Category Archives: Running

Wednesday Run Session Meeting Location Change due to limited access to Birmingham University during the Commonwealth Games.

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A fast 5km race for those that care about their time (no matter what that time may be). A simple event with minimal fuss. Just run hard, get a PB and go home proud.

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We have one place available for a guarenteed London Marathon place.

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On the 15th May BRATs once again trekked out to the Cotswolds to take part in the 100 mile relay race.

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The Junior Great Birmingham Run was open to children aged 9-14 and covered the first 1.25km of the adults’ route before looping back to the finish (2.5km in total). In the girls’ race, Darcey Payne finished 14th (3rd in the 9-11 age category) in 12:33 and Oshi Knox 22nd (7th for 9-11s) in 13:02. In the boys’ race, Ollie Knight was 2nd in 9:07, Josh Taylor 3rd in 9:19, Elliot Dawlatly 4th in 9:19 (a very exciting finish with Josh!), Seb Horton 7th in 10:09 and Joe Baker 8th in 10:13. Ollie, Seb and Joe made it a BRAT 1-2-3 in the boys’ 9-11 age category. Well done to all the BRATs who competed!

Missing those miles? we’re still looking for adventurous folk to run up some hills. You can book on through ClubSpark

English Schools XC Champs A small number of BRAT’s achieved the fantastic honour of representing the West Midlands School team and Worcestershire schools at the ESAA English Schools Cross Country Championship’s in Hop Farm, Kent. The weather was more like that of the track season and not cross country, and the course was extremely flat and fast with hardly any mud! The first race of the day to include BRAT athletes was the Junior boys. Jack Price was our 1st athlete home in 191st place, this is a fantastic achievement considering it’s only Jack’s second ever cross country! Niklas Van Mourik was next in 271st place after getting spiked early on in the race. In the Inter boys race we had 3 athletes competing. Will Walker was first home in 135th after being dead last at the start of the race, he was followed home by Morgan Hill in 221st…

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Below, you will see a list of the races which will make up this year’s Warwickshire Road Race League (WRRL). The programme for 2022 is made up of 10 races :- 18th April Massey ‘s Tractor 10k at the NAC at Stoneleigh Massey Ferguson RC 19th May Ryton 5m at Ryton Pools near Bubbenhall Spa Striders 8th June Sphinx 5m Sphinx AC 12th June Two Castles 10k Leamington C&AC 19th June Arden 9m Knowle&Dorridge RC 10th July Northbrook 10k Northbrook AC 20th August Stratford Summer 6 Stratford Upon Avon AC 11th September Kenilworth Half Marathon Kenilworth Runners 18th September Balsall Common 10k Balsall Common RC 9th October (tbc) Rugby 10m Rugby&Northampton AC You can get more details on the Club web sites or the Two castles web site. Massey’s Tractor 10k To enter use this linkhttps://www.eventrac.co.uk/e/the-massey-ferguson-rc-tractor-10k-4144 Spa Striders 5m Entries are open now https://www.eventrac.co.uk/e/ryton-5-7977 Thursday 19th May 2020 at 7:30pm…

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Spring is on its way and the Spring Midlands Road Relays are back for the first time since 2019! No more sharp spikes to stick in you and no more mud! If the club is your priority, then so is this. Let’s build on our XC performances and get our heart rates and speed up for this great event, that is the Road Relays. We want to get as many teams out on the day as possible. All running speeds welcome, we just put you in the appropriate team. You will get lots of support from your clubmates around the course which is what makes the relay format great. Men: 12 legs comprising 8 x 3.16 miles, and 4 x 5.38 miles.Women: 6 legs comprising 4 x 3.16 miles, and 2 x 5.38 miles. Please contact the following to enter:Men’s team manager: Dan Robinson – Fill in form by Saturday…

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2 Junior BRATS took part in the British Modern Biathlon Championships in Bath on Saturday 26th February.  The event consisted of swimming and a 1600m run. Jemima Jackson finished 7th overall, and took an astounding 15 seconds off of her 1600m time to run a PB of 5.59.  U14 Alba Smith-Pena finished 11th over all in her age group with a 1.11 100m swim and a 6.11 1600m run. Congratulations to both athletes.

The Birmingham University Aquathlon is back for 2022, and is being held at the beautiful Birmingham University campus on Saturday 5th March.The event is open to anyone aged 18+ and promises to be a great event. If you want to enter, the organisers are giving away a free T-shirt to the first 100 entries, so get your entry in quick!There will be lots going on surrounding the event, including a bake sale, raffle and prizes for top 3 competitors.

BRAT Club is looking for runners for the Cotswold Hilly 100, a 100-mile road relay race over 10 legs.

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