Sunday 4^th September saw the final of the Eastern Masters League take place at Bedford with a full programme of events for Men and Women, covering the ages of 35 to over 70.

Injuries and availability for Bedford made the task of wrestling the trophy from Milton Keynes AC difficult, but with athletes doubling and trebling up and more, and some racing out of age group, the overall result was in doubt right up to the final relays.

Congratulations to Alan Turnbull, who set a club M55 record of 2hrs 10mins 21 secs for 20 miles at the Hillingdon 20 on Saturday 4th September.  This is Alan's sixth club record of 2022 (so far!).

The biennial School Games took place in Loughborough on 2nd and 3rd September.  Bedford and County's Gracie Wall and Euan Supple were selected as one of the top 8 ranked athletes in the U.K in the Under 17 High Jump and 1500m Steeplechase respectively.  The competitors live within the athletes' village at Loughborough for 3 days and participate in the event, which brings sports people from athletics, cycling, swimming, hockey, cricket, wheelchair basketball and netball - amongst others - together to experience a mini Olympic Games.

Competing for ‘Kuala Lumpur’ to take on the teams from other former Olympic venues, Gracie won the High Jump, with a clearance of 1m73.  This rounds off a very good season for Gracie, who would like to thank her coach Barry Johnson for his support and guidance. She knows she would not have achieved any of this without him!

Euan also rounded off an excellent season with a fourth-place finish in the 1500m steeplechase in a time of 4:27.79.

If you are interested in representing the club in Cross Country or Road events in the various Male Vet (V40, V50, V55, V60) categories, please contact Jim Black, who has taken on the team manager role.  You can contact Jim Black by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Gracie Wall and Euan Supple enjoyed success in the England Athletics U15 and U17 Championships at Bedford yesterday (Saturday 27th August).  Near the end of a long season, Gracie had to dig very deep under pressure from English, Scottish and Irish athletes, but first time clearances at earlier heights, meant she kept enough energy to jump well enough to win the Under 17 National title with a jump of 1.75m.

After a season of what ifs , near misses and a lot of frustration, Bedford & County’s senior squad finally had reason to celebrate ( and they certainly did!)  with victory in the National Athletics League Championship plate.  

After narrowly missing out on qualification for the cup competition, featuring the top 8 teams after the first three round of regular league matches, Bedford went into the match with high hopes of victory. Hopes were further heightened when Bournemouth, on equal league points going into the match, declared a much weaker team than expected.  However, a one off match can spring many a surprise, league form went out of the window and Bedford were met with an unlikely challenge from Herne Hill Harriers.