Summer BBQ - Thanks

Many many thanks to Susan, David and Damien for putting in so much hard work to provide a great club BBQ on 20th July.  There was a splendid assortment of food for everyone to enjoy and the BBQ'd burgers, bangers, chicken and veggie kebabs were all perfectly cooked by chef David.  The setting in their wonderful garden was an added bonus.  Many thanks once again.

 

 

BAC 'Throwing Night' - Sat 2 Aug
John O'Gaunt Inn, Sutton 7.30pm

Dust off your darts and loosen up that throwing arm for the BAC 'Throwing Night' - the aim of the evening is to raise important funds to buy throwing equipment for the club.

Les at the John O'Gaunt Inn, Sutton has very kindly allowed us the use of his antique dartboard (yes it is really that old) and petanque pitch for the evening, so come along and test your throwing ability in a tournament to beat all tournaments.  Don't despair if you have never thrown a dart or boule in your life, the BAC 'throwing' night tournaments are tournaments with a difference.

Remember ... you've got to be in it to win it!

 

 

Biggleswade Throws Fest - Thu 7 Aug

On Thursday 7th August at Sandy Sports Centre, from 6.30pm there will be a throws fest of Javelin, Shot, Discus and Hammer, for all ages from U13 upwards.  Contact David Brown for more details.

 

 

Annual "Senior v Junior" Rounders and BBQ - Tue 13 Aug

The challenge is on!  The biggest Rounders Match of the year is to be played.  Who will win this years competition?  The juniors narrowly won last year so the seniors will be looking for revenge.  Please be aware that this session may over run slightly.

 

 

Lucozade Visit- Tues 26 Aug

The lovely folks from Lucozade will be back at the track on Tuesday 26th August offering free samples and nutritional advice.  Please pop and see them.  They are "hopefully" bringing their BMI machine down as well for all to have a go on.

 

 

Club Tour - Derbyshire Peak District 10-13 Oct

An itinerary for the club tour to Dawin Lakes near Matlock is now taking shape, with training runs, walks and other social activities planned.  Ex-club member Jan Forrester, who now lives near Matlock, is organising the training runs with help from Matlock AC, and she has promised that they will be more accurate in distance this year!  It is still not too late to join the trip, but we will need to know final number by the end of August.  Please contact Nigel if you would like to come.  Details for Darwin Lakes can be found at www.darwin-lakes.co.uk

 

 

Grafham Relay - Sat 13 Sep

Get your teams ready.  Take each leg steady.  And off we GO!  The date is set for this years Grafham Relay.  This event is for Juniors as well as Seniors.  Teams of 8 required.  Application forms will be available shortly (entry is FREE to all Biggleswade AC members).  More information to appear on the forum nearer the time.

 

 

Junior Disco and Presentation evening - Sat 13 Sep

The Club Summer End Disco (including Junior Presentation) will be at Sandy Upper School main hall. Start time is 7:30pm and tickets are now on sale (£5.00 Seniors, £3.00 Juniors).  In addition to the disco, there will be a free finger buffet and pay bar, and the Junior Awards for 2008 will be presented during the evening.  This disco is organised by the same people who arranged last years Club Quiz so get ready for something rather special!  Tickets are available from Gav Elliott, Nigel Bush, or ask any of the coaches on club training nights.  Please buy your tickets in advanced so arrangements can be made for catering.

 

 

Coaching by Graham Bufton

The Club coaching team has been joined by the very experienced Graham "Buffy" Bufton.  To read more about his training sessions check out the senior training page of the website, or Buffys speed sessions on the message board.

The sessions for August and September are:

Tues 5th Aug	2 x 6 hills - Jog Recovery - 5 min between sets
Tues 12th	6 x 800 - 400 jog recovery on track
Tues 19th	8 x 2 mins - 2 mins Jog recovery - grass
Tues 26th	1/2/4/8 + 4 x 1 mins - Half recovery - Sandy St
Tues 2nd Sep	Pace judgement + other stuff - track
Tues 9th	12 x 400 - good rec - Road near track
Tues 16th	2 x 8 hills - jog recovery - 5 min between sets
Tues 23rd	10k Tempo once warmed-up. - sandy
Tues 30th	200/400/800/1600/800/400/200 - track

All session will start from Sandy track car park or on track at 7.00 prompt.

