression as a middle distance runner by clocking 10:00.09 almost 24 seconds better than his previous top mark.
3/3/2017
Congratulations to Sophie For her outstanding Silver Medal in the 2km Beach Run at the NSW Nippers State Titles at Swansea Belmont.
Sophie has spent the Summer months training with coach Jordan in private sessions on the sand. These sessions have focused on running techniques to help develop speed over long distances on a soft sand track.
We look forward to seeing Sophie continue to excel at the Australian Surf Titles in the coming weeks.
27-29/1/2017 South Eastern Sydney Little Athletics Championships
The Up And Running Squad had some great results at the Little Athletics Regional Championships.
We achieved several medals and PBs from our runners in events from 400 metres to 3000 metres.
Special mention to Eleanor and Rhys who had podium finishes in a number of events and achieving new PBs in all of their races. Eleanor also took GOLD in the Under 14 Girls 1500 metre.
24/01/2017
Summer Training Camp
Summer turned on the heat for our training camp at Coogee and Clovelly Beaches. We started out with a great Biathlon Session swimming across Clovelly Bay and running back around the coastal path. We then headed over to Coogee for our favourite Stair and Hill Time Trial. Eleanor held on to the title as the fastest kid over the course although Coach Jordan took 3 seconds off her PB showing the youngsters how it is done. We finished the day with a swim and BBQ at Coogee Beach. Keep your eye out for future School Holiday Camps throughout 2017.
26/01/2017 Grace wins again!!!
Another great win to little Grace Henry in the Wollongong Australia Day Aquathon.
Not only did she take out her own Age division by more than 30 seconds, Grace managed an outstanding 5th overall Junior Female.
POSITION / CATEGORY / NAME / (Race Number) / TIME
1Under 10 years Grace HENRY (1174) 00:11:18
2Under 10 years Mia WOOLDRIDGE (1246) 00:11:51
3Under 10 years Sophie DAVIES (1156) 00:12:26
16/1/2017 HOT IN THE CITY!
The Summer heat continues as we continue to build our base for the 2017 Cross Country Season. Today we worked on Speed and Endurance with 10 x 200 metres followed by 5 x 100 metres. Great to see so many Up And Running kids training the house down in the park.
RUNNING TRAILS
Whilst other kids are on holidays or State Cross Country Training Squad have been hard at work on the trails around Busby Lake and through The Forest. A great way to build a base for the 2017 Race Season.
BOXING DAY 2016 and NYD 2017
Just for something different we joined some of Sydney's fittest Surf Athletes for two fantastic biathlon sessions at Clovelly Beach to see the year out and welcome in 2017. Swimming in your running shoes is a challenging experience!!!
31/12/2016 New Year's Eve - SANDHILLS
On New Year's Eve we headed out to the famous Wanda Sandhills at Kurnell for a monster soft sand session on some of the biggest and steepest hills in New South Wales.
23/12/2016 SANTA CAME EARLY TO UP AND RUNNING
Santa paid us a visit today. He brought presents, iceblocks and pushed us through a solid hill session before he sprinted off into the distance. At Up And Running...........WE MAKE RUNNING FUN!!!
22/12/2016
Great to see the Stanfield boys still training hard whilst away on the Gold Coast and flying the Up And Running colours! Hard training makes winning easy!!!
13/12/2016 Our first Summer Running Camp
The hottest December day in more than a decade and we had our first Summer Camp at our favourite beach Coogee!!! We smashed out the famous Coogee stairs, ran the hills, worked on our core and played some football, but most of all WE HAD FUN!!! Watch out for our other Summer Camps coming up throughout January.
11/12/2016
So many juniors from the Up And Running Squad continue to impress both in training and on the race track.
One such Athlete is 15 Year Old Sidney Mulholland who is proving to be a very talented all round competitor.
Recently Sidney has had numerous podium finishes in her Age Group in Fun Runs and Triathlon Events.
The past week has seen her achieve some outstanding results. She was second place in the Kurnell Sprint Series Triathlon. She was awarded St Vincent's College Junior Sports Woman of the Year, and today was second place in the Sutherland Cycling Clubs Under 17 Years Time Trial Championships.
A bit of Up And Running Trivia.......Sidney's older brothers Connor and Angus were long time training partners of Coach Jordan. She is from a family of talented Sportsman!
9/12/2016
After today's 4.5km lake run we headed back to the fields to go through some strength and conditioning exercises with Coach Jordan. These exercises are perfect for building core strength and making us stronger runners whilst preventing injury.
