Midland Masters Athletic Club
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MMAC XC Champs 2017
Just a reminder that online entries close for the Midland Masters Cross Country Championships, at Aldersley, at midnight on Sunday (15th Jan). Details below:
Sunday 22nd January 11:30am at Aldersley Leisure Park, Aldersley Rd, Wolverhampton WV6 9NW. £9 Entry.
Enter at http://www.bmaf.org.uk
The Dave McNamee Memorial 10Km Run
This is an annual event in memory of Dave for which a Cup or Shield will be awarded to the winner each year.
Dave McNamee was a stalwart in midland athletics both in the Office and working on the road relay events as well as County and National races. This is a fitting tribute to Dave who loved to be involved with running.
Please see attached flyer for details:
Ken Westerley
KEN WESTLEY 1929 – 2016
Report compiled by Irene Nicholls with thanks to Eric Horwill & Bob Care for their invaluable input.Midland Masters AC Cross Country Champs 2017
Midland Masters AC Cross Country Championships 2017
Our 2017 Cross Country Championships will be held for the fifth year running at Aldersley Stadium, (Aldersley Leisure Village) Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton WV6 9NW on Sunday, 22nd January 2017. Once again our very good friends at Wolverhampton & Bilston AC have agreed to organise the race on our behalf despite their own heavy schedule of races and our thanks go to them for doing so.
To enter please go to http://www.bmaf.org.uk with your username and password*, click on ”Competition Entry”, click on the radio button against MMAC Cross Country Championships, accept the terms and conditions then click on “Choose Competition”. Click the box and enter an approximate 6k or 8k time for your appropriate age, then click on “Submit”. Check that all the information is correct and click “Buy Now” and follow the instructions to pay.
* Members who have not used the online entry system before or have forgotten their login details should contact the Membership Secretary on grahamhlamb@gmail.com and your username and passwords will be sent to you.
For the members who do not have internet access, please send a cheque made payable to “MMAC” to MMAC XC Entries Secretary, Rainbow Cottage, 15 Meadow Lane, Alvechurch, Worcs B48 7LH. You do not need an entry form. Receipt of a cheque for entry infers that you accept the terms & condition of entry. If you want an acknowledgment please include a stamped self-addressed envelope.
The entry fee is £9.00. Start time 11.30am.
The usual 5yr individual and 10yr team awards will be presented dependant on the number of entries and we reserve the right to make amendments.
Teams are as follows:-
All ages on day ….
8k Race: M35-44 (first 4 to count); M45-54; M55-64 (first 3 to count).
6k Race: M65+; W35-44; W45-54: W55+ (first 3 to count)
Please pick up your race numbers on the day.
Closing date for entries is strictly midnight on the 16th January 2017.
No entries will be accepted after the closing date or taken on the day. There will be no exceptions.
IMPORTANT: Please note that on the 1st January 2017 members who have not paid their subscriptions for 2017 will have their ‘Membership Status’ set to ‘Not Confirmed’ and will NOT be able to enter ANY competitions on OpenTrack until their subscription is paid and their ‘Membership Status’ set to ‘Confirmed’.
If you intend to enter the Cross Country Championships then please make sure subscription payment is made in plenty of time.
DO NOT LEAVE PAYING SUBSCRIPTIONS UNTIL THE 16TH JANUARY
Help on the day with Marshalling, Course Marking and Timekeeping / Recording would be much appreciated. Please contact Irene to offer help 0121 4455327 irenenn@aol.com
One 1st Claim Entry Available for London Marathon
Colin Simpson 5 mile Memorial Handicap
The Colin Simpson Memorial 5 mile handicap will be incorporated within Centurian Grand Prix Series. To be held at John Henry Newman Catholic College, Chelmsley Wood, B37 5GA on Sunday 5th February at 11am.
To enter the series (starting on 6th Nov) use centurion-gp-entry-2016-17
To enter only the handicap colin-simpson-handicap-2017-entry
Over 35s who have already entered the series, or the February race, can enter the handicap at no extra cost providing handicap details are sent before the closing date of 27th Jan 2017 (no on-the-day entries for the handicap!).
Reminder – MMAC 10 mile Champs
2nd October: MMAC 10 mile Road Championships (Rugby 10 mile) Awards in the usual 5yr age groups. Teams M35 – 44 & M45 – 54 x 4 / W35 – 44, W55+, M55 – 64 & M65+ x 3 Enter online here (make sure you click 3rd registration button down!): https://www.sportsystems.co.uk/ss/event/TheRugbyTenmile or download Tenform-2016 to enter by post. Closing Date 27th September.
MMAC Wilne 10K
Apologies for the lateness of putting these results onto the website. You can now find the results of MMAC’s 10k Championship (incorporated within Wilne 10k) at:
https://midlandmasters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mmac-wilne-10-results.pdf
Many congratulations to the winners in each age category.
Also, many congratulations to both men’s and women’s MMAC teams for their performances in the C Final of the Midland Vets Track & Field League. The men came 1st, the women 3rd and the MMAC athletes won the combined competition.
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