A great evening of athletics for the club!
Birmingham Running Athletics & Tri club achieved some very special performances at the latest UoB Track & Field Series, held 9th June at the University. 27 members competed, achieving 12 age-category wins, a new all-time ladies club record, 2 all-time age category club records and an amazing 20 individual personal bests or age-category personal bests!
There were so many outstanding performances, topped by Rachel Gifford’s all-time club record for women in the 1500m, showing she is a natural 1500m runner. Lucie Tait-Harris ran an age-category club best and is now currently ranked 1st in the UK for W45 over 1500m. James Marshall continues to edge closer to a sub-2-minute 800m. His performance is another M40 club age category club best and he now is currently ranked 2nd in the UK for M40 over 800m. Here are the results for all club members:
75m
Erin Colclough (1st U11) 12.03 – PB
Josephine Colclough (2nd U11) 12.90 – PB
100m
Nathaniel Walker (2nd U15B) 12.21 – PB
Tywana Kuluziza (2nd U17W) 13.03 – PB
Lily Smith (3rd U15G) 13.47
Mali Lloyd-Griffiths (4th U17G) 13.54
May Smith (4th U15G) 14.01 – PB
Freddie Du Croz (3rd U15B) 14.43 – PB
Ruby Smith (6th U15G) 15.13 – PB
Erin McDaid (4th U13G) 15.46 – PB
400m
James Colclough (1st M40) 54.19
Jacob Gosnall (1st U15B) 58.62 – PB
Jamie Callaghan (2nd U15B) 60.39 – PB
Eva Gunn (3rd U20) 66.53
800m
Lewis Carr (3rd SM) 1:58.92 – PB
James Marshall (1st M40) 2:00.26 – M40 Club Age Record/currently 2nd fastest M40 in the UK
BMC 1500m
Adam Peacock (4th) 3:50.90 – PB and equal 4th fastest ever club performance!
1500m
Henry Brocklehurst (2nd SM) 3:59.89
Will McKemey (9th SM) 4:14.71 – PB
Matt Eyre (12th SM) 4:25.77 – PB
Rachel Gifford (1st SW) 4:37.74 – PB and Ladies overall club record
Molly Browne (4th SW) 4:50.79
Lucie Tait-Harris (1st W45) 5:00.90 – W45 Club Age Record/currently fastest W45 in the UK
3000m
Dan Robinson (1st M40) 9:02.71 – Age Cat PB
Abayomi Adedimeji (1st M35) 9:35.27 – PB
Thanos Tsolakis (1st M45) 9:55.88 – Age Cat PB
Hammer
Jamie Callaghan (1st U15) 30.58
Javelin
Alex Clegg (3rd SM) 45.69
Lilian Smith (1st U17W) 26.53 – PB
Ruby Smith (1st U15G) 16.29 – PB
The official photos have not been posted yet, but we have a few courtesy of Toby Gosnall @imageineering, Zach Bridgeland @photos.zach and Chris McDaid
Write up and collation of results courtesy of Steve James