2/12/2016 Run Forest Run
We kicked off December with a run in the forest to get away from the 38 degree heat of Summer. Coach Jordan got into it too and showed us how to pace it through the trees. We finished off with a nice cold ice block! We Make Running Fun!!!
23/11/2016 - WHAT RAIN???
This afternoon a storm pushed through the park just as we started our session but that didn't stop us from banging out 4 x 1km reps followed by some 100 metre run throughs. WE ARE UP AND RUNNING!!!
20/11/2016 Balmain Fun Run
We had a great little Team for the Balmain 5km Fun Run at Rozelle. Little Adelaide joined the boys for one of the toughest 5km's on the fun run circuit. It was hot and the hills on the course are CRAZY!!!
We had some awesome results with Rhys finishing 2nd in the 12 - 15 Age Group (18:40) with Lachlan 3rd (18:55). Max ran an amazing race to finish 2nd in the Under 11 Age group with Jackson finishing 7th. Well done to Will, Adelaide and Rafi on completing their first 5km race all in great times in these conditions.
A big thank you to Fletch and the Running Science Team for supporting us on the day, and to Keith Hong the Race Director who made the Up And Running kids feel special with a front row position on the start line.
18/11/2016 Hills and Trees
The hottest Sydney day since February and we had a great turnout for a tough session of hills where coach Jordan joined in to show us how it's done. We cooled off with a warm down through the woods. We Make Running Fun!!!
16/11/2016 SPEED!!!
Today we smashed out a great speed session with sets of sprints from 50 to 400 metres. Then Coach Jordan pulled out the Swift Chute and we practiced our sprint technique with wind resistance.
We thought Adelaide was going to take off into space!!!
At Up And Running we are always looking at ways of getting that extra edge for race day.
14/11/2016 - Lachlan does it again!!!
Another great result for 12 year old Lachy in the Fisher's Ghost 5km at Campbelltown finishing first in the 12 to 13 Years Age Group and 6th overall in a great time of 19:15. This boy just keeps getting better and better and is proof that hard work in training pays off on race day.
5/11/2016 Great Triathlon result for Sidney.
Congratulations to Sidney who today did an amazing 9 minute PB breaking 59:30 in her first sprint triathlon for the season.
Sidney has shown some big improvements in her running and overall fitness since joining Up And Running and is really enjoying training with the group.
We look forward to more great results throughout the season from this very keen and hard working young athlete.
4/11/2016 Monster Hill Sprints
We found a great new spot for some hill sprints! Steep and long, it was a great strength session and even Coach Jordan joined in to show us how it's done.
October Runner of the Month
Our October Runner of the Month is Lachlan Stanfield.
Lachie has not only been putting in some great work at training, in recent weeks he has had some great race results including finishing first male overall in the Centennial Park 5km Warrior Run and winning the San Souci Beach Dash. He also raced at the NSW All Schools track Championships in the 800 metres. This all comes on top of a very busy sporting schedule where he has also played representative AFL, Oz Tag and Touch Football.
He was also nominated for the Southern Courier Junior Sports Award for sporting excellence.
Well done Lachie!
31/10/2016 Happy Halloween with Up And Running
We had an awesome time on our Halloween Run and Treasure Hunt around the park.
We were even visited by a friendly werewolf who helped to set out the cones on our Cross Country Course.
Up And Running, We Make Runninng Fun!!!
23/10/2016
Maroubra Fun Run
A great day for the Up And Running boys at the Maroubra Fun Run.
Bailey was 2nd overall representing his School Team.
Billy took out first place in the under 12's with Kade, Jackson and William just behind.
In the 12 to 15 years division Rhys placed 3rd and Lachlan ran a commendable 4th after being knocked over by an official at the start losing a lot of skin in the process.
Even coaches Jordan and Warren scored Age Group Podium finishes placing 3rd.
October 2016 - 1km Reps
We've really be training hard in the past week or two whilst other kids are on holidays.
We had our two training camps down at Coogee and now we are back in the park and knocking out some solid speed endurance sessions.
The 1km reps on the Triangle course are proving to be very popular and will become a regular event in our monthly program.
TRAIN HARD RACE EASY
4/10/2016
Coogee Beach Camp Day 2
Another great day in the sun for our second Holiday Run Camp.
We did some sprint and relay work on Coogee Oval before heading up to South Coogee for our stair time trial where Zane set a new course record.
