The Veterans Athletic Club (VAC) is the oldest, Veterans or Masters only, athletics club in the UK

Spring and Summer 2018 Fixtures

Date

Organiser

Race/Event

Venue

Entry

Entry Closing Date

Wednesday

25 April

2018

VAC

The Cecil Gittins 10km TRACK WALK.

F eaturing the VAC, Surrey, Herts and Middlesex 10,000m Track Walk Championships.

Millennium Arena, Battersea Park, London

SW11 4NJ

Start time: 6.45pm

Cost: £5 for VAC, £6 for non-members

Masters guests welcome

Details: David Hoben

Entries on the day allowed

Tuesday

15 May 2018

VAC

Held under UKA rules. Runbritain Licence Number 2018-35080

Course certified accurate

Battersea Park Series

5 Mile Masters Road Race and Open Race Walk.

Second Grand Prix event (see info in text below)

Battersea Park, London

SW11 4NJ

Close to Millennium Arena

Athletes’ Instructions

Course Map

Start time: 7pm

Online entry preferred. Enter via Member Login at BMAF OpenTrack. Entries accepted on the day. Masters guests welcome. More info below.

Enquiries: Race Secretary

Closing date for online entry: 14 May.

Entries on the day allowed

Sunday

20 May 2018

Sutton Runners

Sutton 10k

Also VAC 10k Championships

Mansion House, Nonsuch Park, Ewell Road, Cheam, Surrey, SM3 8AL.

Details

Two laps.

VAC Members are eligible for VAC Championship medals. Inform the Entries Secretaryif you enter.

Online entry will close when race is full

Saturday

26 May 2018

Southern Counties Veterans AC (SCVAC)

SCVAC T&F Championships

VAC Members are welcome.

Open to all BMAF members.

The Julie Rose Stadium, 1864a Willesborough Rd, Kennington, Ashford

TN24 9QX

Enter via Member Login at BMAF OpenTrack.

Events: 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 5000m shortH longH Steeplechase, 3km walk, LJ HJ TJ PV SP DT JT HT.

Closing date for online entry: 12 May

Sunday

27 May 2018

London Marathon Events Ltd and BMAF

Vitality Westminster Masters Mile

Also VAC One Mile Championships

Official Website

Race assembly area is in Green Park, London W1. Start on The Mall.

See News item.

Online Entry

Limit of 500 runners. BMAF medals in five- year age groups. Also VAC medals.

Online Entry Closes at 17:00 on Friday 4 May, or earlier if limit is reached.

Sunday

3 June 2018

Dorking & Mole Valley AC

Dorking Ten

Also VAC Ten Mile Road Championships

Race HQ is at Dorking Rugby Club Pavilion, The Big Field, Brockham, Surrey RH3 7LZ

Details

Single ten mile lap in scenic countryside.

Online Entry

VAC Members are eligible for VAC Championship medals. Inform the Entries Secretaryif you enter.

Online entry will close when race is full.

Saturday

9 June 2018

Hampstead Heath parkrun

5km run

Featuring VAC “mob match”

Hampstead Heath, London NW3. Course details. Two courses are used. Depends on conditions. Check parkrun News page.

Start time: 9am

New parkrunners must pre-register with parkrunto obtain a Barcode.

More detail in text below.

Enter on the day (but need your Barcode)

Saturday

9 June 2018

VAC

Jack Fitzgerald Memorial race walks (approx. 3 miles and 6 miles road).

Seniors/Juniors/Vets.

Category “B”. RWA Permit applied for.

Open event in aid of “Help for Heroes”

Tilgate Park, Crawley.

Registration at Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Titmus Drive, Crawley,

W Sussex,

RH10 5EU

Start time: 12.30pm

Entry fee: £5

Entries on the day: £7

Enquiries: David Hoben

Entry in advance preferred.

Entries on the day accepted

Tuesday

19 June 2018

VAC

Held under UKA rules. Runbritain Licence Number 2018-35080

Also with Race Walking Association (RWA) Permit

Course certified accurate

Battersea Park Series

VAC Championships.

5 mile Masters Road Race and Open Race Walk.

Third Grand Prix event (see info in text below)

Battersea Park, London

SW11 4NJ

Close to Millennium Arena

Athletes’ Instructions

Course Map

Start time: 7pm

Online entry preferred. Enter via Member Login at BMAF OpenTrack.

Entries accepted on the day. Guests welcome. More info below.

Enquiries: Race Secretary

Closing date for online entry: 18 June

Entries on the day allowed

Sunday

24 June 2018

South of England Athletic Association and VAC

VAC Track & Field Championships

With South of England Masters T&F Championships

Millennium Arena, Battersea Park, London

SW11 4NJ

Details to follow.

