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Swindon 3K Open Competition (11th Dec)

by Paul Groves | December 15, 2020 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

In this difficult year for sport Bicester AC’s athletes have had to increasingly take their opportunities when they have presented themselves. Two Bicester athletes made the trip to Swindon last Friday to compete on the track over 3,000 metres under the...

Fuelling for Exercise by Tom Couzens

by Paul Groves | December 15, 2020 | All News, Cross Country News, Sportshall News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

As an under 11 through to under 17’s I used to compete for Bicester Athletics club, both on the track and for cross country. Representing Oxfordshire in the high and long jump as well as for the 800 metres and also for the cross country team, as a under 15 I took up...

2020 AGM (6th Nov)

by Paul Groves | November 6, 2020 | All News, Club News, Cross Country News, Sportshall News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Due to the current Covid 19 restrictions and now lockdown, the Bicester AC committee with the support of the club’s membership has agreed to defer the 2020 AGM till November 2021, date to be confirmed at the next committee meeting. All committee post holders will...

Harrow Open (2nd Oct)

by Paul Groves | October 7, 2020 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC’s Anna Jolliffe has been making up for lost time over the last couple of weeks and once again she was in action at Friday’s open meeting in Harrow. She continued her record of setting a new personal best and club record in every track race she has...

BAC End Of Summer Mini Competition (2nd Oct)

by Paul Groves | October 3, 2020 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Nearly 100 athletes attended the final two weeks of Bicester AC’s summer athletics training where an internal competition was organised open to Bicester AC athletes at Bicester School. It brought to an end a challenging few months where the Covid pandemic has...

Summer Training Report (27th Sept)

by Paul Groves | September 27, 2020 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC’s core membership comprises essentially junior athletes mainly under 17 years of age. It has required some feat of organisation to continue to provide access to athletics training within the restrictive and changing environment of the Covid pandemic. ...

Midland Counties Open Competition – Nuneaton (18 & 20th Sept)

by Paul Groves | September 23, 2020 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC’s under 15 girls enjoyed another very good weekend’s competition setting further personal bests and achieving national standards. Anna Jolliffe contested one of the heats of the 1,500 metres at last Friday’s Night of the 1,500 Metre Meeting in...

Harrow and Leamington Open Meetings

by Paul Groves | September 17, 2020 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Following a long hiatus in competition due to COVID two Bicester athletes, both under 15 girls, made their return to competition last week and were rewarded with massive new personal bests. First to run was Anna Jolliffe who took in last Thursday’s Harrow 3,000...

BAC HOME TRAINING VIDEOS AND SESSIONS

by Paul Groves | April 15, 2020 | All News, Club News, Cross Country News, Sportshall News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Hi All Pre COVID-19, today should have been the first day of Summer training! So, instead we are launching training videos and written sessions the athletes can access whilst at home. Hopefully this will keep the athletes engaged during this unusual time and go some...

British Open Masters Indoor T & F and Winter Throws Championships – Lee Valley (7 & 8th Mar)

by Paul Groves | March 14, 2020 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

British Masters Championships – 5 medals! (2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze) At the 37th British Open Masters Indoor T & F and Winter Throws Championships at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Enfield, London on Saturday & Sunday, 7th & 8th March 2020,...

Southeast Counties Throwers Association 2019 Christmas Weight Pentathlon competition – Walton on Thames (8th Dec)

by Paul Groves | December 16, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

At the SECTA (Southeast Counties Throwers Association) 2019 Christmas Weight Pentathlon competition held at the Walton on Thames Xcel Stadium on Sunday 8th December 2019, in wet & very windy conditions, David Kuester of Bicester AC was first in the...

Summer Presentation Evening – Highfield SC (4th Oct)

by Paul Groves | October 7, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC held their annual summer track and field awards presentation last Friday at the Highfield Club Bicester. It was a successful summer for many of the club athletes with 25 seasonal bests achieving national grade markings and 8 club records equalled or...

English School’s Combined Events Championships – Exeter (21st/22nd Sept)

by Paul Groves | September 24, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC’s Samuel Rayson was selected to compete in last weekend’s prestigious English School’s 32nd Combined Events Athletics Championships and enjoyed a very good competition in the under 15 boy’s competition finishing 26th with a tally of 2,320 points which was...

OCAC Quadkids Open – Horspath (15th Sept)

by Paul Groves | September 23, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC had competitors in each of the age groups in the last competitive Oxford AC Quad’s track and field competition held recently at Horspath. Joel Hodges has enjoyed a good season and placed 6th out of the 17 competitors in the under 11 boy’s competition. ...

Oxon Junior League – Horspath (8th Sept)

by Paul Groves | September 10, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC brought their league summer season to a close at last weekend’s Oxfordshire Junior Athletics League match held at Horspath. Two of Bicester’s new club record holders were both in action in the under 11’s quad competition which attracted...

