St Albans Cathedral was the backdrop for the first Chiltern League match of the 2025 – 2026 Cross Country season at Verulamium Park. With the U11 Girls, U13 Girls, U15 Boys, Under 20 Men and Senior Men all winning their respective leagues. 

The European Masters Athletics Championships are currently taking place in Madeira with a number of Bedford & County athletes competing to bring home medals. Early results below:
 
Darren Kerr competed in the M55 Hammer on Friday, placing 5th with a new club record of 48.85m. He also competed in the M55 Weight on Thursday, placing 6th.
 
Younger brother Glen Kerr was also competing on Friday in the M50 Hammer, and came 3rd with a final throw of 56.76m - moving up from 6th to 3rd place on that last throw.

Bedford and County AC took on the wind and rain of Storm Amy when they travelled to the National Road Relay Champs at Sutton Park in Birmingham, with each team giving their all in a brilliantly rewarding day in the West Midlands. The most notable of results included top 10 finishes for: the Under 15 Boys A in 5th and the Senior Women A in 10th.

Many of our athletes travelled to Aldershot on Saturday 20th September to take part in the SEAA Road Relays, and produced some outstanding individual and team performances.

Well done to everyone who ran. Bedford & County results:

Glen Kerr continued his renaissance as a Masters athlete with a throw of 57.23m to win the M50 Hammer at the British Masters on Sunday. In 1991 as an intermediate boy, he won gold at the English Schools Championship, following it with another gold at the Schools International a week later. As a Senior Man he represented Scotland and set the current Club Record of 65.53m. 

Congratulations to the twenty Bedford & County athletes who represented Bedfordshire at the SEAA Inter Counties Championships at a very wet and windy Horspath Stadium on 13/14 September.

Ten athletes achieved top three places:

Mia Flynn smashed her own club U15 Hammer record for the sixth time this year and moved to the top of the UK rankings with a massive throw of 51.48m to win the SEAA Inter Counties Championship at Horspath last Sunday.
 
Mia who had a best last year of 44.67m, has made dramatic progress this year not only in terms of distance but also in terms of championship placings with a pair of silver medals from the England Championships and English Schools Championships together with gold from the SEAA and now the SEAA Inter-counties. A due reward for all the hard work she has done with her coach, Darren Kerr.
 

Bedford & County’s Junior athletes took part in the EYAL Plate Final on Sunday 7th September at Thurrock. We went into the match 3rd on paper.  After an amazing set of performances we finished 2nd overall. Our U13 & U15 girls won their age groups. U17W were 6th, U13B 3rd, U15B 2nd and U17M 5th.

Match results:

1st  Thurrock 623

2nd Bedford 565

3rd Herts Phoenix 544

4th Ipswich 528

5th Cambridge 503

6th Cobra 488

Upcoming Events

25 Oct 2025
British Masters Cross Country Relays
West Park, Long Eaton, Nottingham
01 Nov 2025
ECCA English National Cross Country Relays 2025
Berry Hill Park, Mansfield
15 Nov 2025
Chiltern League Match 2
Shotover Park, Horspath, Oxford
15 Nov 2025
Eastern Cross Country Championships
Horseheath, Haverhill
22 Nov 2025
European Cross Country Trials
Sefton Park, Liverpool
06 Dec 2025
Chiltern League Match 3
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
06 Dec 2025
SEAA Masters Cross Country
Horsenden Hill, Greenford
14 Dec 2025
Spar European Cross Country Championships
Lagoa, Portugal
21 Dec 2025
Bedford & County Christmas Handicap
Bedford
10 Jan 2026
Chiltern League Match 4
Cassiobury Park, Watford
24 Jan 2026
South of England Cross Country Championships
Beckenham Place Park
07 Feb 2026
Chiltern League Match 5
Stopsley Park, Luton
21 Feb 2026
ECCA National Cross Country Championships
Sedgefield, Durham

 

 

 

 
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