The annual end of season Cheshire Multi-Events County and Open Championships were held at Macclesfield on Sunday 15th September.
It was great to see more Trafford athletes than previous years participating on what proved to be a a foul day weather-wise (running a close second to the NJAL fixture at Middlesbrough last year!)
Despite the weather there was a good level of competition, held in a great spirit by the athletes. The u15 girls high jump competition lasted for nearly two hours as the girls all shared umbrellas and supported each other through the wind and rain.
It turned out to be a reasonably successful day fro the Trafford Athletes, Allana finished a very credible 4th in the u15g Open Competition - with Lili getting 3rd in the Cheshire Championships.
Rivi finished 2nd in the u15b Open competition and the result of the day was George winning the u13b Open Competition.
Well done to all who participated - lets hope for better weather next year!
Also thanks to Degsy & David for their invaluable support on the day getting the kids ready for their hurdles and Long Jumps.
(Couple of pictures below - unfortunately the damp weather wasn't compatible with cameras & they all steamed up when we went in to the club house - these are the best we have I'm afraid!)

Athletics said a sad goodbye to the Don Valley Stadium when it hosted the Track and Field for the Sainsbury's School Games.
Trafford AC had three members representing the North West.
Tameika ran on Saturday in 300m hurdles with a fine performance, new PB and a frustrating 4th place again following a similar result in the nationals at Bedford.
Laura also competed on the Saturday in the AMB 1500m and won gold for her performance in the T20 category, so congratulations to her - a great achievement.
Jerell was in the Long Jump on Sunday and, again as in Bedford, finished in 3rd place.

Five Trafford athletes travelled to Newcastle at the weekend to take part in the prestigious Junior Great North Run, which was held in conjunction with the Great City Games.
Over 1000 young athletes aged under 17 took part in the 4km race.
Zak Miller and Danny Lawton broke away from the field early on in the race and were never challenged. Zak, the current English Schools cross country champion, raced to a 26 second victory, followed home by Danny.
Chris Brown and Ryan Babcock ran well to finish 8th and 13th respectively, both having another year in this age group.
Beth Donnelly showed a welcome return to form when finishing 6th in the Girls race.U17 Men
1    Zak Miller   12.14
2    Danny Lawton  12.40
8    Chris Brown   13.22
14   Ryan Babcock  13.48

U17 Women
6    Beth Donnelly 15.49

The u15 & u17 National Athletics Championships were held over the weekend of 31st August & 1st September at Bedford. 
There are qualifying standards for the National Championships, and for some events these are at a higher standard than English Schools. There were five Trafford AC athletes on show, the most successful being Zac Miller (u17b). 
Zac finished with a bronze in the 3000m to add to his English Schools bronze also at 3000m.

Tameika (u17g) qualified well from her 300m hurdles heat well in second place. In the final she went out hard and was in the mix coming off the bend into the home straight to finish just out of the medals in 4th place.
It was a less successful time for Chris, Will and Josh, but there time will come we're sure. Chris (u17b 800m) and Will (u15b 80m hurdles) both failed to qualify from their heats. Josh (u15b Long Jump) didn't jump as well as he had being doing earlier in the season and finished in 9th place.

Local MP Kate Green has long been an admirer of the work the Club does within the local community, and after an approach from the Club, she has kindly agreed to be the patron of Trafford Athletic Club.
Kate’s constituency is Stretford and Urmston and she is passionate that local youngsters participate in sport. She and understands the Patronage of the Club as a huge honour, a role she intends to undertake with great pride.
Kate has really impressed the local community with her drive to improve the local area and she is determined that this role will enable her to continue these improvements and increase the Clubs standing in the Community.
This summer Kate has been a regular attendee at a number of competitions including YDL Upper, Northern League and Tuesday Evening Grand Prix. 
Although a newcomer to the world of athletics she is fast gaining a love for the sport and of course the benefits it brings to the community.
 
 Speaking about the appointment Club Chairman, Alan Johnson, remarked
"This is a great honour for the club to have the standing local MP as their patron.
Kate first got involved in the club when she met up with Tom Cullen. Since then she has been invited down to numerous meetings at the track.
It is clear that Kate is someone who enjoys her athletics. To have her as our patron is a great honour and I am sure she will be able to help the club move forward."