Then it was down to the beach for a run swim run, followed by beach sprints and flags.
We finished the day with lunch and a game of Touch Footy after a talk from Coach Jordan on the sand.
28/9/2016
HILLS, Who said they were hard???
What a great day in the park for hills on our favourite bush track.
Everybody ran so well today after our big Camp Day yesterday and the fitness level of all of our squad continues to build.
WE ARE UP AND RUNNING and WE MAKE RUNNING FUN!
27/9/2016 Coogee Beach Holiday Camp
What amazing day of fun and training at our Coogee Camp.
We started the day with a run along the coast checking out the views along the way before we hit the famous Cairo Street Stairs.
Then we headed down on to the beach for a biathlon session and a run along the sand.
Coach Warren cooked us a BBQ lunch whilst Coach Jordan took us through some beach sprints and flag technique sharing his experience of his days when he was Coogee Nippers Captain.
19/9/2016 - Another outstanding achievement for Lachlan
Improving every week through consistent training and hard work Lachie is producing great race results on an almost weekly basis and over several distances.
Today it was in the McKillop Track Championships at SOPAC where he won the Bronze Medal in the 8oo metre event in a time of 2:30.02.
After being boxed in early in the race and pushed back to 7th position, Lachlan called upon his endurance running to chase the leaders into the second lap, fighting all the way to the line for a podium finish.
He has now secured a spot in the McKillop Team for the NSW Track Championships.
18/09/2016 The Blackmores Family Fun Run
What better way to launch our new branding than with a big race.
We had a strong team line up for the 4km Family Fun Run across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and we all caught the attention of the media on the startline in front of 6,500 runners of all ages.
Coach Jordan made a comeback to a race he loved as a young junior athlete and acted as pacer to our team throughout the race. Bailey was amazing finishing 2nd overall in 14:32. Elanor is really starting to develop her endurance running finishing 5th female only 3 seconds ahead of Billy who was 10th male. Jackson, Kade and Sophie all managed to finish in the Top 30 of the race and Coach Jordan showed us all he still has it finishing 20th male whilst acting as pacer.
What a fun day, and congratulations to Wayne Larden and Keith Hong and the Team who do such a great job of putting together one of Australia's Premier Running Events.
11/9/2016
Congratulations to Lachlan on winning the Beach Dash 5km at San Souci this morning smashing the field from the start. His time of 18:59 is an amazing effort for a 12 year old, breaking the 19 minute barrier.
This comes on the back of his 2nd place (first male overall) in the 5km Warrior Run in Centennial Park last Sunday!
Lachie is fast becoming the King of the 5km Fun Run.
His little brother Jackson finished 3rd in the Under 20 Age division not a bad result for a 10 year old!!! Well done boys we are Up And Running!!!
13-14/9/2016
Another great result for Sophie today in he GPS Athletics Championships finishing in first place by .002 of a second in a smashing time of 2:33. This is an amazing effort from a young lady who makes it look so easy with her beautiful running technique and efficient style.
Sophie is proving to be a great all-rounder after competing in the Australian Cross Country Championships last month.
Adding to this we also saw some great results in the GPS Primary Schools Track Championships with Bailey finishing 3rd in the 12 Years 800m in an amazing time of 2:20.33. The top 4 finishers of this race were all within half a second of each other and it took the officials 2 hours to make a decision on final placings.
Ruby and Willow both finished 5th in their 800m Finals and Daniel ran well to finish 7th in the 100m Final.
We look forward to the State Titles in the coming weeks.
9/9/2016 Skills and Drills
For today's session we focused on technique for the track.
It was great fun trying new things and experimenting with some new equipment.
8/9/2016 Track is BACK!!!
Yes it's that time of the year with all of the big Summer Track Carnivals coming up including the NSW Skins All Schools Championships in October.
Over the next couple of months we will be doing some extra work to prepare ourselves for running FAST!
Our first Track Session at ES Marks Athletics Field under lights saw some fast running with focus on technique and starts.
Stay tuned for more track training opportunities coming up.
7/9/2016 HILLS
Today's hill session was perfect for building strength with short bursts of effort with minimal rest. Elenor was showing the boys who's boss by leading the way on several reps. Lachie, Asher and Alan were also on fire getting their sprint form adjusted.
We also presented our "Runner of the Month Trophy" to little Evie who has been making amazing progress mixing it with the teenagers at every session. She was also a Junior podium finisher in the 5km Warrior Run last weekend.
