UoB Track & Field Series – 9th June
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:…
Cheltenham Young Athletes Open 6th June 2021
6th June seems to have been a busy one in the BRAT calendar – the Hilly 100, the Leeds Triathlon and the Cheltenham Young Athletes Open. The Cheltenham event is for athletes aged at least 9 and has events for U10’s, U12’s and U14’s, including 60m, 100m, 600m, 800m, Long Jump, Howler, Shot, Long Jump and High Jump. The young BRATs were out in force, and many achieved podium finishes. Highlights include the U10 Long Jump which had BRAT finishing 1st with Erin Colclough who jumped 3.35, 2nd with sister Josephine with a jump of 3.27 and 3rd with Amber Stevens who jumped 3.05 – well done girls, a complete BRAT podium! Josephine also came 1st in the 600m in a time of 02:09, with Amber coming 3rd in a time of 02:10. U12 Josh Taylor was 1st in the 1200m in a time of 04:23. U14 Evie Rendell was 1st in the…
West Mids Schools Long Throws
Two BRATs took part in the West Mids Schools Long Throws which was held at the Birmingham Uni Track on 29th May. The main event will take place on 19th June in Sutton, but because their cage has been condemned BRAT stepped in to host this event. This was the first licensed T&F event the club has hosted since 2013 and our first on thenew track!! U15 Jamie Callaghan took part in both the hammer and discus, and threw a further 7.28m in the hammer for a PB of 31.86m which currently puts him 9th in the country, and was just 1.5m off of his discus PB with a throw of 26.72m. It was Ruby Smith’s first outing as an U15 throwing the new discus weight of 1kg. She threw a PB of 18m which is 2m further than her U13 PB and gives her a UK ranking. Well done to both…
Gloucestershire County Championships
2 BRATS were at the Gloucestershire County Championships as guests on 16th May. SEN William McKemey was back in action in the 5000m, and was just 1 second off of his PB that he set at the Birmingham University Open 4 days earlier with a time of 16.09.5. 1st Year U15 Niklas Van Mourik goes from strength to strength in his running, as he achieved a PB in the 3000m with a time of 10.45.3 Well done both
Birmingham University Open 12th May
It was a warm and pleasant evening on 12th May for the 2nd Birmingham University Open of the year which saw 7 BRATS in action. Four of the athletes were in the 5000m, which saw SEN Molly Browne run a SB of 17.48.42, V40 Dan Robinson a SB of 15.45.81, V35 Abayomi Adedimeji a SB of 17.04.87 and SEN William McKemey a PB of 16.08.25 The 5th athlete running was SEN Lewis Carr who ran a PB in the 800m in a time of 2.01.39 2 Juniors were also present, with U15 Lily Smith jumping a SB of 5.03m in the Long Jump (just 1 cm off of her PB) and U15 Jamie Callaghan who threw the discus 26.55m and secured a PB in the shot with a throw of 9.25m The next Birmingham University Open is 9th June, and hopefully more BRATS will be able to grab themselves a…
U13’s Alba & Erin
U13’s Erin McDaid and Alba Smith-Pena travelled to Cheltenham on 2nd May for some multi-event action. Alba competed in the High Jump, Long Jump and 800m where she achieved a PB of 2.48. Erin was 1st in the howler, 4th in the 70m hurdles with a time of 12.87, 3rd in long jump with 3.48m, 3rd in the speed bounce and 3rd in the 100m. It’s surprising Alba had any energy left after competing in the Oldbury White Horse Children’s Triathlon the day before. The Tri-Star 3 consisted of a 250m swim, 4km grass cycle and a 2km run. Having not competed for over a year she finished an impressive 10th out of 22. Well done girls
Birchfield Young Athletes Open Meeting
Birchfield Young Athletes Open Meeting 10 BRAT Juniors travelled to Nuneaton on 18th April for the Birchfield Young Athletes Open Meeting. Having had snow the previous weekend, the weather was kind to the youngsters with warm, pleasant conditions, which resulted in a number of PBs and SBs. Five U15 Girls entered the 100m, with Lily Smith securing silver in a SB time of 13.51. Isla O’Conner ran a PB of 13.88, Bonheur Tshibola a PB of 14.36, May Smith a SB of 14.57 and Isabelle Carruthers 14.63. Lily Smith ran a PB time of 28.17 in the 200m to get her 2nd silver of the day, and U15 Katie Collis also ran the same distance with a PB of 30.73 May and Katie were also in action in the 300m with further PBs of 46.93 and 48.47 respectively, and Bonheur did the 75m hurdles with a PB of 16.17. Alba…
BRAT in Australia
Whilst there are currently no athletics competitions in the UK, Hannes Petzer who moved to Australia was able to take part in his first one for over 12 months.
He entered the NSW Masters Championships in Campbelltown and was 1st in the Javelin with a throw of 47.72, 2nd in the Discus with 32.93m and 4th in the Hammer with 32m.
Well done Hannes
BRAT AAA Awards 2020
Despite this being a year when most of our athletes haven’t competed, some have taken part in the limited competitions that have taken place and were rewarded by achieving Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) standards.