BRITISH MILERS’ CLUB BMC NIKE ELITE & GRAND PRIX SERIES 2008 See www.britishmilersclub.com for Entries, Timetables, Seedings, Information and Results

Entry Fee for BMC Members free, Non Members £10 (Development Races £5). Stadium entry £3 - payable by all athletes and spectators.

ELITE MEETING

SAT. 14 JUNE Watford

M 800m & 1500m

Rupert Waters

07790 767433

W 800m & 1500m

Andrew Osment 07879 678917

Women 3000m + Mens 3000s/c

Tim Brennan

01628 415748

SAT. 17 MAY Watford

Mens 10k UK Championship & Olympic Trial

GRAND PRIX

M 800m, 1500m and 3000m

Ian Hodge

Rupert Waters

By UKA Invitation

07790 767433

W 800m, 1500m and 3000m

Andrew Osment 07879 678917

SAT. 31 MAY Sports City, Men 800m & 1500m Mike Deegan

01457 765416

Manchester

SAT. 28 JUNE Solihull

SAT. 19 JULY Trafford

SAT. 9 AUGUST Watford

(GP Final)

Women 800m & 1500m John Davies

0161 611 9065

M & W 5000m Jon Wild

07947 157785

M & W 800m, 1500m and 5000m + Men 3000s/c Steve Mosley

029 2030 6733

M & W 800m, 1500m and 3000m

M 800m, 1500m

W 800m, 1500m

M & W 5000m and 3000s/c

Neil Canham

0161 225 5156

Rupert Waters

07790 767433

Andrew Osment 07879 678917

Tim Brennan

01628 415748

ELITE MEETING An Elite Meeting with a focus on World Junior and Olympic Qualifying times identified by the BMC and UKA is being on a key weekend in the calendar. The Elite meeting will have stricter entry standards of 1:51 (800) / 3:48 (1500) for Men and 2:09 (800) / 4:25 (1500) / 9:40 (3K) for Women.

GRAND PRIX The 2007 series produced:

British Records:- 1 World Championships:- 2 ‘A’-standard & 4 ‘B’-standard qualifying times. Junior Championships:- 12 European U20 & 15 European U23 qualifying times. Personal Bests:- 382 Entry to Grand Prix races will be guaranteed for paid up BMC members entering at least 14 days in advance of the meeting provided they have achieved the following qualifying times.

800m 1500m 3000m 5000m 3K Chase Men : 1:56.0 3:56.0 8:30 14:50 9:20 Women : 2:18.0 4:45.0 10:00 16:45 11:00 Development races will be paced to allow athletes that have not done so, to achieve these qualifying standards.

PRIZES For 2008 there is a £40,000 prize fund available, with a top prize of £1,000 available at the Elite and Grand Prix fixtures in over 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m and 3000m Steeplechase. The prize money is determined by finishing position and time. See website for full information.

BMC NIKE GRAND PRIX FINAL Men and Women 800m - Winners of the “A”-races in the first 4 Grand Prix are guaranteed an “A”-race. Men and Women 1500m - Winners and runners up guaranteed an “A”-race.

PACEMAKERS The BMC is looking for pacemakers for it’s 2008 race series. The BMC is able to pay small fees for pacemakers. Those interested should contact Tim Brennan on 01628 415748 or via the BMC website.

OVERSEAS ATHLETES The BMC welcomes overseas entries in it’s Grand Prix races particularly those of an international standard. Contact Tim Brennan on 01628 415748 or enter via the website.

TELEVISION RECORDING It is planned that our major meetings are to be filmed and recorded by sportuk.tv a dedicated internet sports channel. Your entry will confirm your acceptance to be filmed at those meetings.

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THE BEST OF BRITISH FROM THE BMC www.britishmilersclub.com
events 2008 track & field guide

NORTHERN VETERANS AC LEAGUE May 21 Bolton. June 19 Burnley. July 16 Cleckheaton. August 13 Ashton-under-Lyne.

ROSENHEIM LEAGUE May 7 Battersea Park. 6.45pm. May 21 Croydon. 6.45pm. June 4 Wimbledon. 6.45pm. June 18: Tooting Bec. 6.45pm. July 2 Tooting Bec. 6.45pm. July 23 Tooting Bec. 6.45pm. Contact: Tom Pollak, 71 Burntwood Grange Road, Wandsworth, London SW18 3JY. 0208-870 1196. pollak@btinternet.com

SOUTH EAST WALES LEAGUE April 26 Aberdare. May 24 Hereford. July 13 Aberdare. August 17 Hereford. September 7 Aberdare.

