• The Winter Fixture List is here
• Chingford League Race Three: Wednesday 20th October
• North London Cross Country – entry closes this Thursday
• Met League update for Seniors + Vets Race #1 Claybury, Saturday 16th October.
• North West London YA Cross Country League

• London Marathon Baggage

Please mail contributions to website@barnetadac.com by 6pm each Tuesday

Training Sessions

Training sessions for the coming week are:

Winter Points Trophy Supremo
You can get to decide what points make prizes!
 
Every year we award a Winter Points Trophy to the woman and male athlete winning the most race points across the season. It is a perfect job for someone willing to keep a record of results and award points, form the warmth of a comfy chair. It takes perhaps 20 minutes to update after each race.
 
Whoever is the Supremo can basically decide on the points system, rewarding both performance but also club commitment through participation, giving our top finishers and less speedy athletes a fair chance of winning.
 
An easy points system would be to award the first 10 runners with 3 points and all other runners 2 points. It covers the Chingford League, Met League and Championship races from now until the season ends at the end of February.
 
If you would or could do this task, it’s quite enjoyable seeing how the performances and WPT unfold during the year, giving the Club an update every now and then.
 
Do speak with me or email me on peter.ellis01@btinternet.com if you are able and willing to be the WPT Supremo.
 
Thanks,
 
Pete

Evening Get Together
This coming Saturday 16^th October
 
We’re heading to the Mitre pub in High Barnet, near the Church and a little Tesco’s, opposite side of the main road from Barnet College, from 6:30pmish for some light pub grub and a drink after the Claybury fixture this week-end.
 
Do come along if you fancy, whether you have raced or not, the more the merrier.
 
We’ll head to the rear of the pub where there is some additional room space, so do walk through the main bar area and do not assume because you do not see anyone when entering we are not there….. we will be, reflecting, sharing and toasting.
 
Cheers,
 
Pete

Chingford League Race Three
Lee Valley Velopark on Wednesday 20th October at 7.30PM

• Venue: Lee Valley Velopark, Abercrombie Road, London, E20 3AB
• Race Times: 7.30PM women and 8PM men
• Club Colours must be worn
• Keep your numbers for subsequent races

North London Cross Country Championships

Met League update for Seniors + Vets Race #1
Claybury, Saturday 16th October.

Finally, Met League Cross Country is back!!

Location: Claybury Park, Roding Lane North, IG8 8NN

Women and Men – the course is 3 laps all off-road on trails, beautiful parkland, undulating grass fields with one short sharp hill in the middle of the woods each lap. A good map on metleague.run.

Club vests must be worn.

There will be a bit of a social in the Mitre in High Barnet on the Saturday evening, Pete Ellis and Sarah and others have been planning it and we hope to make it a regular Met League Saturday thing.

For Met league queries please contact Dave Byrne (dbyrne415@btinternet.com) or Anna Murray (anna1murray1@gmail.com).

See you there!!!

Dave Byrne

North West London YA Cross country League

I started the League back in 1964 and still get a great buzz from organising the fixtures and seeing the YA’s progress through the ranks.   Dave Bedford competed in the very first fixture at Brook Farm and several of those now in the Stags Vets age group got their early experiences of cross country in the league races.

So onwards to the 2021-22 season:

Saturday 25th September at Greenford
Saturday 23rd October at Fryent Park, Kingsbury
Sat 27th November at Trent Park
Saturday 5th February at Bannister Stadium, Harrow
Saturday 5th March at Wormwood Scrubbs.

In my role as Secretary of The North London Cross Country Association I am also hoping that There will be a good contingent of BDAC runners in the Championships at Hillingdon on October 30th.   In several years the Stags entry has been depleted by a clash with Sandy Balls weekend.

Wishing everyone a great winter season.

Brian Fowler

It seemed a very long time since April 2020 when we were supposed to have run this.  Excuses of illness and injury were the topic of the day on the train to the Start, which wasn’t as full as usual because start times were spread out this year.  Some people were very stressed because their start time was too early for the trains!  But organisation at the Start was superb, more toilets, more room, and an atmosphere that reflected our ‘release from captivity!

My watch lost control of its GPS measurement over the first three or four miles and I heard others complaining, so I think it had something to do with the tall buildings.  It was a perfect day, just the right temperature and only a light breeze. Enthusiastic marshals and water stop crews gave out encouragement to everyone.  The crowds were a bit thinner this time, but still lined the whole, spectacular route, and were just as noisy. Nobody had taken any notice of the instruction to only bring one spectator!

Despite the fantastic route and great conditions, the very best feeling was at the end, when I arrived at the Barnet ‘lorry’, and not just because I’d finally finished!  Tracey and Kim, with Maggie and the crew of devoted volunteers were there welcoming the runners as heroes, but they are the heroes, working all day as an essential part of the mechanism that makes the London Marathon happen. 

So here’s a very big THANK YOU to them all!

The Baggage Team

Training Sessions

Miscellany
Club Kit

We have entered into a partnership with iProsports to provide a range of club kit. The link below will take you to our Club Zone on the iProsports website. There you will find an initial range of items available for direct purchase through the website for delivery to your home or your preferred delivery address, with payment by credit card or Paypal.

Initially we have launched without ‘red’ shorts, as we have yet to agree on styles, and these will follow.

We will be looking to add extra sizes for Young athletes and other kit, with some blue options.

As outlined in the Club Magazine, club vests are currently being managed by our fantastic Membership Secretary team and orders can be made via their email address: membership@barnetadac.com and remain keenly priced at £15.00.

A reminder to members – please encourage family & friends to use the more20 code on startfitness.co.uk on Moremile kit only. You can take advantage of a 20% discount – the more it is used the more the club can (potentially – we don’t know if the deal still works for the club) get back. Moremile kit is of good quality & very good value for money especially with the discount.

Happy Shopping

For all the latest England Athletics Courses and Workshops visit:

Coach/Officials’ Education courses:
https://www.englandathletics.org/Courses-and-Bookings?utm_source=CSM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Coach%20Ed


England Athletics events & workshops:
https://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-events?utm_source=CSM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Coach%20Dev

The club will reimburse course fees for those who apply their qualifications for the benefit of the club.

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