Several of our junior athletes travelled to Chelmsford last weekend to compete in the Southern Championships. They came away with a total of 4 medals – Mia U16G Hammer Gold 52.15m, Lois U16G Pole Vault Bronze 3.10m, Emily U16G Javelin Bronze 36.22m, Adam U14B Long Jump Bronze 5.00m PB. They also recorded 16 new personal bests.
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected for the ESAA Championships 2026.
Bedford & County had an outstanding turnout for the Marston 5K yesterday evening, dominating the team and individual prizes. Well done to everyone who ran!
Match 2 turned out to be our toughest match so far this season with many of our older athletes missing due to GCSEs and the 3Km and Steeple Chase Championships at Bedford. Our younger athletes stepped up well producing 56 PBs – 33 for the girls and 23 for the boys. This was the first time we had long hurdles in the EYAL. Several of our athletes stepped up to take on this challenge - Lena (30.2), Poppy (35.2) and Adam (29.2) in the U14 200mH, Margot 59.9 in the U16G 300mH and Kirstie 81.00 and Archie 63.0 in the 400mH.
We are currently 6th in the league 36 points behind Shaftesbury in 5th and 8.5 points ahead of Basildon in 7th. With our next 2 matches being at Biggleswade and Bedford we can hopefully consolidate on this position.
Well done to everyone who competed in the SEAA Track and Field Championships at Bedford last weekend.
Bedford and County podium finishes:
Archie - 1st 2000m U18 Steeplechase 6:12.77
Henry - 3rd 1500m U16 Steeplchase 4:47.71
Ollie - 1st 3000m U18 8:47.01
Ellie - 2nd 3000m U18 10:51
Ed - 1st 5000m SM 14:55.90
