Braintree & District Athletic Club

23/09/2026

TEA & TALK
Because mental health is important.
6th & 8th October

21/09/2026

Congratulations to Martha who has been selected to take part in the 2026 England Athletics Youth Talent Programme.

This is the first step on the Talent pathway designed to meet the needs for identified, talented English athletes between 16-18 years of age, and their coaches.

We are hugely proud of her and can’t wait to see what the next two years bring!

Coached by Derek Mason who also benefits from further coaching education

Great work!

19/09/2026

2026 Essex Cross Country Relays - hosted by Orion Harriers.

Cross Country season has officially begun! Kicking off with the Essex relays at Chingford Plain in Epping Forest today.

A windy day for the BDAC athletes, but with a very pleasant gravel pathway to balance it up and ease us into the 2 lap course.

For the first leg of the 6km route was Wes Routledge making his XC debut! His gleaming brand new spikes were not required on the firm ground today, so he stuck to his trail shoes which helped him across the line in 27:19 to give us a good start for the team.

Next up for the 2nd leg was Kurtis Swan, who ran a fantastic race to finish in 22:06 and pass the metaphorical baton onto Terry "Turbo" Clark for the 3rd leg. With all the excitement of signing up the day before, Terry admitted he started off too fast, but still put in a super effort and record a time of 34:39.

Last up was Run Leader Dan Bade. He ran comfortably in 25:03 and brought the team home with a combined time of 1:49:08 placing us 14th out of 18 teams.

A great effort from all that ran today!

Cross Country is a fantastic team sport, no matter your ability or speed! We recommend it to anyone!

The new season is about to begin, and if you've ever wondered about giving it a go, please chat to us and be a part of a fun, friendly and muddy team!

The first race of the Essex Cross Country League will be:
Sat 10th Oct - Hylands Park, Chelmsford

To sign up, just head to the link below:
Roster Athletics · Essex Cross Country League 26/27 https://share.google/jf4orslLbU29omavm

For any further queries, please email Team Manager Conor Culham:
[email protected]

01/09/2026

The Essex AA cross country relays are being hosted by Orion Harriers and are being held at Chingford Plain, Epping Forest, E4 7QH.

The date will be Saturday 19th September 2026.


Race 1 9:30am U14/16/18 Girls – 3 legs of 3k (1 lap)

Race 2 10:15am U14/16/18 Boys – 3 legs of 3k (1 lap)

Race 3 11:00am All seniors and vets – 3 legs of 6k (2 laps) except Senior Men (4 legs of 6k/2 laps)

Vets teams are V40, V50 and V60.

Age groups for juniors and seniors will be as follows:
U14: School years 7 and 8 (athletes born between 1/9/13 and 31/8/15)
U16: School years 9 and 10 (athletes born between 1/9/11 and 31/8/13)
U18: School years 11 and 12 (athletes born between 1/9/09 and 31/8/11).

Seniors: all athletes born before 1/9/2009.

For veteran runners, age groups will be based on age on the day of competition, 19/09/26.

For those wishing to run, please email [email protected] before 9/9/26 with your:
Name, Age, D.O.B. and U.R.N.

24/08/2026

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14/08/2026

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05/08/2026

30/07/2026

REMINDER: The track is CLOSED on August 4th for a track maintenance day.
Instead, we'll be at the discovery center (meet at the hill) with sessions at 6pm and 7pm, with some hills and physical prep as well as some hurdles and ladder work! ALL athletes are welcome to these as there will be something to benefit all events.

We'll see you all tonight for our second Mock Competition evening! Come and try some more new events - tonight includes High Jump, Discus and Hammer throw, Pole Vault, Endurance, Sprints and more! Dont forget to wear your club vests!

29/07/2026

Our Braintree District Volunteer and Active Braintree Awards are currently open for nominations, and we’d love to receive your nominations for people in the Braintree District who are achieving great things – no matter how big or small. Whatever level they are at and no matter how many people they help or inspire – we want to hear their stories.

From someone launching a walking football club or leading wellbeing walks to a budding young sports star achieving amazing things at any level – we’d love to hear about them!

29/07/2026

Last night we hosted the first of our two 'Mock Competition' nights!

Throughout the year we do a handful of weeks where our normal training sessions turn into a mock competition environment, where athletes who haven't competed before can see what their events would look like at home before going to a competition - and for other athletes to try new events!

A reminder to all athletes that this is also happening again tomorrow night, please wear your competition vests!