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    England Athletics Masters Inter Area Outdoor Challenge

    NMAC sent two teams to compete in the EMAA Inter Area Track and Field at Nuneaton on Sunday 18th July. Opposition came from other EMAA clubs as well as International teams from Scotland and Wales. The Women and Men’s teams both finished Third in their groups which helped NMAC to be third team overall, a magnificent performance as they were only 4 points off second place in the Women’s event and 5 points from second place overall. There were many brilliant individual performances but, as with all team events, everyone contributed to the overall success. This included athletes who did numerous events and others who participated in an event in which they were unfamiliar with, in order to have a scorer in that event and to gain as many points as they could for the team. Some athletes ran in a lower age group to ensure that as many places were filled as possible. You might be able to spot those athletes who made that extra effort as you look through the results. To all team members WELL DONE. For many of the athletes this was actually the first competition of the pandemic, especially those who competed in the field…
    7 days ago

    NMAC 5000m Track Champs

    On Wednesday evening 35 athletes competed in our first Championship event since lockdown. Fantastic organisation by Saul and the team at East Cheshire Harriers and officials made for a great evening of racing with some fantastic performances! Thank you to all who took part, organised, supported and officiated at the event!! Results of NMAC 5000m v.2 Here is the chairman Philip Lee’s report: The 5,000m Championship was the first NMAC event of the current season and came after a long shut down because of the pandemic. 35 members took part in the event at the East Cheshire track on a warm evening in July. The event was split into 3 races by age groups and started with the younger men and all the women. Lee Athersmith put in a good performance and finished the 12 and a half laps just under 17 minutes to pick up the M35 gold medal. Robert White was next home to take the M45 gold medal followed by the M40 gold medal winner and third overall, James Scott-Buccleuch. Jenny Hales won the women’s race and the W55 gold medal. Gold medals also went to Rebecca Mills W40 and Linda Bowen W45. In the second race…
    1 week ago

    Presidents Trophy Report

    As Honorary President I purchased a trophy last year in memory of Faye Holden, a NMAC W35 athlete who sadly died not so long ago. Faye was a terrific NMAC member, who at The Inter Area would do any event to help out and also assisted with managing the team, without being asked. The idea was for it to be awarded after each Inter Area meeting to someone who showed similar spirit and willingness to go the extra mile for the team on the day. Last year we didn’t have an Inter Area, so I awarded it to John Wright for his outstanding performances in the year that had passed. At Nuneaton on July 18th 2021 we had a terrific team effort, made initially possible by two hard working captains who very nearly got every event covered, which was amazing. We achieved 3rd , nearly getting second despite our members having to travel far and the clash with The  Grand Prix at Sheffield. We had athletes who surpassed 20 points, excluding relay points ( Anthony O’Brien, Neal Petley, Craig Pounder, Jon Rutter, Anita Saunders, Ilse Hemming, myself Caroline Marler, Julie Wilson, Nia Rutter, Beth Lishman). We had a lot of…
    3 weeks ago

    NMAC Virtual Grand Prix Update

    Thanks to those who are supporting this free event – here are the updated results and points tables for May and June: May NMAC Cummulative 2021 GP Results June NMAC Cummulative 2021 GP Results
    June 8, 2021

    In Memory of Ron Hill 25/09/1938 – 23/05/2021

    NMAC are saddened to announce the passing of their member, Ron Hill, who passed away on in May 2021. Much has been written about the success that Ron achieved in athletics in the main media and how he had  revolutionized how athletics was thought about in his time. Much of what runners do today was instigated by Ron Hill, such as carbon loading and sports clothing. It is taken for granted today but when introduced was revolutionary in its day. The word Legend is often an over used word in context of today’s sporting stars but Ron was definitely a legend for his exploits as a runner. What is also legendary about Ron is his dedication to running as he ran every day from 20 /12/1964 to 31/01/2017, even when he was injured!! For some of our members, of a more advanced age group, they may have memories of racing against Ron. One of the often told stories regarding Ron is how after a race, either on the road or over the country, he would open up the boot of his car and sell his clothing. Many of us will have some memory of Ron. I still use one of…
    June 8, 2021

    Urgently Required

    NMAC urgently requires someone to take over as Membership Secretary. This is an important post as the membership secretary has to keep the membership up to date and inform members when their membership fee needs to be paid. The post holder will work very closely with BMAF Services and Open Track in keeping the membership up to date. As Open track is in the process of changing and updating their system, at present, it would be advantageous to have the membership secretary in place as this is going on so that they can learn on the job. If you are interested in the position or want further information then please contact the chair and/or the secretary at     contact@northernmasters.co.uk
    May 17, 2021

