Three Bicester AC athletes contested the MK Sprint Series 2 held recently at Milton Keynes. Athletes of all ages competed over distances ranging from 75m up to 800m. There were 9 heats of the 150m and a total of 44 athletes. Bicester AC’s Charlie Simpson contested heat 2 which included four other athletes. Simpson’s previous try at this distance was in 2025 when he ran 21.60secs. Run in sweltering conditions Simpson was an easy winner of his heat with a big new personal best of 19.94secs which is an under 13 boy’s EA PB level 8 time. When all of the times were collated Simpson produced the 2nd best time out of the 44 competing athletes for the silver medal. Simpson also ran his first ever 300m and finished in a promising 5th place with 45.10secs.
Thomas Andrade and Rafe Holden were making their debuts in Bicester colours. They were both drawn in heat 3 of what was the 2nd round of the 100 metres. In the event both ran extremely well and came away with personal bests. Andrade ran a super quick 12.07secs for 2nd place which was an under 16 boy’s EA PB level 6 time. Holden finished 6th also in a personal best time of 12.38secs. Out of the 126 competing athletes over the two rounds Andrade was 15th and Rafe Holden 24th out of the 126 competing athletes. In the 200m Holden and Andrade competed in heat 3 with Holden finishing 4th in a personal best time of 26.35secs and Andrade 5th, also in a best time of 27.04secs. Holden was 16th and Andrade 17th out of the 39 competing athletes.