Four fab teams at the Triathlon Relays
A great morning of racing was had by all!
Alba qualifies for Inter-Regional Triathlon Championships
Junior Triathlete Alba smith-pena to represent west-midlands in national inter-regional triathlon championships Alba Smith-Pena, one of our juniors, has shown her multi-sport prowess by being selected by Triathlon England West Midlands to represent the West Midlands Region at the National Inter-Regional Championships (IRC) on 11th September at Mallory Park. The IRC are one yearly event as part of the British Triathlon Under 20’s Festival. They are an opportunity for some of the best girls and boys across both TriStar2 and 3 age groups in each of the 10 English Regions, Scotland, Wales and Jersey to race against each other. Alba qualified at Sandwell Triathlon earlier in the season, which was the qualifying event for this year. She is one of the 4 girls in TriStar3 who will represent the West Midlands at the IRC – well done Alba!!! As a club, one of our major goals this year is to establish a…
Swim sessions return!
The return of brat swim sessions It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally able to run club sessions once more!!! All are now live on Clubspark. Open Water Swimming – 18:00 Thursday – Upper Bittell Reservoir We are delighted to be able to offer our popular open water swimming session once more for the summer season. Please read all of the info on our Open Water Swimming page. Friday Night Bromsgrove – 19:30 Bromsgrove Sports and Leisure Centre The ever popular Friday Night Bromsgrove swim session is back! Peter, Andrew, Nigel, Louise, Ann and all the crew have been working hard to secure this session and are looking forward to welcoming everyone back. This session has four adult lanes and two junior lanes. Sunday Evening Central – 17:00 University of Birmingham Rob Slater has been working tirelessly to get our central swimming sessions back up and running. Although…
AGM 2021 – 23rd May – 18:30 on Microsoft Teams
Hi all, The 2021 AGM is upon us! It will be held on Sunday 23rd May at 18:30 on Microsoft Teams. Please email Secretary@bratclub.co.uk to secure an invite. Please remember that you have to be a registered club member to vote at the AGM so please renew via Clubspark now if you have not done so already. Posts on the Executive Committee up for election are: Chairman (to be elected from a current member of the exec – Chris Davy has agreed to stand again) Welfare Officer – Rachel Hill is offering to stand again. Running Representative – Martin Ludford is offering to stand again. Coaching Representative – Kevin Oakes is offering to stand again. Club Development (currently vacant) Social Representative (currently vacant) It is extremely helpful for us to know in advance if you are intending to stand for election. Please indicate your intention in your email to the…
AGM 2021
Hi all, I know it only seems like yesterday since we had our last AGM, but time flies (especially in lockdown) and here we are again! The 2021 AGM will be held ONLINE on Sunday 23rd May at 18:00. Information will follow shortly about how to sign up to attend. Remember, only current paid up members are allowed to vote at the AGM so please renew your club membership now via Clubspark. Post on the committee up for election are: Chairman (to be elected from a current member of the exec) Welfare Officer Running Representative Coaching Representative Club Development (currently vacant) Social Representative (currently vacant) Again, further info will follow about how to put your name forward for election. As ever, we are keen to involve members who feel they can add something to the exec (even if it’s outside the roles described above) so please get in touch with…
A Tale of Two Tuesdays
True to Spring, the weather has been changeable, to say the least. Whilst the first session back at the track last week enjoyed unseasonably high temperatures, last night’s session brought us crashing back down with sub-zero temperatures accompanied by a blizzard and biting winds. In spite of the sudden drop in temperatures, it was fantastic to see a massive turnout of both the junior and senior training groups. Not only that, a number of new faces in the junior groups braved the weather and completed their first session with the BRAT family. As they were finishing, the dedicated seniors were just getting started, going through the first 400m of their sessions in a mightily quick 61 seconds! If you want to be part of the fantastic BRAT team, get in touch!
BRAT is BACK!
