Midland League XC Finale
The final Midland League XC fixture was held south of Gloucester, despite the questionable Midlands location, the course was definitely worth the trip down the M5. The first challenge was navigating the farm animals and mud (which had been significantly lacking this cross-country season) to reach the start. Despite the strong winds, the BRAT flag and tent were up and we headed out to walk the course. What appeared at first as a large lake, was in fact a very flooded field. If you looked closely you could see the course markers poking out of the water where they had been placed the day before. A slight course change to avoid swimming made for a challenging course with an extra couple of hills, and little did we know a bonus km and a half. We took it all in our stride. All warmed up, red ribbons in and ready to…
BRAT’s Stagger to Victory!
Anne Kenchington kept her feet as she became the fastest female at the 2019 Stourbridge Stagger 10 Mile (Sunday 3 February). Anne took on this steep challenge and won. There were nearly 500 entries in the 10 mile race and a further 85 in the 7k – making it the biggest turnout to date. The weather was cold and bright as runners gathered at the start line in Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge, ready for the off at 10.30am and a tough, hilly course that does not take any prisoners. It was a BRAT 1st, 2nd and 3rd with Anne, Annie Byrne and Vicky Shaw completing the top three Senior Female results. Congratulations to all our runners wearing their BRAT vests with pride!
BRAT Ladies make history at the Midland XC Championships 2019
Standing in a hilly, muddy field on a slightly soggy Saturday could mean only one thing … cross country. This time Team BRAT were up against the best runners and clubs in the Midlands for the regional cross country championships. The familiar venue of Newbold Comyn in Leamington saw the return of the dreaded ditch along with a new route taking in the many hills of the golf course. It was going to be tough! The women’s race, covered a two lap course taking in the ditch and a couple of big climbs each lap. Despite a slightly depleted team due to injury and illness, with a brilliant XC season so far we had set our sights on an ambitious top 5 team finish. The news that one of our potential scorers was stuck in traffic was far from ideal. Start time and still no sign, we left their number…
2nd Midland Counties indoor open meeting
Some very fine performances were recorded by the large number of BRAT athletes who took part in the second Midland counties indoor and outdoor throws open meeting on January 26th/27th. Star performance was by Lily Smith who broke the club record in the U13 Long Jump with a fantastic leap of 4.47m , to place her 3rd in the UK this year. Later she ran 8.83s for 60m to place her in the UK top 40. N ot to be outdone sister May recorded a pb of 3.93m in the long jump and 9.25s in the 60m. Other results which included numerous personal bests were ;- Masters 60m James Colclough 7.79s Senior 60m Hurdles Prince Ayeh 8.89s (pb) U20M 60m H John Stolberg 9.75s (pb) U15B 60mH Zac Humphries 9.82s (pb) U15B 60m Kai Lindsay-Duffy 8.32s(pb) U15B Shot Solomon Humphries 5.71m U20W 60m Naomi Johnson 8.29s (pb), Eva Gunn 8.68s…
End of XC Season Celebrations! – Sat 09/02/19
Saturday 9th February is the final race in the Cross Country season, so let’s get together, celebrate and commiserate the results for 2018-2019. Even if you haven’t raced, then please come along to the Junction, Harborne (B17 9PT) from 19:00 to hear more about our results and the plans for the 2019 Track and Field season, and what BRAT’s are racing over summer!
2019 Track and Field – Strong start for BRAT’s
The start of the season took place for the track and field athletes in Sheffield with some great results for our competitors. Individual recognition for:– Alex Clegg Midlands U23 (Bronze) – Indoor Heptathlon Championships (4371pts). Juniors took part in the first Midland Counties indoor open meeting in Birmingham with a great deal of success. – U13G Lily Smith LJ 4.25m, 60m 8.9s, May Smith LJ 3.73m (pb) 60m 9.2s, – U15G Carrie Williams 60m 8.49s, Lilian Smith 9.34s, JT 20.41m, Eve Godsal 60mH 10.8s, Simran Watson 60mH 11.28s, Maisie Scamp HJ 1.35m, 60m 8.80s, LJ 3.98m, Josie Williams LJ 4.44m, SP 8.62m, 60m 8.78s, Keira Valentine 60m 8.87s, Mali Lloyd griffiths HJ 1.25m, 60m 8.63s – U20W Naomi Johnson 60m 8.34s– U15B Kai Lindsay-Duffy 60m 8.41s
Warwickshire / Worcester XC Championships – Brilliant BRAT Results!
