Recent News (As of January-30-12)

Jan 25 : Peninsula Track Annual General Meeting - Green Glade Community Center

About 12 members attended to plans out the activities for 2012 and review the activities of 2011. -- Details

Dec 2-3 : BC Athletics AGM - Richmond, BC

3 members of Peninsula Track club attended the AGM. Details

Oct. 28 : BC Cross Country Championships - Aldergrove, BC

Pen Track Athlete, Emma Mylie came 6th in the Girls 14 year old class.

Oct. 16 : Pen Track Cross Country Challenge - Central Saanich, BC

34 athletes competed on a beautiful fall day running among the trees in Centennial Park

July 1 : Sidney Days 5km Family Run/Walk and 2km Youth Run - Sidney

A cool day with little wind. Perfect for running the 5km. About 200 persons ran and about 2 dozen walked in the parade afterwards. Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped set up and run the race and the after race activities. RESULTS

June 11-12: Garriock Memorial Meet - Duncan

Draft Results

June 5 : VIAA Pentathlon and Weight Pentathlon - North Saanich

59 athletes competed at the two Pentathlon competitions under perfect weather conditions. RESULTS

May 28 and 29 : Elwood Wylie Track Meet - Nanaimo

Results will be posted shortly. RESULTS

May 7 and 8 : Dogwood Track Meet - Victoria

Results

April 30 and May 1: Bob Dailey Memorial Meet - Port Alberni

5 Pen Track Athletes made the trek to Port Alberni to compete. The weather was reasonably sunny. 5 Peb Track volunteers ran the long jump cometition assited on occasion by volunteers from the Campbell River Comets and parents hauled in from the sidelines. Results

April 4 and 27 : Pen Track Rascals Program - North Saanich

21 young athletes, 6 to 8 years old survived dull and grey weather, twice a week for four weeks, to experience running, jumping and throwing in various forms. Many thanks to Lesley Foster, Florence Dingle, Katherine Walter, Jenny Sammons and Scott Hoadley for helping out at most of the sessions. Certificates and T-shirts were handed out on the last day.

April 16 and 17 : George Dean Memorial Track Meet - North Saanich

245 athletes from up and down Vancouver Island competed at the first meet of the 2011 Island Track Series. Amongst them were 40 athletes from Pen Track. The weather was fine and the competition great, with younger athletes having the opportunity to compete in some new track events (600m, 1000m, 300m, 1200m, 2000m, 4x50 and 4x200 relays) for the first time. Many thanks to all the volunteers (both Pen Track and others) who helped make the meet such a success. Results and Photos

Jan 28-29 : BC ATHLETICS A.G.M. - Richmond

Tom and Florence Dingle and Dan Daniels attended as delegates from Peninsula Track. Tom was re-elected to the BC Athletics Board of Directors as Director of Programs and Technical Development. Full details of the AGM are given at BC ATHLETICS A.G.M. At the Awards Banquet Dan Daniels was inducted into the BC Athletics Hall of Fame and Tom Dingle was named the 2010 Executive of the Year. Diana Hollefreund, from Vic Track, received the Jane Swan Award. Full details of the Awards Banquet are given in the Awards Banquet Program (see in particular page 9 and 10)

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