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Newsletter : NOVEMBER 2003


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News and events for November 2003:

Cross Country Championships

London Marathon

The "Tuesday" Senior Programme

Leagues, Series, and Other Events

New Members


Coaching Sessions

Forthcoming Coaching Courses

The Proposed Athletic Track

Annual Subscriptions

  NEWS   FOR   YOUNG   ATHLETES


 
The background colour is currently set to an approximation to "gold", which is part of the club colours.   Do you like it, or would you prefer something more subtle? - please let me know what you think - davidhindle@msn.com

 

 

Cross Country Championships - advance notice

 

 

London Marathon - 18 April 2004

We are about to apply for the London Marathon Club Places - we are normally lucky enough to obtain two guaranteed entries so if your own application for this prestigious race is unsuccessful and you still wish to be considered for a club place don't forget to let Stuart Galloway know by 16 December.

 

 

The "Tuesday" Senior Programme

All events start at 7pm unless stated, and are on a Tuesday.  Meet inside the bar area of the Weatherley Centre.  Any future ideas for programme activities should be passed to Gavin or one of the committee.  We hope you will all find these events enjoyable, they are designed to improve your running and over-all fitness - all feedback is welcome.

   4 Nov  Speed Work with Steve (he's hard but fair) 
 11 Nov  A Lap Of Biggleswade Boundary 
 18 Nov  Ladies Choice 
 25 Nov  Running Club Twinning - cross training with another fitness organisation. 
 

 

 

Leagues, Series, and Other Events

 

 

New Members

Welcome to the following athletes who have recently been elected members of the Club:
  Seniors Lisa Rowbottom and Kirstie Brown from Gamlingay
  Derek McCullough, a senior who lives in Sandy
  Charlie Jones, a junior from Shefford
The committee would like to wish each of you the very best in your running and hope that you continue to enjoy your membership of the Club.

 

 

Coaching Sessions

Steve Worrall will be holding Speedwork sessions on Thursday evenings at 7pm from Stratton from the 13th of November onwards for those interested.

Provisional dates for coaching at the weekend are as follows:
    22 Nov   Chicksands   10am
      6 Dec   Bedford Track   9am
      3 Jan   Chicksands   10am
    21 Feb   Bedford Track   9am

 

 

Forthcoming Coaching Courses
See Ken or David for further details.

 Children in Athletics  Kings Lynn  Sun 9th Nov
 Level 1 Course  Twickenham  Sat 29 Nov
 Children in Athletics  Twickenham  Sun 30 Nov

 

 

The Proposed Athletic Track

Most of you are probably aware that a new Athletic Track for East Bedfordshire has been an ongoing item for discussion amongst the MBDC and other political bodies for some time now.  On 22nd October, the MBDC Executive decided that the Track should be sited at Sandy Upper School.  Although the cost of the facility has been raised from the original estimates it still offers good value for money and the Councillors were very positive about the whole project going forward.  It is just possible that work will commence on the facility in Spring 2004 which means that it could be up and running by late summer.  Keep your fingers crossed!

 

 

Club Membership - Annual Subscriptions

Please don't forget that annual subscriptions become due on 1st January 2004.  Membership is still only £12 for seniors and £5 for juniors and Second Claim members.  Prompt payment would be very much appreciated.  Don't forget that it is a Club Rule that you may not compete for the Club after 31st January if your subscription has not been renewed.

 

 


  NEWS   FOR   YOUNG   ATHLETES

 

Supplemental Event-Specific Junior Training Sessions

In addition to the normal Monday Sport Hall sessions, Ken Prior and Debie Nott are running these extra sessions for particular events.  Sprint and distance running sessions will be added shortly - check the web-site (www.biggleswadeac.org.uk).

