The October Time Trial is #2 in our Domestic Time Trials series. These Domestic Time Trials (along with other parameters) will form a part of athlete categorisation and thus may have an impact on national selection. Therefore, it is vital that you, as athletes (along with your coaching team), become aware of dates and requirements and thus good at assessing, monitoring and evaluating where you are at in your sporting performance pathway.
We ask athletes to complete the October Time Trial between the period of 16th – 24th October, at a time that working in with your training and commitments..
It is not expected nor supposed that you taper for these trials. They should just form a part of your regular weekly training schedule. Over time, along with consistent training, we are wanting to steady monitored progression. Though they should be given importance and priority within the week, and they should be executed at the highest intensity possible. It should be a priority session of your weekly program.
As we know, the laser run format has changed; though we do not have specifics for the age groups, MPA has derived that the below will be what we follow for now.
Those who completed September’s Time Trial, reported they enjoyed the 600m more than the 800m. For October Time Trial, we use the same format as September:
| Year Born | NEW Running Sequence | Shooting sequence | Competition sequence | |
| Under 11 | 2011 | 3 X 400 | 2 X 5 hits | 1A. Run 400m 1B. Shoot 5 Green 2A. Run 400m 2B. Shoot 5 Green 3. Run 400m |
| (optional both hands) | ||||
| Under 13 | 2009-2010 | 3 X 400 | 2 X 5 hits | 1A. Run 400m 1B. Shoot 5 Green 2A. Run 400m 2B. Shoot 5 Green 3. Run 400m |
| (optional both hands) | ||||
| Under 15 | 2007-2008 | 3 X 600 | 2 X 5 hits | 1A. Run 600m 1B. Shoot 5 Green 2A. Run 600m 2B. Shoot 5 Green 3. Run 600m |
| Under 17 | 2005-2006 | 4 X 600 | 3 X 5 hits | 1A. Run 600m 1B. Shoot 5 Green 2A. Run 600m 2B. Shoot 5 Green 3A. Run 600m 3B. Shoot 5 Green 4. Run 600m |
| Under 19 | 2003-2004 | 5 X 600 | 4 X 5 hits | 1A. Run 600m 1B. Shoot 5 Green 2A. Run 600m 2B. Shoot 5 Green 3A. Run 600m 3B. Shoot 5 Green 4A. Run 600m 4B. Shoot 5 Green 5. Run 600m |
| Juniors | 2000-2002 | 5 X 600 | 4 X 5 hits | 1A. Run 600m 1B. Shoot 5 Green 2A. Run 600m 2B. Shoot 5 Green 3A. Run 600m 3B. Shoot 5 Green 4A. Run 600m 4B. Shoot 5 Green 5. Run 600m |
| Seniors | Open | 5 X 600 | 4 X 5 hits | 1A. Run 600m 1B. Shoot 5 Green 2A. Run 600m 2B. Shoot 5 Green 3A. Run 600m 3B. Shoot 5 Green 4A. Run 600m 4B. Shoot 5 Green 5. Run 600m |
You can complete the October Time Trial anytime between 16th – 24th October.
Shooting – You can shoot from the distance that you are capable of (3, 5, 7 or 10 metres).
Make sure you have the fundamentals in place. Ensure you have the fundamentals, and go for accuracy first. The speed of the action will come with (lots of) practice. It takes time to develop.
The fundamentals:
Please submit your results HERE by 7am Monday 25th October, 2021We will publish all the results submitted on the results page on our website during the week commencing 25thOctober.