Eastern Counties Indoor Championships & More
There were PBs, medals and club records for the club members from near and far at the weekend, from Lee Valley to Marseilles to Istanbul.
There were PBs, medals and club records for the club members from near and far at the weekend, from Lee Valley to Marseilles to Istanbul.
Result from the Trafford 10k on 5th March:
First name | Last name | Chip Time | Chip Pos | Gender | Pos | Category | Pos | |||
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Sam | Knee-Robinson | 30:38 | 54 | Male | 56 | Senior (20-34) | 45 | |||
James | Minter | 31:43 | 108 | Male | 103 | Senior (20-34) | 80 | |||
Ed | Blythman | 32:34 | 159 | Male | 151 | Senior (20-34) | 105 | |||
Rebecca | Murray | 32:42 | 165 | Female | 8 | Senior (20-34) | 8 |
First and second claim Bedford and County Masters Athletes were in action on Sunday 26th February representing Eastern Masters in the Masters Inter-Area Championship where the various regions of England (East, Midlands, London, Southern , South West, North etc) compete against Wales and Scotland.
In a very high standard competition that saw British age group records broken, the Eastern Masters' Team - managed by Bedford's Graeme Packman - was very successful winning the men's competition out of 9 teams, and coming close runners up in the Ladies' Competition such that they won the overall combined competition trophy too.
Nine Bedford athletes were in action on behalf of the EMAC team, setting a number of club records along the way.
The Bedfordshire AAA & Hertfordshire AAA 1500m Championships are taking place on 1st May at Ridlins Stadium, Stevenage. For for details, see https://bedfordandcountyac.org.uk/index.php/performance/fixtures/eventdetail/398/-/bedfordshire-and-hertfordshire-county-championships
Please note - registration is now open for this event.
The Bedfordshire AAA & Hertfordshire AAA 1500m Championships are taking place on 1st May at Ridlins Stadium, Stevenage. For for details, see https://bedfordandcountyac.org.uk/index.php/performance/fixtures/eventdetail/449/-/bedfordshire-and-hertfordshire-aaa-1500m-championships
Please note - registration is now open for this event.
The National Cross-Country Championships took place at Bolesworth Castle, Chester, on 25th February. The Senior Men's team was led home by Ben Alcock and finished sixth, with some excellent individual performances, including Ben's 10th position and Harry Brodie's 33rd place. Rebecca Murray and Noah Campion both had fine runs, with Rebecca finishing fifth in the Senior Women's race, and Noah finishing seventh in the Junior Men's race. There were also excellent top 50 finishes for Euan Supple in the Under 17 Men's race, Lyla Danobrega in the Under 17 Women's race, and Lily Farr in the Under 15 Girls' race, and the Under 15 Boys team finished in a creditable 15th place.
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Bedford and County's Masters enjoyed success at the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield on 18th and 19th February.
Several Bedford and County athletes enjoyed success at the England Athletics Indoor Championships held in Sheffield 11th / 12th Feb.
Jasmine Wilkins, despite running with some soreness to her back ran 7.73 secs in the heats of the 60m, and 7.79secs in semi final.
Daniel Harding-Forbe lowered his p.b. from the previous week's run by returning a time of 50.89 secs in the 400m, another new club indoor under 20 best.
Both Jasmine and Daniel were a little disappointed with their performances, but overall accepted that it should stand them in good stead for the outdoor season ahead.
Thaila-Jade Mason (under U17) achieved a 60m hurdles PB of 9.16 seconds, and reached the semi-finals. She also Long Jumped 5.00m, finishing in eleventh place.