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…
BRAT Juniors return to action!
With COVID restrictions being lifted and pilot meetings having been completed, the last couple of weekends have seen a number of BRAT Juniors in action. U15’s Lily Smith, May Smith and Mali Lloyd-Griffiths all had an early start in Nuneaton on Sunday 30th August with the 100m. Lily and Mali were also in the Long Jump, with Mali improving on her PB by 3cm to jump over 5 metres – one of only 26 U15 girls to jump over 5m this year, with Lily also being one of them! May tried a new distance of 300m and achieved a PB of 48.48, Morgan Hill secured a PB in the 800m with a time of 2 mins 29 and Jamie Callaghan throwing as an U15 for the 1st time, a PB in the discus with a distance of 26.03m. U11 Erin McDaid travelled to Charnwood and achieved a PB in both the…
BRAT AGM 4th October 2020
Now that club activities have resumed in a number of areas, we will hold the BRAT 2020 AGM on 4th October 2020 at 18:00. This meeting will be held ONLINE!!! To receive an invite, please email secretary@bratclub.co.uk and Mike Purnell will add you to the AGM invite list. Importatly, you need to be a current BRAT member to vote in the AGM. If you are unsure of your membership status, please contact BRAT chairman, Chris Davy directly or email our club secretary, Mike Purnell using the address above.
Meet the Triathlete – Annie Byrne
When it comes to running and swimming fast, there aren’t many who can catch Annie Byrne! She’s quick on a bike too… read all about how she goes about her training in this edition of ‘Meet the Triathlete’
Carney’s Training Blog
Why is it that when you start a race at too fast a pace, you end up dying and inevitably fade and slow down. The note below (hopefully) explains what is going on and why this happens. Lactate Response Curve
Nigel’s Friday Challenge (10)
We have reached the big 10 and the Friday challenge steps up – well actually it runs up this week The Friday hill challenge Something a little different this Friday – you’re going outside either on the pavement or a grassy area. Find an area which has an incline. I’ll leave it up to you how steep an incline but obviously the steeper the harder! You need approximately 40/50 metres – make sure you’ve warmed up and stretched before you start. Run as fast as you can up your hill, walk back down for recovery. Repeat ten times. If you want to make it harder, when you get to the top do ten full star jumps (see Alexander’s video to see how he jumps with both arms and legs out wide). Please keep up the other exercises/challenges on a regular basis as we will be back training one day soon!…
Nigel’s Friday Challenge (9)
More form Nigel in the series of Friday Challenges. What would we do without them ! The Big One! Remind yourself of the video of Alexander’s routine – this week you need to do ALL 10 of his exercises.https://bratclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/alex_clegg_core_ex_1.mp4 Here’s the routine: 1) Sit ups – 20 to do (you can just do the straight version, as opposed to twisting from side to side)2) Stand squats – 20 to do (you can hold a small weight if you’ve got one)3) Alternate squats – 20 on each leg4) Flutter kicks – 50 to do in total5) Press ups – 20 to do (not on your knees!)6) Full Star jumps – 10 to do7) Lower back raises – 10 to do8) Burpees – 10 to do9) Calf raises – 30 to do10) Side raises – hold position for 30 seconds on each side As you are all getting so fit by now…
Coach Carney’s Training Blog
In a strange year where it looks likely that there will be limited, if any, competition, what better time to engage with wisdom of our coaches? Here is a very interesting short blog from Coach Carney – well worth a read!