Autumn, Winter and Spring 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
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
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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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Canons 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 parkrunto 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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VAC members apply to caretaker team managers
at tfsec@vetsac.org.uk. Expected events are 60m, 200m, 400m,
800m, 1500m, 3000m, 60m H, 2K walk, HJ, PV, LJ, TJ, SP, 4x200m relays.
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Team selections made in advance. Gaps can be
filled close to the event.
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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 March
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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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
(Other dates are 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 (Other dates are 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 15 May
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Tuesday
9 Jun 2020
Other dates are 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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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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