Spring 1999 - British Milers Club

BMC April 1999 6/6/99 9:06 pm Page 4NIKE to sponsor the BMC ...GRAND PRIX FINALThe BMC NIKE Grand Prix Final will be held atGlasgow on Saturday 21st August. Events willbe 800m and one Mile and points can be scoredtowards the overall BMC NIKE Grand Prix inthe same way as other rounds. To qualify for theÔAÕ race in your chosen event, you should be:i in the Top 10 of the overall Grand Prixiistandings after the 4th meeting, orhave won an ÔAÕ race at any of the previousGrand Prix meetings.oriii have run a BMC ÒEliteÓ (see page 2)standard in that event at any of the previousGrand Prix meetingsRemaining places in the ÒAÓ races will bedecided on the current national rankings. It ishighly likely that, like last year, the Grand PrixFinal will incorporate the BMC Championships.OVERALL RACE PROGRAMMEOur 1999 Race Programme is designed to buildon the successes of last year and will be onceagain in three tiers:i BMC NIKE Grand Prix;ii BMC Gold Standard Meetings;iii BMC Regional RacesFollowing on from their successful launch in1997, in addition to the above the BMC arecontinuing their two series of invitation races:i BMC ÒMile of MilesÓ;ii BMC ÒRecord BreakersÓ.For further details see below.GOLD STANDARD MEETINGSPut on in conjunction with the promoting clubs,these meetings take place every two or threeweeks to provide high class races in preparationfor championships and the BMC NIKE GrandPrix. These meetings are open to all members butBMC Gold Standard members, i.e. sub1:52/3:49/ 2:12/4:30, will find the ÔAÕraces pacedappropriately.Stretford Mike Harris 0161 775 0719Watford Tim Brennan 01628 415748Pat Fitzgerald 01895 234211Loughborough George Gandy 01509 230176These meetings will always include highquality 3k races. The Stretford races will alsoinclude 1,500m and 2,000m steeplechases.REGIONAL RACESFor BMC members, i.e. sub 1:56/3:56/2:20/4:45(M800/M1500/W800/W1500) athletes, pacedBMC races will take place at the followingvenues:Rosenheim Lg. Ray Thompson 01737 554450Finsbury Park John Sullivan 0171 790 1961Woodford Green John Sullivan 0171 790 1961Sutcliffe Park Ron Allison 0181 858 9380Midlands Steve Edmonds 0121 561 4399North East Phil Hayes 01207 570161East Philip O Dell 01234 852038Cornwall Chris Coleman 01736 740616Wales Steve Mosley 01222 306733Scotland Brian McAusland01567 830331N Ireland Malcolm McCausland 01504 349212BMC MILE OF MILESLocal sponsors have provided prize money forMile races in the ÒMile of MilesÓ includingbonuses for performances under 4:00 (men) and4:40 (women).15th August Mile Carn Brea28th August Mile South West29th August Mile South West30th August Mile South WestThe BMC will put up further prize money of£100 for U23s and juniors, male and female, forthe most wins (in their own age group)throughout the summer.BMC RECORD BREAKERSThe ÒRecord BreakersÓ series will attempt to setnew BMC Records as follows:4th April 2,000m Carn Brea8th August 800m BrightonOther events may be added at short noticewithin the Watford and Stretford meetings ifathletes so request. Prize money of £100 will beawarded for each race where a new BMCmembersÕ record is set, provided that the recordstill stands at the end of the season.MenÕs records are currently:M600 1:17.8 Andrew Hart 1998M1000 2:19.4 Andrew Hart 1997M1200 2:57.0 Paul Williams 1978M2000 5:11.0 Walter Wilkinson 1972M4000 11:03.2 Rob Whalley 1998WomenÕs records are:W600 1:29.4 Linda Staines 1997W1000 2:44.9 Jo White 1980W1200 3:23.4 Christine Ward 1977W2000 6:12.4mx Dianne Henaghan 1998It is recognised that some of these records areÒsoftÓ and therefore the £100 will be splitbetween all athletes that record a time inside themark listed above. To enter, please register withMatthew Fraser Moat on 01304 379777 or thelocal race organiser.BMC CHAMPIONSHIPSAs in 1998 it has regrettably not yet provedpossible to find a suitable weekend date to holdthe BMC Championships in a heats and finalsformat in 1999. If a suitable date emerges,members will be informed by letter, but at themoment BMC Champions for 1999 will be theathletes who set the fastest times in the 800m andMile races at the Grand Prix Final in Glasgow.1999 NATIONAL TRAINING DAYIt is intended to hold this in October 1999. Forfurther details please contact Frank Horwill on0171 515 3472.NATIONAL ENDURANCE WEEKENDThe seventh National Endurance Weekend willtake place in November, venue TBA. Forfurther details please contact Normal Poole on0161 980 8358.1999 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING& CONGRESSThis will be held in the autumn, probably inconjunction with one of the above events. Forfurther details please contact Peter Thompson on0131 317 7320.BMC E-MAILING LISTTo receive news of BMC events and full BMCresults as they happen throughout the summer,BMC members on E-mail can join the BMCMailing List. To subscribe to this free of chargeservice please send an e-mail to Matthew FraserMoat at mfm@fmconsultants.telme.com.1999 SUBSCRIPTIONSThe 1999 AGM increased subscriptions by £5from the 1999 season to ensure financial stabilityof the clubÕs administrative operations.Subscriptions at the increased rate were dueon 1st January 1999. If you have not alreadypaid by standing order or direct debit, pleasecould you send your cheque for £15 (£20overseas) made payable to the BMC, togetherwith any change of address, to the BMCTreasurer Pat Fitzgerald.RECOMMENDED INTERNET SITESi. http://www.british-athletics.co.uk/bmc/ - our ownBMC site which now gets about 2,000 hits amonth.ii. http://www.ukathletics.org/ - the new official website for UK Athletics.iii. http://www.british-athletics.co.uk/ - the unofficialweb site for British Athletics, hosted by C.Zacharides.iv. http://tilastopaja.vservers.com/ - Mirko Jalava ssite - the best site for ranking lists as the seasonprogresses.v. http://www.hkkk.fi/~niininen/athl.html - Petri4BMC News : Spring 1999