Club Record for Damian
Congratulations to Damian Larrington, who set an M40 Club Discus Record in the Eastern Masters Match last week with a throw of 37.98 metres.
Bedford Claim Second in Greensand Ridge Relay
Bedford & County claimed second in the annual Greensand Ridge Relay on Saturday 15 June. What is normally a hot and dusty mid-summer trail run from Leighton Buzzard to Northill village turned into a 35 mile cross country mudfest in the wind and rain. Run in a handicap format over 6 legs, the team of Ewan Wilson, Ellie Garraway, Sean Crawley, Charlie Palmer, Henry Taylor and Oliver Wilson started 33rd, overhauling 31 teams across 4 hours of racing to finish an agonizingly close 1min 51 secs behind the winners. Thanks to Andy Blair for logistics support on the day. We’ll be back next year to try to go one better.
Southern Title for Sam, and Fast Times at Watford Grand Prix
Congratulations to Sam Winters, who won the Southern Championships Senior 1500m title in 3:49.10 on Sunday 9th June at Eaton!
At the British Milers Club Grand Prix in Watford on Saturday 8th June Tia Wilson was fifth in the Women's 5000m A Race in a new PB of 15:39.49 - this is 19 seconds quicker than Tia has run before, and moves her up to 17th place in this year's UK Rankings. Well done Tia.
Ben Davis returned an encouraging 3:46.73 in winning the Men's 1500m D race. There was a 3:49.85 1500m from Jack Goodwin, a 14:19.88 5000m from Ed Blythman and a 14:35.92 5000m from Noah Campion.
Bedfordshire AAA Road Race - (and Beds 10k Champs) - Get Your Entries In!
The Beds AAA 10K race takes place in Bedford on Friday 5th July 2024 starting at 7.30pm. The entry fee is just £16/ £14. The 10k course is completely traffic free and very flat with PB potential, and has a certified course measurement certificate. The race incorporates the Bedfordshire 10k road championships. Full information can be found at www.bedfordshireaaa.org.uk and ONLINE ENTRIES are at
International Vest for Jasmine
Congratulations to Jasmine Wilkins, who has been selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the Mannheim International on 22nd and 23rd June in the 100m and 4 x 100m relay. Well done, Jasmine, on your first international vest, and good luck for the race!
Eastern Young Athletes League 2nd June at Bury St Edmunds
The juniors finally had a warm, sunny match at Bury St Edmunds. In what was our toughest match of the season so far we came away with a total of 83 PBs and 4 SBs. The girls achieved 50 PBs and 4 SBs. The boys 33 PBs. After 3 of 4 matches we are currently 13th overall in the league, just one place and 173 points off qualifying for the Plate Final.
Get Your Entries in for the Eastern Championships!
The Eastern Championships are taking place in two separate locations on the same day: 29th June, so get your entries in now!
The main Eastern AA Track & Field under 13, 15, 17 & Senior Championships are taking place in Cambridge. To enter, go to https://easternaa.com/.
The Eastern AA 10000m Championships takes place in Chelmsford the same day - and looks set to be an exciting event. Entries are again made through https://easternaa.com/.
To find out more about the main Championships, go to: https://www.facebook.com.
To find out more about the 10000m Championships, go to: This Facebook page.
11.43 100m - Club Record for Jasmine!
Congratulations to Jasmine Wilkins on a stunning 11.43 second 100m against top-class opposition in the Stratford Speed Grand Prix on 26th May. Running against international calibre opposition, Jasmine clocked up the 11.43 second performance in the first round, and then followed this with an 11.44 second performance in the second round. Jasmine's 11.43 is a new Bedford and County Senior Women's and Under 20 Women's 100m Club Record - well done Jasmine!
13:35 5000m PB for Jack
Jack Goodwin (number 467 in the photo) propelled himself to fourteenth place in this year's UK rankings with a stunning 5000m PB of 13.35.77 at the Ifam track in Brussels on Saturday night. Slicing a huge 16 seconds off of his previous best, Jack's time was only just over a second outside of Mark Draper's Senior Men's club record, which was set in 2011. Congratulations Jack on a wonderful performance!
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