10k Victory for Craig
Well done to Craig Emmerson on a victory in the Turing 10k at Milton Keynes yesterday - Craig's time was 32.13.
Steeplechase Festival, Bury St Edmunds 29th April
Lyla Danobrega (U17) and Euan Supple (U20) both turned in excellent performances at the Steeplechase Festival at Bury at Edmunds on Saturday 29th April, with both athletes well inside the English schools qualifying times. Lyla broke her PB for the 1500m Steeplechase with a time of 5:21.0. This is provisionally a new club U17 and overall record for the event. Euan front ran his 2000m steeplechase from gun to tape to win by over 4 seconds in a time of 6:14.7 Lyla and Euan's excellent early season form puts them both in the top 5 in the uk rankings for their age groups.
Eastern Young Athletes League (EYAL) 23 April, Norwich – Girls’ Team Report
Despite the distance travelled to Norwich and the appalling rain that lasted practically all day the girls’ team started the track and field season amazingly well. We fielded an almost full team with 12 debutant athletes and 9 returning athletes who set new personal bests. The U13s and U15s finished 4th and the U17s finished 3rd. There were A string wins in U15s for Mia in discus and Chloe in pole vault, and in the U17s for Lily in 800m and Lyla in 1500m. B string wins came in the U13s from Bronwyn in 200m, and in the U17s Ariarne in 100m, Jessica in 1500m and Case-Mae in triple jump.
A big thank you goes out to all the parents that helped Martyn with the club’s officiating duties.
Tina Blackwell
Girls’ Team Manager
Club Record for Glen
Congratulations to Glen Kerr, who set a new M45 Hammer Club Record of 51.44 Metres at Milton Keynes on 15th April. This beats Glen's own mark from last year.
Eastern Young Athletes League Match (EYAL), 23rd April 2023
Our first EYAL fixture of 2023 took us to the Norwich Sportspark on Sunday 23 April with the U13, U15 and U17 boys. We were trying to stay optimistic that the weather forecast was wrong and we would stay dry, but sadly that was not the case and when the rain started, it just did not stop! We ended up with lots of very wet athletes, who despite the weather went out and got the job done.
Well done to the 7 athletes who have beaten personal bests from last season - your hard work has paid off! We had a number of boys who were either competing for the first time on Sunday or giving a new event a try - what a fantastic day for you, it's always really hard when you don't know what to expect. Thank you to those athletes who stood in to help the team: you've shown great team work and helped us earn additional points.
We are currently sitting in 4th place, with the rest of the season to keep working hard!
Jodi, Boys Team Manager.
Annual General Meeting, 18th May 2023
Bedford and County AC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM will be held on THURSDAY 18th MAY 2023 - 7.45 p.m.
BIAS Lecture Room (downstairs)
For the agenda, please see Annual General Meeting Agenda - 18th May 2023
Please note that items proposed for discussion under Any Other Business must be received in writing by the secretary at least 14 days prior to the AGM.
Secretary: Allen Adamson
National 6 and 12 Stage Road Relays
The National 6 and 12 Stage Road Relays took place at Sutton Park near Birmingham on Saturday 15th April. The long legs were 5.38 miles, and the short legs were 3.16 miles.
Senior Men
The Senior Men were hampered by illness and injury, but briefly rose to 3rd place in the middle of the race before falling back to finish tenth, in a time of 4:18:03 (they were the eighth English team). Noah Campion's storming 15:09 short leg, which gained Bedford 15 places, made him the fastest runner on leg 2, and was also the second fastest short-leg of the day overall. Ben Alcock's 25:51 gained 3 places, and made him the second fastest on leg 5. Jack Goodwin, who gained 7 places on his leg, Harry Brodie and Craig Emmerson were also in the top ten for their legs.
World Gold, Silver and Bronze for Tenny
Tenny James picked up gold, silver and bronze medals in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Torun. First was a bronze in the M65 400m on 28th March in a time of 60.29 seconds. This is a new M65 club record, and also a British M65 Indoor record. Tenny then won silver medal in the M65 60m Hurdles in a time of 9.78 seconds, and rounded off the championships by taking gold in the the 4x200m mixed relay. Congratulations Tenny!
Southern 6 / 12 Stage Road Relays
The Southern 6 / 12 Stage Road Relays took place at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on Sunday 2nd April.
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