Athletics season kicks off with Capoons Bay track meet
The season actually gets under starters orders with a junior track meet at Capoons Bay on January 11, 2014 for 9-11 year old athletes and then on January 18, attention moves to Virgin Gorda for the start of the DIVE BVI 5k series.
Organisers are laying on transport from Tortola for participants as they are hoping for the same sort of record turn out as 2013, when over 60 runners took part in the first race
The Blenheim 5k series kicks off in Tortola on March 8.
The first full BVIAA Development Meet is scheduled for the A.O. Shirley Ground on January 24th and then they break new ground by holding a meet on Virgin Gorda, February 1st, 2014.
Volleyball, Softball and Cricket are yet to finalise their seasons, with February and March being the likely dates.
Football is still waiting on ground availability, but should begin the National League by the end of January.
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Month/Date |
Event |
Venue |
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JANUARY |
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11 |
BVIAA Development Meet #1 |
U9-U13 Capoons Bay 1:00 p.m. |
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18 |
DIVE BVI 5K Series – Race 1 VG |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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24 |
BVIAA Development meet |
A.O. Shirley Ground, Tortola |
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25 |
Team event |
TBA |
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FEBRUARY |
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1 |
BVIAA Development Meet #3 |
Virgin Gorda 1:00 p.m. |
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1 |
Novices event |
TBA |
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8 |
TSC Triathlon |
Tortola Sports Club |
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8 |
DIVE BVI 5K Series – Race 2 VG |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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8 |
BVIAA Development Meet #4 |
Capoons Bay 3: 00 p.m. |
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14 |
BVIAA Development Meet # 5 |
A. O. Shirley Grounds 5:30 p.m. |
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16 |
BVICF Classic 30 miles |
West End/HLSCC/West End |
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21 22 |
BVIAA Developmental Meet #6 BVIAA Development Meet |
A.O. Shirley Grounds 5:30 p.m. A. O. Shirley Grounds 10-12:00 |
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22 |
Kids event |
TBA |
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22 |
8 Tuff Miles |
St. John |
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23 |
Worlds best 10k |
Puerto Rico |
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MARCH |
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1 |
DIVE BVI 5K Series – Race 3 VG |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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2 |
BVICF Time Trial 10miles |
Palestina/West End/Palestina |
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6-9 |
Heineken Regatta |
St. Maarten |
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8 |
Blenheim Trust 5K Series- Race 1 |
A.O. Shirley Ground, Road Town |
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13-14 |
Inter-Primary Championship |
A.O. Shirley Grounds |
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15 |
X-Tri |
Smugglers Cove |
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20-21 |
ESHS Inter-House Championships |
A.O. Shirley Grounds |
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22 |
Blenheim Trust 5K Series -Race 2 |
Beef Island |
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29 |
DIVE BVI 5K Series – Race 4 VG and Finale |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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28-30 |
Rolex Regatta |
St. Thomas |
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30 |
BVICF Slaney Sea Cows Bay Criterion 25 miles |
Slaney to Sea Cows Bay loop |
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APRIL |
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1-6 |
BVI Spring Regatta |
Nanny Cay |
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5 |
Carifta Games Camp |
Tortola |
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5 |
Blenheim Trust 5K Series - Race 3 |
Carrot Bay, Tortola |
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12 |
Ironman 70.3 |
San Juan |
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12 |
DIVE BVI 10K Series – Race 1 VG |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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19 |
Blenheim Trust 5k series – race 4 |
Paraquita Bay, Tortola |
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20 |
Sir Francis Drake Highway Challenge 60 miles |
Slaney-WE x 4 |
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26 |
Kids Athletics |
Tortola, BVI |
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26 |
National Championships |
Sopers Hole |
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22-May 2 |
Antigua Sailing Week |
Antigua |
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MAY |
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3 |
DIVE BVI 10K Series – Race 2 VG |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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3 |
St Croix Ironman 70.3 |
St Croix |
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10 |
