Welcome to the B&R Athletic Club Website.

Site last updated 20th June (Records updated, Welsh Castles results ,headline for vets league at Redditch)

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Wanted: Volunteer from B&R to take over management of this website. Training given. If interested contact Phil Anderson using above link or Len.

The Waseley Wobbler a great 8 mile multi-terrain race (formerly the N. Worcs. Hill Race) will be run on Sun. 4th Oct. at 11 a.m. Click for entry form

13 & 14-6-09 A great team performance as B&R finish 20th in the 210 mile Welsh Castles Relay results

13-6-09 Phil Anderson was a surprise 1st vet and 4th overall in the Stourbridge Stumble

11-6-09 B&R vets records tumbled as our women were 1st and men 2nd in the Vets League at Redditch

10-6-09 Rain & mud for the Midweek Race at Arrow Valley & Bronwen returns with a win report

7-6-09 Simon sets club & divisional steeplechase record as B&R finish 2nd in seniors T&F league at Leamington results

6-6-09 Our U13 boys finish top as the youngsters brave the rain at Rugby in the Heart of England League  results

31-5-09 Kota & Dewi have a terrific race over 100m as B&R compete in the Young Athletes T&F League at Solihull.  Report..

17-5-09 B&R's youngsters are victorious in the YA T&F league at rain-swept Kettering report 

17-5-09 B&R field four teams for the Hilly 100 charity relay through the Cotswolds report

16-5-09 B&R's 'old uns' race in the British Road Relays at Sutton Park report

13-5-09 A great start as the women win & the men are 3rd in Vets T&F League at Birchfield.  report

10-5-09 Something to crow about as Ann and John go pot hunting at the Crowle 10k.  Report

6-5-09 B&R runners compete in the biggest midweek race in the Midlands, the Dudley Kingswinford 10k.  report

2-5-09 B&R's men and women compete in the Midlands Track & Field League at Solihull.  Results..

26-4-09 B&R runners tackle the Flora London Marathon: Alan and Rowena 5th and 9th in age categories. Results..

19-4-09 Helen Russell qualifies for World Duathlon Championships in U.S.A. Report

11-4-09 B&R javelin throwers in action at the Bedford Jav Fest Report..

9-4-09 Redditch Council increase hire charge for Abbey track. See scrolling news and let us know your views.

5-4-09 B&R kids start the T&F season: Spring Warm Up Meeting at Stourport. Results

5-4-09 John & Ann bring home the veggie bacon in the Scenic Six at Peopleton. Report..

4-4-09 B&R's Helen Russell & Andrew Cunnell shine at Ampleforth Triathlon and will represent Great Britain in European Championships. Report..

4-4-09 B&R men qualify for the National, new faces in the women's team and a mens masters team run in the Midland Road Relays at Sutton Park report

28-3-09 Off to the Coniston 14 to celebrate Richard's 40th birthday and Paul's in the prize money. report 

28-3-09 B&R teams and athletes are in the medals at the final Gloucester Cross Country League race at Leamington report

22-3-09 Pete Hawcroft wins MV60 at the Treat 8 mile MT report

7-3-09 Helen Russell chases GB qualification in Clumber Park Duathlon Report

7-3-09 Congratulations to the B&R athletes who represented Worcestershire in the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park in Nottingham. Photos..

1-3-09 At last a dry course - the final race in the Young Athletes Cross Country League at Perry Barr  Report

1-3-09 Helen Russell wins Halesowen Aquathon  Report..

22-2-09 Five speedy B&R runners at the Bourton 10k. report

22-2-09 Pete Hawcroft was 1st MV60 in the Action Heart 5 road race in Dudley. report

21-2-09 B&R run the classic National Cross Country course at Parliament Hill.  Report... 

14-2-09 No roses or chocolates. Just mud and ice as B&R finish sixth in the Birmingham League at Coventry on Valentine's Day.   Report...

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Hilly 100 is on 17th May. Let Clive Brown know if you want to run!

18-1-09 Nine B&R gladiators compete in 'Not the Roman' IX at Stratford  Report..

17-1-09 Injuries, honeymoon, work and other races. Only 9 senior men run the B'ham Lge. XC at Coventry but a young first six run well to finish 7th on the day and stay 6th in the league. Results..    Photos..

10-1-09 The big freeze! Results & photos from the Worcestershire XC Championships at Malvern. Report..

4-1-09 Rowena & Georgie at the Worcester aquathon. Report

Post-AGM newsletter has details of subs, club officers etc.

30-12-08 The club wants to spend money! The marquee is ordered but what else do you want? Details..

14-12-08 Rowena Bales was 1st Female Vet at the Wombourne “Splash and Dash'.  Swimming 400m in the pool before running 5K in her wet swimsuit with temperatures just above freezing! 

13-12-08 A win for Sally, 2nd for Jacob & a return for Len at a very wet Plock Court in Gloucs. XC League.  Report..

Early starts, bananas, hills, priests, beaches & beer. Jimmy's Cyprus 4 Day Challenge has it all.  Report..

7-12-08 A chilly day for the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League at Sandwell Valley. Report... 

6-12-08 17 B&R men ran in Birmingham League at Leamington. A team move up to 6th in Div.2 and B&R have first B team on the day. Results.. Photos by John Dineen

6-12-08 B&R women tackled mud and the hill in Midland Women's XC Lge. at Newbold Comyn. Results..   Photos by John Dineen

30-11-08 Three B&R head to Oxfordshire for the Eynsham 10k Report ..

16-11-08 Congratulations to all the awards winners at our 2008 Awards Evening & thanks to guest of honour British Olympic athlete Kate Reed. Report  Photos..

