Cross Country Race 1
The first race of the Tewkesbury Primary Schools' Sports Network's Cross Country season (hosted by Move More) was a brilliant beginning for Tirlebrook!
Tewkesbury Primary Schools' Sports Network's Cross Country Autumn Term Races - Race 1 -
Thursday, 26th September 2019
A super excited albeit tiny bit nervous team of thirty five Y4, Y5 and Y6 runners headed to the Vineyards to join hundreds of others for the first Tewkesbury Primary Schools' Sports Network's Cross Country race of the season, organised by Move More. The team gathered together in a huddle before the races, speaking words of encouragement and kindness to each other prior to their warm up. A short jog later and it was stretching time, led by some of our wonderful Y6 children.
It was the girls turn to race first and after a frantic start, the race soon settled down and the runners got into their rhythm. One full lap of the Vineyards later (and a bit more!), the girls were sprinting into the finish after running for nearly 1.5 km. The outstanding finish of the day was achieved by Tilly, who smashed her previous personal best (PB) by a country mile on her way to finishing third overall. Julia also obliterated her PB as she came in the top ten for the first time ever, crossing the line in 8th position. There were strong runs from many of the girls, but it was the sheer delight they took from completing the run that was most pleasing.
The boys followed on and, in what was an equally frantic start, several Tirlebrook runners edged out towards the front of the pack. After a titanic battle at the front of the race, Ewan managed to keep his nose (and the rest of his body!) in front to secure his first ever win in a cross country race. What an incredible achievement from one of our younger runners. What made this performance extra-special though was the respect on display. Having seen off the challenge of George from Twyning, Ewan turned and embraced him after crossing the line to congratulate him. Amazing sportsmanship! There were outstanding finishes too for Owen, who had a real spring in his step on his way to a fantastic fifth place finish, Finlay, who ran strongly throughout and in tenth place finished in that top ten for the very first time, and Freddie, whose strong and courageous start to the race ensured that his 18th position finish was a massive PB as well as something to aim to beat next time out. And the boys continued to come flooding in afterwards with great result after great result. They were hot, sweaty, in some cases sticky(!), but all happy. We are very proud of them all!
Many children completed the course for the very first time and showed great determination, resilience and positivity - and there wasn't a moan, groan, complain or pain in sight! Everyone now has a target to aim for - but as long as our team maintain their brilliant attitude, we are going to thoroughly enjoy cross country this season. What a fantastic way to kick off the sporting year!
Squad: Charlie A, Tianna B, Owen B, Tilly B, Alex C, Olivia C-H, George C, Peyton C, William C, Isaac C, Chloe C, Georgiana C, Joe C, Seren D, Edward F, Ruben F, Julia G, Katie G, Ewan G, Keira H, Harrison J-S, Emmie-Grace K, Paddy M, Isobel M, Chloe M, Freddie P, George R, Daniel R, Joshua S, Emily T, Chloe T, Leah T, Frankie V, Annabelle W & Finlay W
Tirlebrook Primary School
Tirlebrook Primary School is highly committed to PE and school sport. The School Games and its associated values of Respect, Passion, Determination, Self Belief, Honesty and Teamwork are the essential embedded foundations of our approach to PE and school sport as we continue to develop a vibrant curriculum and an exciting array of wider opportunities that promote high quality learning, contribute to healthy lifestyles and provide a breadth of opportunities to organise, participate in and lead in a variety of sports and activities. We are delighted that we are currently holders of the Gold School Games mark - for the fourth successive year.