Blenheim Trust 5K Series Race 5 |
AO Shirley Ground, Road Town |
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17 |
DIVE BVI Half Marathon |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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24 |
Beach to Beach Power Swim |
St. John |
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31 |
Ceres 10k series – Race 1 |
AO Shirley Ground, Road Town |
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JUNE |
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TBA |
Swim the Sound |
North Sound |
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7 |
2nd BVI Twilight Invitational |
A.O. Shirley Grounds 5:30 p.m. |
7 |
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8 |
CUT Games Trials |
Road Town |
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15 |
BVICF Highway Challenge 50 miles National Championship |
West end/airport/West End |
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21 |
Olympic Day Run |
Tortola/Virgin Gorda |
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22 |
Summer Splash |
Sopers Hole |
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28 |
Ceres Juice 10K- Race 2 |
Carrot Bay, Tortola |
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JULY |
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19 |
Ceres Juice 10K- Race 3 |
Beef Island, Tortola |
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20 |
BVICF Summit Race |
HLSCC/Airport/HLSCC/El Zorro |
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27-Aug 3 |
Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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AUGUST |
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11-16 |
BVIAA Kiddies Summer Camp |
Tortola |
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17 |
Slaney Time trial 15 miles |
Slaney –Frenchmans Cay HLSCC |
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SEPTEMBER |
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TBA |
Love City Triathlon |
St. John |
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13 |
HLSCC Race Series – Race 1- TOR |
Paraquita Bay, Tortola |
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20 |
Ceres Juice 10K- Race 4 |
Steelman warm up, Tortola |
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20 |
HLSCC Race Series- Race 1- VG |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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27 |
HLSCC Race Series – Race 2- TOR |
Paraquita Bay, Tortola |
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28 |
BVICF Time Trial 20.8miles National Time Trial Championship |
West End/Palestina x 2 |
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OCTOBER |
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4 |
HLSCC Race Series- Race 2- VG |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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5 |
Jason Bally Memorial Road Race 75 miles |
Slaney-West End x 6 |
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11 |
HLSCC Race Series –Race 3 - TOR |
Paraquita Bay, Tortola |
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25 |
HLSCC Race Series- Race 3- VG- FINALE |
Valley, Virgin Gorda |
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25 |
Ceres 10k – Race 5 and finale |
The Watering Hole |
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NOVEMBER |
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8 |
HLSCC Race Series- Race 4- TOR- FINALE
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Paraquita Bay, Tortola Road Town, Tortola |
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9 |
Diva’s Half marathon |
Puerto Rico |
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15 |
Semi-Steel |
Beef Island |
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15 |
Peg Legs Round Tortola Race |
RBVIYC |
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TBA |
Visar Market Day |
Recreation field, Road Town |
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22 |
Deloitte/Ogier 9th BVI Half Marathon |
Tortola Sports Club/Track |
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DECEMBER |
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6 |
Reggae Half Marathon and 10k |
Jamaica |
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6/7/8 |
Barbados Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, mile |
Barbados |
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6 |
Steelman |
Beef Island |
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27 |
BVI Athletics Association Athletes Gala |
Road Town, Tortola |
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TBA |
St Croix Marathon and Half Marathon |
St Croix |
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For those resolving to cross train, the Triathlon Federation, Cycling Federation, swim events and popular local Caribbean events are also included. NOTE: This is a draft calendar please check with the relevant federation prior to any race as dates do and will change.
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4 Responses to “Athletics season kicks off with Capoons Bay track meet”
Who's the smart person who came up with this idea. The govt spent millions to build us a proper track but we choose to have meets at capoon's bay & virgin gorda where there's dirt fields to run the risk of injury to the athletes.
Set of brilliant people on the planning committee. Guess they actually think that they are doing something good.
Put the well being of the athletes first when you come up with your bright ideas.