BIGGLESWADE   ATHLETIC   CLUB

Newsletter : OCTOBER 2002
with apologies for this late arrival

CONTENTS:   News   |   Race Listings   |   Results   |   Contacts

News and events for September 2002:

Club Championship Races

Running Weekend 2003

Winter Weekend Training Runs

AAA of England - Road Relay Championships

Permits for Cross Country League Events

Veteran "Masters" (and Mistresses?)


Woking Athletic Club -Young Athletes Meeting

James Drinkwater at Summer Training Camp

Coaching Workshops

London Marathon

Looking after yourself...

NEWS   FOR   YOUNG   ATHLETES

 

 

Club Championship Races

Don't forget that the Standalone 10Km on 6 October is one of our Club Championship Races so get your entries in soon - Neil Gregory has the forms.   Unfortunately, the Club was not very well represented in the Swineshead 10, our 10 mile championship race.

 

 

Running Weekend 2003
A number of club members have asked if we can organise a Running Weekend away (possibly overseas!) to partake in a race and enjoy the social atmosphere.   One event we could aim for is the Le Touqeut 10K in France which takes place on Saturday 5th July 2003.   Le Touquet is a pleasant seaside town close to Bolougne, and therefore well within reach for a weekend away.   If you are interested in joining this trip, please let Nigel or Stuart know as soon as possible.   If there is enough interest we will need to book travel arrangements and accommodation before it is all snapped up by other visiting British runners.   Le Touquet has both Youth Hostel and B&B accommodation.

 

 

Winter Weekend Training Runs
Owing to the darker evenings there will be no more monthly Tuesday night "away" training runs until next year.   As a substitute we could plan some winter weekend longer runs - on a Saturday or Sunday morning - for those who may be training for a Half or Full Marathon.   The first run will be in November (date to be decided).   If you have a nice route (preferably off-road) in your area of about 12 to 14 miles, let Nigel or Stuart know.

 

 

AAA of England - Road Relay Championships
Sutton Park (Birmingham), Sat/Sun 26/27 Oct

Senior Men and Women race on the Saturday, Under-13s to Under-17s on the Sunday.   Please advise Stuart Galloway or Neil Gregory (for Seniors), or Ken Prior or David Brown (for Juniors), by Monday 7th October at the latest, if you are interested in running any of these events.   Hopefully, we will be able to get a team together.

Increasing problems in Sutton Park have required an increase in the number of Marshals that have to be deployed.   We are asked to provide 5 Marshals on both of the days - in return the Club would receive £100 (£200 if we cover both days).   If you are interested in acting as a Marshal, please advise any Committee member or Coach.

If we can get teams together for any of these races we will advise on transport arrangements later.

 

 

Permits for Cross Country League Events

We have been advised that rules have changed where permits for Cross Country League events are concerned. Each league event at different venues now have to have a separate permit and risk assessment, not as in previous years where one would cover all the matches in the league.

 

 

Veteran "Masters" (and Mistresses?)

British Veterans Athletic Federation have changed their name to "British Masters Athletic Federation".   Does this mean to say that we have to refer to all our lady members over 35 as "Mistresses" ?

 

 

Woking Athletic Club -Young Athletes Meeting

We have received a letter of thanks from the Chairman of the Woking Athletic Club for sending such a large team to their Young Athletes Open Championships on 1st September.   Over 500 individual athletes registered.   They look forward to seeing us again next year.

 

 

James Drinkwater at Summer Training Camp

During the school holidays James Drinkwater attended a residential Summer Training Camp 19th - 23 August at Bracknell in Berks. Here is his report of the course:
During the school holidays I attended the Adidas Young Athletes Summer Training Camp, which is a camp for runners of all abilities.   At the course there were national coaches and international athletes, but most were County standard.   The course was held at Wellington College Bracknell, Berks.   All the athletes stayed for the 5 days.   This was a typical day:-
7.30 am Light Jog and Stretch
8.00 am Breakfast
9.00 am Planning a suitable interval training session
10.30 am Completing the interval training session
12.30 pm Adidas foot scan and discussion on footwear
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Core stability session
4.00 pm 50 minute run
6.00 pm Dinner
7.00 pm Visit from a top athlete (i.e.   Mark Richardson)
8.00 pm Free time
11.00 pm Lights Out
Apart from getting up at 7.00 am each morning it was a really enjoyable and educating experience.   It was encouraging to know that I was holding my own with some national athletes (at least in training).   Their website address is - WWW.TRAILPLUS.COM.

