Date  

Organiser  

Event  

Venue  

Entry

 

Entry Closing Date 

Saturday 

9 November 2024 

Surrey League  

(Men and women)  

Cross Country Races Match 2 

(VAC Men’s and Women’s teams) 

Match 3: 11 Jan 

Match 4: 8 Feb  

Holland Sports Club House,  

Mill Lane, Hurst Green, Surrey.  

RH8 9DG 

All VAC men and women (1^st and 2^nd claim) are eligible, subject to conditions. VAC vest necessary. 

Enter on the day. Advance notice to Paddy Clark  

(men) or Helen Davies (women) 

Saturday 

16 November 2024 

Country Associations of England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland and Republic of Ireland  

British & Irish Masters Cross Country International 

Northern Ireland is the host country. 

Venue: 

Billy Neill MBE Country Park, 

341 Comber Rd, Belfast BT16 1RQ  

Details on event website.  

Each participating country has a selection procedure. There was a trial race on 28 September for the England team. 

England team selection meeting after the trial race. 

Sunday 

1 December 2024 

SORRY, SOLD OUT 

BMAF Services 

Hosted by VAC.  

British Masters 

5k Road Championship 

Battersea Park,  

London 

SW11 4NJ 

Race HQ at Bandstand. 

Medals ceremony at the nearby Pear Tree café.  

Details on OpenTrack  

Location/Course Map  

Participants’ Instructions  

Start time 11.00am 

Traffic-free on a flat circular tarmac course.  

Individual medals in five-year age groups.  

Team medals in ten-year age groups. 

Sold out. 

Sunday  

29 December 2024 

ENTRIES ARE OPEN!   

Royston Runners and BMAF Services  

VAC Championships!  

British Masters 

10 Mile Road Championship 

Part of the “Buntingford Year End 10”. 

VAC 10 Mile Championship.  

Freman College, Bowling Green Lane, SG9 9BT, Buntingford GBR  

10.30am start. 

Entries opened on 1st September. Details on Royston Runners website . 

Enter early. Race closes when entry limit is reached. 

Saturday 

11 January 2025 

Surrey League  

(Men and women)  

Cross Country Races Match 3 

(VAC Men’s and Women’s teams) 

Match 4: 8 Feb  

Oxshott Woods, 

A244, Oxshott, 

KT22 0TA 

All VAC men and women (1^st and 2^nd claim) are eligible, subject to conditions. VAC vest necessary. 

Enter on the day. Advance notice to Paddy Clark  

(men) or Helen Davies (women) 

Saturday  

18 January 

2025 

SAVE THE DATE! 

VAC 

VAC Open Masters Cross Country Championships  

Wimbledon Common  

Start near West Place, SW19 4UH. 

7.5km. Men and women run together. 

Location/Course Map  

Start time: 2pm. Individual medals in five-year age groups. 

Entry on OpenTrack in due course. 

16 January  

Saturday 

8 February 2025 

Surrey League  

(Men and women)  

Cross Country Races Match 4 

(VAC Men’s and Women’s teams) 

Lloyd Park. 

Start near Lloyd Park tram stop, 

Coombe Road, Croydon 

CR0 5RA  

All VAC men and women (1^st and 2^nd claim) are eligible, subject to conditions. VAC vest necessary. 

Enter on the day. Advance notice to Paddy Clark  

(men) or Helen Davies (women) 

Sunday 

9 February 2025 

EMAC and VAC 

VAC and EMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships  

Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Meridian Way, Edmonton London  

N9 0AR 

Details and Online entry on OpenTrack in due course.  

To be announced. 

Sunday  

16 February 2025 

England Masters Athletics Association (EMAA) 

British Masters Inter Area Indoor Track & Field Challenge  

Competition for BMAF Area Clubs.  

Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Meridian Way, Edmonton London  

N9 0AR. 

Details to follow.  

VAC team selected in advance.  

To be announced. 

