It was a great day at the BMC 5k on a bitterly cold day at Tameside Cycle Circuit. Irish 1500m record holder Ciara Mageaan eased away with a 6:08 last 2k to win the women’s race in 16.10 from training partner Izzy Fry (16.15) and Sarah Astin (16.16). Rob Samuel led from the front to …
There has been a strong demand to enter the first BMC races of the season. We will be adding more fixtures progressively do keep checking the fixtures SEE FIXTURES Some of our favourite venues such as Watford are yet to open and the Millfield PB Classic can’t take place on its usual date at the …
We are excited to announce the 2021 BMC Grand Prix series. A lot of planning has gone in to try and make this our best ever season and we look forward to seeing lots of happy faces from those achieving PBs and qualifications. In 2019 we had six World Championship and twenty-six Euro Under Twenty …
Top coaches Norman Poole, James Thie, Andy Henderson, David Lowes and Mark Hookway bring a massive amount of knowledge to the table as they join together in a zoom call facilitated by Neville Taylor. They disuss the different approaches to 800m training and how to develop the 400m/800m type athlete and the 800m/1500m athlete.
The BMC is delighted to launch our new website, developed in conjunction with Vinco. It will provide a much-improved platform for presenting content, enabling us to offer better information to our coach and athlete members. A benefit of the new website is that we can continue to use our entry system which is fully integrated …
The BMC is pleased to announce it’s 2021 Grand Prix and PB Classic fixtures. Hopefully we will have a more normal season ithis year than last but of course all fixtures will be organised according to the competition rules that are in place at the time. More details of events and other plans will be …
It is with shock and great sadness that I have just learned of the passing away of my old friend, fellow coach and BMC committee member, George Gandy. During the last 30 years or so it has been a great pleasure and privilege to have spent time with George at Coaching Conferences, Coaching Weekends, Olympic …
The new BMC COACHING CONFERENCE CALL is proving a successful project. They are now taking place on a regular basis throughout the UK Many practical coaching topics are being discussed by a number of coaches. The sessions ,lasting approx. 60 +minutes ,are led by experienced coaches such as Norman Poole/David Lowes/George Gandy/Mark Hookway/James Thie …
The BMC is pleased to announce that we have agreed a major sponsorship deal with Saucony. “As a brand that prides itself on supporting grassroots running development, the BMC fits perfectly into our portfolio of events alongside the English National XC Championships and National XC Relays’’ ‘’We see the BMC as a vital feeder service …
BMC President Norman Poole pays tribute to the wonderful official and man Derek Nicholson.Our hearts go out to all of his family.I have just received the very sad news that Derek Nicholson (Level 4 timekeeper) and father of Bev Hartigan (2:00.39/4:05.66) has recently passed away.Derek was the recipient of an award from the BMC in …
