Biggleswade AC Nov 2005

Annual Club Dinner and Presentation Evening

Christmas Holiday period training runs

If you are sitting at home over the Christmas period, having over-indulged on the Turkey and trimmings, why not burn off some of the surplus by partaking in one of the following:

Wed 28 Dec Fairy Run
Thu 29 Dec Rowney Warren training session, at 10:30
Sat 31 Dec Kingfisher Way run, at 09:00
Mon 2 Jan Rowney Warren training session, at 10:30
More details in the December Newsletter and on the web site.

Club Championship Races

This year's 10 mile and Half Marathon Club Championship races will be as follows:

10 Mile Sun 4 Dec Nene Valley 10 at Peterborough
- a change from the planned race
Half Marathon Sun 11 Dec Beds Harriers Half Marathon at Wootton

London Marathon 2006: Club Places

An application for club places has been made but a response from the organisers has not yet been received. We hope to obtain at least two club places. If you have made application to enter the race but are unsuccessful in your bid and wish to be considered for a club place, then don't forget to advise Stuart Galloway by mid-December. A further reminder will be published next month.

The Tuesday Night Programme

8th Nov Away day - Bedford
15th Nov Fun on the Track
22nd Nov Speed work with Steve
29th Nov Incline training (followed by 'Injuries' talk led by Graham Bufton)
6th Dec Sandy Circuit
13th Dec Fartlek
20th Dec Speed work followed by drinks in the club bar

(NB: On alternate Thursday evenings a (non-compulsory) speed work session is organised, and each week a general run will also be organised. This is decided on a week to week basis depending on ability groups and the racing programme.

If you have any comments on the programme or would like to lead an away day please let Gav or the committee know; all feedback gratefully received.

You can find these and other training events in the training section of the Club website

Leagues, Series, and Other Events

Chiltern Cross Country League
All meetings are on Saturdays

5 Nov RAF Halton
3 Dec Luton
7 Jan Stowe
11 Feb Wing
Three Counties Cross Country League
All meetings are on Sundays, at 11:00am

13 Nov Wootton (changed date and venue)
18 Dec Letchworth
8 Jan tba
5 Feb Dunstable
5 Mar Bedford
AAA Indoor Championships 4/5 March
Th 2006 championships are being held at Birmingham's Indoor Arena with all three age groups (U20/U17/U15) over the same weekend again. As a club we have at least 7 athletes who have qualified to compete with the best in the UK in these national championships, more could follow if the qualifying standard is achieved. For more information see David Brown.

Cross Country Championships - 2006

*SEAA Cross Country Championships*	28 Jan	Bicton College, Exmouth
*SEAA Veterans Championships*	4 Feb	Ruislip
*ECCA National Championships*	25 Feb	Parliament Hill Fields, London

South of England Indoor Championships
Sutton Arena, Surrey
For male and female U15, U17, U20 and Senior
Pentathlon Ł9 (Seniors Ł11), other events Ł5 (Seniors Ł7) per event
Entries close 20 Dec for Pentathlon, 10 Jan for other events
see David Brown for more information

Sun 8 Jan	Pentathlon (HJ, LJ, Shot 60m, 60m Hurdles)
Sat 21 Jan	*60m, 60m Hurdles* *Pole Vault* Starting Heights - SM 3.80m, U20M 3.20m, U17M 2.80m, U15B 2.20m - SW 2.50m. U20W 2.30m, U17W 2.20m, U15G 1.90m *Long Jump* U17M, U15B, U17W, U15G *Triple Jump* U17M, U15B, U17W
Sun 22 Jan	*High Jump* Starting Heights - SM 1.75m, U20M 1.65m, U17M 1.60m, U15B 1.50m - SW 1.50m, U20W 1.50m, U17W 1.45m, U15G 1.40m *Shot* *Long Jump* SM, U20M, SW, U20W *Triple Jump* SM, U20M, SW, U20W

New Members

Welcome to the following athletes recently elected as members of the Club:

  Sam Barham - a junior who lives in Potton
  Lauren Welling - a junior who lives in Sandy
  Mark Peacock - a senior who lives in Great Barford

Best of luck in all your athletic endeavours!

NEWS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES

Junior training now takes place at Sandy Upper School playing fields, initially from 6.30pm until 7 pm - check the web-site towards the end of the month for any time changes or contact David Brown or Ken Prior.
Ken will be restarting the Foundation Athletics scheme where juniors (or seniors!) learn to do all events and get signed off with an Athletic Competence Certificate at the end of the course. This will run on Tuesdays only at 6.30-7.30pm
Jumping (HJ, TJ and LJ) will take place on alternate Thursdays starting on 10th November. If you want to be sure that you get reminders of the jumping dates telephone 01767 260592 or email ken.prior@zetnet.co.uk.