Winter, Spring and Summer 2020 Fixtures
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Date
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Organiser
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Race/Event
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Venue
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Entry
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Entry Closing
Date
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Saturday
8 Feb
2020
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Men’s Surrey League
Division 4
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Cross Country Race Match 4
(VAC Men’s team)
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Lloyd Park,
Coombe Road,
Croydon
CR0 5RA
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Start time: 12.00.
All VAC men (1st and 2nd claim) are eligible, subject to
conditions (see text below). VAC vest necessary.
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Enter on the day. Advance notice to
Paddy Clark
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Saturday
22 Feb
2020
NOTE NEW DATE
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Canons Park parkrun
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5km parkrun
Featuring VAC “mob match” gathering.
Originally scheduled for 15 Feb, but now 22 Feb.
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Canons Park, Donnefield Avenue, Middlesex
HA8
6RH
Course details
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Start time: 9am
New parkrunners must register with
parkrun
to obtain a Barcode.
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Enter on the day (but need your Barcode)
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Sunday
16 Feb 2020
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SCVAC
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SCVAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Including VAC 3k track walk Champs
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Lee Valley Athletic Centre Meridian Way, Edmonton London
N9 0NR.
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VAC members welcome at all events. Enter via Member Login at
BMAF OpenTrack
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Closing date
2 February
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Sunday
23 Feb 2020
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BMAF/VAC/South of England
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VAC Indoor Track & Field Champs with SoE Masters Champs, plus BMAF
Indoor
Pentathlon Champs.
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Lee Valley Athletic Centre, Meridian Way, Edmonton London
N9 0NR.
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Enter via Member Login at
BMAF OpenTrack
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Closing date
9 February
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Sunday
1 March
2020
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EAMA
(England Athletics Masters Association)
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England Masters Indoor Track & Field Inter Area
Challenge
(VAC team to enter)
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Lee Valley Athletic Centre Meridian Way, Edmonton London
N9 0NR.
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Enquiries to
T&F Sec
. Events are 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 60m H, 2K walk, HJ, PV, LJ,
TJ, SP, 4x200m relays.
Men & Women Age Groups: 35-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
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VAC team selections deadline 12 January. Gaps will be filled later.
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7-8
March
2020
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BMAF
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BMAF Indoor Track & Field and Winter Throws Championships
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Lee Valley Athletic Centre Meridian Way, Edmonton London
N9 0NR.
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Enter via Member Login at
BMAF OpenTrack
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Closing date
23 Feb.
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Saturday
14 March
2020
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BMAF
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British Masters Open Cross Country Championships
Incorporates the England Masters Inter-Area Challenge
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Rhug Estate, Corwen, Denbighshire, North Wales LL21 0EH
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Two races, Men 35-64 (8km), women & M65+ (6km).
Details
. Enter via Member Login at
BMAF OpenTrack
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Closing date
29 Feb.
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Saturday
21 March
2020
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VAC
RWA Race Permit Accurately measured course
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Cecil Gittins Memorial Walks (incorporates Enfield League 10k match)
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Cyclopark
The Tollgate
Wrotham Rd
Gravesend
Kent DA11 7NP
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Start time: 1pm
All ages welcome. Distances 2.5k, 5k,10k,15k (road)
Enquiries
Dave Hoben
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Closing date Fri 20 Mar (5.30pm). Entries accepted on the
day.
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Tuesday
7 April 2020
(Also 28 Apr, 9 Jun, 7 Jul and 4 Aug)
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VAC
Held under UKA rules. 5M course
certified accurate.
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Battersea Park Summer Series
5 Mile Masters Road Race and Open Race Walk.
(5km races on 28 April and 7 July)
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Battersea Park, London
SW11 4NJ
Close to Millennium Arena
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Start time: 7pm
Entry via OpenTrack, not yet open. Masters guests
welcome.
Enquiries:
Entries Secretary
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Online entry by 6 April.
Entries on the day accepted.
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Tuesday
28 April 2020
(Also, 9 Jun, 7 Jul and 4 Aug)
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VAC
Held under UKA rules. 5km course
certified accurate.
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Battersea Park Summer Series
5 Km Masters Road Race and Open Race Walk.
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Battersea Park, London
SW11 4NJ
Close to Millennium Arena
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Start time: 7pm
Entry via OpenTrack, not yet open. Masters guests
welcome.
Enquiries:
Entries Secretary
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Online entry by 27 April.
Entries on the day accepted.
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Sunday
24 May 2020
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Vitality Westminster Mile events
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British Masters
One Mile Road Championships and
VAC One Mile Championships
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The Mall, London. Assemble in Green Park, London
SW1A 1AA
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Medals in five- year age groups.
Details and online entry in due course.
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Closing date to be announced
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Tuesday
9 Jun 2020
Also, 7 Jul (5km) and 4 Aug (5 Mile)
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VAC
Held under UKA rules. 5M course
certified accurate.
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Battersea Park Summer Series
5 Mile
Masters Road Race and Open Race Walk.
VAC Championships
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Battersea Park, London
SW11 4NJ
Close to Millennium Arena
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Start time: 7pm
Entry via OpenTrack, not yet open. Masters guests
welcome.
Enquiries:
Entries Secretary
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Online entry by 8 June.
Entries on the day accepted.