High Jump:
 Ken Prior   at Biggleswade Rec Centre   on Fri 31 Oct and Fri 21 Nov at 9:00 pm (evening)

  Throws:
 Debbie Nott   at Stockwood Park Track, Luton   on Sat 8 Nov and Sat 13 Dec at 10:00 am (morning)

 


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RACE   LISTINGS

If you have transport problems, and need transport/lift to an event,
please contact the
Team Manager
 
 T 

=   targetted race  
 


 
Sat 1 Nov  T  Chiltern Cross Country League, Luton
Sun 2 Nov   Stevenage Mencap Half Marathon and 3 miles, Stevenage, at 10:30am
Sun 9 Nov   T  Three Counties Cross Country League, Wellingborough
Sat 15 Nov    NWLL Cross Country, Ware
Sun 16 Nov   St Neots Riverside Half Marathon and 3k fun run, St Neots, at 10:00am
    Stortford 10, Bishops Stortford, at 10.00am
Wed 19 Nov   Sainsbury's Stevenage 5k Series, John Henry Newman School, at 7:30pm
Sat 22 Nov    Wolverton 5, Willen Lake, Milton Keynes, at 3.00pm
Sat 29 Nov   T  Chiltern Cross Country League, Luton
Sun 30 Nov   T  Three Counties Cross Country League, Bedford  
 


 
Wed 3 Dec   Sainsbury's Stevenage 5k Series, John Henry Newman School, at 7:30pm
Sun 7 Dec   Nene Valley 10, Peterborough, at 1:00pm
    Luton Marathon and Relay at 10:00am
Sun 14 Dec   Great Barford Half Marathon at 11:00am
(Club Championship race - this is a new Club Championship Race distance)
Tue 16 Dec   Sainsbury's Stevenage 5k Series, John Henry Newman School, at 7:30pm
Fri 26 Dec   Witham Boxing Day 5, Witham, Essex, at 11:00am  
 


 
2004
Sat 10 Jan  T  Chiltern Cross Country League, Slough
Sun 11 Jan   T  Three Counties Cross Country League and junior race, Ampthill
Sat 17 Jan    NWLL Cross Country, Barnet
Sat 24 Jan    SEAA Championships, Parliament Hill, London  
 


 
Sun 8 Feb   T  Three Counties Cross Country League, Leighton Buzzard
POSTPONED TO 15 FEB
Sat 14 Feb  T  Chiltern Cross Country League, Wing
Sat 14 Feb    NWLL Cross Country, Wormwood Scrubs
Sun 15 Feb   T  Three Counties Cross Country League, Leighton Buzzard
Sat 21 Feb    English National Championships, Leeds  
 


 

 

 


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RESULTS
compiled by
Nigel Bush, Damien Pitts, Ken Prior, and Neil Gregory

  A full list of Club Records and Best Performances is available from David Brown.     If you believe you have a new record contact David (01767 600094) with a validated result.

Diss 15  28 Sep
 Jan Forrester  2hr 2m 53s  1st Female vet 50

Seniors Handicap  21 Oct
 Roy Kelloway  28.15
 Neil Gregory  29.55
 Damien Pitts  30.49
 Nigel Bush  31.34
 Del  32.27
 Kath Brasier  34.51
 Tony  35.53
 Zoe Dawson  36.17
 Sarah Laroche  37.19

Swineshead 10 Mile - Club 10 Mile Championship  14 Sep
We can now confirm that Roy Kellaway and Karen Worrell are our 10 Mile Club Champions for 2003.  Congratulations to both.
Note that we use the "age-graded" time to determine positions for our Club Championships.  The age-graded time is calculated using the World Association of Veteran Athletics (WAVA) set of age-graded tables.  These tables take into account how much a person's athletic performance improves during youth and declines with age - basically, it gives us oldies a chance!

Race
Posn

 
  Name

Actual
Time

Cat
Posn
Age
Graded
Time
 
 
Age
 2  Roy Kellaway  60.49  1st M40  57.26  M44
 15  Ian Skerratt  68.58  2nd M50  61.12  M52
 17  Karen Worrell  69.58  1st Lady  67.55  F39
 34  Nigel Bush  76.48    66.29  M55
 37  Emily Woodfield  77.13  2nd Lady  77.13  F26
 53  Tony Haymes  80.42    77.54  M41
 69  Martin Turpin  88.11    88.11  M30
 72  Carl Kingston  88.22    86.31  M39
 93  Zoe Dawson  100.05    100.05  F29

Standalone 10K - Club 10K Championship  5 Oct
Congratulations to Roy Steven and Zoe Dawson who are our 10K Club Champions for 2003.

