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MASTERS ATHLETICS SPRING 2013.
Tipton’s Mike
Hager beat
all O50’s and
O55’s
To win the
M60 title.
Ben
Reynolds
M45 winner
2nd overall.
two O/45’s Reynolds and Cairns. In the O/50 category UK. Amazingly one athlete, Pete Young travelled by coach
Convery and Rushworth were joined by a third O/50 John from the Isle of Wight to Sunderland, a round trip totalling 36
Danahay. (Stoke) Prolific O/60 record holder Mike Hager hours without sleep. (Taking home a Bronze medal for his
(Tipton) was gradually moving up through the field chasing running prowess) It was also pleasing to see three O/80
the O/50 and O/55’s in front. males competing, one of them Arthur Walsham, was a winner
back in the very first BMAF (then Veterans) Cross Country
Approaching the start of the final lap, Phil had maintained his Championships in 1972. (41 years ago)
lead over Kerry Wilson and Ben Reynolds, followed by Cairns
and Doyle. The trio of O/50’s had been caught by Mike Hager, I would like to convey my thanks to the organisers, the VAA-
who had now developed a 10 metre lead on them. NEE and their team for a superb event, (especially Arthur
Potter), plus the City Council of Sunderland and everyone
At the finishing tape, Phil Hinch held his lead to finish 25 else involved with the event.
seconds ahead of a great run from second finisher, Ben
Reynolds O/45 with Kerry Wilson o/40, just 3 seconds down; For the 2014 Championships next March, we plan to go
this result gave them all Gold medals within their respective further north and visit Glasgow.
age categories. Doyle and Cairns followed to secure their
Silver Medals. Mike Hager obtained his Gold, by showing his BMAF XC CHAMPIONSHIPS 16th MARCH 2103
younger counterparts in the O/55 and O/50 categories a clean Results Male 35-64
pair of heels. John Convery managed to track Hager and 1-27:53-HINCH, Philip-Tipton Harriers-M35-1; 2-28:18-REYNOLDS, Ben-
finish just 5 seconds ahead of Brian Rushworth for the O/50 Thames Hare & Hounds-M45-1; 3-28:21-WILSON, Kerry Liam-Ron Hill
Gold. Cambuslang-M40-1; 4-28:30-DOYLE, Stuart-Vale Royal AC-M40-2; 5-
28:42-CAIRNS, Steve-Tyne Bridge Harriers-M45-2; 6-28:49-PARKER,
The team medal winners were, in the O/35’s Bournville Dean-Bournville Harriers-M40-3; 7-29:06-ARCHER, Jonathon-Low Fell
Harriers, with Tyne Bridge Harriers taking the O/45 title and RC-M35-2; 8-29:45-LOCKETT, David-Salford Harriers-M45-3; 9-29:52-
Salford Harriers winning the O/55 team honours. TWADDLE, Iain-North Shields Polytechnic AC-M40-4; 10-29:58-SMITH,
David-Wolverhampton & Bilston AC-M45-4; 11-304-WILKINSON, Neil-
This race culminated in a fine afternoon of racing. The Morpeth Harriers & AC-M40-5;12-309-MILLER, Keith-David Lloyd Redway
standard of competition within both events was excellent. It Runners-M45-5; 13-310-HAGER, Michael-Tipton Harriers-M60-1; 14-313-
was also refreshing to see two comparatively new names CONVERY, John-Bingley-M50-1; 15-317-DASPHER, Wayne-Telford AC-
within our championship, Julie Briscoe and Phil Hinch, both M35-3; 16-318-RUSHWORTH, Brian-Sunderland Harriers & AC-M50-2;
overall race winners. 17-319-BRIGGS, Gareth-Staffs Moorlands-M40-6; 18-320-WATERSTON,
Paul-Morpeth Harriers & AC-M45-6;19-324-TAYLOR, Anthony-Salford
Master athletes never cease to amaze me in their endeavours Harriers-M40-7;20-328-GRACE, Mike-Salford Harriers-M35-4; 21-330-
to compete, with athletes travelling from all four regions of the BATES, Fergus Robert-Morpeth Harriers & AC-M40-8; 22-331-DANAHAY,
John-City of Stoke-M50-3;23-338-ALEXANDER, David-West Cheshire
AC-M40-9;24-340-BILLINGTON, Gyl-Salford Harriers-M35-5; 25-341-
WATSON, Stephen-Buxton AC-M45-7; 26-343-BUTLER, David-Billericay
Striders-M60-2; 27-344-HARRY, Christopher-Cornwall AC-M50-4;28-345-
SMITH-BANNISTER, Scott-Aldershot Farnham & District-M45-8; 29-349-
GILROY, William-Morpeth Harriers & AC-M50-5; 30-352-THOMPSON,
Paul-Bournville Harriers-M35-6; 31-354-HUDSON, David-Salford Harriers-
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