SOUTH WEST LEAGUE May 25 Division 1: Exeter. Division 2: Yeovil. June 8 Cup: Carn Brea. July 6 Division 1: Exeter. Division 2: Braunton. September 7 Division 1: Exeter. Division 2: Yeovil. Contact: Ian Humphreys. 01749-675100

SOUTHERN COUNTIES VAC LEAGUE April 28 Hants & Surrey: Portsmouth. May 2 Kent: Hoo. May 12 Mid-London Division: Battersea Park. May 19

Hants & Surrey: Basingstoke. Kent: Bromley. June 9 Kent: Ashford, Mid-London Division: Twickenham. June 16 Hants & Surrey: Portsmouth. June 23 Mid-London Division: Battersea Park. June 27 Kent: Erith. July 11 Erith. July 14 Hants & Surrey: Winchester, Mid-London Division: Battersea Park.

SOUTHERN MEN’S LEAGUE May 3 Division 1: Battersea Park, Eltham, Perivale, Peterborough, Woking, Division 2: Eltham, Erith, Guildford, Hemel Hempstead, Kingston, Division 3N: Hemel Hempstead, Peterborough, Walthamstow, Walthamstow, Division 3S: Crawley, Parliament Hill, Perivale, Tooting, Division 3W: Basingstoke, Basingstoke, Par, Woking, Division 4N: Battersea Park, Parliament Hill, Division 4S: Crawley, Kingston. May 17 Division 1: Basingstoke, Lee Valley, Mile End, Portsmouth, Woking, Division 2: King’s Lynn, Lee Valley, Mile End, Norwich, Portsmouth. June 7 Division 1: Battersea Park, Oxford, Swindon, Tonbridge, Woking, Division 2: Brighton, Cambridge, Dartford, Hillingdon, Thurrock, Division 3N: Braintree, Braintree, Colchester, Colchester, Division 3S: Battersea Park, Brighton, Tonbridge, Woking, Division 3W: Royal Navy Portsmouth (tbc), Salisbury, Salisbury, Swindon, Division 4N: Cambridge, Thurrock, Division 4S: Dartford, Royal Navy Portsmouth. June 12 Division 4N: Luton. June 28 Division 1: Abingdon, Braunton, Chelmsford, Parliament Hill, Swindon, Division 2: Hillingdon, Stevenage, Thurrock, Walton,

Worthing, Division 3N: Bedford, Harrow, Lee Valley, Peterborough, Division 3S: Bromley, Eastbourne, Perivale, Twickenham, Division 3W: Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Southampton, Southampton, Division 4N: Battersea Park, St Ives, Division 4S: Crawley, Crawley. July 12 Division 1: Ashford, Catford, Eton, Exeter, Milton Keynes, Division 2: Eton, Ilford, Luton, Ware, Watford, Division 3N: Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Milton Keynes, Ware, Division 3S: Bracknell, Carshalton, Catford, Hoo, Division 3W: Abingdon, Abingdon, Exeter, Plymouth, Division 4N: Watford, Division 4S: Ashford, Sutton. August 2 Division 1: Bournemouth, Eltham, Eton, Ipswich, Yeovil, Division 2: Croydon, Guildford, Guildford, Hastings, Mile End, Division 3N: Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Walthamstow, Walthamstow, Division 3S: Horsham, Kingston, Kingston, Twickenham, Division 3W: Abingdon, Andover, Andover, Bournemouth, Division 4N: Ipswich, Stevenage, Division 4S: Hastings, Horsham.

SOUTHERN WOMEN’S LEAGUE April 26 Premier: Bracknell, Crawley, Dacorum, Eton, Division 1: Bracknell, Dacorum, Eton, Portsmouth, Division 2 South: Kingston upon Thames, Division 2 West: Bournemouth, Senior Division 1: Bromley, Bromley, Portsmouth, Uxbridge, Senior Division 2: Carshalton, Carshalton, Crawley, Uxbridge. May 31 Premier: Horsham, Horsham, Reading, Stevenage, Division 1: Hillingdon, Hillingdon, Plymouth, Reading, Division 2 North: Cambridge, Division 2 South: Twickenham, Division 2 West: Salisbury, Senior Division 1: Harrow, Harrow, Milton Keynes, Woking, Senior Division 2: Lee Valley, Lee Valley, Milton Keynes, Woking. June 28 Premier: Basingstoke,

