Welcome to our newsletter
SPRING OPEN SERIES
There is an exclusive ‘early bird’ entry for club members only which will be at a reduced entry fee but this is only until January 31st, after that it will be the normal entry fee.
There should be plenty of events for you all to take part in and remember these can be used as a gauge of how your winter training has gone plus will give the team managers an indication of team places etc.
Sunday 12th April Sprints & hurdles (up to 400m) 10am
Events and entry details https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=28038
Thursday 16th April Middle distance (up to 3km) 6pm
Events and entry details https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=28042
Sunday 3rd MayThrows 10am
Events and entry details https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=28046
Sunday 24th MayJumps 10am
Events and entry details https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=28047 Put these dates in your diary and don’t delay in entering to enjoy the reduced rate.
ST VALENTINES 30km
Entries are now open for this race which will take place in Stamford on Sunday 15th February. Further details can be found at https://www.stamfordstriders.org/Pages/St-Valentines-30k
GEOFF CAPES DOCUMENTARY
There is a documentary many of you may find interesting on Channel 5 about former shot putter, Geoff Capes – more information is at - https://www.channel5.com/show/geoff-capes-britain-s-greatest-strongman This is a great watch and you’ll see a couple of our members Donovan and Lawson Capes training etc.
SUMMER 2026 DATES
COUNTY CHAMPS Cambs
Saturday 9th May @ Cambridge
Lincs
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th May @ Princess Royal Sports Arena, Boston
CAMBS DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS
Wednesday 20th May @ St Ives
Wednesday 17th June @ St Ives
Wednesday July 15th @ St Ives
EAST ANGLIAN LEAGUE
Sunday 19th April @ TBC
Sunday 31st May @ PETERBOROUGH
Sunday 12th July @ Peterborough (Hunts AC hosting)
SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE
Saturday 16th May @ PETERBOROUGH
Sunday 21st June @ Luton
Sunday 19th July @ St Albans
Saturday 8th August @ Dartford
If you are in the U17 + age groups, please put these dates in your diary and if you are an official, it would be great if you can make yourself available to help at these matches.
CAMBS SCHOOLS CHAMPS
Saturday June 13th @ Peterborough (tbc)
ANGLIAN SCHOOLS
Saturday 20th June @ Norwich
SOUTHERN 2026 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
6th & 7th June - U20 / Senior Champs @ Bedford 6th & 7th June
27th & 28th June - U14 / U16 / U18 Champs @ Chelmsford
18th & 19th July - Combined Events Champs @ Horspath, Oxford
12th September - U20 / Senior Inter Counties @ Kingston
13th September - U16 / U18 Inter Counties @ Kingston
5KM ROAD RACE SERIES 2026
The proposed dates for the 2026 5km road series are:
10th June @ Eye
24th June @ Ferry Meadows
8th July @ Werrington 22nd July @ Stamford
5th August @ Ferry Meadows
There will be chip timing again, and it is likely that the courses at Werrington and Stamford will be slightly changed to have a Start/Finish closer to each other.
Currently we anticipate a change in the younger age groups to align with the proposed England Athletics age groups. As soon as this is clarified we will let you all know. Pet
EASTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS Track & Field Champs
30th May @ Cambridge
Combined events
27th September @ Peterborough
Cross Country
Saturday 14th November @ Horseheath, Haverill
MEMBERSHIP FEES 2026/27
Following the AGM earlier in November we can report that as from 1st March 2026 the membership structure will be as follows:
Adults (Over 18) £100; Under 18, Over 60, Full time education, second claim members (those who belong to another club), track only use £90; Under 11 £50; Associate members £20.
Those members who train at Boston will receive a £20 discount to reflect the extra charges incurred there. We still have a few committee vacancies, mainly for admin roles. If you can help in any way no matter how small, please let us know. The more people who help, the lighter the load for everyone.
WINTER CROSS COUNTY, INDOOR AND ROAD FIXTURES
CROSS COUNTRY
FROSTBITE FRIENDLY LEAGUE
Sunday 1st February @ Bewsey Park, King’s Lynn
Sunday 1st March @ Huntingdon
LINCS CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
POSTPONED no new date set
U11, U13 & U15s enter here: https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=59180
U17, U20, Sen & Vets enter here: https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=5979
SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
Saturday 24th January, Beckingham Place Park, BR3 1SY
ANGLIAN SCHOOLS CC CHAMPS
Saturday 31st January @ Abingdon Park, Northants
BUCS CC CHAMPS
Saturday 31st January @ Charnwood College, Loughborough
ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
Saturday 21st February 2026, Hardwick East Park, Sedgefield, County Durham
Entry details: https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2026/national%20entry%20form%202026%20-
%20final.pdf. Entries close: Friday 6th February
CAU INTER-COUNTIES
Saturday 7th March 2026 @ Wollaton Park, Nottingham
ENGLISH SCHOOLS CC CHAMPS
Saturday 14th March @ Sefton Park, Liverpool
INDOOR
SOUTH OF ENGLAND U20 / SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday 31st January & Sunday 1st February @ Lee Valley Stadium, Edmonton, N9 0AR
Saturday - U20/Senior: 60m, 60m Hurdles, LJ, SP
Sunday - U20/Senior: 200m, 400m, 800m
U20W: HJ (1.50m), PV (2.30m), TJ (9m / 11m)
U20M: HJ (1.70m), PV (3.40m), TJ (11m / 13m)
SW: HJ (1.55m), PV (2.70m), TJ (11m)
SM: HJ (1.80m), PV (3.80m), TJ (13m)
Entry on line at www.seaa.org.uk. Entries close 20th January
CAMBRIDGESHIRE SPORTSHALL FINAL
Sunday 1st February 2026 @ UAE Sports Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ
KEITH WARD INDOOR
Sunday 29th March @ King’s Lynn.
ROAD
BMAF HALF MARATHON CHAMPS
9th March @ Paddock Wood, Kent
SEAA 12/6 STAGE RELAYS
Sunday 29th March, Milton Keynes
LONDON MARATHON
Sunday 26th April @ London
TRACK & FIELD
BMAF WINTER THROWS CHAMPS
7-8th March @ Horspath Road, Oxford
RESULTS ROUND-UP
FOLKSWORTH 15, 18th January Men
19 Dan Lewis (1st M45) 1:32:55; 27 Harry Ledger 1:34:49; 80 Marc Joyce (M45) 1:44:50; 113 Danny Harris (M55) 1:54:45; 181 Tim Clough (M55) 2:06:32
Women
11 Rachel Baker (2nd W35) 1:52:21; 28 Rebecca Witton (7th W50) 2:00:16; 43 Elisabeth Sennitt-Clough (11th W50) 2:06:33
LONDON INDOOR GAMES, Lee Valley, 17th/18th January Men
60H: Max Roe
U20 men
60: Sean O’Donnell 7.03. 400: Alphin Hadfield 53.8. 60H: Jack Wheatley 8.31
NORTHANTS SCHOOLS CC CHAMPS, Abingdon Park, 17th January Minor girls
18 Francesca Sutton (no time available)
LINCS SCHOOLS CC CHAMPS, Burghley Park, Stamford 17th January
Unfortunately, we are unable to obtain the full results. We know a handful of individual results, and we’d like to congratulate Thomas Hughes (SB) and Louie Hemmings (IB) each won their respective age groups.We will continue to try to obtain all the results, and we will publish them as soon as we can.