Podium 5k, Leicester
Dan Jarvis - 2nd in the A race - 14:12
Ed Blythman - 8th in the B race - 15:01 (PB)
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.
National Athletics League - Round 3
In round 3 of the NAL at Stevenage on Saturday 3rd July Bedford and County finished 5th in the combined match. We were also 5th in the Men's match, and 6th in the Women's match.
Some notable Bedford performances included:
- Belinda Sergent won both the Women's Long jump (5.40) and the Triple Jump (11.51), with Eleanor Smart also performing strongly in both events (4.52 and 9.35).
- Gracie Wall won the Women's High Jump, with a PB of 1.75 metres.
- Dan Steel finished second in the men's Long Jump (6.38 metres)
- Jack Goodwin was third in the men's 1500m (3:57.86)
- Frankie Johnson was third in the men's Pole Vault (4.32 metres)
For the full results, see https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2022/GBR/nal-champ-3b/event/
Eastern Masters League Match Report, Cambridge, 22 June 2022
The third fixture of the 2022 Eastern Masters League took place on Wednesday 22nd June at the University Track in Cambridge. On what turned out to be a fantastic night for athletics (‘Oldies’ like a calm and sunny evening), the Bedford & County Masters Men’s Team managed a match winning performance, securing victory over Milton Keynes by 114.5 points to 114.0 points.
Eastern Championships - 25th June
There were several medals and PBs at the Eastern Championships in Cambridge of 25th June.
Club 100m Record for Raph
Congratulations to Raph Boujou, who broke the club's 27 year-old 100m record at the Dutch Championships with a time of 10.27 seconds on 24th June. The previous record of 10.33 seconds was set by former European Junior Champion, Danny Joyce, in 1995.
Club Under 20 record for Alex
Congratulations to Alex Alston, who broke his own club Under 20 3000m Steeplechase record for the second time in under a month at the UK Championships in Manchester on 25th June. Alex’s new record is 9:00.35.
Southern Championships Success for Juniors
Two Bedford and County juniors came home with gold medals from the Southern Championships in Chelmsford on 18th and 19th June. Milly Dunger won the Under 17 3000m in a new PB of 10:05.56, Whilst Gracie Wall stepped up an age group to win the Under 20 High Jump with a jump of 1.70 metres.
Gracie has been working with coach Barry Johnson on her fitness, and set a new PB of 1.75 metres whilst winning the Bedfordshire Schools title earlier in the month. Both Gracie and Milly are amongst the Bedford and County contingent who will be competing at the English Schools Championships in July.
Bedford & County Youngsters Selected for the English Schools Championships
Congratulations to the Bedford and County youngsters who have been selected to compete for Bedfordshire Schools at this year's English Schools Championships in Manchester, 7th -9th July:
Club Development Plan
Whilst club members have been training, competing, coaching, officiating and volunteering, behind the scenes work has been ongoing on the club's Development Plan. The draft below is a work in progress, and very much a 'living document' that will be updated regularly.