Author: Carey Hollick

Hello all, *UPDATED UNTIL 26th of Sept with corrections from earlier* Congrats to more medallists! We have 49 EMAC athletes, Pescara this week for the European Masters Championships. I’ll keep adding to this list, please check for updates. I will go through the results and also post people’s results even without medals. Rooting on all EMAC competitors and team GB! So far, EMAC medallists include: Gold Medals Emma ‘el Beardo’ Beardmore – Gold Medal in the W35 Weight Throw with a throw of 15.18m on…

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Notice of EGM  Sunday 10th December 2023 by Zoom In April 2023 EMAC held its AGM.  Unfortunately, the meeting was not quorate and so none of the necessary business of the meeting could be completed. We did not hold elections for officers and we did not approve the accounts and financial report. The committee members agreed to continue in post until an EGM could be arranged.  With the summer Track & Field programme out of the way we would now like to hold the AGM…

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Hello all, *UPDATED UNTIL 24th of Sept with corrections from earlier* Congrats to more medallists! We have a few EMAC athletes, think Robert Lands mentioned 47 athletes in Pescara this week for the European Masters Championships. I’ll keep adding to this list, please check for updates. I will go through the results and also post people’s results even without medals. Rooting on all EMAC competitors and team GB! So far, EMAC medallists include: Emma ‘el Beardo’ Beardmore – Gold Medal in the W35 Weight Throw…

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Hello all, Just a friendly reminder that the AGM is being held via Zoom on Friday, 21st of April at 19:00. Please email Robert Lands on emac.membership@virginmedia.com for the Zoom link and the committee looks forward to seeing you. Sincerely, Carey R. Hollick, EMAC Chair

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Hello all, Here is the final timetable for the upcoming indoor championships at Lee Valley on 26 March 2023. Please try and be to Lee Valley an hour before your first event to register and pick up your bibs. Have a great day of competition. If you have any questions please contact Carey Hollick at emacchairperson@yahoo.com. FINAL Timetable for EMAC/VAC Indoor T&F Championships

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Hello All, I know it’s short notice but unfortunately the Inter-Area XC Challenge had to be moved at late notice, so now it’s being hosted by Croydon Harriers by VAC at Lloyd Park in Croydon. I know we have enough EMAC members who like their cross country and live close enough to London to attend. Let’s get a team for EMAC in it! We have won it a few times; let do it again. Please go to the BMAF Opentrack site to enter here: https://bmaf.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/emaa-iaxc/…

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Hello all! I need to see how many EMAC athletes are going to the European Masters Indoors Championships in Torun this March. We are trying to hold our EMAC Indoors Track and Field Championships at Lee Valley and the only date we can get is Sunday 26th of March. I want to see if it is worth holding an indoors championships on this date or not. Also, if you are going to Torun good luck! Here is the link to the poll: https://www.facebook.com/groups/easternmastersathletics Happy New…

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Eastern Masters Track & Field League Final Sunday 4th September 2022 Bedford International Athletics Stadium Hopefully this is the last organisational email I have to send. The field start is 10:30am – Pole Vault and then 11:00am The track start is 10:50 – 400m H The meeting should finish before 4:30pm Presentation at 16:20 or as early as possible thereafter. Declarations & lane draws Courtney Gunn is in charge of declarations and lane draws, he will contact you separately. Track notes The timetable attached is exactly…

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Hello all, I’m conducting a poll to see if the membership would like to go to wooden medals or stick to metal medals. Either way we’re going to have a new EMAC Track and Field Medal. Please go here to vote: https://www.facebook.com/groups/easternmastersathletics/permalink/4772918546146824/ The poll ends Sunday 17th of July…thanks for your input. Sincerely, Carey Hollick, Chairman

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Hello all, Attached are the timetable and rules for the upcoming Outdoors Inter-Area Track and Field Challenge that is taking place in Nuneaton at Pingles Stadium on the 31st of July. Wilson Paterson is the team manager for the men’s team and Carey Hollick is the team manager for the women’s team. We are still looking for athletes to compete in all the age groups. Please see the Facebook page for the threads for the teams and put your name down. I know for sure…

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Hello all!! The final list of teams and venues has been published on the website here: http://emac.org.uk/track-field/2022-track-field-league/ If you have any questions about the league please contact the divisional leaders or the team manager of your club. Have a great summer of Track and Field competition.

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Notice of Annual General Meeting The General Secretary of Eastern Masters Athletic Club hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 20th March 2022 by “Zoom”. Nominations for officers and committee members of the club and any items for the Agenda must be made in writing before 20th February 2022 to the General Secretary – Robert Lands Acting General Secretary emac.membership@virginmedia.com   If you wish to attend the meeting please contact the membership secretary Robert Lands by email – emac.membership@virginmedia.com…

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Hello all! DEADLINE EXTENDED AND NEW ENTRY FORM BELOW IF YOU HAVEN’T APPLIED YET! The entries for the 2022 EMAC are now live! You can find the flyer and the entry form here: http://emac.org.uk/track-field/2022-track-field-league/ and if you know of any new athletics clubs who would like to enter please share the flyer and entry form with them. If you have any questions email Paul Harrison at tandfleague@emac.org.uk   We look forward to seeing all of you in the summer of 2022!

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Hello all!! After a very short amount of time to organise our indoors championships this year, it’s finally live on BMAF Opentrack!! Here is the link: https://bmaf.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2021/GBR/vac-emac_indoor/ We only found out on the 30th of September that we had gotten a date for 4th of December because there were no other dates available. EMAC and VAC are working on our first joint venture for an indoors championships. Usually, in the past we had to share our date with the BMAF Pentathlon and South of England…

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Hello all. Thank you to all who attended the AGM today. We had 30 attendees which actually may be a record! I want to thank everyone who stood for the vacant roles and to Michael Hausler, Christine Anthony and Karen Cameron who were on the previous committee for all their work. The committee for 2021-2022 are: Chair – Carey Hollick General Secretary – Stephen Cartwright Membership Secretary – Robert Lands Treasurer – John Borgars Communications Editor – Amr Ziko Track and Field Secretary – Graeme…

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From Ty Farrer – Good afternoon all The first round of the 2021 EMAC Road Runners race series is now open. The Sublime Peterborough Marathon will be held on the 23rd May. It’s a great event and likely to fill up fast, so don’t miss out. Here is the link to join: Sublime Peterborough Marathon

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