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The Bristol Half Marathon is a popular event which takes in many historic landmarks

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Our 'partner' club on the track is Yate AC - see the page on The Westbury Harriers - Yate AC Partnership for details.  You might also like to read about attempts at forming Avon Clubs' Composite Teams.

You may find the following links of interest:

CLUBS AND ATHLETICS BODIES

The Avon Athletic Association website is
www.avon-aa.org.uk.
The UK Athletics site has been revamped recently, and
is a bit better - it actually acknowledges that Athletics
Clubs exist in the UK. Alas, it is still rather patchy - for
example, it's 'new' coaching pages actually carry a list
of courses for 2002 (including ones which were
cancelled!).
The most complete list of clubs is still the
BAF Clubs Directory.  Despite its appearance, this site
is still updated with results and clubs.
Other bodies include (in no particular order)
England Athletics, Welsh Athletics, the English Schools,
the Midland Counties, and the Gwent League.
The British Athletics Supporters Club provides some
perks for members, currently costing £10 per annum.
There is a very useful UK Running Track Directory, which gives details of all running tracks in the UK, and also includes a clubs list. Tim Grose has cleverly linked it to Multi Media Mapping who do street maps for the whole of the UK.  He writes: "To make use of this facility click on the map image on any track page on the UK Running Track Directory so that a window appears with the URL something like ...uk.multimap.com/p/...    If you change /p/ to /map/ it should show you a street map of the location you have just been looking at. If I <Tim Grose> know the grid reference of the track the resulting circle should be right over the track, otherwise it will be a close approximation."
Marin Rix runs a very impressive UK T&F All-time Lists site, featuring rankings "from Under 13's to Seniors; Indoors and Out; Track, Field, Road, Ultra, Multis, Walks & Relays + a few other assorted compliations (including European Under 23 All-Time lists & World Under 23 Bests) and a page of useful news/stats/results"
On the international level, Track and Field Links lists clubs, events, etc. on a world-wide basis.

COACHING AND SUPPORT
Athletics Coaches' Association of the UK (ACAUK)  is a new organization run by coaches for coaches.  Set up by Mike Winch and four of the UKs top coaches at the start of 2003, it takes athletics well beyond the rather patchy offerings of UK Athletics, listing courses and link into many other useful sites.
Sports Coach is one of many sites linked into by ACAUK.  Run by Brian MacKenzie, this site forms a repository for Brian's considerable coaching experience, which is probably why the site has had nearly a million hits over the last 6 years. 
The above should not be confused with the Sports Coach UK site (this used to be called the National Coaching Foundation, or NCF).  This organizes coaches education for a large number of sports, concentrating on modules of shared interest, such as nutrition, mobility, endurance, strength, etc. Even if you are progressing through the athletics coaching structure, you may find some of the SCUK courses are of particular interest.  Their trading arm is 1st4sport, where you will find books on coaching, etc.  
Runner's rescue looks like an interesting site and contains advice concerning all manner of running injuries.
We are often asked for advice on Marathon training.  A site you might like to check out for advice is Hal Higdon's Marathon Training Guide
Coaches Forum TFcoach is an online community created for track & field and running
coaches and other individuals who wish to talk about the coaching
profession.
http://www.tfcoach.com/
My Kit Bag (www.mykitbag.co.uk) is a new (6/06) website with a new concept, aimed at anyone who wishes to know more about getting fitter, faster and stronger. It includes a subscription based, interactively set online personal training facility, providing a programme aimed specifically at the needs of the individual. If club members quote the code "MKB10Free" when registering for Online Training, or Directory services, they will get a 10% discount. There is also detailed information about how to train, with tips on structuring sessions, stretching, circuits and weight training - aimed at a variety of goals and sports, including large sections on running and athletics.

FIXTURES, RESULTS AND NEWS

South Gloucestershire Council now has a What's On website at http://www.southglos.gov.uk/whatson. Organisers can also use it to publicise their events.  You can also visit their Sports Development website at www.southglos.gov.uk/sportsdevelopment
Sportywest, described as the community of sport for the west, a brand-new website bringing you news and information from the region. You can visit their website at http://www.sportywest.com
Various results regularly appear on SportSoft (race-results), onrunning.com and http://www.raceahead.net   Runners Web UK offers a comprehensive service for advertising your race, your club, posting your results, and shopping for athletic goods.
Take a look at Bristol Search and Digital Bristol for activities and facilities in Bristol
Further afield, the US-based Runners Web offers a genuinely world-wide (rare for the yanks so give them credit) listing of running sites (not to be confused with Runners Web UK, see above)
You might be interested to visit Ranelagh Harriers - like us, they are a specialised road and country running club, in partnership with a track and field club (Richmond and Twickenham).
Always of interest to runners chasing quality performances, Watford open meetings are listed at http://www.watfordathletics.co.uk/

ATHLETICS EQUIPMENT

http://www.stadia-sports.co.uk/masterathletics.html

Custom-made shoe insoles: www.customfoot.net

If you are unfortunate enough to have suffered injury, you will find information about rehabilitation products from Sissel UK and FMS Limited.

Products including Emu oil can be found at www.pion-tc.co.uk or www.blue-active.com

LOST ATHLETICS KIT?

If you've lost (or found) kit at a race event, try www.lostkit.co.uk.

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