22-23 February 2025 

ADVANCE NOTICE  

BMAF Services 

British Masters Indoor T&F Championships 

Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Meridian Way, Edmonton London  

N9 0AR 

Details and Online entry on OpenTrack in due course. 

To be announced. 

Saturday 

1 March 2025 

East Surrey League 

(Match 2) 

Cross Country Race 

(VAC is a member of the East Surrey League).   

Lloyd Park. 

Start near Lloyd Park tram stop, 

Coombe Road, Croydon 

CR0 5RA 

VAC men’s and women’s teams. No limit on numbers. Free entry. 

Men and women run together. Five mile (2 lap) course. Enquiries and advance notice to Entries Secretary  

VAC runners declared on the day. 

Sunday 

9 March 2025 

Paddock Wood Athletics Club 

British Masters Half Marathon Championships

 

Eldon Way, Paddock Wood, 

TN12 6BE

 

Race Details  here  

First enter the Paddock Wood Half Marathon itself via the link  here
Early bird discount entries are available until 31 December 2024. Enter the BMAF Championships via OpenTrack . 

2 March 2025 

Saturday 

15 March 2025 

ADVANCE NOTICE  

BMAF Services 

British Masters Open Cross Country Championships. 

Tollcross Park, Glasgow 

G32 8TF  

Details and entry on OpenTrack in due course. 

To be announced. 

23 - 30 March 2025 

ENTRIES ARE OPEN!   

World Masters Athletics 

World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships  

Gainesville, Florida, USA 

Details and Registration . 

Event Schedule  

All GB & NI entries will be verified by BMAF’s international entries team. You are advised to read BMAF’s instructions about entering international competitions:  HERE  

23 Jan 2025
BMAF approvals must be completed by 30 Jan 2025 

Tuesday 

8 April 2025 

SAVE THE DATES FOR THE SERIES! 

VAC 

VAC Battersea Park Summer Series: Race 1 

5K Masters Road Race  

5K Open Race Walk  

Battersea Park, London 

SW11 4NJ 

Race HQ at the Bandstand. 

7pm start. 

Details and Online entry on OpenTrack in due course.  

Location/course map  

6 April 

Tuesday 

13 May 2025 

VAC 

VAC 5 MILE Championships!  

VAC Battersea Park Summer Series: Race 2 

5Mile Masters Road Race  

5Mile Open Race Walk  

Battersea Park,  

London 

SW11 4NJ 

Race HQ at the Bandstand. 

7pm start. 

Details and Online entry on OpenTrack in due course. 

Medals for the first three in each 5-year age group. 

Location/course map  

11 May 

Tuesday 

3 June 2025 

VAC 

VAC 5Km Championships!  

VAC Battersea Park Summer Series: Race 3 

5Km Masters Road Race  

5Km Open Walk Race  

Battersea Park,  

London 

SW11 4NJ 

Race HQ at the Bandstand. 

7pm start. 

Details and Online entry on OpenTrack in due course. 

Medals for the first three in each 5-year age group. 

Location/course map  

1 June 

Tuesday 

8 July 2025 

VAC 

VAC Battersea Park Summer Series: Race 4 

5K Masters Road Race  

5K Open Race Walk  

Battersea Park, London 

SW11 4NJ 

Race HQ at the Bandstand. 

7pm start. 

Details and Online entry on OpenTrack in due course.  

Location/course map  

6 July 

Saturday 27 September 2025 

ENTRIES ARE OPEN!   

Vitality Westminster Mile events 

VAC One Mile Championships!  

Vitality Westminster Mile 

VAC Medals in five- year age groups.  

The Mall, London. Assemble in Green Park, London  

SW1A 1AA  

Info and entry on the Vitality Masters Mile website. 

VAC members should select Adult Wave One at 9.30am and select VAC or Veterans AC as the Running Club (on drop-down menu). Please inform Maggie entries@vetsac.org.uk if you have entered. 

Enter early! 

Entry closes a week before the event, but the race is usually full before then.