Tom Morris

MMAC Yahoo Group

To all members of MMAC

I have set up a Yahoo Group strictly for members only. This will enable me to let you all know by email, quickly, any latest information that becomes available. You can also leave messages on there for other members, so it’s a two-way process. I will be announcing this shortly via email and our Newsletter but in the meantime any Member who wishes to subscribe should visit http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmac/ and sign up. It’s free and easy to do. I urge all members to join as this will enable me to be more efficient with circulating as much information to you all as is possible and hopefully a bit of fun as well! At the moment with an email circulation of over 500 there are difficulties associated with it. With your co-operation this group can be a success. As moderator I have to approve of all subscriptions, so MEMBERS ONLY PLEASE! Anyone else will be rejected.

Other organisations have been successful with this idea over the last ten years or more, come on guys, let’s go for it?

Open XC Race at Home International

The latest entry list for the Open Race taking place at the Home International event next weekend, Saturday 14th November can be found at http://englandathleticmastersassociation.wordpress.com/open-race-entries/

Midland Veterans T&F League

I attended the AGM of the Midland Veterans Track & Field League (MVT&FL) last night where there were items on the Agenda to be discussed that affected MMAC. Without going into detail, these items were unnecessary and were deliberately aimed at MMAC, making us out as different to any of the other Clubs in the MVT&FL. The proposals put us under the heading of “joint clubs”, thus inferring that we are made up from more than one Club! And other proposals sought to change what in effect are the UKA Rules on second claim members.

Needless to say I defended our position as a “proper” Club saying that we affiliated to England Athletics the same as any other UKA Club and that we register members with EA as 1^st Claim Members if they wish to compete but not belong to a UKA Club. Further more, we can use members who belong to a Club NOT affiliated for track & field who wish (their choice) to compete for us at track & field. Other Clubs admitted to using athletes in the MVT&FL under this rule, so we are no exception.

I’m glad to say that MMAC received plenty of support and these ridiculous proposals; all aimed at MMAC were dropped. I did point out that athletes from road running clubs wishing to compete in track & field for another club MUST fill in the UKA Form, “Other Discipline Application” for them to be eligible and this should be done pre-season. All MMAC members in this position will go through this procedure.

I now hope we can go into a third season in the MVT&FL without this underlying vendetta against us and we can allow our team managers to get on with it and for the athletes involved to compete and enjoy it, which is what it all should be about.

(I must point out that the above views are purely my personal ones and not necessarily those of the MMAC also the Midland Veterans T&F League is a completely different organization to MMAC)

The MMAC team manager for 2010 will be Tony Crocker assisted by Alan Mellett. Tony is also taking over the role of Divisional Secretary for the South and will be assisted by Eric Horwill and I wish them all well.

Provisional details of the dates for the 2010 season appear on the “Vets League” Page. Please keep returning for further updates as I get them.

The “Other Discipline Application” Form can be downloaded here: – http://www.midlandathletics.org.uk/PDFS/ELIGIBILITY_NA_Other_Disciplines_2NDClaimform.pdf

EAMA Team

The full EAMA Team selection for the forthcoming British & Irish Masters Cross Country International taking place in Perry Park, Birmingham can be viewed by visiting the EAMA Blog at http://englandathleticmastersassociation.wordpress.com/eama-teams/

EAMA

Our Announcer!!

One half of the “Owen Bros” announcing team, Phil, on duty at the recent Midland Counties 6 Stage Relays. Photo courtesy of Brian Smith, that ace Black Country photo taker……….

Phil Owen

Physio World

Any Midland Masters athletes perhaps suffering from post race/training injuries can contact Physio World and arrange a consultation.

Physio World is a Physiotherapy Centre of Excellence based in Birmingham and Solihull which offers World Class treatment from fully qualified physiotherapists to every patient through advanced, highly effective techniques for the treatment and rapid cure of those suffering from bone and joint injuries as well as soft tissue problems.

Details from http://www.physioworld.net/

Video Sequences

Check out the Blogroll link on the right for viewing videos of local races by our Member #M0511, Louis Satterthwaite.

Hello world!

Welcome to the Midland Masters Blog. This is meant to supplement our website not to replace it and will be used to announce details of special events such as the Home International Cross Country (see separate page on this blog) and news that is not neccessarily suitable for the Newsletter. As they say… watch this space.