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
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…
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’s return to racing after lockdown
Full recent results are:- Carrington Ben M 10km 35:18 Kempton Park 03/04/2021Welborn Karl M 10km 32:30 Kempton Park 04/04/2021Robinson Daniel ‘Dan’ M 5km 15:37 Wigan 05/04/2021Tait-Harris Lucie F 5km 17:59 Wigan 05/04/2021Timmings Becki F 5km 17:04 Hereford 07/04/2021Tsolakis Athanasios ‘Thanos’ M 5km 16:32 Hereford 07/04/2021Welborn Karl M 5km 15:20 Hereford 07/04/2021Lima David M 60m 7.00 Loughborough (i) 13/02/2021Petzer Hannes M Discus 32.93 Campbeltown, AUS 14/02/2021Timmings Becki F Half-Marathon 1:20:08 Kempton Park 03/04/2021Tsolakis Athanasios ‘Thanos’ M Half-Marathon 1:17:49 Kempton Park 03/04/2021Petzer Hannes M Hammer 31.99 Campbeltown, AUS 13/02/2021Petzer Hannes M Javelin 47.72 Campbeltown, AUS 13/02/2021Quested Eleanor F ParkRun 35:10 Carnie Glades, AUS 23/01/2021
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…
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
WELCOME TO 2021
The BRAT Club wishes everyone a happy and safe new year, we are looking forward to returning to a more normal routine later in the year. Unfortunately for now with Birmingham in tier 4 this means that all of our adult sessions are currently suspended. Tier 3 in Worcestershire also means the Bromsgrove swim session has been cancelled until further notice. We are hoping that we can continue with junior athletics sessions, and the coaches will communicate this info directly to parents and athletes going forwards. For now then, we are back to solo and virtual training. Zwift has been great for us, providing some real focus and club atmosphere on the discord chat, so that will continue. Again, the club would like to thank all the coaches, leaders, volunteers and members who put so much into this club and have kept such a strong spirit going throughout the past…
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.