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…
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
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!