Masters

Track & Field Championships 2011

Image by Luther College Photos via Flickr

Results from the Track & Field Championships 2011 held on Sunday, 12th June at Leicester are now published at  http://ow.ly/5ipKf

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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.

Virgin London Marathon

Congratulations to all Midland Masters members who completed the marathon yesterday under difficult conditions. Well done.

A summary of their results appears on the London Marathon Page at http://bit.ly/faVmQO

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MMAC Relays & AGM

Important – Please Read…..

I’ve only just found out the confusion on how many legs are to be run for the M35-44 & M45-54 age groups.

The entry form said 4 legs but the Newsletter said 3 legs for the M45-54 and I didn’t spot it. Therefore some Clubs have entered 4 athletes and some 3. The decision has been made to keep to the M35-44 as 4 legs and the M45-54 as 3 legs, this avoids teams turning up with a runner short.

We are trying to keep to the BMAF 10 year age groups and the changes have caused some confusion.

Apologies for this error and I hope that it doesn’t spoil your participation.

One final appeal…. please do your best to attend the AGM after the presentation of prizes for the relays.

Virgin London Marathon 2011

London Marathon

Virgin London Marathon 2011

With only a week to go all the hard work should have been put in, so an easy week ahead!

Can I wish all the members who were successful in gaining a Club place this year the very best of luck for the big day. I hope all goes well with no problems and hope you all have a stress free pre-race week. In addition to the 5 members who were lucky for a Club place after being rejected, I’m sure we will have many who will be representing their UKA Clubs. If you let me know I will endeavor to  recognize you on the results page http://bit.ly/faVmQO

Our 5 members are: –

• M3309   Trevor Allport
• M3434    John Keegan
• M3449    Nicholas Blackham
• W0496    Lesley Keighley
• M3396     Simon McNamee

I’ll be busy at our relays and AGM but will record the marathon to watch later. I shall be looking closely for the MMAC Club Vests, white with the vertical red stripe. Run well and achieve your goals.

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Brueton parkrun

The Brueton parkrun goes from strength to strength and is an ideal training spin whatever you are training for! And whatever ability. Those members local to Solihull should take advantage of this free weekly 5k run. You can even walk round with the dog if you wish to. No problems.

Register online, print your personal bar code, bring it along for the 9.00 am start, run/walk, collect place tag, have bar codes scanned and that’s it!!

Results will be available later in the day. Register as a member of MMAC and I will get all your results to post on our ‘parkrun’ page.

Further details can be had from http://bit.ly/geffUV

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“Old Guard” Track & Field April Meeting

The next “Old Guard” Track & Field Meeting takes place on the 3rd April 2011 at Stourport. All the details and entry form can be found at http://wp.me/PDLtv-bo

This event is a relaxed masters meeting and is open to non Midland Masters AC members.

This is your chance to see how winter training has gone or to try out new events and just to have FUN.

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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