Bedford and County AC - News Archive

Ed Wins Bronze at National Championships

Congratulations to Ed Blythman who won bronze in the 5000m at the England Athletics Senior Track and Field Championships in a time of 14:54.82 in a cagey championship race. After a long absence, the national championships have returned to Bedford this weekend following the recent refurbishment of the stadium.

MK Open Saturday 27th June

Many of our U12 athletes ran at the MK Open on Saturday 27th June.

Congratulations to Daisy who won fastest U12 Girl of the Day, and Darby, who battled hard and earned a well-deserved bronze.

Well done to all the young athletes who represented the club so well; great racing, great energy, great attitudes.

U14, U16 & U18 Southern Championships 27 – 28 June

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.

Bedford & County athletes selected for English Schools

Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected for the ESAA Championships 2026.

SAL Match 2

Last Sunday 21^st June, Bedford hosted the second Southern Athletics League match of the season.

Overall Bedford came 2^nd again behind Milton Keynes AC.

This means that Bedford lie 2^nd in the League table for Division 3 North.

There were many excellent performances and first places for Bedford athletes with Lyla Danobrega winning the Woman of the Match award for her club U20 record in the 1500m Steeplechase and Zaphaniah Bryan winning the Man of the Match award for his 2.05m in the High Jump. Scott Johnson also got a M35 High Jump club record of 1.88.

Well done to everyone who competed.

Eastern Masters Athletics Clubs Championships

It was the Eastern Masters Athletics Clubs Championships at Sandy track yesterday - Sunday 14^th June.

A number of Bedford's Masters athletes were competing with considerable success.

Marston 5K 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!

EYAL Match 2 - Chelmsford

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 6^th in the league 36 points behind Shaftesbury in 5^th and 8.5 points ahead of Basildon in 7^th. With our next 2 matches being at Biggleswade and Bedford we can hopefully consolidate on this position.

Alex and Rosemary's bursary

Megan and Poppy have received Alex and Rosemary's bursary for this year for their commitment to training, competing for the club and encouraging their team mates across all the ages groups.

SEAA Championships 2026

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

EMAC Match 2 - Bedford

It was the 2^nd round of the Eastern Masters Track and Field League at Bedford on Wednesday evening 3^rd June.

On a wet and blustery evening (with brilliant double rainbows), Bedford's men again won by a narrow 7 points over Milton Keynes consolidating their position at the top of the division.

Good to see that there were many new faces in the team.

Bedford's Ladies, again struggling for numbers came 4^th of the 5 teams.

The Pole Vault was Bedford's star event with all 5 vaulters winning their respective categories. Gavin Fordham won all 3 of his events in the M35 category.

Success for Bedford's throwers at the 2026 Eastern Champs and Masters Throws Pent Champs

Several Bedford throwers made the journey to Cambridge for the Eastern Counties Championships. The weather was blisteringly hot, but everyone has been working incredibly hard in training, and their performances reflected that commitment.

Holder Botha delivered a solid 32.68m in the U16 Boys' Discus, finishing 5th in a closely contested competition and narrowly missing out on the medals.

Imaari Campbell-Joseph produced an excellent performance in the U18 Girls' Discus, throwing a 2m personal best of 25.00m to secure a well-deserved bronze medal.

Squad member Milan Snarskis claimed victory in the U18 Boys' Hammer with a winning throw of 47.83m.

Mia Flynn continued her outstanding season by realising her discus potential with a 2m personal best to win bronze in the U16 Girls' Discus. In the hammer throw she also produced the standout performance of the day in the female throwing events, launching the hammer 50.46m to set a new U16 Girls' Championship Record.