Southern Inter Counties – Horspath (7th Sept)

by Paul Groves | September 10, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

In the Southern Inter County Championships, held at Horspath, Samuel Rayson, representing Oxfordshire, was 5th in the under 15 girl’s high jump with 1.60m as well as finishing 7th in the long Jump (5.39m). Bicester AC’s Freya McGinlay also represented Oxfordshire...

Crawley & Milton Keynes Opens (3rd Sept)

by Paul Groves | September 3, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Three of Bicester’s best performing athletes made the long journey to Crawley for the Crawley AC open meeting held during the August Bank Holiday. All three came away with impressive new personal bests. Samuel Rayson has been close to a national grade 1...

Oxon Junior League – Banbury (11th Aug)

by Paul Groves | August 16, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Katie Groves smashed the Bicester AC’s under 13 girl discus record in the second round of the Oxfordshire Junior Athletics League match held on Sunday at Banbury in what were extreme weather conditions. Groves left her record-breaking effort to the last throw...

British Masters T & F Championships – Birmingham (10th – 11th Aug)

by Paul Groves | August 16, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

In the British Masters 49th Track & Field Individual Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, on Saturday & Sunday 10th and 11th August 2019, David Kuester of Bicester AC won GOLD in the Weight (Heavy Hammer) & Javelin and SILVER in the Discus...

British Masters T & F Championships – Birmingham (10th – 11th Aug)

by Paul Groves | August 16, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

In the British Masters 49th Track & Field Individual Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, on Saturday & Sunday 10th and 11th August 2019, David Kuester of Bicester AC won GOLD in the Weight (Heavy Hammer) & Javelin and SILVER in the Discus...

OCAC Graded Open – Horspath (17th July)

by Paul Groves | July 26, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC’s Jenny Critchley produced a strong performance in the Oxford City AC open meeting held last Wednesday at Horspath. She set a new personal best time of 2mins 33.4secs in the 800 metres knocking 1.6secs off her previous best. Hollie Offord...

English Schools T & F Champs – Birmingham (12/13th July)

by Paul Groves | July 26, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Samuel Rayson represented Oxfordshire in the recent English National Schools Championships held in Birmingham and finished 14th in the Junior Boy’s high jump final with a 1.59m clearance.

Heart of England League – Corby (7th July)

by Paul Groves | July 21, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC finished a fine third in the final match of their Heart of England Athletics Division 3 match held recently at Corby. There an outstanding performance in the under 11 girl’s 600 metres where Elsie Jacobs smashed the existing club record clocking...

Warwickshire County Open meeting – Coventry (3rd July)

by Paul Groves | July 6, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Anna Jolliffe broke the existing under 15 girl’s 3,000 metres at the recently held Warwickshire County Open meeting. Jolliffe’s time of 11mins 17.7secs was also a national grade 4 effort. At the same meeting Anna’s brother Edward was also in fine form...

British Masters Weight (Throws) Pentathlon Championships – Hull (29th June)

by Paul Groves | July 5, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

At the British Masters Weight (Throws) Pentathlon Championships at the Costello Stadium in Hull on Saturday, 29th June 2019, in very hot, sunny and dry conditions, David Kuester of Bicester AC won GOLD in the M75+ age group with a new M75 PB of 3254...

OCAC Quadkids Open – Horspath (23rd June)

by Paul Groves | July 1, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

The second Oxford City AC quadkids competition took place last Sunday at Horspath. Bicester AC’s Jack Green is having a quite outstanding season and he beat 31 other athletes to take overall 1st place in the under 11 boy’s quad competition. Although he did...

Youth Development League – Tamworth (23rd June)

by Paul Groves | June 25, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC made the long journey to Tamworth for last Sunday’s UK development League Midlands North East 1C Match and finished 3rd in the final league match of the season. It was a day of several personal bests and athletes achieving national grade...

ESAA Midland Schools' Combined Event Championship – Kirby in Ashfield (22nd June)

by Paul Groves | June 25, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

OCAC Graded Open Meeting – Horspath (19th June)

by Paul Groves | June 25, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC had 6 athletes at last Wednesday’s Oxford City AC open meeting and five were rewarded with new personal best times. Three competed in various heats of the 1500 metres and two were making their debuts. Hugo Jinks was Bicester’s best male athlete...

Heart of England League – Nuneaton (15th June)

by Paul Groves | June 25, 2019 | All News, Track & Field News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC finished a close 5th in their latest Heart of England Athletics division 3 match held recently in Nuneaton. Although on the day they enjoyed several first place they were down on numbers in the under 15 boys and under 13 girl’s age groups. Although...