Bedford and County AC

Combined Eastern Masters and Southern Counties Masters Championships

It was the Combined Eastern Masters and Southern Counties Masters Championships at Lee Valley last Saturday (14th February).

10 First Claim and 3 Second Claim athletes from Bedford & County AC were competing and collected an impressive 14 gold medals and 4 silver medals between them.

Chiltern League Match 5 - Luton

The final match of the 2025/26 Chiltern Cross Country League season brought the campaign to a close at Luton last weekend, with testing conditions at Stopsley Common providing a fitting end to a highly competitive winter.

5 of our athletes won their races; Ed Blythman (Senior Men), Oliver Weddell (U17 Men), Fraser Williams (U15 Boys), Poppy Makin (U13 Girls) and Imogen Murphy (U11 Girls).

Across the age groups Bedford & County came away with 3 individual league titles and 5 team titles, finishing 2nd in the overall team competition behind Chiltern Harriers.

An outstanding run for Ben in Barcelona

Ben Alcock ran a PB of 63:09 in the Barcelona Half Marathon yesterday (Sunday 15th February 2026), the second fastest ever by a Bedford & County athlete behind Matt Leach’s club record.

Mia Flynn wins inaugural U16 England Athletics South Regional Winter Long Throws Championships 2026

Mia Flynn claimed victory at the inaugural U16 England Athletics South Regional Winter Long Throws Championships 2026 in testing conditions at Lea Valley Athletics Centre.

Battling torrential rain and biting, horizontal winds, Mia delivered a composed and consistent performance. She produced three throws over 47 metres, with a best mark of 47.62m — an impressive result given the challenging weather.