Some points to come out from the course were:

  1. Plan your races in advance, throughout the season identify the important ones, and with your coach prepare a training/racing timetable
  2. Do not race every week, the body needs to recover.
  3. Do not train on the same programme day after day, alternate the regime .

 

 

Coaching Workshops

On Sunday 29th September 13 of our athletes, from various ages and disciplines have been accepted to attend an Eastern Athletic Association Coaching workshop at Luton.   The workshop was available to all from U 15 level to senior and covered most athletic disciplines.   There will be more to follow and if you would like to be considered speak to a coach, who will tell you what you need to do to be selected.   Also in attendance will be most of Biggleswade Athletic Club Coaches, to further their knowledge.   On the same day 7 of our youngsters will be competing in the Eastern Athletic Associations Combined Events Championships (budding Denise Lewis and Dean Macey's) at Peterborough.   For both events details will be in the next newsletter.

 

 

London Marathon

Next year's London Marathon is on Sunday 13th April 2003.   Don't forget to let us know if your entry to the London Marathon is rejected and you wish to be considered for a Club place.   We are usually lucky enough to receive two guaranteed places.

 

 

Looking after yourself...

Don't overdo it
The amount of training you carry out plays a key role in determining your real injury risk.   Studies have shown that your best direct injury predictor may be the amount of training you completed last month.   Fatigued muscles do a poor job of protecting their associated connective tissues, increasing the risk of damage to bone, cartilage, tendons and ligaments.   If you are a runner, the link between training quantity and injury means that the total mileage is an excellent indicator of your injury risk.   The more miles you accrue per week, the higher the chances of injury.   One recent investigation found a marked upswing in injury risk above 40 miles of running per week.   So take care - don't just pile on the miles.   Often quality is of more use than quantity.
 
Hill Work
Hill work results in the calf muscles learning to contract more quickly and thereby generating work at a higher rate, they become more powerful.   The calf muscle achieves this by developing more muscle fibres, around two or three times as many when compared to running on the flat.   For the athlete, it can mean higher running speeds and shorter footstrike times.   Remember, most treadmills in gyms have the facility of introducing an incline so rather than just running on the flat every time, try a bit of hill work - it will aid stamina development and will also help to prevent injury.   But again - build up carefully.   Your body has to get used to a new training regime.

 

 

  NEWS   FOR   YOUNG   ATHLETES

  For information on track and field events,
  contact your coach or David Brown, Track and Field Manager (01767 600094)

  • Junior Sports Hall Athletics is now flourishing on Monday evenings from 6pm to 7pm for 8 to 14 year-olds about 40 children are getting a fun taste of athletics. See David Brown, Ken Prior, or the Stratton notice board for more details.   Track sessions are to be arranged at Stevenage.
     
  • Winter is coming - Keep warm in club colours
    Ken has some club sweat shirts in yellow or blue (£13). T-shirts, tracksters and jackets are also available to order..
     
    further sightings of of Biggleswade kit:   being used by some junior basketball players at the Recreation Centre.   Kay Brown (who's design it was) should apply for royalties ?

 

CONTENTS:   News   |   Race Listings   |   Results   |   Contacts

 

RACE   LISTINGS

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

  Sun 6 Oct  T  Standalone 10k, Letchworth, 10:30am
  also Fun Run for juniors
  Club 10k championships
  Sun 6 Oct    Great North Run half-marathon, Newcastle
  Sat 12 Oct  T  Chiltern Cross Country, Watford
  Sun 13 Oct    Wildlife Trust Cambridge 10km, 10:30am
  Sun 20 Oct    Abingdon Marathon, 9:00am
      Royal Engineers Half Marathon, Waterbeach at 11:00am
 Sat 26 Oct &
Sun 27 Oct 		   AAA Road Relay Championships, Sutton Park, Birmingham
Senior Men and Women on Sat, Boys, Girls and U17s on Sun
we have also been asked to provide 5 Marshals (for which the Club will be paid)
 Sat 26 Oct    Beachy Head Marathon, Eastbourne (was Severn Sisters), at 09:00am
  Sun 27 Oct  T  Boss Trucks X Country, Letchworth

