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MASTERS ATHLETICS SUMMER 2014.
PAGE 27►Track &Field.
Items for inclusion in the “Winter THE PICTURES USED IN THIS
Edition” to reach the editor by the ISSUE ARE BY
1st December 2014. JEREMY HEMMING
hemming@dircon.co.uk
The lucky prize winners are as follows:
MAY: Keith Whitaker, Claire Cameron, Douglas TOM PHILLIPS
Fotheringham, Morgan Kelly, Irene Nicholls & Nigel www.tomphillipsphotos.co.uk
Wray.
JUNE : Nigel Wray, Robert Care, George Phipps, EDITOR WRITES:
Maggie Statham.
JULY: Jackie Gilchrist, David Haines, Brian Holden, In the last issue I wrote concerning the
Peter Norman, Phil Owen, Jeff Wilson, desirability of having a Major International
AUGUST: Victor Murray, John Collins, David Haines, Championships in Britain. What I did not know
Steve James, Barrie Roberts & Nigel Wray. was that the Welsh Capital City of Cardiff
Each month the first number drawn receives a cheque had already expressed a desire to hold the 2018
for £125, while the 5 runners-up each receive a World Championships.
cheque for £10.
Many thanks to all who have taken part, in particular Preliminary negotiations had taken part involving
to Nigel Wray, who has returned his winnings to the Stan Perkins and Winston Thomas of World
BMAF and Alasdair Ross and Edwin Oxlade for their Masters and members of the BMAF executive,
kind donations. Bridget Cushen covers this in greater detail on
If anyone is interested in purchasing a share, which page six of this issue.
costs £15 per year, they can contact us on
300plus@bmaf.org.uk. All profits go towards the Jo Pavey has given the Master’s cause a
production of this Magazine. wonderful boost following her European 10,000
metres Gold in Zurich, making her the oldest
PAGE 2► Fixtures. European Champion in the history of the event.
PAGE 3► Letters. Added to her terrific Bronze in the Glasgow
PAGE 5► News and Reports Commonwealth Games, it’s just about the best
PAGE 9► Jo Pavey interviewed message that we can send out confirming that
Athletics is simply not just a young persons
by Alastair Aitken sport. Alastair Aitken provides us with one of his
PAGE 11► Obituaries tremendous interviews on page ten of this issue.
PAGE 12►Race Walking
PAGE 13►Addresses. We have some free track time on the 20th of
PAGE 14►Road Racing September during the Track programme of the
BMAF Multi-Events Championships, do have a
look at the events listed. The events will be
seeded on given best times, Male and Female
Athletes running against each other.
Events include a Mile and the rarely run 4x800
metres relay, so if we can get together 4 people
within the age group specified. British and
perhaps even World records could be set. Please
email Maurice direct so teams can be arranged.
I understand that Eric Shirley who I report set
two British M85 records on page eight, has had
the efforts disallowed on a technical issue.
Perhaps we should make some allowances for
older competitors rather than apply the same
rigid rules following European and World dictates
to British Records.
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