Club Under 20 record for Alex
Congratulations to Alex Alston, who set a new club Under 20 3000m Steeplechase record at Watford on 11th June, beating his own mark from last year. Alex’s new record is 9:04.52.
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British Milers Club Grand Prix, Watford, 11th June
There were lots of PBs at the British Milers Club Grand Prix in Watford on 11th June.
1500m
Sam Winters, 3:47.65 (PB), 1st place in the D race
Alfie Yablsey, 3:49.10 (PB), 2nd place in the F race
5000m
Jack Goodwin, 13:52.31, 7th place in the A race
Harry Brodie, 14:31.78 (PB), 18th in the B race
Sam Knee-Robinson, 14:44.77 (PB), 6th pace in the C race
Rebecca Murray, 16:17.02, 12th place in the A race
3000m Steeplechase
Dan Jarvis, 8:48.88, 1st place in the A race
Alex Alston, 9:04.52 (PB), 4th place in the A race
Congratulations to Jack and Alex who have been invited to compete in the British Championships in the 5000m and 3000m Steeplechase respectively. Alex will be joined in the Steeplechase by Bedford and County's Senior Men's record holder, Dan Jarvis.
You should be able to watch the BMC highlights on the Vinco website.
EYAL Sunday 5th June at Stevenage – Girls’ Report
The young athletes of the club had another fine turn out on a cool, damp Sunday at Stevenage for the 2nd EYAL match. With a bigger and stronger team than the first match we finished a very strong 3rd place.
Eastern Masters League (EMAC), Matches 1 and 2
Report by Jim Keech, Men's Masters Team Manager.
Due to facility non-availability at Sandy the first fixture on 4th May was moved to Milton Keynes at very short notice and all teams were pleased, and a big thank you to all involved in ensuring the event was successful. It was great to see many friendly faces again, I won’t say old as the rules of the league insist on this as a condition of entry !! We had some new faces doing track for the first time: Charlie Palmer and Steve Horton both finished with smiles and promises of doing it again. Sadly we were hit by some late withdrawals. but with some sterling performances across the evening the team managed to finish in second place only 13 points behind Milton Keynes.
National Athletics League - Round Two
Saturday 4th June saw Bedford and County’s senior Men and Women host round 2 of the National Athletics League Championship (Fixture A). Following a reasonable result in a tough round 1 match at Chelmsford that left the club 13th out of the 16 teams in the league, there was a sense among many that Bedford had a point to prove in a match that would see them face all the teams that finished below them in the 2021 season, local rivals Peterborough and Nene valley, and last season’s Champions, Crawley.
England Athletics Under 20 Decathlon Championships
Two Bedford & County members competed at the England U20 Decathlon Championships held at Bedford last weekend (28/29 May).
Returning from his medical studies in Canterbury and with limited training behind him, reigning English Schools Decathlon Champion Stephen Simmons performed remarkably well, finishing in 5thplace having set two personal best performances and being very close to his lifetime best in five of remaining eight events.
British Milers Club Grand Prix, Sportcity, Manchester, 28th May
There were some excellent performances at the BMC Grand Prix in Manchester on 28th May.
Youth Development League, Match 1 – 8th May at Bedford. Boys' Team Report
Report by Jodi Henderson:
Firstly, I would like to thank all of the parents and athletes for such a warm welcome as Boys Team Manager – you have all made my job much easier!
YDL
On Sunday 8 May, the U13 and U15 boys represented ‘Team Bedfordshire’ in the first round of the YDL. It was a tough field and the team scored 261 points overall and finished in 5th place. Standout performances came from Dane R in shot who came 1st and a 3rd place for Bejay M in the 80m hurdles.
Southern Athletics League Match 1 Report
| Team | Score | |
| 1 | Dacorum AC | 224.5 |
| 2 | Havering AC | 172.5 |
| 3 | London Heathside | 153 |
| 4 | Bedford and County AC | 143 |
Report by Craig Emmerson:
Sunday the 22nd of May saw Bedford & County’s senior Men and Women open their Southern athletics league campaign at Hemel Hempstead. After a reasonable start to the season in the First NAL match, Team managers Craig Emmerson an Emma Coombes had hoped that a solid team performance would really kick start the season for the seniors. However it wasn’t to be quite to be.