  Sat 2 Nov  T  Chiltern Cross country, Kingsbury (tbc)
  Wed 6 Nov    Henlow 10
  Sat 16 Nov    North of Thames (TBC)
  Sun 17 Nov    St Neots Riverside half-marathon, 9:30am
  also 3k fun run
  Sun TBA  T  Boss Trucks X Country, Wellingborough
  Sat 30 Nov  T  Chiltern League cross country, Oxford

  Sun 1 Dec    Luton Marathon, 10:00am
  Sun TBA  T  Boss Trucks X Country, Bedford

  Sat 11 Jan  T  Chiltern Cross Country League, Wing
  Sat 25 Jan  T  Southern Cross Country Champs, Exmouth
  Sun TBA  T  Boss Trucks X country, Biggleswade (tbc)

  Sat 15 Feb  T  Chiltern Cross Country League, Banbury ( tbc)
  Sun TBA  T  Boss Trucks X C ountry, Ampthill (tbc)

 

 

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RESULTS
compiled by
David Brown, Nigel Bush, 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.

Swineshead 10 Mile - Club Championship
Eight club runners (a slightly disappointing number) turned out for the annual 10 Mile Club Championship race at Swineshead.   On a hot sunny day, Roy came 2nd overall in the race, and just managed to beat Roger for the Club Championship title (age graded).   Roger took the Over 50 prize in the overall event.   Jan (running with the advantage of a hangover) finished ahead of Jackie to take the Club's Female title.
 Name  Actual
 Time 		 Age Graded
 Time 		 Age graded
 % performance 		 Age
 Cat 		 Club 10 Mile
 Championship
 Roy Kellaway  59m 38s  56m 44s  78.73  M43  Male Winner
 Gavin Elliot  66m 37s  66m 37s  67.05  M26  
 Roger Wadeley  68m 00s  58m 21s  76.56  M56  
 Stuart Galloway  75m 23s  64m 06s  69.68  M57  
 Nigel Bush  75m 45s  66m 07s  67.55  M54  
 Jan Forrester  82m 00s (approx)  72m 28s  68.15  F50  Female Winner
 Jackie Tutt  83m 43s  83m 43s  58.99  F29  

Swineshead 4 mile Fun Run
The club were well represented by James, Chris and Jonathon Drinkwater.   Congratulations to whichever of James or Chris who won the event - your editor has two different reports, presumably the other came second; elder brother James found himself on the 10 Mile course having taken a wrong turning.

High Peak 40 Mile Challenge - 21st September
Three members of the Club went up to Buxton in Derbyshire to take part in this gruelling but enjoyable event.   The weather was superb and the scenery impressive as ever.
Chris Clarke achieved a personal best for the course in a time of 7hrs. 17mins. and came a very creditable 9th place.
Jan Forrester completed the event in 8hrs. 24mins.   She was 3rd lady and 1st female vet (sorry - Mistress!) - an excellent performance!
Peter Eaton ran the event in 9hrs 1min and would have been under 9 hours if he had not gone slightly astray in the last mile.
Well done to all three!

Vauxhall 5km
James Drinkwater came 20th out of 151 runners, in 17mins. 41secs.