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Tuesday
7 July 2020
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VAC
Held under UKA rules. 5km course
certified accurate.
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Battersea Park Summer Series
5 Km
Masters Road Race and Open Race Walk.
VAC Championships
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Battersea Park, London
SW11 4NJ
Close to Millennium Arena
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Start time: 7pm
Entry via OpenTrack, not yet open. Masters guests
welcome.
Enquiries:
Entries Secretary
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Online entry by 6 July.
Entries on the day accepted.
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Sunday
12 July
2020
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BMAF/
England Athletics Masters Association
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British Masters Outdoor Track & Field Inter Area Challenge (VAC team to
enter)
Competition for BMAF Area Clubs.
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Coventry Athletics Track, 98 Frilsham Way,
Coventry
CV4 8AH
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Men & Women
35-49, 50-59,
60-69, 70+.
Events: 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 3000m shortH 2km walk, 4 x 100m, LJ HJ TJ PV
SP DT JT HT WT
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VAC Team selected in advance.
Enquiries to
T&F Sec
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Tuesday
4 August 2020
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VAC
Held under UKA rules. 5M course
certified accurate.
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Battersea Park Summer Series
5 Mile
Masters Road Race and Open Race Walk.
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Battersea Park, London
SW11 4NJ
Close to Millennium Arena
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Start time: 7pm
Entry via OpenTrack, not yet open. Masters guests
welcome.
Enquiries:
Entries Secretary
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Online entry by 3 August.
Entries on the day accepted.
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Sunday
20 Sept. 2020
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South of England Athletic Association and VAC
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South of England Masters T&F Championships
VAC Track & Field Championships
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Lee Valley Athletic Centre Meridian Way London
N9 0AR
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Entry via OpenTrack, not yet open. Probable events: 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m,
sprint H, long H, 2k/3k SC, HJ, PV, LJ, TJ, SP, DT, JT, HT, WT.
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Closing date
6 Sept.
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Saturday 10 October 2020
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England Athletics Masters Assoc (EAMA) with the North Midlands Cross Country
League
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England Masters Cross Country Team Selection Race for the British & Irish Masters CC
International to be held in Dublin on 14th November 2020
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Markeaton Park,
Kedlesdon Road,
Derby DE22
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Details
. Register via Member Login at
BMAF OpenTrack
Race distances: 6K for all Women plus men 65 to 75 plus, 9.8k for men 35 to
64. Start times 1.50pm for 6k race, 2.20pm for 9.8k race.
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Closing date Friday
25 Sept.
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For other regional/national/international masters events refer
to the BMAF website
here
For enquiries and further information please contact
the Entries Secretary or the relevant race
secretary.
Surrey League Men’s Cross Country 2019-20
VAC men, first and second claimers, please consider running in the VAC team.
VAC’s team is in Division Four of the Surrey County Athletics
Cross Country League. There are four matches in the series:
12 October 2019 (15.00): Richmond Park (Isabella Plantation,
near Broomfield Hill car park)
9 November 2019 (15.00: Epsom Downs, Tattenham Corner end, KT18
5PP
11 January 2020 (14.30): Oxshott Woods, Oxshott,
KT22 0TA
8 February 2020 (12.00): Lloyd Park, Croydon,
CR0 5RA
First-claim VAC members are eligible to run for VAC. Also second claim members are allowed to run for VAC as long as they do not
compete for their first claim club in any of the four league matches. This rule recognises that some
athletes would prefer to provide much needed support and score in the first team for their Masters club in the
less pressurised, but still highly competitive, races in Divisions Three and Four (run as one combined race of
approximately 5 miles). Ten men are needed for a full scoring team,
but there is no limit on the numbers in each team. The more runners we have, the greater the impact and team
spirit. Every VAC runner is appreciated. Paddy Clark is the team manager. On the day, look out for him
next to the big wooden VAC sign. The team declaration is made online beforehand, so please let him or
the Entries Secretary know in advance of each race if you are
planning to run for VAC. Please wear a VAC vest, obtainable from the VAC kit supplier. Details are on
the Club Kit tab on the VAC website.
VAC “mob match” parkruns
We combine VAC get-togethers with selected parkruns, three or
four times a year. Many VAC members are regular parkrunners, who enjoy an early start on Saturday mornings and
the conviviality and informality of the weekly runs in all sorts of locations, whilst benefiting from free entry
and a measured 5k course. All ages and abilities are represented at these timed runs. The VAC targeted parkruns
are an opportunity for VAC’s first and second claim runners to meet up, run and chat afterwards. We hope to see
a good show of VAC vests so we can cheer each other on and raise the profile of the club. If members have
recommendations or favourites in and around the London area, with good links to public transport, please make
suggestions to Maggie Statham, the Entries Secretary.
If you are new to parkruns, you must register in advance on
the parkrun website and obtain your individual barcode, which must
be shown at the end of the run in order to register your name and time. Entry is free. You do not need to pin
on a run-number. Just turn up, line up at 9am, run, take a numbered disc when you finish and then take the
disc and your barcode to the recorders at their table. Your time, position, age category and age grading will
appear on the parkrun website later in the day. If you are already registered with parkrun, there is no need
to change your club affiliation to VAC for the purposes of these “mob matches”. We can usually pick out the
VAC members.
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