track and field

Very Important Notice

Important Notice

Please note that the closing date for Online Entries to the European Masters Track & Field Championships in Zittau is the 31^st May 2012.

It’s important to realise that the closing date for paper entries, 16^th May, has passed and no longer applies.

All links giving details of how to enter and the online entry can be found on the BMAF website at http://tinyurl.com/5r9k3on

Town Hall Zittau, Saxony, Germany (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

For a direct link to “How to Enter Online”, click here http://tinyurl.com/8x6wpyq

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The Tartan Games

Tartan Games, Gateshead, 27th August 2011

Member #M2978, John Steel form Cheltenham & Co. Harriers, intends to compete in the The Tartan Games, on the 27th August in Gateshead. At the moment there are NO masters/veteran races but the organizers have agreed to put races if enough masters/veterans enter. John wants to compete in the 100m and 200m and wants to know if any masters/veterans, whether members or not, are interested in entering, thus meaning he doesn’t have to compete against much younger adversaries!

Anyone interested should contact John on john@strictlymortgages.co.uk

Click this link to go direct to the Gatehead Harriers page giving details and entry form… http://tinyurl.com/44erbop

Jo Ogden

We have just heard the sad news that long serving member Jo Ogden died of cancer on the 30th May 2011 in Lincoln Hospital. Jo joined MVAC, as it was then, in 1989 and still holds 6 Championship Best Performances in our Track & Field Championships, the earliest from 1990 and the latest from 2003. In recent years her health had deteriorated but she was always looking forward to competing again, maintaining her competition licence with England Athletics.

Colin Simpson writes:

“I was sorry to learn of the death of Jo Ogden.  We corresponded for many years, particularly after she moved to Sleaford at Cranwell Village.

We shared a common hatred of the EU and she gave me a supply of stickers with “GB out” emblazoned prominently.  After she moved to Sleaford, she complained that she could no longer practise her javelin throwing because the ground was too stony and it bent the point of the javelin!

A charming woman”.  CS

Her Championship Best Performances are:

R.I.P.

Results Midland Veterans Track and Field

Results Midland Veterans Track and Field League Meeting 2 South Division – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/5ibFs

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

“The Bear”

The latest edition of “the Bear” – the newsletter of Warwickshire County AA – is now available on the County web site.

Urgent Reminder

A last minute reminder to the track & field athletes that the ‘Old Guard’ T&F meeting take place next Sunday, 17th October at Stourport. All are welcome but get your entry forms off fast…. get them here: http://wp.me/PDLtv-bo

All the details are on this page too.

MVT&F League – Cup Finals

The Cup Finals of the Midland Veterans Track & Field League take place in Rugby on the 5th September 2010.

Midland Masters have decided not to contest this event because we have so few athletes available to compete. We will however continue in the MVT&F L next year

EAMA Inter-Area Challenge – Results

The EAMA Inter-Area Challenge Track & Field Match took place last Sunday, 8th August in Solihull.

Full Results both Women & Men plus overall results can be downloaded here…..

InterAreaResults Women 2010 V4

InterAreaResults Men Overall 2010 V4

Amended 19/08/2010

Old Guard Winter Competition

I know the Summer T&F season has hardly got under way but here is some advanced news for next Winter!! The “Old Guard Winter Competition” will once again be organised by Tony Crocker for some good old out of season contests. The first meeting will be held at Stourport on the 17th October 2010. The date of the second meeting still has to be confirmed but will be in March 2011.

Entry forms will be available later but in the meantime make a note in your diaries and watch this space!!