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Free Olympic Trial Tickets We have secured a number of tickets for the Olympic trials being held in Birmingham on Friday 11th-Sunday 13th July. We would like to offer each club up to 4 free places and have reserved a block for the region (in the home straight). Kind regards ULTRA DISTANCE RUNNING......... from Tom Scrivens I would be most grateful if you would be good enough to publicize the following new Event among your club members. Axe Valley Runners are holding one 12 hour and two six hour time trial races at the Exeter Arena Athletic Track on September 20th 2008. With the first 6 hour starting at 7:00 am and finishing at 1:00 pm, the 12 hour will start at 7:30 am and finish at 7:30 pm, and the second 6 hour will commence at 2:00 pm and finish at 8:00pm. The name of the events: Trackattack 612 The ultimate aim of these events for the future is to establish Devon as the centre of ultra distance Track Racing in the South West. Therefore we intend this year to start ‘small’ and get experience with 12 and 6 hour races, hopefully to be followed by a 24 hour event next year and by a full 6 day event the year after that. In August last year I made many contacts in Germany when I took part in a 6 day event where there was huge support and enthusiasm among runners and organisers alike for longer ultras such as 6 and 7 day events, none of which unfortunately exist in the UK at the current time. Many of these guys told me they would love to come to the UK if only we would put on similar events over here. Undoubtedly they would have a great international flavour and could put Devon firmly and permanently onto the ultra distance map. The entry limit for each race is 20 runners, so ultimately there will never be more than 40 runners on the track at any one time. Priority for entry will be given to runners who bring their own lap recording person who will be responsible for recording each completed lap by their runner on the record sheets provided. I’m taking the liberty of attaching an entry form (click here) for anyone who may be interested in taking part and would stress that early entry is recommended as already there is a lot of interest in these three prestigious events. I would also like to ask at this time for volunteer helpers on the day; people who would/could be, lap recorders, ‘scene shifters’, trackside helpers, etc, etc. No experience necessary as ‘training’ will be given! I’m looking forward to hearing from lots and lots of you! Ever in the Long Run, Tom Scriven tomloony.scriven@virgin.net
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South West Veterans’ Athletics Club, hereinafter referred to as SWVAC, is affiliated to the British Masters Athletics Federation (BMAF) and to the England Athletics Masters Association (EAMA). It is responsible for the conduct of veteran athletics within its area. A veteran athlete was a woman not less than 35 years of age or a man not less than 40. However the world trend is to include men also from the age of 35. As a result we have moved with the times and now accept anyone from the age of 35 up. Our affiliation to the British Masters Athletic Federation admits our members to National, European and World Masters Athletic Championships.
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