Chelmsford, Perivale, Stevenage, Division 1: Basingstoke, Eastbourne, Lee Valley, Walton-onThames, Division 2 North: Ipswich, Division 2 South: Croydon, Division 2 West: Braunton, Senior Division 1: Abingdon, Bedford, Bromley, Peterborough, Senior Division 2: Battersea Park, Parliament Hill, Swindon, Worthing. July 26 Premier: Abingdon, Basildon, Guildford, Guildford, Division 1: Bury St Edmunds, Hastings, High Wycombe, Watford, Division 2 North: Mile End, Division 2 South: Horsham, Division 2 West: Abingdon, Senior Division 1: Kingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, Luton, Luton, Senior Division 2: Battersea Park, Battersea Park, Lee Valley, Lee Valley. August 30: Premier: Ashford, Colchester, Dacorum, Par. Division 1: Horspath, Horspath, Thurrock, Thurrock, Division 2 North: Braintree, Senior Division 1: Bedford, Carshalton, Kingston upon Thames, Southampton, Senior Division 2: Carshalton, Dagenham, Kings Lynn, Yeovil.

UK WOMEN’S LEAGUE June 7 Division 1: Birmingham. June 8 Division 2: Swansea, Division 3: Stevenage, Division 4: Newport. July 5 Division 1: Sport City, Division 4: Coventry. July 6 Division 2: Wavertree, Division 3: Wakefield. August 2 Division 1: Hendon. August 3 Division 2: Carshalton, Division 3: Wigan, Division 4: Ashford.

UK YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUE May 4 Midland Premier: Loughborough, Solihull, Stoke, Sutton Coldfield, Midland 1E: Coventry, Derby, Kettering, Tbc, Midland 1W:

Carmarthen, Swansea, Telford, Yate, Northern Premier: Blackburn, Blackpool, Liverpool, York, Northern 1E: Chester-le-Street, Doncaster, Jarrow, Tbc, Northern 1W: Carlisle, Connah’s Quay, Stretford, Wigan, Northern 2NE: Eastbourne, Southern Premier: Basildon, Eton, Hendon, Woodford Green, Southern 1E: Eastbourne, Eltham, Erith, Lewes, Southern 1W: Basingstoke, Guildford, Hillingdon, Twickenham. May 18 Midland Premier: Cannock, Cheltenham, Mansfield, Rugby, Midland 1E: Brierley Hill (tbc), Leamington, Nuneaton, Tbc, Midland 1W: Newport, Telford, Tidworth, Yate, Midland 2: Tbc, Northern Premier: Leeds, Litherland, Liverpool, Sheffield, Northern 1E: Cleckheaton, Cudworth, Jarrow, Lincoln, Northern 1W: Ashton-underLyne, Blackburn, Halifax, Warrington, Northern 2EC: Tbc, Northern 2N: Carlisle, Northern 2SE: Tbc, Northern 2W: Tbc, Northern 2WC: Oldham, Southern Premier: Basildon, Battersea Park, Bromley, Tonbridge, Southern 1E: Eltham, Erith, St Albans, Worthing, Southern 1W: Tbc, Tbc, Tbc, Tbc, Southern 2 A24: Tbc, Southern 2 London: Tbc, Southern 2 Thames: Ilford, Southern 2SW: Portsmouth, Southern 2W: Tbc. June 1 Midland Premier: Derby, Nottingham, Tbc, Yate, Midland 1E: Brierley Hill (tbc), Tamworth, Tbc, Tipton, Midland 1W: Swindon, Telford, Yate, Yeovil, Midland 2: Tbc, Northern Premier: Bebington, Gateshead, Preston, Wigan, Northern 1E: Chester-le-Street, Grimsby, Jarrow, Doncaster, Northern 1W: Boggart Hole Clough, Bolton, Macclesfield, Stretford, Northern 2EC: Tbc, Northern 2N: Gateshead, Northern 2NE: Shildon, Northern 2SE: Tbc, Northern 2W: Connah’s Quay, Northern 2WC: Lancaster, Southern Premier: Dagenham, Harrow, Lee Valley, Reading, Southern 1E: Ashford, Eastbourne, Eltham, Hoo, Southern 1W: Bournemouth, Bracknell,

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