General

BMAF & MMAC Relays

BMAF Road Relay Champs 14th May

If you are able to help with marshalling at the BMAF Road Relay Championships at Sutton Park on 14th May, please contact Mel James on mel.james@tiscali.co.uk. Please help out if you can – it would be a shame if this prestigious masters event were to be cancelled due to lack of volunteers.

MMAC Annual Open Relays 17th April

This is a wonderful, friendly and social event. The closing date, 8th April, is fast approaching. Please enter your teams if you haven’t already done so. If you don’t have a team but would like to compete, please enter as an individual and a team will be found for you on the day. The course is off road through a scenic forest park, paths are shale (not too hard or soft – nice and leg friendly!) and why not stay for refreshments and the AGM afterwards! Annual Open Relays, National Forest Cycling Centre, Swadlincote https://midlandmasters.com/2015/11/27/mmac-open-relays-17th-april/

Notice of 44th MMAC AGM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 44TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MMAC WILL TAKE PLACE

ON SUNDAY, 17 APRIL 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1.00 pm AT THE NATIONAL FOREST CYCLING CENTRE,

HICKS LODGE, WILLESLEY WOOD SIDE, MOIRA, SWADLINCOTE LE65 2LP

Motions to be discussed at the AGM must be sent, in writing, to the Acting Secretary (Irene Nicholls)

irenenn@aol.com to arrive at least two weeks before the meeting. Members are requested to consider

promoting one of our fixtures and to come to the AGM prepared to offer their Club’s facilities for this

purpose.

CURRENT COMMITTEE 2015/6

President: Martin Wilkinson

Chair: Irene Nicholls

Vice Chair: Rita Brownlie

Acting Honorary Secretary: Irene Nicholls

Honorary Treasurer: Martin Wilkinson

Acting Membership Secretary: Irene Nicholls

T & F Secretary: Tony Porter (resigned)

Asst. “ “ “ Vacant

Road & CC Secretary: Vacant

Officials Secretary Jamie Liddington

Joint Walking Secretaries: Lynn & Julie Bellfield

Media Manager : Sue Kneill Boxley

President elect: t.b.a

Delegates 2016/17: MCAA R Brownlie; EAMA, EA & BMAF : Irene Nicholls (retiring)

Team Managers: Mick Smedley (International CC); Tony Porter (MV T.L ); Elaine Mee (Inter Areas);

Richard Brittain (First Claim R & CC)

Handicapper: Eric Horwill

Social Secretary: Adrian Lloyd

Minutes Secretary: Margaret Simpson

Newsletter Editor: Margaret Simpson

Assistant Newsletter Editor: Louis Satterthwaite

Co-opted: 2015/6 Eric Horwill; Marcia Smedley.

Any member who wishes to offer him/herself for any of the above posts is asked to notify the Acting Honorary Secretary before the meeting. New blood will be welcomed by the present officers.

AGENDA 2016

1. Apologies

2. Minutes of AGM 2015

3. Matters arising

4. Chairman’s report

5. Presentation of Accounts & Treasurer’s report

6. Secretary’s report

7. Election of officers for 2016/7

8. Fixtures for 2016/7

9. Date of next meeting

England Athletics Masters Indoor Inter-Area

Please find results for the England Masters Indoor Inter-Area Track & Field Challenge at the link below:

http://bmaf.info/results/res2016/IndoorInterArea2016%20teams.pdf

Well done MMAC, 3rd in Women’s and Men’s & overall!

Indoor Inter Area Challenge

In addition to the positions below, for the Inter Area Indoor Challenge this Sunday at Lee Valley, the following events need filling:

W35 1500m and W70 Shot and Long Jump

Indoor Inter Area Challenge match 28th February at Lee Valley ‏

Positions still left to fill are:

M35.                        M50.                          M60.
3000m                    60m hurdles.           400m.
2K Walk                                                      200m.

Please contact Elaine Mee   jandemee@btinternet.com if you are available for any of the above events.

Indoor Inter Area Challenge

Indoor Inter Area Challenge match 28th February at Lee Valley ‏

Positions still left to fill are:

M35.                        M50.                          M60.
3000m                    60m hurdles.           400m.
2K Walk                                                      200m.

Indoor Inter Area Challenge match 28th February at Lee Valley‏

Indoor Inter Area Challenge match 28th February at Lee Valley ‏

If you can fill any of the positions below:

M35.                        M50.                          M60.                         M70
1500m.                    60m hurdles.           400m.                       400m
3000m.                                                      200m.                       200m
2K Walk

Please contact Elaine Mee on jandemee@btinternet.com as soon as possible.

Thank You

BMAF Open Cross Country Champs

BMAF OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016

With just under two weeks to closing date, entries are beginning to speed up for our BMAF Cross Country Championships. The facilities at Bath University are second to none, as it is the home of many of our British Olympic training squads.

We last visited Bath four years ago and the feedback from our members made it one of our most successful venues to date, largely due to its excellent facilities. The mildly undulating course is set in the fields alongside the University and although it is not a recreational type course, it is perfect for fast running. Our previous visit was greeted with pleasant spring sunshine and the athletes competed in underfoot conditions similar to a road race.

If you have not entered yet, remember entries close on the 1^st of March, details are on our BMAF website (under fixtures column) and you can enter online or download a paper entry, remember there are no entries on the day. As it is an open event, why not persuade some other club members to compete as guests, they may enjoy it and subsequently join one of our 11 BMAF area clubs.

This year our date clashes with the Bath Half Marathon, therefore allow plenty of time to arrive for the 12 noon (Women and Men 65+) start.

Mel James.

Veteran Women’s Ranking Book 2015

Colin Simpson Memorial Run Results

Well done everyone who competed in the Colin Simpson Memorial Handicap this morning. The Handicap was won by Peter Dimbleby with Martin Wilkinson in 2nd and Roger Simpson in 3rd.

The fastest woman was Andrea Burnett with a time of 36:49 and the fastest man Michael Morley with a time of 30:37.

Many thanks to the Simpson family for their assistance and participation and all officials and organisers who helped to put the event on. Handicap and full race results are below:

Full Race Results

Colin Simpson Memorial Run Handicaps

Please find attached below the entry list and associated handicaps for Sunday’s Colin Simpson Memorial 5 mile handicap run:

Colin Simpson Memorial 5 Mile Handicap Entries and Handicaps 2016

Wishing all competitors the best of luck!