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MASTERS ATHLETICS SUMMER 2013.
However, the Nene Valley Harrier was behind at
21km but came though at a more even pace after
84:44 a 13.1M split.
Zina Marchant made a winning return to London,
after eight years away, to take the W60n class and
was always well clear after going through the half-
marathon point in 97:35. She then hung on to win in
3:29:33.
The men’s age groups were weaker this year as Paul
Marchant took the masters prize money with 2:27:29
after a first half split of 72:22. M45 Wayne Lincoln
was next master over the line in 2:28:35.
Brits failed to win three men’s age groups, but
Wigan’s John Whittington was a good M65 winner in
3:10:22.
M40: 1 P Marchant (Roth) 2:27:29; 2 J Balzan (MLT) 2:29:43; 3 R
Hope (VP&TH) 2:32:39.
M45: 1 W Lincoln (Norw) 2:28:35; 2 S Hall (DSFRS) 2:29:10; 3 M
Smith (Bourt) 2:32:55.
M50: 1 J Haberkorn (USA) 2:41:19; 2 A Green (Warr) 2:43:28; 3 A
Clements (Poole) 2:44:31.
M55: 1 S Calderwood (USA) 2:49:29; 2 L Hita (ESP) 2:53:47; 3 S Low
(B’water) 2:57:56.
M60: 1 G Vilcocq (FRA) 2:59:46; 2 J Bateman (RRC) 3:0303; 3 G
Ruffell (Hart) 3:06:55.
M65: 1 J Whittington (Wig) 3:10:22; 2 W Clews (unatt) 3:13:51; 3 M
Casey (Wolds) 3:18:39.
M70: 1 J Gardner (Pemb) 3:30:26; 2 J Kane (Win) 3:32:06; 3 J
Wheatley (Col H) 3:51:51.
M75: 1 G Brown (Liv) 4:06:57; 2 J Langman (N’brook) 4:15:52; 3 T
Harrison (Read RR) 4:37:35.
M80: 1 R Walsh (Wesh) 4:34:52
W40: 1 H Haining (Kilb) 2:36:52; 2 D Appleton (Hav M) 2:48:48; 3 S
Swinhoe (Lon H) 2:52:02.
W45: 1 P Taylor (Nene V) 2:50:39; 2 S McDonald (S Lon) 2:55:15; 3 F
Maycock (Bel) 2:55:29.
W50: 1 A Paul (Derry) 3:01:43; 2 T Johnson (Dews) 3:06:47; 3 S
Harrison Wok) 3:10:41.
W55: 1 V Perry (Alt) 3:03:45 Br Rec; 2 C Langlace (FRA) 3:04:06; 3 L
Leggett (Denby D) 3:10:31.
W60: 1 Z Marchant (T Bath) 3:29:33; 2 C Taylor (unatt) 3:34:27; 3 C
Steward (Dulw R) 3:35:46.
W65: 1 S Nicholls (Burn) 3:40:07; 2 S Gibson (Darl) 3:47:53; 3 D
Henderson (unatt) 4:05:04.
W70: 1 J Jenkins (N For) 4:25:45; 2 A McGhee (Serp) 4:31:36; 3 R
Armstrong (Donc) 4:42:08.
W75: 1 E Draper (Gard CR) 4:59:11; 2 E Noble (Bex) 6:04:37; 3 S
Cannell (unatt) 6:05:16
BRITISH MASTERS ROAD
RELAY, SUTTON PARK,
ROYAL SUTTON
COLDFIELD, 18thMAY
2013 (3 mile Lap).
Words: Steve Smythe.
Pictures: Jeremy Hemming
Honours were shared at a cool and breezy Sutton
Park as eight events saw eight different winners.
Thames Hare and Hounds and Serpentine were the
winners of the respective M35 and W35 races though
arguably the most impressive victories were achieved by
the squads of Leicester’s M45’s, Oxford’s M65’s and
Winchester’s W45’s.
However, while there were plenty of good performances
Individually the runs of Martin Williams, Gordon Lee, Roy
Treadwell, Martin Rees and Lucy Elliott were particularly
noteworthy but Martin Duff, who has attended most of the
relays over the years and who compiles the Relay stats for
the BMAF, claims despite some good individual
performances, the event appears to be dying with just 122
teams finishing the eight races.
Clearly, the age group change in the men’s event from
traditional M40s, M50s and M60s hasn’t helped but that’s
unlikely to be changed back. However, it does seem not
many clubs can now finish teams of eight and six and the
event might benefit from being shortened.
M35 race
Thames Hare And Hounds set a new M35 record, but
despite the benefit of some younger runners, it was four
minutes down on Bristol’s winning M40 time in 2005. They
didn’t dominate the first half though.
Martin
Williams
Fastest
Male Leg
Tipton’s Martin Williams was taking part in his first master’s
event and it was an impressive debut. He had been
Tipton’s fastest short leg in their senior 12-stage relay team
of 14:47 and here he ran a similar time with 14:52, which
easily stood up as the fastest time of the day.
Mike Hager, who is 27 years older than Williams, ran a fine
16:27 on leg two but was overtaken by Aldershot’s Mark
Greenwood who timed 15:54. Hallamshire and Les
Croupiers were battling for the bronze medals with the
former’s Tom Jenkins running the fastest leg by some
distance with 15:25.
Tad Dicker kept Aldershot ahead with a 16:51 but Thames’
Andy Weir moved up from fifth to second with a 16:05
clocking, which was comfortably the best M35 run on the
leg.
Tipton moved back up to third, a single second ahead of
Hallamshire.
At the halfway stage, Thames moved into the lead through
49 year-old Ben Reynolds and the National M45 Masters
champion’s15:37 and gave them a near minute lead over
Tipton, for whom Phil Clamp ran 16:28
Aldershot lost ground as Rugby’s Michael Aldridge took
close on two minutes off them with a 15:11 to move within
five seconds of a medal.
Fifth leg times weren’t particularly fast and Brian Thursby-
Pelham found a 16:12 stretched Thames’ lead to almost
two minutes from Tipton as Les Croupiers moved into third,
21 seconds back on Tipton.The big move came from Gary
Pennington who moved Preston up seven places with the
fastest leg of 15:29.
John McFarlane’s 15:57 on leg six opened up a few more
seconds from Tipton while Les Croupiers Rob Sage ran
16:00 to move within eight seconds of the second place
team.
A long way back, defending champions Highgate were
quickest through Ben Pochee’s 15:18 but their early legs
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