Track and Field Awards Evening, with the Junior Awards – 6pm Sun 16 Oct Biggleswade AC 60th Anniversary Celebration Three Counties Cross Country at Shuttleworth Park – Sun 13 Nov ClubMark Administration of the Track New Trophies New Members Round Norfolk Relay - Team Briefing, Tues 6th September Training

Track and Field Awards Evening, with the Junior Awards – 6pm Sun 16 Oct The junior awards, as well as the senior and veteran track and field awards, will be presented at a special evening at the dining hall at Sandy Upper School.  It will follow on from the end of the 60 at 60 relay.  We hope that the bar will be open and light food will be provided.  There will be no charge but please let one of the committee know if you are coming to help us gauge numbers. Please check the time closer to the event     Biggleswade AC 60th Anniversary Celebration About 150 members, former members and family attended the club’s 60th Anniversary celebrations on 21st August and it proved to be a great success.  The morning events saw about 14 runners take part in the “how many laps can you run in 60 minutes” event, whilst many more were seeking out the hidden clues in Lee’s Treasure Hunt.  The turbo target throw was won by joint winners Josh Watson and Alice Middleton, while and the Decimetre jump competition was won by Georgina Sexton. By 1pm the sun came out for a beautiful warm afternoon and the guests enjoyed the succulent Hog Roast and trimmings.  Many former members from the 1980s and 90’s were present and thoroughly enjoyed the chance to relive former glories and reminisce by looking at the memorabilia and slideshow.  After lunch, those that still had energy to burn, took part in the hilarious 60metre 6-legged race followed by the 6 x 100m relay for all family members to run. It proved to be a worthy celebration of the club’s history and achievements, and many thanks to those who helped plan and organise the event.     Three Counties Cross Country at Shuttleworth Park – Sunday 13th November After a break of about 4 years, our club are once again hosting a Three Counties Cross Country league race at Shuttleworth Park on Sunday 13th November.  This is the 2nd race in the 5 race series throughout the winter months.  Please put the date in your diaries as we will need some non-running helpers on the day, but we also need a good turnout of runners for our “home” race.     ClubMark The renewal of our Clubmark registration is now nearly complete and we hope to hear of a positive outcome sometime in early October.     Administration of the Track The administration of the Track continues to go well.  We have had quite a few bookings from other Clubs and Groups and our running costs have turned out to be remarkably low so far.  However, it must be remembered that the Club is now responsible for the cost of any repairs or equipment replacement.  We are continuing to monitor the situation very closely.     New Trophies The Club has purchased four new trophies to be presented annually to those athletes who performed the best in the Eastern Vets League and the Southern Athletic League.     New Members Welcome to the following new senior members who have joined us recently:   Gary Baldwin   who lives in Bedford   Paul Cooke   who lives in Biggleswade   Dorothy Elsey   who lives in Edinburgh   David Frampton   who lives in Biggleswade    We also welcome back David King, who used to be a member of the Club in his running days but who now joins us as a social member.  We look forward to seeing him at many of the Club functions. We wish you all the very best in your sporting endeavours and hope that you get great pleasure out of your membership of Biggleswade AC.     Round Norfolk Relay - Team Briefing, Tues 6th September Our RNR Team Briefing will take place on Tuesday 6th September 2011 at 8pm in the Classroom of the Future. The briefing is open to all runners, cyclists and supporting team members and will inform you on all aspects of the race weekend (17/18 Sep). Please make every effort to attend.     Training Senior Track Training For those middle and long distance athletes interested in track training, our coach Zoe Luscombe will be pleased to meet you. Training on the track starts at 6.00pm every Tuesday. Senior Road Training You will find the Seniors Training Programme and other training events in the Club calendar    Tue  6 Sep     Speedwork with Coach Zoe  Thu  8 Sep     RSPB Loop  Tue  13 Sep     RSPB Loop  Thu  15 Sep     Blunham Loop  Tue  20 Sep     Abbotsley Away Day led by Mark Stead and Jan Blake - Abbotsley, Saint Neots, Cambs PE19 6UJ  Thu  22 Sep     Route 51  Tue  27 Sep     Sandy Loop  Thu  29 Sep     Sandy Loop    Tue  4 Oct     Speedwork with Coach Zoe  Thu  6 Oct     Sandy Loop  Tue  11 Oct     Bedford Away Day led by Damo - Beefeater Grill, Priory Country Park, Barker's Lane, Bedford MK4 19DJ  Thu  13 Oct     Sandy Loop  Tue  18 Oct     Hillwork  Thu  20 Oct     Sandy Loop  Tue  25 Oct     Sandy Loop  Thu  27 Oct     Starbursts  You may need a track pass or to pay for a day pass when doing Speed or Track work

News    Races    Results    Contacts    SEPTEMBER 2011   Old News Club Website   RACE   LISTINGS   With the reorganisation of the web site and the intoduction of the Club calendar, this section of the newsletter will now only have highlighted races and leagues.  For a complete schedule of races, look at the calendar (if you want to see a list, click "Agenda" at the top right, and use the drop-down menu to pick out the type of event you want).  Click on the event to see if there's any more details. If you have transport problems, and need transport/lift to an event, please contact the Team Manager   Club Championship Road Races 2011:  10 miles  Swineshead  11 Sep       Half Marathon  St Neots or Beds Harriers     Biggleswade AC Club Events  Sat  24 Sep       Club Track and Field Open     Three Counties Cross Country League Provisional program, ahowing host club, venues tba All matches are on Sundays  30 Oct  Welling & District A.C.  13 Nov  Biggleswade A.C.  27 Nov  North Herts RR  18 Dec  Stopsley Striders  15 Jan  Wootton RR  Tba  National Final

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RESULTS supplied or compiled by Tim Huxtable   Many of the Club's race results are now collected on the Club website, at: - www.biggleswadeac.org.uk/results_2011.html  for this year’s results (results may be shown in the weekly press releases which are now on the results page of the website) Recent results there include: Bedford Parkrun – 20 Aug Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 Trail Marathon – 14 Aug Bedford Parkrun – 13 Aug Biggleswade Ac 3k Time Trial, Sandy Track – Tuesday 9 Aug SEAA Championships, Ashford, Kent – 6-7 Aug Parkrun, Bedford - 6 Aug Stevenage 5k Series - 4 Aug Throws Fest, Sandy Track – 4 Aug EVAL (Match 4), Milton Keynes – 3 Aug SEAA Intercounties League, Kingston-upon-Thames – 31 Jul Wellingborough 5 - 31st Jul Southern Athletics League, Walthamstow – 30 Jul Parkrun, Bedford – 30 Jul Doug Anderson 5K, Bedford – 27 Jul Eastern Young Athletics League, Bedford - 24 Jul National Junior Athletics League, Peterborough - 24 Jul

 

News    Races    Results    Contacts    SEPTEMBER 2011   Old News Club Website Biggleswade Athletic Club contacts       Most contacts can found on the Club website, together with a map of where the club meets: view Contacts in this window view Contacts in a new window or tab   Web sites     the club www.BiggleswadeAC.org.uk   latest newsletter www.biggleswadeac.org.uk/newsletter   previous newsletters www.biggleswadeac.org.uk/newsletter/archive Newsletter Editor:     David Hindle 6 Mallard Walk, Biggleswade, BEDS SG18 8DY davidhindle@msn.com Tel: 01767 316479

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