Double Gold at European Championships for Bedford & County Masters Athletes
Leanne Buxton and Penny Butcher each brought home Pentathlon Gold Medals from the European Masters Indoor Championships held in Braga, Portugal on Sunday (27th February).
National Cross Country Championships Results
Results from the National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill, 26th February 2022:
Indoor Records for Leanne
Congratulations to Leanne Buxton, who set three new W40 Indoor records on 12 February: 4.74 metres for the Long Jump. 10.70 metres for the Shot Put, and 9.48 seconds for the 60m Hurdles. Leanne then bettered her 60m Hurdles record with 9.31 on 25th February at the European Masters Indoor Championships in Braga.
Members' Survey
Just a reminder to please complete the following questions regarding your experience at the club by 28th March. We plan to use the collected information to create a development plan that will take the club forward over the next few years. Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this short questionnaire.
Chiltern League Round 5
The fifth round of this season's Chiltern League took place at Shuttleworth on Saturday 19th February. There was a win for Jack Goodwin in the Senior Men's race, with John Eves ninth and James Minter tenth. Alex Alston was the second M20, and Charlie Palmer the top M40. Isaac Raddan came eighth in the U13 boys race. Millie Dunger won the Under 15 girls race, with Lyla Danobrega third, and Lily Farr ninth. We won the Senior Men's team race, and the Under 15 Girls team race, and came third in the Under 15 and Under 13 boys team races. Sadly, the Senior Women's race, and the Under 17 Men's race were both cancelled.
Full Bedford and County Results:
England Athletics U15, U17, U20 Indoor Championships
Congratulations to Gracie Wall, who claimed silver in the Under 17 Women's High Jump (1.64m), and also to Etienne Maughan (U20) who improved her own U20 and Senior Women's 60m Hurdles club indoor best to 8.69 seconds whilst finishing 4th in the England Athletic U20 Indoor Championships at the weekend.
5k Road PBs for Jack and Harry at Battersea
Well done to Jack Goodwin and Harry Brodie, who both set 5k road PBs at Battersea on Friday 11th February. in a high quality field, Jack finished 16th in 14:09, whilst Harry came 36th in 14:23. Sam Knee Robinson finished 136th in 15:19, and Rebecca Murray came 11th in the Senior Women's race in 16:23.
Notice of EGM
Bedford and County will be holding an EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting) on Tuesday 1st March 2022, the purpose of which is to determine the club's membership fees for the forthcoming period.
Date: Tuesday 1 March
Time: 19:45
Location: Bedford International Athletics Stadium
Agenda: Set membership fees for 2022-2023
Club indoor Bests for Etienne & Bronze for Jamie and Belinda - Indoor Results - 5 & 6th February
Congratulations to Etienne Maughan, who set two club indoor bests at the weekend, to Jamie Webster, who got a bronze medal over 800m in the Southern Indoor Championships, and to Belinda Sergent who won bronze in the Triple Jump.
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