Race
Posn

 
  Name

Actual
Time

Cat
Posn
Age
Graded
Time
 
 
Age
 
 40  Roy Steven  37.42  3rd M50  33.18  M52  
 168  Pasquale Pellecchia  42.14  25th M50  37.00  M53  2nd claim
 194  Nigel Bush  43.19  30th M50  37.19  M55  
 208  Damien Pitts  43.55    43.55  M20  
 256  Arthur Mitchell  45.10  38th M50  37.53  M58  
 263  Stuart Galloway  45.23  39th M50  38.04  M58  
 330  Colin Harries  47.21  50th M50  40.26  M56  
 397  Zoe Dawson  49.44  46th SL  49.44  F29  
 629  Helen Slaymaker  63.22  152nd SL  63.22  F31  

Chiltern Cross-Country Division 2  Watford 11 Oct
 U11 girls  Helen Brown  9th overall  (not separated by divisions)
 U13 boys  Nick Gilbert  1st  
 U17 girls  Aileen Russell  1st  
 Sen ladies  Lisa Rowbottom  15th  
 Kirsty Brown  52nd  
 Sen men  Lawrence Oldershaw  2nd  
   David Brown  47th  (21st O/40)
   Ken Prior  57th  (8th O/50)

Three Counties Cross Country League  Letchworth 26 Oct
 Men  Alan Broughton  7th
   Roy Steven  38th
   Pasquale Pellecchia  65th
   Neil Gregory  73rd
   Ken Prior  76th
   Gavin Elliott  88th
   Damien Pitts  118th
   Nigel Bush  122nd
   Colin Harries  141st
   Stuart Galloway  142nd
 Ladies  Aileen Russel  25th
   Katherine Brasier  26th
   Zoe Dawson  32nd
   Sarah Laroche  33rd
   Penny Fletcher  69th

 


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Biggleswade Athletic Club kit

Sportscene in Biggleswade now keeps Biggleswade AC crop tops as well as vests and shorts.  Smaller (and larger ) crop tops are still available to order through Ken.

Ken is the contact for smaller sizes of Club shorts and all sizes of T shirts (£6.50), sweatshirts (£13.50), jackets (£37.50), and tracksters (£14.00), all bearing the Biggleswade AC logo.
 

 


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Biggleswade Athletic Club contacts

   
Chairman:     Nigel Bush nigelbush@hotmail.com
Tel: 01767 682251
 
Vice Chairman:     Kevin Ambrose kevin.ambrose@ntlworld.com
Tel: 01767-225473
 
Hon Secretary:     Stuart Galloway 8 The Avenue, Sandy, Beds, SG19 1ER
stuart.galloway@ntlworld.com
Tel: 01767-223942
 
Hon Treasurer:     Chris Clarke clarkecd@bigwig.net
Tel: 01234-216245
 
Track Secretary:     David Brown david.brown@vauxhall.co.uk
david.brown@bowneglobal.co.uk
Tel: 01767 600094
 
Road Running and
Cross Country Secret'y:  
  Neil Gregory   neilg@ntlworld.com
Tel: 01767 314974
 
Deputy Road and
Cross Country Secret'y:
 
  Gavin Elliott   gavinanne@btopenworld.com
Tel: 01767 692381
 
Youth/Coaching Secretary:     Ken Prior ken.prior@zetnet.co.uk
Tel: 01767-260592 
 
Ladies Captain:     Jan Forrester janet.forrester@idnet.co.uk
Tel: 01462-814468
 
 
Child
Protection
Officers:  
  Lynda Ambrose   and Tel: 01767-225473
  David Hindle davidhindle@msn.com
Tel: 01767 316479
 
Web sites     the club http://www.BiggleswadeAC.org.uk/
  latest newsletter http://davidhindle.tripod.com/BAC/lastnews.htm
  previous newsletters http://davidhindle.tripod.com/BAC

Newsletter Editor:     David Hindle 6 Mallard Walk, Biggleswade, BEDS SG18 8DY
davidhindle@msn.com
Tel: 01767 316479


BIGGLESWADE   ATHLETIC   CLUB

Newsletter : NOVEMBER 2003


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