Oscar FrostMay 311 minBUCS OUTDOORS DAY 3 REVIEWA very proud day to be a member of BUAC today. With a massive 52 finalists across the weekend, it’s no surprise that BUAC took home an...
Oscar FrostMay 12 minBUCS Outdoors Day 2 ReviewAnother huge day at Chelmsford for BUAC! With an unbelievable 36 finalists already, it has the potential to be one of our best BUCS...
Oscar FrostFeb 217 minBUAC have their most successful BUCS indoors yetWhat a weekend. Overall, it was BUAC’s most successful BUCS indoors yet, with the most medals (12) and most points (116) accumulated in...
Oscar FrostFeb 112 minStrong BUAC showing at IntervarsityIn the first club indoor event of the season, BUAC travelled down to Lee Valley to compete in the Intervarsity competition against...
Oscar FrostFeb 613 minBUAC Dominate at BUCS XCFebruary 5th 2022. A day that will go down in history. It had been a long time since BUAC had ended a BUCS XC at the top of the pile, but...
James DavisNov 19, 20214 minBUAC Leagues AheadAfter a fruitful trip north to the Manchester Relays on the penultimate day of October, two weeks later brought the combined running of...
James DavisAug 25, 20216 minManchester International 2021The Manchester International returned after a hiatus in 2020, with Birmingham athletes represented in five different teams on the day.
James DavisMar 7, 20217 minFantastic European Finalists for BUACAfter a fifth place in the event from Mari Smith at the 2019 Championships, Issy Boffey made it a duo of BUAC members to race over the...
James DavisJan 6, 20219 min12 Months of BUAC - DecemberLockdown ended, and before the club dispersed to their homes all around the country and abroad for the Christmas period, there was still...
James DavisJan 5, 20218 min12 Months of BUAC - NovemberAs we all faced another lockdown, there was just enough time to get some racing in as the endurance squad took to Metchley for a 2 mile...
James DavisJan 4, 20218 min12 Months of BUAC - OctoberWith action calming down, in our first full month of term the club made the most of being back in Birmingham together, training for...
James DavisJan 3, 202111 min12 Months of BUAC - SeptemberBritish Championships were naturally the most important part of the month, but that did not stop September from having plenty of other...
James DavisJan 2, 202110 min12 Months of BUAC - AugustAugust was the month of the many BMCs as with the floodgates creaking open in July, the typically active athletes of the UK flooded...
James DavisJan 1, 20219 min12 Months of BUAC - June & JulyAs the Lockdown League wrapped up towards the end of June, it seemed only fitting that July saw the return of many to the track. With...
James DavisDec 30, 202013 min12 Months of BUAC - MayWhile we were all getting used to lockdown, and all getting tired of Tiger King, virtual racing had really taken hold, with the BUAC...
James DavisDec 29, 202011 min12 Months of BUAC - AprilWith athletics cancelled, it was time to get creative, and get creative we did. Racing the Virtual National Road Relays, as well as...
James DavisDec 28, 20208 min12 Months of BUAC - MarchWith the bumper month of February out of the way, we now come to March, with some strong performances on road and the country....
James DavisDec 27, 202013 min12 Months of BUAC - February (Part 2)With January out of the way, and second term in full swing, it should be no surprise that events came thick and fast throughout February....
James DavisDec 26, 202010 min12 Months of BUAC - February (Part 1)With January out of the way, and second term in full swing, it should be no surprise that events came thick and fast throughout February....
James DavisDec 25, 20207 min12 Months of BUAC - JanuaryWhile we tuck in to Turkey with all the trimmings, and mourn (or secretly celebrate) not being able to get out for a Christmas Day...
James DavisDec 22, 20204 minBUAC Bios: Sabrina SinhaAfter hearing from Adam Day previously, this BUAC Bio is written by endurance athlete, multiple English Schools' winner and British...
Jonny CurrieNov 7, 202012 minClub Record Feature - Ed AstonAn interview with former BUAC, Cambridge & Coleridge, and GB international athlete Ed Aston - the current club record holder over 800m.
James DavisOct 22, 20204 minBUAC Bios: Adam DayAdam Day talks through lockdown, his 2020 season, and training through a pandemic
James DavisOct 17, 20202 minBUAC Roundup - 4th, 11th & 18th OctoberContributions from Jonny Currie, James Davis, and George Loxton With the track season finishing, road racing has been the order of the...
James DavisSep 26, 20201 minBUAC Roundup - 27th SeptemberA quieter week of athletics took place over the past seven days. Despite a season extension coming from on high, giving outdoor meetings...
James DavisSep 19, 20208 minBUAC Roundup - 20th SeptemberThere was plenty of racing to be had this week, as many athletes looked to end their seasons on a high after a compact two to three...
