Wonderful Wythall 10k!
Course records were tumbling this morning at Wythall 10k. In a very strong field James Marshall ran a course record 32:53 to take the men’s victory, Dan Robinson finished 3rd in 33:23. Friend of the club Hayley Carruthers took the win in the women’s race and set a new course record of 33:40. Approximately 15 – 20 BRAT’s turned out and put on a great showing for the club. A special mention for 12 year old Lauren Hevey who ran in the 5k race and finished 1st in the U15 competition and an impressive 3rd place overall. Great morning all round ? Results can be found here: 10k http://www.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16418&RId=591 5k
Heart of England Athletics League – Match 1, Sunday June 2nd.
Well done to all our young athletes and a BIG THANK YOU to families, coaches and officials for supporting our junior team at the first Heart of England match for the season at Banbury Stadium! We saw fantastic performances all round. Our U15 girls and boys team achieved 1st place in their age group and stand out performances from Lily Smith saw her breaking our U13 H/J club record at 1.36m and Maisie Scamp in the U15 HJ with 1.46m! In spite of having no U17 female team we placed 4th for the match, just a few points behind Corby. Lets see if we can get that 3rd place off Corby at the second match this Saturday, 15th June at Pingles Stadium, Nuneaton!!!
BRAT Summerfield Smash 5k
A fast race for those that care about their time (no matter what that time may be). A simple event with minimal fuss. No t-shirts, medals, goody bags, etc. Just run hard, get a PB, go home proud and repeatedly refresh Pof10 until time appears. Facebook event – click here Latest Updates 22/08/2019 Provisional results are out, see separate news post. 20/08/2019 ENTRIES CLOSED – no more entries or transfers possible now, there’s a lot of admin work behind the scenes and we need at least 24 hours to get everything sorted. We’ve got 142 athletes running tomorrow, aiming at times from 15 minutes to 32 minutes in categories from U13 to V75s. It’s going to be an awesome display of quality racing! 19/08/2019 A reminder than entries close at midday tomorrow and there are NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY! We’ve got about 20 places remaining and it’s shaping up…
It’s Gold for John
Flying the BRAT flag at the Midland U20/Senior championships , John Stolberg came 5th in the U20 400 Hurdles final in a personal best time of 60.95s , before storming to victory in the 2000m steeplechase in a time of 6m 54.70s and winning hie first gold medal in a regional championship.
Lords of the Relay – A Masters Road Relay Tale – By Richard Gray
Hello BRAT mates. Another pleasant day out at the park; with a purpose. Historically at The Masters we have won two national individual medals, but never a team medal. Given the opportunity, which colour would be preferable ? Well gold of course I hear you shout ! Personally I find it a bit too shiny and slightly tacky, where bronze has a more subtle tone. That said, let’s talk racing. M35 A Team Dan was in his usual seat at the office, and the intent was there for all to see. The first three opened a gap on the chasing pack, Dan pushing the pace, neck and neck with Birchfield, and Tipton not too far behind. Finishing only a few seconds behind Birchfield; Karl on leg two was soon back in the lead, storming ahead with a sizeable lead and delivering a big PB (I think). Johnny at first must…
Great BRATs at the Great Birmingham 10k
With a sunny bank holiday Sunday, many BRATs were present at the Great Birmingham 10k. First finisher was Steve Dunsby with a time of 35:21 and 37th overall, and first female was Rosie Forester in 59:06. Congratulations to all BRATs who were out on the course, and supporting from the side lines! Roll on a summer of track and field and The Great Birmingham Half Marathon:-)
A Ten for Clegg
Senior Men’s National Decathlon Championships – Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May at Bedford. Alexander finished in 17th overall (one place behind Harry Hillman pictured). They both won silver medals for their regions – Harry for Wales, Alexander for the Midlands.
Queen of the Castle
Having finished second in 2017 Molly Browne went one better yesterday (26th May) in winning the Edinburgh Half Marathon. In very blowy wet conditions a group was still intact at the front until 11miles when Molly started to pull clear, eventually finishing in 78mins 23secs – some 25 seconds clear of second place.
Bronze at British Masters Road Relays!
With a lead out from Dan Robinson and then the final sprint from James Marshall all six of these athletes gave it there all to provide BRAT’s with a fantastic Bronze in the M35-44 Age Group. Great team spirit and commitment from all BRAT team members across all age groups – you should all be proud of a great result and wearing the club vest with pride! Team Captain (and a very hard man to please) Richard Gray said “Really chuffed with a medal for all the team. Yes, it would have been wonderful to win, but winning a National Champs should never be easy, and as far as I am concerned you all nailed it.”
BRAT youngsters shine at County Championships
On a beautiful sunny and warm spring weekend on May 11/12th our youngsters produce 28 performances in finals at the Warwickshire and Worcsetershire championships and came away with a magnificent 5 golds, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals. Star performance was by U13G Lily Smith, at the Warwickshire championships, who won both 200m in 29.40s, after a 29.25s heat, and Long Jump with 4.60m. She then followed these up with a second place in the 100m in 13.92s, following a 13.69s heat. Not to be out done, sister May Smith won the U13G Discus with throw of 14.14m. Another discus winner was U13B Solomon Humphries with a pb throw of 17.88m, ranking him in the UK top 20. Our final winner was Jacob Gosnall in the Long Jump at the Worcestershire Chjampionships, with a leap of 4.29m and he also secured 3rd place in the 100m in a time of…
Hilly 100 = 10 x 10miles of fun!
Well, it was a long day out for our 10 BRAT’s racing the Hilly Hundred, with Helen Pike (Team Captain) getting up at 03:00 for the 1st 05:00 start. Despite a chilly start for Helen, temperatures climbed from 3c up to 16c and great racing weather for those in the afternoon. Many thanks to Sandeep and Ollie who stepped in a the last minute when two athletes were injured prior to the start. Ollie was the 2nd fastest runner on the leg 8 mass start, giving Annie Byrne the handover to leg 9. For those who have raced before will appreciate the complicated logistics of starting and finishing in two different locations, so many thanks to both Paul Cannon and Helen (after finishing their legs) to provide car support for along with Hannah Ludford. It was great to see so many BRAT’s out representing the club and enjoying the day.…
BRAT’s Take On VLM!
On a perfectly peaceful morning 42,000 runners and more importantly 16 hardy BRAT athletes took on Virgin London Marathon challenge of 26.2 miles. Many many miles had been put into training for the event, and all participants should be extremely proud to have completed such a momentous achievement. First BRAT home was Dan Robinson in 2:35:39, with first lady Annie Byrne in 2:49:05. Runners came through fast with 8 BRAT’s in total finishing under 03:00:00 a fantastic achievement and showing the depth in club performance. All those that took part should be extremely proud of their achievements, performances, funds raised and sacrifices made to the training gods;-) Now make sure you put those feet up and take on those recovery beers – you have earned them! Special mention should also go out to all those BRAT’s supporting – great team spirit for all those who’s cheer kept everyone going to…