Eastern Championships - 25th June
There were several medals and PBs at the Eastern Championships in Cambridge of 25th June.
Bedford and County Athletic Club
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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.
Club M55 Road Best for Alan
Congratulations to Alan Turnbull, who has broken his fourth Bedford and County M55 Road Best of the year. Alan completed the Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham) Half Marathon in 76mins 35s on Sunday 19th June. He now holds the M55 club road bests for 5 miles, 10 Km, 10 miles and the Half-Marathon.
British Masters Championships, Derby
A contingent of our first and second claim athletes competed at the BMAF Championships last weekend in Derby and the group returned with some medals! The results were:
Jemma Eastwood W40 PV 1st 3.12m
Tenny James M60 100H 2nd 16.06 secs
M60 200m 5th 26.94
M60 400m 4th 61.21
Graeme Packman M65 Discus 3rd 32.25m
M65 Shot 5th 9.08m
Of the 2nd claim athletes that compete for Bedford in the EMAC T&F League
Bob Kingman M45 PV 1st 3.42m
Ricard Phelan M60 PV 2nd 2.72m
Dave Folgate M70 TJ 1st 9.02m
Club Committee Meeting - June 2022
The next club committee meeting is scheduled for 14th June. Here is the agenda: Committee Meeting Agenda - 14th June 2022