The Denis Withers National Masters Open Road Relays

All the results plus a link to the photographs can be viewed on the BMAF Blog site at http://britishmastersaf.wordpress.com/

BMAF Track & Field Championships

Alexander Stadium

A very important message from Maurice Doogan to all masters athletes who want to enter the BMAF Track & Field Championships 2012 at Alexander Stadium on the 25/26th June: –

The On-Line Entry Form should be up and running in a few days time – go to www.areg247.co.uk to access, although a link may also appear on the BMAF website, but with that there might be a delay.

As I stated earlier, you need to have your NATIONAL [England, N.I. etc.] Registration Number and your Area Club [MMAC etc.] Membership No. to complete your entry.

We have a further problem, in as much that the External Throws Area at Alexander Stadium will not be available, so although I have, allegedly, squeezed in most of the throws, it does mean a 09.00 start for some age groups. However we do have a problem with the weight throw, which I am trying to resolve next week with a meeting with Alexander Stadium management. Hopefully I will be able to post a provisional timetable on the BMAF website in the next week.

Due to this problem, we are having to switch the Men and Women’s Pole Vault competitions. Womens competition now on the Saturday and Men’s on the Sunday.

Yours in Masters sport

Maurice

Accommodation details for the event can be downloaded here…… ALEXSTADIUMHOTEL_DEALS_2011

MMAC Fixtures

Fixtures Update

In a brief break from National Masters Relay entries and Royal Weddings, I have been able to update our “Fixtures” page. Of particular interest to our endurance athletes will be the BMAF 10k Track Championships which will incorporate our very own MMAC Championships. Not many of you have entered these in the past and it’s a chance to run the rare 10,000 m distance on the track. It will also allow entry to our full Track & Field Championships the following week in Leicester.

A direct link to the page is here … http://bit.ly/kiQRGu or just click on the “Fixtures” button.

BMAF National Open Masters Road Relays

Volunteers Required

It’s that time of year again!! After our own Road Relays that take place this coming weekend, I have to start thinking of the BMAF National Open Road Relays at Sutton Park on the 21^st May. Here we have to supply a bare minimum of 11 marshals. There are two races, am & pm, so if some marshals can only do one race then potentially I need 22 people.

If any of you that intend to be at Sutton Park but cannot run, then please consider helping out with the marshalling, even if it’s for only one race.

All details on where to sign in etc. will be sent to you beforehand and there will be a subsistence allowance paid. Some marshals will be required to have a radio so that contact can be made with the race start. These are easy to operate, so don’t be afraid!

If you feel that you will be able to help then please contact me by email on mmac.sec@blueyonder.co.uk

BMAF XC Championships – Results

A successful championships took place yesterday in Perry Park, Birmingham. I have reproduced a message from the MMAC Chair, Irene Nicholls, to the organisers….

“Hello everyone, congratulations on a most successful Championships today.
Please accept my personal thanks and that of BMAF & MMAC for once more providing a very supportive and professional team effort – I hope that the athletes appreciate the work and planning that goes into these events.  It has been a pleasure working with you all.
Wishing you a successful season and again many thanks” ………………..Irene
A full set of results can be seen on the XC page on the BMAF Blog, please go to http://wp.me/PQ0Ea-4a

Marshals for BMAF XC Champs, 12th March 2011

There are still volunteers needed to help with marshalling the BMAF XC Championships to be held on the 12th March in Perry Park, Birmingham.

Birchfield Harriers who so kindly agreed to co-organise this event with Midland Masters AC, have a very big XC event the week before and cannot be expected to supply all the marshals for both events on consecutive weekends. I am therefore once more appealing to any members who perhaps are injured and cannot compete in the event to consider helping us out. The first of 2 races starts at 12 noon and marshals will be required to “sign” in at no later than 11.15 am in the Birchfield Harriers Club Room at the Alexander Stadium.

It is an easy course to marshal but we do need at least another 10 volunteers.

If you can help then please either make a comment on this post giving your email address or contact me at mmac.sec@blueyonder.co.uk

BMAF Marathon Championships 2011

URGENT INFO.
To all Regional Secretaries. ( Please alert your members)
As road race secretary, I am alerting the BMAF Regions that the entries for 
this year's BMAF Marathon Championships are now open. 
Entries are on a first come-first served basis and there are no guaranteed 
entries for BMAF members.

Should you intend to compete, please enter ASAP. Entry Forms are 
downloadable from our website at http://www.bmaf.org.uk. 
(or from this link bmafmarathon2011-entry )

Mel James (BMAF Road Running Sec) 

Brueton Park Run #20

Brueton parkrun results for Midland Masters AC for event #20

This free event is brought to you by our volunteers and our sponsors:

Centurion RC’s Andy MONEY was the first athlete across the finish line today. He completed the course in 19:01 and posted an age grade score of 73.97%. The first female athlete to cross the line was Midland Masters AC’s Sheila Janet CAREY in a time of 23:43 posting an age grade score of 86.44%.

The following athletes from Midland Masters AC from took part in today’s Brueton parkrun, Saturday 5th December 2010.

.. Brueton Results by Club … Position Athlete Sex Run Time Club Name Age Grading % Age Category Personal Best 8 Sheila Janet CAREY F 23:43 Midland Masters AC 86.44% VW60-64

British & Irish Masters Cross Country International

British & Irish Masters Cross Country International

Congratulations to the following Midland Masters AC members who represented England in the Cross Country International races in Santry Park, Dublin on the 13^th November 2010.

*Northern Ireland

A full set of results can be downloaded from the Power of 10 website at http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/masters-international-results.pdf

BMAF XC Championships 2011

Entry forms are now available to download from http://wp.me/PQ0Ea-2x

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Owing to unforseen circumstances the BMAF Cross Country Championships 2011 due to be held in Luton will no longer take place. The event has been re-scheduled to take place on the same Perry Park circuit in Birmingham used for the 2009 Masters International Cross Country on the original date of 12th March 2011.

Midland Masters AC together with Birchfield Harriers will be putting on the event on behalf of the BMAF.

As details emerge the dedicated Blog http://wp.me/pQ0Ea-2C will be kept up to date. Please  make repeat visits and don’t forget to share with your friends & contacts by clicking the Facebook; Twitter and Email links below each post.

Tom Morris

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