Track & Field League – Call to Action
Fellow BRATs – help needed in first athletics league match of the season. On Sunday 19th May the BRAT athletics team will be involved in the first meeting of the season in Gloucester. Many thanks to those of you who have already responded however the women’s team are still short in a number of events;800/1500/3000m 100/400 hurdles races Long jump/High jump/Triple jump/Pole vault Javelin Can you help? We need to gain as many points as we can which means filling as many of these events with ideally two athletes in each. The call for hurdlers, triple jumpers and vaulters is rather ambitious – I would suggest having a go only if you’ve done it before! However, Long jump, High jump and Javelin – we can teach you to be more than competent and get us some valuable points in the next few weeks. If you are interested in running, jumping…
Masters Road Relays – Time to Enter
Good morning ageing, old, infirm, possibly deluded, but still very keen BRATS. Now is the time to embrace Spring, remember which is your right from left shoe, and demonstrate your undoubted pace. If you are still reading this and you are under 35, then you need to get out more. Yes, Masters National Road Relay Champs are here. Saturday 18 May at the usual Sutton Park spot. As you are unlikely to recall 12 months previous, here is how it works. There are teams for M35+ x6 legs; M45+ x4 legs, M55+ x3 legs, M65+ x 3 legs, M75+ x3 legs ! You can run for a younger team, and we can enter as many teams as we wish to pay for. Our priority is to populate with the quickest athletes, our team who have the best opportunity of a high finish or medal; with the exception of prioritising any…
National Road Relays – Men’s Manager Report
Well done team, and well done all the Midland teams. Good solid performances. Current course was introduced in 2015 and is slightly longer (3.16 miles Vs 2.995). I think there were pbs for Nathan, Karl, and Thanos. Dan missing his Midland pb by only seconds, and Colin 5 seconds. 36th overall and 32nd A team. 7th in Midlands excluding Bristol, 4th in West Midlands. Results at www.race-results.co.uk On a pleasant but slightly chilly day, we once again were amongst the big boys, interested in seeing how competitive we may be and defending our Midland ranking. Blimey, some of them are fast ! Dependable Dan, who just keeps getting faster, was first pressure leg as ever and did not disappoint. Although very slightly slower than at the Midland, I was happy, but don’t tell him that. Second leg was always going to be tough for Nathan following Dan. We did drop places, but it was an…
BRATs Spin-off
Back at the tail end of 2018, 20 hardcore BRATs (are there any other kind?) formed a team for a spin-off competition at the University of Birmingham, against several of their sports clubs, community members, and staff. The competition involved half an hour max effort on a spinning bike for each participant in the team. All the calories scores recorded by team members on the bikes were added together, and the team with the most calories burned, won. BRATs were triumphant and received a donation to club funds, which the team decided they would like to present to a charity instead (because we are a very nice club, as well as a hardcore one). The team were so delirious from their efforts that of course they chucked in a few extra pounds as well. The donation was duly made to St Mary’s Hospice, a fantastic local charity, and they sent…
BRATs Tri Harder and #TriLikeMe
BRAT and Team GB triathlete Lauren is the inspirational star of Tri Harder: What it takes to win a triathlon. Former BRAT Rosie is featured in British Triathlon’s current #TriLikeMe campaign. Read what she has to say about her triathlon experiences. It’s great to see more club kit on BT’s website, after triathlete and coach Elliott featured last year in their Rainbow Laces campaign.
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…
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…