Congratulations to Edith Caux and Jemma Eastwood, who have both broken club indoor records recently.  Jemma set a new W45 record of 3.32 metres for the Pole Vault in the European Masters Championships in Tourn, Poland on 20th March.  At the same event, Edith bettered both her W65 200m record and her W65 400m record.   Edith's new marks are 74.12 seconds and 32.11 seconds respectively.

The NAL have changed the venue for our first two fixture of 2024.  The first fixture on 1^st June is now at Nottingham, and the second fixture on 22^nd June is now at Leigh.

Congratulations to John Eves, who set a new club M40 20 mile road best of 1:49:29 in the Essex 20 on 17th March.

Congratulations to Lily Farr, who finished an excellent 21st in the Inter Girls race at the English Schools Cross Country Championships last weekend.  

Lily was boxed in the stampede of 343 runners at the start and found it difficult to negotiate the phalanx of runners spread across the course in front of her. As space eventually began to open up, she worked her way through the field from 75th place to finish an outstanding 21^st - only 10 seconds behind 10^th place and an international vest.

Theo Beale  also enjoyed a good run to finish 88^th in a field of 329 runners.  Congratulations to all the Bedford and County athletes who took part.

Congratulations to Stephen Simmons, who has broken two Senior Men's club indoor records this winter.  Stephen's new marks are 5069 points for the Heptathlon, set at Sheffield on 6th January, and 8.34 seconds for the 60m Hurdles, set at Lee Valley on 2nd December.

Congratulations to Edith Caux, who has set two new W65 club records over the last few days.  Edith's new records are for 200m (32.13 seconds) and 400m (75.78 seconds).  These were set in Lyon, France on 1st and 2nd March respectively.

Congratulations to Lois Fordham, who set a new Club Under 15 Girls Indoor Pole Vault best at Lee Valley at the weekend - Lois's new mark is 2.55 metres.

Congratulations to Jemma Eastwood, who set a new Masters Indoor Club Record recently.  Jemma Pole Vaulted 3.31 metres at Lee Valley on 25th February, which is a W45 Club Record (and also higher than her own W40 Club Record).

The main 2024 Bedfordshire AAA Track and Field Championships (combined with Hertfordshire AAA) will take place on 11th and 12th May.  For more information, see https://bedfordandcountyac.org.uk/index.php/performance/fixtures/eventdetail/482/-/bedfordshire-aaa-track-and-field-championships.

There is also a separate championship for 1500m, which is on Monday 6th May.  For more information, see https://bedfordandcountyac.org.uk/index.php/performance/fixtures/eventdetail/483/-/bedfordshire-aaa-1500m-championships

Congratulations (again!) to Jasmine Wilkins and Etienne Maughan, who both improved their own Senior Women's club records whilst competing in the British Universities Championships on 23rd February.

• Jasmine's time of 7.60 seconds for the 60m beats the old record by two-hundredth of a second.
• Etienne's time of 8.36 seconds for the 60m hurdles beats the old record by four-hundredths of a second.

Jasmine's 7.62 is also an Under 20 Women's record for the club.

Etienne and Jasmine both reached the final of their events, with Etienne finishing fourth and Jasmine sixth.

Well done to both!

Congratulations to Jono Janes, who clocked 68:44 in his first half-marathon at Wokingham on Sunday.  Jono finished in 15th place.

Congratulations to Jasmine Wilkins and Etienne Maughan, who both set Senior Women's club records competing in the UK Indoor Championships on 17th February (Results from the UK Athletics Indoor Championships).

• Jasmine's time of 7.62 seconds for the 60m beats the old record by one-hundredth of a second.
• Etienne's time of 8.40 seconds for the 60m hurdles beats the old record by three-hundredths of a second.

Jasmine's 7.62 is also an Under 20 Women's record for the club.

Well done to both!