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Juniors
Introduction
Welcome to the Juniors section of the Scottish Hill Runners website where you can find information on different issues of interest to Juniors either already involved in hillrunning or looking to find out more.

If you are a Junior and have a general question on hillrunning in Scotland, please contact Scottish Hill Runners.
Hill Races
Forthcoming hill races in which Juniors may participate are listed as follows. For a complete listing, please visit the Calendar page.
Races for Juniors
RaceDate
White Tops Jul 04
Carnethy Hill Race Jul 09
Melantee Jul 12
Creag Choinnich Jul 12
Lochcarron Jul 19
Note: not all of these races are open to all age groups, and some may have separate Junior races whilst others allow Juniors to enter the main race. Please check with either the race organiser or SHR before you go along.
Junior Competitions
scottishathletics Hill Running Training Weekend

A training weekend has already been held from 4-6 January 2008 at the Wanlockhead Outdoor Centre near Moffat. It was designed to cater for all endurance athletes wishing to develop their hill running abilities. Junior athletes (over 12) were especially welcome and all sessions were designed to be suitable for their capabilities. It is hoped to repeat this event in January 2009.

Information on the 2008 weekend

scottishathletics Junior Championship

The 2008 scottishathletics Junior Championship will take place at Ben Lomond on Saturday 10 May using the same Junior courses as in 2007. The Championship is open to members of scottishathletics. The categories are U19 (defined as born 1989–1991), U16 (born 1992 or 1993), U14 (born 1994 or 1995).

2007 Results are here


Junior Hill Running League

The scottishathletics Junior Hill Running League was introduced several years ago to encourage competitive opportunities for Junior hill runners. In 2008, the League will follow the same successful format of recent years. Athletes will be awarded points based on their best two results of the three nominated League races, which are:

1 - Scottish Junior Championship, Ben Lomond, 10 May. This is also the first of the two "Marco Germanetto" International selection races.
2 - Scolty Junior race, Banchory, 1 June. This is the second of the two "Marco Germanetto" International selection races.
3 - Junior Home International selection race, Bonaly, near Edinburgh, 21 September.

The League is open to members of scottishathletics. The categories are U19 (born 1989-1991), U16 (born 1992 or 1993), U14 (born 1994 or 1995). There are also male and female team competitions. Scoring teams are made up of the top three scoring athletes in each Club, from any age group.

Points are awarded to the first 18 individuals in each category, with points for the team competition following the same scoring format: 1st place 25 points, 2nd 20 points, 3rd 17 points, 4th 15 points, 5th 14 points, reducing at one point intervals down to 18th 1 point. As a bonus, all athletes and teams who complete all three league races will be awarded an additional two league points.

2007 Final Standings

Guidelines for Junior Hill Races

The Hill Running Commission has drawn up a set of guidelines for junior hill races, which can be read and downloaded here.

It is particularly important to note that there are rules which govern the maximum distances that juniors can race. If you are under 18 on January 1st in the year of competition you cant race more than 10k on the hills - and the guidelines detail the limits for younger age groups.

Details of the International Programme are on the next page>>
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White Tops 04 Jul
Corrieyairack Challenge 05 Jul
Dollar 05 Jul
Glamaig 05 Jul
Invergarry 05 Jul
Carnethy Hill Race 09 Jul
Alva 12 Jul
Creag Choinnich 12 Jul
Europeans 12 Jul
Melantee 12 Jul
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