2009 subscriptions can now be paid - existing members get discount if paying before 31st January. Irene will be at Ryland on Mon. 1st Dec. if you want to pay there. Details..

15-11-08 B&R teams climb the tables in Gloucester League XC at Blackbridge  Report..

9-11-08 B&R youngsters plough through mud and charge uphill in WMYACCL at Leamington. Results..  Click for photo gallery

8-11-08 Mud & Mayhem at Wedgnock Shooting Range. Report.

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2-11-08 John Manley and B&R Women's Team are County Multi-Terrain champions at the Uffmoor Shuffle. Report..

26-10-08 A battle against the elements at the Snowdonia Marathon.  Report..

26-10-08 Seventeen B&R runners compete in the hilly inaugural EDF Birmingham Half Marathon. Results..

25-10-08 B&R men  7th out of 18 in the opening Birmingham League XC Fixture. Our women race in the Midlands League and youngsters run in Birmingham Cross Challenge. Results & links to photo galleries ..

19-10-08 A trip to Stratford for the Welcombe Wobbler and Trembler brings a win for Yasmine.  Report..

19-10-08 B&R's boys and U17 men in action at the Young Athletes Road Relays in Sutton Park.  Results..

19-10-08 B&R athletes run like the clappers at the Bells of Pattingham multi-terrain race.  Report..

18-10-08 Sutton Park in October can only mean the National Road Relays. B&R women's & men's teams in action. Results plus John Dinneen's photo album

12-10-08 B&R youngsters in action in West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League at Pype Hayes.  Results...

11-10-08 Cross country is back! B&R's season opens in Gloucs. League at Bourton.  Results..  Click for photos (83 images)

11-10-08 B&R charge up and down the hills at the Worcester Beacon Race.  Report..

5-10-08 B&R at the Great North Run  Report..

5-10-08 Congratulations to all the runners & thanks to all the helpers who braved the rain at the North Worcestershire Multi-Terrain 8! Report & results

Race  photos by Lewis & Phil and more photos by Yasmine!

Above: Phillip Matthews (Swansea Harriers) won the North Worcestershire MT8 2008

Above: Joan Clarke (Stourbridge R.C.) was first woman at the North Worcestershire MT8 2008

Click here for B&RAC Autumn newsletter (word doc)

Christmas Party night at the Foxlydiate Pub on Sat. 13th Dec. Dinner & disco. £19.99 per person payable by 30th Sept. Contact Kirsten Walton (01527 835812 or 07821 282804).

21-9-08 B&R's young athletes in action at the Midlands Road Relays at Sutton Park.  Results..

20-9-08 B&R women and men enjoy a rare glimpse of the sun at Sutton Park for the Midlands 4 & 6 Stage Road Relays. Results..

Click here for great photos of the Vets League Cup Finals by John Gerner

14-9-08 B&R's women were 4th in their A Final and the men were 6th in the B Final at the Masters League Cup Final at Alexander Stadium.  Report ..

13-9-08 More than a marathon effort! B&R's Mark Graham, James King, Ian Keyte & Paul Collins and a team of 4 Halesowen AC runners all ran 31 miles of the Worcester Way from Bewdley to Malvern.  Report ..

7-9-08 B&R's boys finished 3rd and girls 6th at the Dell Stadium in the last Heart of England T&F fixture. Results ..

7-9-08 Pete Hawcroft B&R's only runner at the Beacon 10k won the vets 55 prize. Report ...

16-8-08 Three B&R runners take on the power of steam in Race the Train in Wales.  Report ..

14-8-08 B&R women finish runners up in the vets league and our men  get their best result of the season at Worcester.  Results...

13-8-08 Ian is just pipped for MV45 mid-week series title at Halesowen MT. Mel  makes her 'schlammschlacht' debut and Phil is 3rd MV50 on the day.  Report..

Anyone interested in running 31 miles along the Worcestershire Way from Bewdley to Malvern as a team (can be all 31M or a relay) - social run not a race? Details ..

10-8-8 Helen Russell gets elite sub 2-30 time in Olympic distance London Triathlon  Report ..

3-8-08 Congratulations to B&R's T&F team who won promotion at the final match at Hereford

3-8-08 B&R athletes pick up three vets prizes in Tenbury 10k.  Report ..

26-7-08 Because it's there. B&R at the SwissAlpine mountain races.  Report...

20-7-08 A day at the races as B&R runners win two prizes at the Pitchcroft 10k round Worcs. racecourse.  Report...

9-7-08 PBs and a good run from an old 'un at Droitwich Midweek 10 k road race  Results..

9-7-08 Our vets defy the elements in league match at Tipton. The women's team finish second and Calvin sets new club records.  Report..

6-7-08 A terrific performance by B&R's youngsters to finish 2nd in the Heart of England League at Redditch  Results..

5 & 6-7-08 Polly Gerner & Dave Carney compete at the British  Masters T&F Championships  Report ..

5-7-08 Wolverhampton to Birmingham by canal as Yasmine runs the Birmingham & Black Country Half Marathon.  Report..

5-7-08 B&R 1st overall in T&F match at Burton: the women's team won and men's were second. Results ..

29-6-08 Ian Keyte 5th in Timberhonger 10k. Chris Warren wins 2k (B&R 4 out of first 5 boys), Anna Ball & Zoe Scoltock are 1st & 2nd girls. Full results...

28-6-08 Seam Bowden set a new club U17 men record (4:27.06) for the mile in a BMC Grand Prix event at Solihull

22-6-08 U13 boys shine as B&R youngsters finish second in fourth Young Athletes League match at Stourport  Report..