Closing date for online entry: 10 June

Sunday

8 July

2018

BMAF/

England Athletics Masters Association

England Masters Outdoor Track & Field Inter Area Challenge (VAC team to enter)

Norman Green Sports Centre, Blossomfield Road,

Solihull,

West Midlands

B91 1NB

Competition for BMAF Area Clubs.

VAC Team Enquiries to VAC Inter-Area Team Manager: Nick Lauder

VAC Team selected in advance.

Tuesday

10 July 2018

VAC

Held under UKA rules. Runbritain Licence Number 2018-35080

Also with Race Walking Association (RWA) Permit

Courses certified accurate

Battersea Park Series

VAC Championship

5km Masters Road Race

Fourth Grand Prix event (see info in text below)

5 Mile Open

RACE WALK.

Guests welcome.

Battersea Park, London

SW11 4NJ

Close to Millennium Arena

Athletes’ Instructions

Course Map

Start time: 7pm

Online entry preferred. Enter via Member Login at BMAF OpenTrack.

Entries accepted on the day. Guests welcome.More info below.

Enquiries: Race Secretary

Closing date for online entry: 9 July

Entries on the day allowed

Tuesday

7 August 2018

VAC

Held under UKA rules. Runbritain Licence Number 2018-35080

Also with Race Walking Association (RWA) Permit

Course certified accurate

Battersea Park Series

5 Mile Masters road race.

Fifth Grand Prix event

(see info in text below)

5 Mile Open

RACE WALK.

Guests welcome.

Battersea Park, London

SW11 4NJ

Close to Millennium Arena

Athletes’ Instructions

Course Map

Start time: 7pm

Online entry preferred. Enter via Member Login at BMAF OpenTrack.

Entries accepted on the day. Guests welcome. More info below.

Enquiries: Race Secretary

Closing date for online entry: 6 August

Entries on the day allowed

Wednesday

19 Sept 20178

VAC

VAC 10,000m track championships

Two seeded races.

Millennium Arena, Battersea Park, London

SW11 4NJ

First race: 6.30pm

Second race: 7.30pm

Faster runners in the first race.

Entry via Member Login at BMAF OpenTrack (not yet open). Enquiries: Entries Secretary

Closing date:

To be announced

Saturday

29 Sept 2018

England Athletics Masters Association

Hosted by Eastern Masters Athletic Club

England Masters Inter Area Cross Country Challenge

6km cross country race.

Nowton Park, Bury Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

IP29 5LU

VAC men’s and women’s teams. Team selection automatic. Points for first 10 Male and 10 Female club members, based on age-adjusted times. Individual entry via Member Login at BMAF OpenTrack (not yet open)

Closing date:

To be announced

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.

VAC Battersea Park Masters Road Race and Race Walk series: April to August 2018

The 2018 dates and details are:

· 17 April: 5 Mile road race and 5 Mile race walk

· 15 May: 5 Mile road race and 5 Mile race walk

· 19 June: VAC Championships for both 5 Mile road race and 5 Mile race walk

· 10 July: VAC Championship for 5 Km road race and non-Championship 5 Mile race walk

· 7 August: 5 Mile road race and 5 Mile race walk

The races are held under UKA Rules (Licence Number 2018-35080), also with a Race Walking Association (RWA) Permit. Times achieved are eligible for Power of Ten profiles and Runbritain rankings and handicaps. The flat, accurately measured 5 Mile and 5 Km courses offer great opportunities to post fast times and to go head-to-head regularly with fellow Masters athletes across the age-groups. There is also a road race “Grand Prix” for VAC members (see below). The runs and walks take place entirely on Battersea Park’s traffic-free, tarmac, perimeter roads. The three lap (5 miles) and two-lap (5km) courses are shown on the Course Map. The races take place on Tuesday evenings each month, starting at 7pm. Registration and pick-up of numbers is outside the Millennium Arena track in Battersea Park. The starts of the races are close by (see Course Map). For further information, see the Athletes’ Instructions. Online entry is through the OpenTrack Member Login on the BMAF website. Entries on the day are accepted, but please allow plenty of time for this. The charge for UKA-registered VAC and BMAF members is £4 for each race (£6 if not UKA-registered). Masters guests are welcome (£5 for UKA registered, £7 for non-registered). There is a race limit of 100 runners. Enquiries: Race Secretary

VAC Battersea Park road race series Grand Prix 2018

To add spice to the Battersea Park series, there is a “Grand Prix” to reward the VAC member with the highest average of their best three age-graded performances set during the series. To be eligible, members must register finishing times for at least three of the five races from April to August. The winner will be presented with the “Snow Cup”, a magnificent long-standing VAC trophy which was won in 2017 by M70, Brian James.

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.