Dear Members, I’m delighted to say that the Government guidance permits BRAT to start resuming activities from Monday 29th March! Our coaches and leaders have been working hard to keep everyone engaged during the lockdown (and the previous tiered madness…!) and we sincerely hope that this will have been the final time we have to suspend training. We’re all looking forward to getting back out there and training together, and below are some headlines referring to our return to training: All the information around booking sessions is available via this page: https://bratclub.co.uk/training-with-the-brat-club/ ALL sessions must be booked in advance on Clubspark. Specific information about Junior Athletics including training fees can be found here. 2021 Membership is now available on Clubspark – all members will need to sign up via Clubspark (the old website is now closed). Adult track fees will be pay as you go in the first instance, although…
COVID-19 update: 2nd December 2020
Covid-19 update: 2nd December 2020 We are pleased to announce that some training sessions are now able to resume, despite Birmingham being placed into tier 3 restrictions. All available sessions can be seen on clubspark and must be booked in advance. Please refer to the training info page here for more detailed guidance and a link to CLUBSPARK. https://bratclub.co.uk/training-with-the-brat-club/ Many thanks to all of our session leaders, volunteers and coaches who are working hard to ensure covid secure training can continue. Chris Davy BRAT Chairman
Suspension of all training sessions
BRAT Club suspends all training sessions during national restrictions.
BRAT Junior Athletics – End of Season
U15 twins Lily and May Smith travelled to Stretford, Manchester on 26th September, with both doing the 100m and 200m and Lily also competing in the Long Jump. Lily was tantalisingly close to her PB in the long jump again with a jump of 4.80m and May beat her PB in the 200m by 0.13 seconds to run a time of 30.26. U13 Alba Smith-Pena competed in the BCT Junior Aquathon on 26th September where she was just 10 seconds off of 3rd place. This is a fantastic achievement considering swimming has been off the agenda until recently so she has not been able to get any practice in. The anticipated wet forecast did nothing to dampen the spirits of the 12 BRATS who travelled to Nuneaton on 4th October. It was U9 Erin and Josephine Colclough’s first outing – they obviously have their dad’s speedy legs as they finished…
BRAT Juniors – September action!
September has been a busy month for Open Events, and a number of Junior BRATS have made the most of the opportunity for some end of season action. U15 Morgan Hill was the only BRAT at Charnwood on 9th where he ran a PB in the 3000m with a time of 10.32mins – 15secs faster than his time from June 2019. Leamington on 12th saw Innes Villalobos-Finigan venture out as her 1st year as an U17 to try the 400m where she achieved a time of 70.3 secs. Morgan Hill secured a SB in the 1500m with 4.55mins, V40 James Colclough achieved his 2nd fastest 400m this season with 53.8 secs and V35 Abayomi Adedimeji completed the 1500m in 4.40mins. Unfortunately the following weekend saw the event planned for Rugby on 19th cancelled due to a rise in COVID cases, but a number of athletes were able to attend the…
Covid-19 Update
In light of the new measures announced by the UK Government to control the spread of Coronavirus, the BRAT Executive Committee met on 13th Sept 2020 to discuss implications for the club and its activities. We are pleased to confirm, that after reviewing all of the guidance, we are able to continue as we are for the majority of our training sessions. This will be reviewed if any further guidance is issued either nationally or locally. Links to the relevant guidance from the BTF, EA, and Birmingham City Council can be found below: https://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/british-triathlon-pleased-to-confirm-multisport-can-continue_14295 https://www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/news/update-athletics-and-running-activity-will-not-be-affected-by-the-new-restrictions/ https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50231/coronavirus_covid-19/2254/new_coronavirus_restrictions_in_birmingham_%E2%80%93_faqs Importantly, to ensure we can continue to offer Covid secure training, all members must adhere to the following: All members must follow the national guidance in relation to Covid-19 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance Members must not attend training if they have symptoms of Covid-19. All members must register for all sessions they attend using Clubspark https://clubs.britishtriathlon.org/BirminghamRunningAthleticsTriathlonClub/ Members…