Bedford & County Athletic Club

Bedford & County had an outstanding turnout for the Marston 5K yesterday evening, dominating the team and individual prizes. Well done to everyone who ran!

Podium finishes:

Jamie Prior - 1st Male
Thomas Harper - 2nd Male
Matt Clements - 3rd Male
Lucy James - 1st Female
Ellie Harper - 3rd Female
Zach Danobrega - 1st U20 Male
Lola Nevzat - 1st U20 Female
Lily Cottierwhitehead - 1st U16 Female
Frank Harkin - 1st V40 Male
Helen Buller - 1st V45 Female
Ian Sells - 1st V50 Male

Team results:

Men:
1st - Bedford & County AC A - Jamie Prior, Thomas Harper, Matt Clements
2nd - Bedford & County AC B - Frank Harkin, Zach Danobrega, Ben Abubacker
3rd - Bedford & County AC C - Adam Harris, Ian Sells, Simon Harper

Women:
1st - Bedford & County AC A - Lucy James, Ellie Harper, Georgie Munday
2nd - Bedford & County AC B - Helen Buller, Emily Coughlin, Lola Nevzat
3rd - Bedford & County AC C - Sophia Fildes, Lily Cottierwhitehead, Rosie Cusack

Full results can be found here: https://archive.affrunningclub.org.uk/MarstonForest5K/MVF5_Results2026.html

A report of the 2nd EYAL Match at Chelmsford last weekend is up on our website now: https://bedfordandcountyac.org.uk/index.php/about-us/news-archive/1000-eyal-match-2-chelmsford

Megan and Poppy have received Alex and Rosemary's bursary for this year, for their commitment to training, competing for the club and encouraging their team mates across all the ages groups.

Our athletes in action at the EYAL in Chelmsford on Sunday!

📸 Swish Picz

Well done to everyone who competed in the SEAA Track and Field Championships at Bedford last weekend 👏

Bedford & County podium finishes:

Archie - 1st 2000m U18 Steeplechase 6:12.77
Henry - 3rd 1500m U16 Steeplchase 4:47.71
Ollie - 1st 3000m U18 8:47.01
Ellie - 2nd 3000m U18 10:51
Ed - 1st 5000m SM 14:55.90

📸 Photos 1, 7, 8 and 9 - Bedford Sports Photos
📸 Photo 2 - Harry Litchfield

Read the report of the 2nd round of the Eastern Masters Track and Field League at Bedford on our website now: https://bedfordandcountyac.org.uk/index.php/about-us/news-archive/997-emac-match-2-bedford

Success for Bedford's throwers at the 2026 Eastern Champs and Masters Throws Pent Champs 🥇

Several Bedford throwers made the journey to Cambridge for the Eastern Counties Championships. The weather was blisteringly hot, but everyone has been working incredibly hard in training, and their performances reflected that commitment, bringing home 5 medals and a Championship Record between them.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the age spectrum, our masters athletes travelled to Oxford for the British Masters Throws Pentathlon Championships, with Darren securing the win and Oriana putting in a strong performance to finish 5th.

Read the full report on our website: https://bedfordandcountyac.org.uk/index.php/about-us/news-archive/996-success-for-bedfords-throwers-at-the-2026-eastern-champs-and-masters-throws-pent-champs

A report of the BIGish Field Championships 2026 is up on our website now:

BIGish 2026 Bedford and County Athletics Club - an archive of news from the club, covering reports, results and general news updates

Well done to everyone who competed at the Eastern Athletics Championships yesterday in Cambridge.

Congratulations to Fraser and Oliver from the boys endurance squad who both came away with medals:

Fraser - 1st U16 Boys 1500m

Oliver - 2nd U16 Boys 3000m

📸 Swish Picz