Those that are interested in joining Buffy's speed sessions are more than welcome - all standards catered for, however, in order for you to reach your full potential commitment will be required.  It would be helpful to Graham when planning these sessions if he can have the names of those who are interested and prepared to commit to attending on a regular basis.

 

 

Club Championship Races in 2008

Congratulations to Ian Skerratt and Fiona Hunter who are our 5K Club Champions for 2008

The remaining Club Championship races yet to be run in 2008 are:

10 Mile	Swineshead 10 Mile	Sun 7th Sep
Half Marathon	Beds Harriers Half Wootton	Sun 14th Dec

 

 

New Members

Welcome to the following new senior members who have joined us in the last month or so:

Ed Jones	who lives in Sandy
Richard Wilson	a second claim member who lives in Lower Stondon

We wish you all the very best of luck in all your athletic endeavours

 

 

Affiliation to England Athletics

The sum of £580 has been paid over to EA, acknowledgement has been received, and our cheque has been cashed.  However, trying to ascertain from EA as to when Competition Licences will be available has been impossible - four telephone calls have resulted in being put through to voice mails where the person doesn't respond, or where the initial telephone call was not answered at all.  We wait with baited breath.

 

 

The Seniors Tuesday Night Programme

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

	5th	Aug	Route 51
	12th	Aug	AWAY DAY - Rowney Warren lead by Gav
	19th	Aug	Seniors v Juniors Rounders Match and BBQ
	26th	Aug	Speedwork with coach Zoe & Lucozade Visit
	2nd	Sep	AWAY DAY - Cockayne Hatley lead by Nigel
	9th	Sep	Everton Donkey Hill
	16th	Sep	Hills are fun
	23rd	Sep	RSPB loop
	30th	Sep	Speedwork with coach Zoe
	7th	Oct	AWAY DAY - Dunton lead by Rich
***	you may need a track pass or to pay for a day pass when doing Speed or Track work

Thursday evenings will usually be "General Running", dictated by the race calendar, and are tailored on the night to the participants needs.  Runners are usually split into ability groups to ensure everyone has a good run.

If anyone would like to organise an AWAY DAY in your village or town in 2008, or a run on your favourite training route, please let Gavin or one of the committee know.

 

 

Leagues, Series, and Other Events

 

• Round Norfolk Relay 20/21 Sep
  Please can all involved - Runners and Riders and support crew - in this years Round Norfolk Relay keep a close eye on the forum and the RNR page on the website.  The team briefing is on Tuesday 9th September at 8.15pm in the Classroom of the Future, and it is vital that all attend.

   

• St Neots Half Marathon 16 Nov
  This race is now full, but you can still add your name to the 74+ on the waiting list at half.riverside-runners.com. The Club has 26 runners in this race.

   

• Southern Womens League

  Sat 30 Aug

  Braintree Leisure Centre

   

• Southern Mens League
  We are in Division 4, which currently has 11 teams

  Sat 2 Aug

  Ridlins (Stevenage)

  host Biggleswade (5 teams)

   

• National Junior Athletic League
  All dates are on Sundays in 2008

  7th	Sep	- Promotion matchs
  14th	Sep	- Finals

   

• Eastern Young Athletes League
  All dates are on Sundays in 2008

  3rd Aug

  14th Sept (Finals)

   

• UK Women Athletes League
  All dates in 2008 are on Saturdays

  2nd August,

  16th August

   

• Some International Events in 2008

  Fri 15 to Sun 24 Aug	Olympics	China
  Sat 6 to Wed 17 Sep	Para Olympics	China
  Sat 13 to Sun 14 Sep	World Athletics	Germany

   

• Some Domestic Events in 2008

  Sun 10 Aug	Hibbard (Eastern Inter-Counties)	Essex
  Sun 24 Aug	SEAA Intercounties (U15/20)
  Sat 30 Aug	U20 Inter-territories
  Sun 31 Aug	British Grand Prix	Gateshead

 

 

News of Members...

BAC Welcome Baby Owen

All at Biggleswade Athletic Club would like to welcome baby OWEN PATRICK into the world - congratulations Sarah and Mark.  He weighed 9lbs 9oz.  We all hope to see Sarah training (and racing) with us again shortly.