Midland XC Championships 2020
Saturday 25th January saw runners from across the midlands set up camp at Prestwold Hall in Loughborough for the Midland XC Championships. With the numbers collected, a walk around the course confirmed that the new route for 2020 would be challenging and heavy going … perfect! A number of BRAT juniors ran very well in the earlier races (U13G, U15B, U17B). Lauren Hevey came 97th in U13Girls, Tom Burdett 19th and Morgan Hill 78th in U15 Boys and Rueben Kite 21st in U17 men. Then it was suddenly time for the BRAT women to take to the start line. The course was two laps with lots of mud, a log to jump and a steep hill to contend with. The gun went and as expected it was a quick start on what felt like the only downhill section of the course. A leading pack went off early and soon there…
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 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…
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!
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…