Eastern Young Athletes League, 4th Aug, St Albans
 U13 Girls  70 M Hurdles  Kay Brown  1st  12.6 secs  
   800 M (A)  Kay Brown  1st  2.47.6 mins  
   800 M (B)  Olivia Moore  1st  2.52.6 mins  
   Long Jump  Olivia Moore  3rd  3.48 M PB  
   Discus (A)  Kay Brown  2nd  15.65 M  
   Discus (B)  Olivia Moore  1st  13.07 M  
 U15 Girls  75 M Hurdles  Lauren Ambrose  1st  12.5 secs  
   100 M  Collette Wellham  3rd  15.5 secs  
   200 M  Jessica King  4th  31.7 secs  
   800 M  Eleanor Moore  3rd  2.59.7 mins  
   1500 M  Aileen Russell  1st  6.00.1 mins  
   Long Jump (A)  Lauren Ambrose  1st  4.57 M  
   Long Jump (B)  Collette Welham  2nd  3.94 M  
   High Jump (A)  Lauren Ambrose  1st  1.65 M   PB CR AAA Gd I
   High Jump (B)  Eleanor Moore  2nd  1.30 M PB  
   Shot  Jessica King  3rd  7.08 M  
   Discus  Jessica King  1st  17.92 M  
   Javelin (A)  Eleanor Moore  2nd  13.79 M  
   Javelin (B)  Collette Welham  1st  12.75 M  
   4 x 100 M Relay    3rd  59.6 secs  
 U17 Girls  100 M  Rachel Baust  1st  13.5 secs  
   200 M  Rachel Baust  1st  27.2 secs  
 U13 Boys  100 M  Matthew Winter  2nd  14.4 secs  
   200 M  Matthew Winter  1st  29.5 secs  
   800 M  Ashley Savage  2nd  2.53.0 mins  
   Long Jump (A)  Matthew Winter  1st  4.38 M  PB CR AAA Gd III
   Long Jump (B)  Ashley Savage  1st  3.92 M  
   Shot  Ashley Savage  1st  5.15 M  
 U15 Boys  100 M (A)  Adam Dilley  1st  12.7 secs  
   100 M (B)  Ross Taylor  1st  13.4 secs  
   200 M (A)  Adam Dilley  1st  25.9 secs  
   200 M (B)  Ross Cockcroft  2nd  28.1 secs  
   800 M  Jonathan Drinkwater  2nd  2.40.8 mins  
   1500 M  Jonathan Drinkwater  2nd  5.31.7 mins  
   Shot (A)  Ross Taylor  2nd  9.53 M  
   Shot (B)  Chris Drinkwater  3rd  6.42 M  
   Discus (A)  Ross Taylor  3rd  19.03 M  PB CR
   Discus (B)  Chris Drinkwater  2nd  16.77  
   Javelin (A)  Jonathan Rainwater  4th  19.32 M  
   Javelin (B)  Chris Drinkwater  2nd  16.77 M  
   4 x 100 M    2nd  53.2 secs  
 U17 Men  800 M  James Drinkwater  1st  2.19.8 mins  
   1500 M  James Drinkwater  1st  4.55.5 mins  
   Triple Jump  James Drinkwater  1st  9.62 M  PB

County Track and Field Champs 13th May 2002 Luton - Late Result
 U15 Girls  Aileen Russell  3rd

South of England Inter Counties Champs at Barnet Copthall 25th August.
Adam Dilley and Lauren Ambrose were both selected for Bedfordshire, and helped the County to achieve 13th position with 40 points.
 U15 Boys  Adam Dilley  100 M  5th (Heat)  12.29 secs  PB AAA Gd II
     200 M  6th Final  25.41  PB
 U15 Girls  Lauren Ambrose  75 M Hurdles  6th final  11.86 secs  PB CR AAA Gd I
     High Jump  2nd  1.55 M

Marshall Peugeot Games Peterborough 26th August
 U11 Girls  Sammy Harris  80 M  4th (Heat)  15.0 secs  
     Long Jump  14th  2.53 M  
   Amy Pritchard  80 M  3rd (Heat)  14.5 secs  
     Long Jump  16th  2.39 M  
   Helen Brown  80 M  3rd (Heat)  13.4 secs  
     Long Jump  4th  3.38 M  
     600 M  12th  2.20.5 mins  
 U13 Girls  Lauren Robinson  100 M  5th  14.9 secs  
     Long Jump  4th  3.54 M  
      (4th on count back as team mate Kay
  had exactly the same best jump ,
  but Kay had a superior 2nd best jump)
   Kay Brown  70 M Hurdles  3rd  13.0 secs  
     Long Jump  3rd  3.54 M  
     800 M  5th  2.45.7 mins  
 U15 Girls  Jessica King  Shot  3rd  6.69 M  
     Discus  5th  16.16 M  
     800 M  8th  3.19.1 mins  
 U15 Boys  Ross Taylor  Shot  2nd  10.51 M  CR PB AAA Gd III
     100 M  4th  13.2 secs  
   Ross Cockcroft  100 M  5th  13.0 secs  
     200 M  4th  27.6 secs  
 U17 Boys  Adam Ball  1 mile  13th  5.05.3 mins  PB CR
 Senior/Vet Men  David Brown  800 M  4th  2.10.7 mins  SB

