Bedford and County Athletic Club
BACAC is one of the leading athletic clubs in the South and East of England & we cater for athletes of all ages and abilities.
How to Renew Your Membership
If you haven’t already renewed your Bedford and County membership, you can do that now at a reduced rate.
Given the unusual circumstances this year, the club committee has decided on a 2 stage approach:
- Stage 1 is to ask now for renewal to the club at a reduced flat rate for the year, with the option of adding EA (England Athletics) membership to this.
- Stage 2 would come later in the year when social distancing restrictions are relaxed, with the option of renewing the stadium pass with Fusion. We will not ask for anything further for the club element at that time and will be expecting Fusion to offer a discounted cost.
Following in Sir Roger’s Footsteps – The BMC Bannister Virtual Mile Time Trial
On 6th May 1954, running at Oxford’s Iffley Road track, Sir Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, a feat which many at the time thought impossible. In the years that followed, British middle distance running experienced a fallow period, and the production line of great milers ground to a halt. In 1963, the renowned coach, Frank Horwill, set up the British Milers Club, which aimed to promote middle distance running in this country through a network of coaches and elite races. The ‘BMC’ bore spectacular fruit in the late 1970s and 80s, as first Steve Ovett, then Seb Coe, Steve Cram, Peter Elliot and others dominated international middle distance running. Over a seven year period starting in 1978, three different Brits set mile world records and won European, World or Olympic titles over 1500m.