James DavisSep 12, 20203 minBUAC Roundup - 13th SeptemberSome fast running on the continent for both Issy Boffey and Chris McAlister this week, while the usual strong performances also came out...
James DavisSep 6, 20202 minBUAC Roundup - 6th SeptemberThe past seven days were light on athletics for most, with the week culminating in the British Championships across Friday and Saturday...
James DavisSep 4, 20207 minFour More for BUACAfter the success of Amelia Quirk in the very final televised event the day before, while most athletes were surely just rising in their...
James DavisSep 3, 20208 minBritish Bronze for QuirkThere were sixteen performances in total from BUAC athletes on the first day of the British Athletics Championships, and while the first...
James DavisAug 29, 20204 minBUAC Roundup - 30th AugustBUAC athletes travelled the length of the country in the past week, with BMC involvement in the North, Midlands and South. With plenty of...
James DavisAug 28, 20204 minBUAC @ BMC - Lee Valley 29/8Associate member Jay Rossiter was up in the first race on the timetable, and with the pacer running 70 second laps, he lead throughout in...
James DavisAug 26, 20205 minBUAC @ BMC - Trafford 25/8First athlete on track was Joe Connors, in the 3000 C. Drawing the short straw of a race towards the beginning of the meeting, when the...
James DavisAug 25, 20205 minHammer the Highlight in NuneatonWhile the hammer throw may have fallen out of favour with those in charge of the Diamond League, no-one can say that Poppy Bean does not...
Jonny CurrieFeb 21, 20203 minBUCS Indoors 2020BUCS Nationals is the pinnacle of many a student-athlete’s winter season, and plenty of BUAC’s finest were primed and ready to attack the...
Issy BoffeyFeb 17, 20206 minSteel Cup & Intervarsity 2020The 29th of February saw BUAC's first track competition of 2020. Up in the northern regions of Sheffield our team of 30 were victorious...
Mike ProffittFeb 5, 20205 minBonkers BUAC at BUCS XCNorth car park, Friday, 9am. Two of the finest blue, white and gold chariots that Johnsons coaches have to offer screech onto the scene....
Mike ProffittNov 24, 20194 minBUAC’s Grand Day Out at LiverpoolCorr that preview was good wasn’t it, glad I wrote it. Nothing like a bit of serious rhetoric to get the blood flowing. Liverpool....
Mike ProffittNov 22, 20192 minBUAC Liverpool previewThe most important race this side of Christmas - Liverpool. The third instalment of the British Athletics Cross Challenge takes place...
Jack HockingNov 21, 20193 minCardiff Dual MeetNovember 20th marked the annual trip down to the Welsh capital for dual meet vs Cardiff met. It was the first opportunity to see many new...
Mike ProffittOct 30, 20196 minHoarding the silverware at Manchester Relays 2019“Only three things in life are certain; death, taxes, and BUAC stacking the field at Manchester relays.” – Theodore Roosevelt To the...
Jack HockingJun 4, 20192 minSoutherns, Northerns, Midlands - BUAC Conquers AllWith the track season well and truly underway the weekend saw countless BUACers compete at their respective regional championships,...
Vic WeirJun 4, 20196 minBUCS OUTDOORS 2019 - BUAC DELIVER AGAINThe bank holiday weekend was an emotional roller coaster for BUAC full of hugs, tears and the ever present BUAC spirit. There was...
Mark CottamFeb 19, 20195 minThe Miracle of BUCS IndoorsBeing myself the son of a traditional Jamaican matriarch I was raised in a Bible loving household, with the verses of Revelations and...
Mark CottamFeb 8, 20194 minCampaign Season - An enticing start to BUACs indoor conquest!Anticipation antɪsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n noun - the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction. "her eyes sparkled with...
Dan CarpenterFeb 5, 20196 minBrilliant BUAC at BUCS Cross CountryFor a Birmingham University middle distance athlete, there is no bigger day than the first Saturday in February. A weekend where heroes...
Mark CottamNov 18, 20182 minIndoor Intervarsity Match in CardiffThe week after Remembrance Sunday saw UOB's stellar track team once again make the trip down to Cardiff for our annual intervarsity meet....
Dan CarpenterNov 6, 20183 minBUAC at the National Cross Country Relays and Leeds Abbey Dash 10kThe first weekend of November is always one of the busiest pre-Christmas on the endurance calendar, as BUAC athletes travelled up and...
Mark CottamNov 2, 20182 minPower Training Weekend!Wales is a picturesque, beautiful and perfect place to go for a training weekend. BUAC's finest power athletes made the short two hour...
Dan CarpenterOct 29, 20185 minMadness at the 2018 Manchester RelaysRomance and Valentine’s Day. Santa Claus and Christmas. The last weekend of October and the Manchester Relays. Each pair is equally loved...