    Masters Inter Area Championships

    I would like to inform you, and gather interest, for representing Northern Masters AC in: Masters Inter-Area Outdoor Track and Field Challenge University of Warwick (Westwood Campus) Kirby Corner Road Coventry CV4 8JY UKA registered members of BMAF Area Clubs only, contact your club representative for event details. The 1 day event will take place on July 18th 2021, NMAC has already paid the entrance fee so it will a free event for those selected to compete. Your team needs you!We have a female and male team already entered, competing in age groups 35-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+, trophies for winning female team, male team and combined team. We need one athlete for each event to represent our NMAC team against other English regional masters clubs and potentially Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland it varies depending on who sends a team each year, a maximum of 8 teams. It really is a good day out and a much welcomed chance to compete at a high level and represent your regional masters club. If you are interested please contact: Carol Holt (women’s team captain) email: carol_chown@hotmail.co.uk, through messenger (Carol Holt) or via text 07581205018. Paul Barlow (men’s team captain) email: paul.kannabarlow@gmail.com, through messenger (Paul…
    May 17, 2021

    NMAC Club places at the 2021 and 2022 London Marathon

    Dear Club Secretary of Northern Masters AC, Earlier this month we announced a change to the club entry process for the 2021 and 2022 London Marathon. We’re offering all clubs that held places in 2020 the same number of places for each of the 2021 and 2022 events, minus the number of entries where the runner has deferred to 2021 or 2022 respectively. As Northern Masters AC held 1 place(s) in the 2020 event, we are pleased to confirm your allocation for the next two years below: Number of places your club will receive for 2021: 1 Number of places your club will receive for 2022: 0 Please note that it is not possible to change this allocation. If you have been allocated places for 2021, your entry console will be sent to you by Friday 7 May and you will have until 17:00 on Friday 16 July to enter your runners. Please note this deadline cannot be extended under any circumstances. If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Services team. Kind regards The Virgin Money London Marathon Team   To apply for this place submit your rejection to jpnewell2001@yahoo.com by the 10th of June – priority will be…
    May 10, 2021

    NMAC Virtual Grand Prix April Results

    Last month’s distance was a 10 miler – this month we drop down to 1 Mile. Please play fair and do an out and back or circular route not a straight downhill!! Congratulations to Sue Haslam again who scored a phenomenal 98.72% Age Grade!! NMAC Vitual GP April Results
    April 28, 2021

    NMAC urgently requires a Treasurer and a Membership Secretary.

    Can you fill a role? If we cannot fill these posts SOON, then NMAC will have great difficulty in continuing as a club, YOUR club. Please let the Secretary or the Chair know if you are willing to take over from the present incumbent who will leave the post at the end of April. The sooner we have someone in the positions the sooner we can train them in the requirements of either post. A knowledge of finances would be useful for the Treasurer’s role. The future of the club depends on us having the posts filled before we start our programme of events in July.

    About our club

    Welcome to Northern Masters AC

    The club was founded in 1968 as Northern Veterans as one of the first within the burgeoning veteran athletics movement, and several founder members went on to to establish the British and World Veteran organisations in 1975/77. Northern Masters is an Area Club of the British Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF) and England Athletics Masters Association (EAMA) and covers the region of Cheshire, Cumbria, north Derbyshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Yorkshire.

    The club provides friendly runs and competition over road, trail, cross country and track and field athletics for those over the age of 35. You are welcome to come along as a guest to any Monthly Run or Track & Field League meeting; club championships are reserved for fully paid-up members with guests accepted but ineligible for medals. The club offers First Claim, Second Claim and social membership, and is affiliated to England Athletics, BMAF and EAMA. A membership form and joining instructions are contained on the membership page on this site. As a member you will receive a quarterly club newsletter and a regular magazine from British Masters each containing news, articles and details of forthcoming fixtures.

    This website is intended to keep you informed of: – forthcoming Northern Masters’ fixtures and championships; – national events of the British Masters; – international fixtures at Home, European and World level; – results of Northern Masters’ races and performances of our members in national and international competitions; – a contact point with the NMAC committee; – and provide links to the British Masters, European Masters, and World Masters Associations.

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