Colchester Open 26th August
 U15 Boys  Jonathan Drinkwater  1500 M  5th
   Chris Drinkwater  1500 M  3rd
 U17 Boys  James Drinkwater  800 M  1st
 U20 Men  Zack Morrison  100 M  1st  11.7 secs
     High Jump  1st  1.75 M

Woking Young Athletes Open Championship, 1st September
 U11 Girls  Kayleigh Huckle  80 M  5th  13.7 secs  
     Long Jump  12th  2.64 M  
     600 M  4th  2.17.7 mins  
   Helen Brown  80 M  4th  13.4 secs  
     Long Jump  5th  3.38 M  
     600 M  3rd  2.14.15 mins  
 U13 Girls  Lauren Robinson  100 M  7th  15.1 secs  
     Long Jump    3.68 M  PB AAA Gd IV
   Olivia Moore  Long Jump  20th  2.82 M  
     800 M  8th  3.07.2 mins  
   Kay Brown  70 M Hurdles  2nd  12.7 secs  
     Discus  6th  14.82 M  
     800 M  4th  2.48.7 mins  
 U15 Girls  Eleanor Moore  Javelin  6th    
     800 M  8th  3.10.2 mins  
   Lauren Ambrose  High Jump  3rd  1.55 M  
     Long Jump  9th  4.33 M  
     75 M Hurdles  2nd  12.0 secs  
   Tanya Huckle  100 M  5th  14.06 secs  
     Long Jump  14th  4.15 M  
 U17 Women  Rachel Baust  300 M  3rd  43.5 secs  
 U15 Boys  Ross Taylor  Shot  7th  9.54 M  
     100 M  7th Heat  13.74 secs  
   Adam Dilley  100 M  3rd Final  12.3 secs  
   Jonathan Drinkwater  800 M  7th  2.47.3 mins  
   Chris Drinkwater  1500 M  4th  5.05.8 mins  
     Javelin  3rd  22.48 M  CR PB
 U17 Boys  Paul Arkwright  200 M  6th  26.5 secs  fell but still finished
in a good time
   James Drinkwater  800 M  6th  2.13.82 mins  
 U20 Men  Zack Morrison  100 M  4th  12.27 secs  
     200 M  4th  24.66 secs  
     High Jump  2nd  1.75 M  

Watford Open, 8th September
 U11 Girls  Helen Brown  55 M Hurdles  1st  11.3 secs  PB CR
     High Jump  1st  1.12 M  PB CR
   Sammy Harris  100 M  3rd    
     Lon Jump  4th    
 U7 Boys  George Harris  100 M  4th    
 U13 Girls  Kay Brown  70 M Hurdles  1st  12.7 secs  
     800 M  1st  2.45.7 secs  
 U15 Girls  Jessica King  Shot  2nd  6.68 M  
     100 M  4th  15.0 secs  
     Discus  4th  19.55 M  PB CR AAA Gd IV
 U17 Women  Rachel Baust  300 M  1st  44.2 secs  
     Triple Jump  1st  10.34 M  PB CR AAA Gd II
(qual dist for AAA's 2003)
 U13 Boys  Matthew Winter  100 M  2nd    
     200 M  2nd    

Isle of White Open, 15th Sep
 U15 Girls  Lauren Ambrose  High Jump  1st  1.60 M  
     75 M Hurdles  1st  12.3 secs  
 U20 Men  Zack Morrison  High Jump  1st  1.80 M  PB CR AAA Gd III
     200 M  2nd  24.7 secs  

 

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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
Tel: 01767 600094
 
Road Running Secretary:     Neil Gregory   neilg@ntlworld.com
Tel: 01767 314974
 
Cross Country Secretary:     Neil Gregory   neilg@ntlworld.com
Tel: 01767 314974
 
Deputy Road / X-Country Sec
  		  Gavin Elliot   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
 
 
Child
Protection
Officers:   		  Lynda Ambrose   and
  David Hindle davidhindle@msn.com
Tel: 01767 316479
 
Web sites     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 : September 2002

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