Autumn and Winter 2019/2020 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
12 October 2019
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Men’s Surrey League
Division 4
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Cross Country Race Match 1
(VAC Men’s team)
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Course map
. Richmond Park Isabella Plantation, near Broomfield Hill car park
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Start time 3pm
All VAC men (1st and 2nd claim) are eligible, subject to conditions. VAC vest
necessary.
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Enter on the day. Advance notice to
Paddy Clark
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Saturday
2 Nov
2019
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Loughton Athletic Club
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Annual Vets Inter-Club Cross Country race
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Register at the clubhouse at the end of South View Rd, Loughton,
IG10 3LG.
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Start time: 11am
Five mile course. Men and women. VAC members are invited to take part and form
a team.
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Enter on the day.
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Saturday
9 Nov
2019
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Men’s Surrey League
Division 4
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Cross Country Race Match 2
(VAC Men’s team)
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Epsom Downs
(Tattenham Corner).
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Start time 3pm
All VAC men (1st and 2nd claim) are eligible, subject to conditions. VAC vest
necessary.
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Enter on the day. Advance notice to
Paddy Clark
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Saturday
9 Nov
2019
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Enfield & Haringey AC
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Enfield Open 7 miles RACE WALK.
Enfield League fixture, incorporating VAC 7m Race Walk Champs.
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Lee Valley Athletics Centre. Meridian Way, Edmonton
N9 0AR
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Start time: 1pm
Category B rules.
Enquiries
Dave Hoben
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Entries on the day accepted
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Saturday
16 Nov 2019
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Country Associations of England, Scotland, Wales, N.Ireland and Republic of
Ireland
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British & Irish Masters International Cross Country
Champs.
Also Open Masters race.
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England is host country.
Venue: Southport
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See
EAMA website
Event details
For the Open race at 14.15, enter on the day (between 12.00 & 13.15) using
the form
“Open Event Entry Form.”
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Applications for the England team have closed.
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Saturday
23 Nov
2019
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South of the Thames Cross Country Association
(VAC is affiliated to the SOTCCA)
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5 mile Cross Country Team Race
(VAC team – First Claim members only)
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Morden Park
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Start time 2pm
1st
Claim VAC only
Names to
Entries Secretary
by 13 Nov for VAC team entry
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Closing date for VAC team
13 Nov
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Saturday
21 Dec 2019
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South of the Thames Cross Country Association
(VAC is affiliated to the SOTCCA)
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SOTCCA Championships
7.5 miles.
(VAC team – First Claim members only)
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Lloyd Park Coombe Road, Croydon
CR0 5RA
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Start time: 2pm
1st
Claim VAC only
Names to
Entries Secretary
by 11 Dec for VAC team entry.
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Closing date for VAC team
11 Dec
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Saturday
11 Jan
2020
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Men’s Surrey League
Division 4
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Cross Country Race Match 3
(VAC Men’s team)
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Oxshott Woods
Oxshott
KT22 0TA
Close to Oxshott Railway Station
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Start time: 2.30pm.
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
18 Jan
2020
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VAC
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VAC Cross Country Championships and Masters Open race (approx.
7km)
Men and women run together.
5 year age bands.
Medals for first three VAC/BMAF finishers in each age
category
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Wimbledon Common (Camp View end) SW19 4UL.
Location and course map
After race: refreshments and awards at Belgrave Hall Denmark Road, SW19
4PG
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Start time: 2pm
Cost £4 for VAC/BMAF area club members. Masters guests welcome: cost £5. UKA Permit: entrants must
be registered with England Athletics. Enter via Member Login at
BMAF OpenTrack (not yet open)
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Online entry preferred but entry on day accepted
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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
15 Feb
2020
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Canon’s Park parkrun
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5km parkrun
Featuring VAC “mob match” gathering.
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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
(not yet open)
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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 (not yet open)
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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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Expected events are 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 60m H, 2K walk, HJ,
PV, LJ, TJ, SP, 4x200m relays.
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Initial team selections made in Dec 2019
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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 (not yet open)
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Closing date
21 Feb.
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Saturday
14 Mar
2020
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BMAF
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British Masters Open Cross Country Championships
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Rhug Estate, Corwen, Denbighshire, North Wales LL21 0EH
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Enter via Member Login at
BMAF OpenTrack (not yet open)
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Closing date
28 Feb.
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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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