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Showing posts with label track and field. Show all posts

Summer Running Camp

CITY OF PLATTSBURGH SUMMER RUNNING CAMP

JULY 13th - 17th (at the Stafford Middle School Track)
Ages 7-12
Mon - Fri 10am – Noon

July 18th - track meet at the PHS Track.
Camp Fee: $15.00 per participant
(Please make checks payable to: City of Plattsburgh. Drop off at 52 US Oval or mail to: 41 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh, NY 12901)

**Camp will be run by coaching veterans Jack & Gayle Wilson

Kids will learn the fundamentals of track in a non-competitive and fun environment. Basic running concepts will be taught through games and activities. Runners will need a bottle of water for each day. Deadline to register is July 10th!

To register, click here: http://city-of-plattsburgh-rec.ezleagues.ezfacility.com/sign_up.aspx
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Spring Fun Runs 2009

For families with youth. FREE (and very fun).

1/4 Mile--ages 6 and under.
1/2 Mile--ages 7 to 10.
1 Mile--ages 11 to 13.
1 Mile--Parent Run.

These runs will take place on the bike path behind the city gym on the Oval. Four Saturdays in April--April, 4, 11, 18 and 25. Registration begins at 9:45 and the first run starts promptly at 10 AM.

Pre-run stretching, Group warm-up runs, and running tips. No pets please.

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Kids "Fast Feet" Track Meet

A Kids "Fast Feet" Track Meet, for kids ages 4-12, will be held Saturday, July 19, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Plattsburgh High School Track. Entry fee is $5, and entry is free for Fast Feet Track Camp athletes.

Events will include 50m, 100m, 400m, 1500m, 4x100 relay, jumping and softball throw. The meet is sponsored by the Plattsburgh Recreation Department. For more information, contact the recreation department, at 324-7709.

HeartSmart series begins July 2

The HeartSmart for Kids program from CVPH and the Town of Plattsburgh are again sponsoring the Fun Run/Walk series at the Cadyville Recreation Park. The seven-week program will get under way Wednesday at 6 p.m.

The fun runs are set up for age groups and distances as follows: Under 4- 1/4 mile run/walk, ages 4-6- 1/2 mile run/walk, ages 7-10 and ages 11-14- 1 mile run/walk and there is an Open Division- 5K run.

Participants who attend four out of seven fun runs will receive a free t-shirt.

For more information, please call Jim Medeiros at 293-8540 or the Town Recreation Department at 562-6860.

Track and Field Camp

The City of Plattsburgh Recreation Department will offer a Fast Feet Track and Field Camp for area youths ages 4-12. It is meant to teach the fundamentals of track in a fun, noncompetitve environment. Form, speed agility, nutrition, stretching and common exercise tips will be among the topics covered.

The camp will run July 14-18. Ages 7-12 will meet from 9-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, while ageses 4-6 will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4-5 p.m. On Saturday, there will be a track meet with age group competition. Registration is $8 for city residents and $13 for nonresidents.

Registration is available at www.cretesports.com and at the Rec. Dept. office (52 U.S. Oval). The deadline is July 1 at 4 p.m. For more information, contact Justyn Gordon at 324-7709.

Youth Track and Field Games

The Clinton County Youth Bureau will sponsor the 2008 Hershey Track and Field Games for Youth at Peru High School Track and Field Complex Saturday, May 10, at 10 a.m. Boys and girls ages 9 to 14 (age determined as of Dec. 31, 2008) may enter a maximum of two track and one field event or one track and two field events.


Events are: 50-, 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dashes; 800- and 1,600-meter and 4 x 100m relay; standing long jump and softball throw. Events vary per age group.

Registration is free and event winners are eligible to advance to the New York State West finals at Ilion High School this summer. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. May 10. Participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate to submit at registration. Spiked track shoes will not be allowed.

For more information, contact the Clinton County Youth Bureau, at 565-4750.