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BA Athletics Club News Digest 6th September 2021 [issued early, Saturday 4th September]For future weeks: inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk.
Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps] This Week's EventsPlease help me by sending in your results, for instance by filling in the tables below and forwarding to News@barunner.org.uk. Some events will have "Prompts" set up in Facebook. These allow the posting of a single image and some text and make it easy to flip through everyone's entries. Solo Mile (submit before Monday 20th September):Run one mile and send me your time or add the details to the Facebook prompt. I'll then produce a fancy graph showing your time this month compared to those of other people and previous runs over the last year.
Weekly Athletic Achievement (by late Sunday) or use the Facebook group prompt:
Rosenheim Track & Field - Walton Wednesday 1st September ResultsWe finished our Rosenheim season unusually late this year, with lockdown having delayed the start of the season. The “open” style of the meetings encouraged competition for all, and we were treated to some great performances throughout the summer. September can be warm, but this particular evening wasn’t, with a chilly wind cooling throwers and runners alike. Michael and Jacqui posted some good times in their shorter events, having to contend with a brisk wind blowing into their faces straight down the finishing straight. Paul Watt’s evening was sadly interrupted by an injury during the 800m, and wisely he dropped out after one lap. Organised throwing competitions have been hard to find this summer, so around twenty men and women of all age groups crowded into both discus and shot events. With the early nightfall and a limited number of judges available, we were limited to just three throws each in both events, the top four overall qualifying for a further three throws. After three throws, Steve’s 5th position in the discus, and Janet’s 5th in the shot, limited their evening’s exercise, but Janet’s good form in the discus ensured an extra set of three throws. Janet went on to (subject to ratification) break club records in both events! In the final event of the evening, Julie had a time plan for the 3000m, which she meticulously stuck to in the gathering gloom. While not quite equalling her own club record, she posted a good time, tracking and eventually running away from King Crimson’s drummer in the closing stages. Her 86.69% age graded score was the best by any track athlete in any event on the night. The team were cheered on by Amanda and Mike Coombs as well as Michael B’s son Kenny. I’ll continue to research opportunities for winter track & field training, in preparation for a full summer’s competition in 2022. Thank you to everyone who has competed and supported us during this difficult summer.
Club AGM / Awards Evening MinutesThe formal minutes of the AGM, including the treasurer's and membership secretary's reports, and a summary of the awards presented, is now available on line: AGM Minutes Steve Hillier Club Participation CompetitionThe "Round-the-Block trophy", sitting on my mantelpiece at the moment, is looking its age having first been presented in 1984, to Laurence Heath. It is awarded each year on the basis of participation at club events. The process for the last few years has been to award points for each contribution at the four or five events each month considered more important to the club - with four points for organising an internal event, two points for marshalling or one point for running. There has been some very polite competition in recent years - "No, after you". But this year we can expect the competition to heat up and perhaps might have some elbows flying towards the end of the year. That is because this year's winner will have their name as the first name on a brand new shiny trophy. Or perhaps as the second name on the trophy under that of "Tom Rowley" after whom the trophy will be named. I've just added up where we are this year and there have been 22 qualifying events and 324 points have been awarded to 82 different members and friends. Seven of us have already scored the ten points deserving of recognition - in the current order of myself, Roderick Hoffman, by a single point ahead of Steve Hillier, then Steve Newell, Chris Kelly and Stephen Taylor tied, Paul Watt and then Julie Barclay. However there are still around 22 qualifying events to come so there is still all to be played for. We don't yet have organisers for the Club In-house Events for October, November or December so that's 12 points up for grabs straight away! We are also open to suggestions for November and December external "Run-of-the-Months". Most of the qualifying events are marked with an "*" in the club diary. Ed: I wrote the above early on Wednesday…Steve Hillier will now have drawn level with me due to that day's Rosenheim Track & Field match. Roderick Hoffman BAAC 40 Branded ClothingThere has been some feedback on the wording to be used for the 40th Anniversary logo. We are celebrating the founding of the British Airways Athletics Club so we should use that wording, or an abbreviation. But that still leaves plenty of scope:
Similarly we could include "40", "forty" or even "XXXX". Please submit your thoughts (or even suggested logos). Activity Achievements for the week 30th August to 4th September 202112 activities recorded by the Saturday deadline - including those who ranked their parkrun as their best activity of the week.
 When I checked with Di that it really was her at Bushy she replied "I was persuaded by Jane Davidson, (who you may remember from BAAC in the late 80s, before she joined Amadeus, and who now lives in Teddington), to reawaken my parkrun id and give it a go. I set that id up more than a decade ago, so somewhere it must still say 'British Airways' I guess, as it's obviously shown up on your list!". Taking ten years to do one's first parkrun is not an overall record, but could well be a BAAC one. parkrun results for Saturday 4th September 202141 runners and volunteers below - get in touch if your result is missing.
Benita (31:35) and John Scaife (31:36) added to their (and the club's) collection of Norfolk parkruns at Swaffham. It has been going since the summer of 2018. Meanwhile, Paul Watt (20:27) and Julie Barclay (21:55, 85.13%) also broke new ground at Storeys Field (run #6) in Cambridge which only started at the end of July. Julie has gone straight to the top of the VW55 age group there (46 ladies). The original Cambridge parkrun, which has been run 516 times (first run in January 2010), is still waiting for permission to restart post Covid19. There are still quite a few others round the country in the same boat. Mike Dennison (19:21, 85.10%) was in splendid form at Winchester where he achieved his best ever parkrun time in over 400 finishes over various courses. That was only good enough to rise to 2nd spot in the MV60 age group there. Phil Manly (Stragglers) has done 19:03). Steve Newell Full club parkrun database - {read access to club parkrun database} - Download and explore. Triathlon UpdateThe next Kona Ironman race which should have been next month (October) has been rescheduled to February 2022 because of Covid19 infections in Hawaii. Alistair Brownlee has qualified to be on the start line and has had surgery on the ankle injury which kept him out of the Olympics. Recovery is going well and Alistair has entered a 750km bike race over a mountainous course in southern Spain to gauge his fitness! The undulating course includes 15,000m of climbs and last year was won by an Australian pro-cyclist in 43 and a half hours (including 19 minutes of pit stops !) Steve Newell Next Digest - Results, news, pictures, feedback, jokes, stories - send them to the editor, Roderick Hoffman, at news@barunner.org.uk. Not for you, no longer interested? remove me please. Difficulty viewing this? Read it from the website:- http://www.barunner.org.uk/News Latest.shtml. Club website: www.barunner.org.uk.
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