5/9/2016 The Triangle
Great session today with 26 Up And Runners hitting it out on our new 1km triangle course. Some of the top guns going sub 3:20 for the 1 kilometre reps.
This was a great session for building strength and speed for the 400 and 800 metre track races coming up across the School's Athletics Calendar.
4/9/2016 The Warrior Run - Centennial Park 5KM
Great fun and results on this beautiful Sunday Morning of racing on our home turf in the Warrior 5KM Run in Centennial Park in support of the Indigenous Marathon Foundation.
This was the first hit out for the Fun Run season with The Bridge Run, Maroubra Fun Run and the Balmain Fun Run all coming up over the next couple of months.
Lachie was 1st Male overall winning the Junior Trophy by almost two minutes.
Sophie was 2nd Female overall, almost a kilometre ahead of the next Junior and showing all of the adults how it's done.
Billy 9th, Jackson 17th and Kade 18th overall all figured on the Podium in their Junior categories.
Also a great result for little Evie finishing 3rd Junior in the 2.5km run.
We even got to have our photo taken with Marathon Legend Robert De Castella. We are Up And Running!!!
We loved the Olympics and were inspired by so many great athletes especially the Australian Track Team
25/08/2016 Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Track Championships
Two boys who have been making training appearances with us had outstanding races at the MCC Championships at SOPAC.
Brooklyn had an amazing victory winning by more than 90 metres in the 15 Years 1500 metre race, and Brock ran a strong 4th in the 13 Years 800 metre event.
27/8/2016 TRACK SEASON
Track season is here so we begin getting ready for racing with shorter speed intervals and starting practice. Even the Coach was having a sprint!!!
20/08/2016 Australian Cross Country Championships
The Australian Cross Country Championships were held at Stromlo State Forest in Canberra ACT. The freezing and windy conditions were not a problem for our Up And Running Athletes who had trained through a very wet and cold Sydney Winter.
First to race was George in the 2 km, 10 Years Boys race. George stuck to his race plan and went out hard from the start placing himself toward the front in the early stages of the race. With about 200 metres to go George was in 7th place in a tight pack of runners. In the final stages of the race he put it all on the line but was unable to hold off the fast finishers in the sprint for the line. George finished an impressive 12th, an outstanding effort at his first National Championships.
Next up was Bailey in the very competitive 12 Years Boys 3km. Bailey was impressive throughout the two lap course firming a position in the top 10. On the second lap he showed outstanding determination to break the runners in the second pack and chase the front runners working his way to an amazing 4th place finish only seconds off a medal and second placed NSW athlete.
Little Sophie battled days of illness to get herself to the start line. She was strong from start to finish and displayed perfect running form and technique to finish 18th overall.
We look forward to a big future for these three very talented young athletes and know that they will be joined by even more Up And Running kids at the 2017 Australian Cross Country Championships.
19/08/2017 Runner of the Week Award
This week's Runner of the Week Award goes to Sidney a new member of Up And Running who has shown outsatnding effort and improvement in only a few sessions. We look forward to seeing Sidney grow in the coming months and watching her race throughout the triathlon season.
A special Award also goes to Gabby for her outstanding effort in the City 2 Surf running an amazing 75 minutes starting in the Yellow Group.
Sidney and Gabby win a $75 voucher from Running Science Rozelle toward their next racing kit purchase.
17/08/2016 We are making News
It was great having the Southern Courier News out to photograph the squad with coach Jordan this afternoon.
14/08/2016 City 2 Surf Day
Sydney turned on the sunshine and perfect conditions for the City 2 Surf and coaches Jordan and Warren were out there running and supporting other athletes along the course.
It was great to see our good mate Harry Summers take out a much deserved win smashing the field unchallenged.
A big shout out to Gabby Ibrahim who did the race for the first time finishing in 75 minutes from the Yellow Start Group so that is an amazing achievement. Well done Gabby!
7/8/2016 First Sunday Run Up And Running
Today our small group headed out on our first Sunday Run around the trails of the Centennial Park outside fence, dodging tree roots, branches, dogs and MUD!!!
03/08/2016 and we are officially Up And Running!
Our first session greeted us with some horrific weather with pouring rain and howling winds. We smashed out 5 x 4oo metre hills on a very cross country course, soaking wet and covered from head to toe in mud we had a ball.
Running in the Rain
Exercise, therapy and a shower all at the same time!