11-MAR-2019 Committee Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the March committee meeting are now availble from https://www.bristolandwestac.org/member-only-content/
Ali’s Army relish fun packed weekend
The Easter holidays for the U13 lads kicked off with the usual Saturday training session consisting of a paulauf followed by some fast & furious relays. However the highlight of the morning was our now traditional Easter egg hunt which always attracts large numbers to turn out. Once all the …
MIKE DOWN’S NATIONAL ROAD RELAY FINAL COUNTDOWN
Now for the final chapter in what has proved something of a ground-breaking season. It brings to a head the challenge we set ourselves after the chastening experience we suffered in the autumn’s National 6-stage championship. For whatever reason 18th position that day was not an acceptable result for any …
The Pomphrey 5k is BACK!
It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for… After a successful trial in March we are running two individual 5k road races on the Avon Cycleway adjacent to our HQ at Pomphrey Pavilions in Mangotsfield (BS16 9NF (http://www.pomphreyhill.btck.co.uk/)., the home of the Pomphrey Hill parkrun. Unlike the parkrun, this course …
2019 AGM – Final Reminder
This is a final reminder that the club’s AGM will take place on Friday 26th April, commencing at 7.15pm in the Kings Head, Whitehall Road, Bristol BS5 7BH. All club members are invited and encouraged to attend and there will be a buffet supper provided for everyone after the meeting. …
Gwent League XC – Feedback request
Ahead of the Jonh H Collins Gwent League AGM, feedback has been requested from member clubs on the following topic (text copied from www.gwent-league.org.uk): “Gender Equality The Gwent League has received a Motion about Gender Equality from Great Western Runners. The motion asked that the distance run by the Men …
Cotswold Way Relay 2019 – Saturday 29th of June – Call for Runners
The continued success of this event has led Team Bath to re-organise the entry process and we have been allowed the maximum number of three teams for 2019. The club is again fully funding entry for all the teams into this race. We are as keen as ever to maximise …
Young Athletes Development Night – 20th March 2019 – results
The results of the Young Athletes Development Night held on 20th March 2019 can now be found below and have also been uploaded to Powerof10.
MIKE DOWN’S NATIONAL ROAD RELAY COUNTDOWN NO 2
Just 16 seconds after some four hours of racing was our nail-biting margin of victory over Birmingham’s premiership club Birchfield Harriers in the Midland area 12-stage road relay championship last year, but even their introduction this year of new signing Olympian ELLIOT GILES on their anchor leg could shave only …
MIKE DOWN’S NATIONAL ROAD RELAY COUNTDOWN NO 1
The mudlarks have had their say, and while this year several of our runners could have done with a bit more mud, our bronze medal performance in the National at Leeds was still a fitting reward to a very successful cross country season that included defence of both the South …