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MASTERS ATHLETICS SUMMER 2013.
back in the very first BMAF (then Veterans) Cross Country
Championships in 1972. (41 years ago)
Tipton’s Mike
Hager beat
all O50’s and
O55’s
To win the
M60 title.
Ben
Reynolds
M45 winner
2nd overall.
Approaching the start of the final lap, Phil had maintained his I would like to convey my thanks to the organisers, the VAA-
lead over Kerry Wilson and Ben Reynolds, followed by Cairns NEE and their team for a superb event, (especially Arthur
and Doyle. The trio of O/50’s had been caught by Mike Hager, Potter), plus the City Council of Sunderland and everyone
who had now developed a 10 metre lead on them. else involved with the event.
At the finishing tape, Phil Hinch held his lead to finish 25 For the 2014 Championships next March, we plan to go
seconds ahead of a great run from second finisher, Ben further north and visit Glasgow.
Reynolds O/45 with Kerry Wilson o/40, just 3 seconds down;
this result gave them all Gold medals within their respective BMAF XC CHAMPIONSHIPS 16th MARCH 2103
age categories. Doyle and Cairns followed to secure their Results Male 35-64
Silver Medals. Mike Hager obtained his Gold, by showing his 1-27:53-HINCH, Philip-Tipton Harriers-M35-1; 2-28:18-REYNOLDS, Ben-
younger counterparts in the O/55 and O/50 categories a clean Thames Hare & Hounds-M45-1; 3-28:21-WILSON, Kerry Liam-Ron Hill
pair of heels. John Convery managed to track Hager and Cambuslang-M40-1; 4-28:30-DOYLE, Stuart-Vale Royal AC-M40-2; 5-
finish just 5 seconds ahead of Brian Rushworth for the O/50 28:42-CAIRNS, Steve-Tyne Bridge Harriers-M45-2; 6-28:49-PARKER,
Gold. Dean-Bournville Harriers-M40-3; 7-29:06-ARCHER, Jonathon-Low Fell
RC-M35-2; 8-29:45-LOCKETT, David-Salford Harriers-M45-3; 9-29:52-
The team medal winners were, in the O/35’s Bournville TWADDLE, Iain-North Shields Polytechnic AC-M40-4; 10-29:58-SMITH,
Harriers, with Tyne Bridge Harriers taking the O/45 title and David-Wolverhampton & Bilston AC-M45-4; 11-304-WILKINSON, Neil-
Salford Harriers winning the O/55 team honours. Morpeth Harriers & AC-M40-5;12-309-MILLER, Keith-David Lloyd Redway
Runners-M45-5; 13-310-HAGER, Michael-Tipton Harriers-M60-1; 14-313-
This race culminated in a fine afternoon of racing. The CONVERY, John-Bingley-M50-1; 15-317-DASPHER, Wayne-Telford AC-
standard of competition within both events was excellent. It M35-3; 16-318-RUSHWORTH, Brian-Sunderland Harriers & AC-M50-2;
was also refreshing to see two comparatively new names 17-319-BRIGGS, Gareth-Staffs Moorlands-M40-6; 18-320-WATERSTON,
within our championship, Julie Briscoe and Phil Hinch, both Paul-Morpeth Harriers & AC-M45-6;19-324-TAYLOR, Anthony-Salford
overall race winners. Harriers-M40-7;20-328-GRACE, Mike-Salford Harriers-M35-4; 21-330-
BATES, Fergus Robert-Morpeth Harriers & AC-M40-8; 22-331-DANAHAY,
Master athletes never cease to amaze me in their endeavours John-City of Stoke-M50-3;23-338-ALEXANDER, David-West Cheshire
to compete, with athletes travelling from all four regions of the AC-M40-9;24-340-BILLINGTON, Gyl-Salford Harriers-M35-5; 25-341-
UK. Amazingly one athlete, Pete Young travelled by coach WATSON, Stephen-Buxton AC-M45-7; 26-343-BUTLER, David-Billericay
from the Isle of Wight to Sunderland, a round trip totalling 36 Striders-M60-2; 27-344-HARRY, Christopher-Cornwall AC-M50-4;28-345-
hours without sleep. (Taking home a Bronze medal for his SMITH-BANNISTER, Scott-Aldershot Farnham & District-M45-8; 29-349-
running prowess) It was also pleasing to see three O/80 GILROY, William-Morpeth Harriers & AC-M50-5; 30-352-THOMPSON,
males competing, one of them Arthur Walsham, was a winner Paul-Bournville Harriers-M35-6; 31-354-HUDSON, David-Salford Harriers-
M35-7; 32-355-MACPHERSON, Kenneth-Tyne Bridge Harriers-M45-9;
33-358-THOMAS, Gary-Wolds Veterans RC-M40-10; 34-31:00-
CHATWIN, Samuel-Bournville Harriers-M35-8; 35-31:01-WILLIAMS, Eric-
Salford Harriers-M55-1; 36-31:06-BENNETT, Lee-Elswick Harriers-M40-
11; 37-31:07-ROBSON, Colin-Jarrow & Hebburn AC-M40-12; 38-31:08-
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