The first weekend of 2019 was a very busy and successful one for BRAT athletes. BRAT senior women’s cross country teams won both the Worcestershire and Warwickshire championships as well as Molly Browne being individual champion in Worcestershire. – Worcestershire Team Championship (Gold): Molly Browne (Gold) -1st, Eloise Lee – 4th, Rachel Farquhar – 8th – Warwickshire Team Championship (Gold): Becky Tipping – 4th, Anne Kenchington – 6th – Katrina Rye 8th. In the men’s events:– Worcester Team Masters Championship (Silver): Jonny Cullen, James Marshall, Anthanios Tsolakis, Simon Lanckham, Ashley Fawke and Iain Squires– Worcester Individual Masters Championship (Silver): Jonny Cullen – Warwickshire Team Masters Championships (Bronze): Chris Ashford, Nick Lewis, Rene Vergo and Adam Western were bronze medallists in the Warwickshire championships – Warwickshire Individual Masters Championships (Silver): Chris Ashford Junior age groups Morgan Hill and Rueben Kite were both seventh in their age groups and altogether 42 BRAT’s…
Award Nominations 2018
With over 30 BRAT Trophies to be presented at the Awards Evening, it’s sure to be a memorable night for many members. The following have been nominated in one or more of the various Running, Triathlon or Athletics award categories. Annie Faye, Margaret Ehrenberg, Matt Greaves, James Wright, Sheridan McWilliam, Rosie Davies, Colin Bailey, Nathan Smith, Peter Taylor, Nick Bettam, Nick Haigh, Rob Slater, Lauren Turvey, Robin Biles, Andrew Robbins, Hazel Padmore. Joshua Hale, Martin Matthews, Dan Robinson, Chris Ashford, Alex Clegg, Molly Browne, Hannes Petzer, Josie Williams, Monique James-Thomas, Eve Godsall, John Stolberg, Zac Humphries, Morgan Hill, Masie Scamp, Rachel Young, Poppy Close, Lily Smith, May Smith, Helen Pike, Tom Barber, Jacob Gosnall, Jamie Cooper, Abayomi Adedimeji, Ashley Fawke, Simon Lanckham, Nick Lewis, Steve Dunsby, Peter Kippax, Eloise Lee, Lucy Nell, Innes Villalobos Finigan, John Humphries, Nigel Clegg, Richard Carney, James Winterman, Lucette Gargett, Ruth Briggs, Julie Smith, Adele…
Awards Night
Awards Night!!!! Join us with your family and friends for a great evening to celebrate our young achievers and our fantastic club. Get your tickets here: https://bratclub.co.uk/product-category/events/ Awards Night Bake off competition!!! We are running a bake off competition on the evening and would like as many of you as possible to enter. To celebrate the diversity of our club we would like you to bring in a homemade cake or sweet that reflects you and your family. It might be a favourite family recipe or some ethnic/cultural speciality. There is a prize for the winning entry. We will offer the cakes and sweets as dessert for a small donation. The money collected will go towards badly needed training and competition equipment for our junior section of the club. Donations for the raffle ticket prizes! Julie has been busy organising our raffle for the awards night with some…
BRAT Juniors represent Warwickshire at Intercounties Meeting
Following their successes at the Warwickshire championships earlier in the season, four of our U13 athletes were selected to represent Warwickshire at the Intercounties match in Nottingham on September 8th. Congratulations to Zac Humphries, Eve Godsal, Monique James-Thomas and Lily Smith on their selections as the ‘A’ string athlete in their respective events. Despite a wet, windy and cool day all performed well in their toughest competition of the year. Zac won the 75m H in 12.66s, Eve was 4th in the 70m H in 12.80s, Monique was 3rd in the shot with a throw of 8.32m and Lily 4th in the Long Jump with a leap of 4.31m, all just below their season’s personal bests, achieved in better conditions.
Super BRAT’s success at National Masters Championships
Three BRAT athletes took part in the National Masters T & F championships at Alexander Stadium on August 25/26th and they came away with a superb haul of five medals. Star performance was by our new member Hannes Petzer who won the M40 Javelin with a club record throw of 50.95m and was runner up in the Discus with another club record performance of 36.01m. Two more silver medals were won by Cat Goulder Davies in the W40 100m and 200m in 13.97s and 29.46s respectively. A fourth silver medal was won by James Colclough in the M35 400m in a time of 53.62s and he also came 5th in the 200m in 24.64s into a very strong head wind.
Midlands Autumn Road Relays – Time to Enter
Men 6×5.85km, Women 4×4.35km Hello BRAT mates, still hanging onto Summer, but need your attention for September. We can enter as many teams as we want to pay for, and everyone is welcome regardless of standard. Teams are selected in anticipated order of speed, so any new runners concerned about being thrown on A team first leg can relax. The race attracts fast and slow, young and old, too thin and too fat, 800m to marathon runners. Give it a go and I bet you get a good time out of it. I have to enter number of teams and squad names by 2 September, so please let me know well before that. Squad entry is actual places x 3, so just need a possible-probable-definite. I will need from everyone: English Athletic completion number (you tick this box at BRAT club renewal), membership must be paid up to date (shows…