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MASTERS ATHLETICS SUMMER 2014.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Incidentally this is the 67th anniversary year of his first A.A.A
ARTHUR KIMBER Steeplechase title.

MASTERS ATHLETICS The other being Rosemary Chrimes, and it was truly
AUGUST 2014 wonderful to see her present the Commonwealth Discus
medal to Australian Dani Samuels. She was also featured as
The record breaking spree in the winter that I mentioned one of the previous winners in the Glasgow Programme.
in my last report continued in the last key fixture. To
end the indoor season a large British team of over 300 Caroline Powell popped up in a Cheltenham Open Meeting
athletes travelled to the World Indoor Championships in to produce an early July World 400 metre record of 64.64.
Budapest and were very successful, placing second in the She told me she always gets faster as she moves up the age
medals table. They set four world records, two European and group so watch out all W60 sprinters.
sixteen British. The world records breakers were Caroline
Powell, W55, with a 64.76 400m, Ian Richards, 3000m. Walk Tony Whiteman now 42 years of age, had a glittering
in 14:23.84, Stephen Whyte, M50, weight, 22.10, and Irie International Record winning European Indoor Silver in 1996,
Hill, W45, pole vault, 3.55. The European records fell to M60 a Kuala Lumpur Bronze in the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Alasdair Ross, 25.24 for 200m. and M55 John Mayor, and a fourth finish in Manchester in 2002. Tony ran his
Pentathlon, 4066. British records went to James Thie, Carole fastest 800 metres since 2003, in the BMC Grand Prix at the
Filer, Ian Richards, Richard Beardsall, Sue Yeomans, Teresa Trafford track in July, producing the amazing time of 1:48.05
Eades, Stuart Thurgood, Andrea Jenkins, Claire Cameron, for a World masters Record.
Carole Derrien, Gavin Fordham, Eric Horwill and eighty five
year old James Farrar. Clare Elms has to be one of the busiest Athletes in the
Britain having run in over 60 races this year. She has set two
The main early summer track and field fixture was the EAMA World Records 4:36.79 for 1500 metres at Eton and a 4:58.7
Inter Area Challenge at Solihull in July. Fierce competition Mile at Dulwich. She also set a European 800 metres Record
between Midland Masters and Southern Counties resulted in of 2:18.95 at Birmingham all in a crowded six week period in
a narrow victory for Southern Counties in the women’s match June / July.
and a somewhat larger margin for a Midland Masters win in
the men’s match to give Midland Masters the overall title. Jo Pavey how she battled to win Commonwealth Bronze in
Two British records were set, by Moira West with a 400m. Glasgow! Set a World 5000 metre Record in the Rome
run of 73.48 and M50 Neil Tunstall in the 100m. hurdles, Grand Prix with a time of 15:04.87. We then saw her win the
14.39, while the SCVAC team of Moira West, Helen Godsell, European Senior 10,000 metres in Zurich.
Linda Ahmet and Viv Bonner broke the British W60 4x100m.
record. I am very grateful to England Athletics for their Irie Hill the 2002 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist
continued financial support for both the indoor and outdoor has broken the W45 Pole Vault Record twice this year. The
Inter Area match. first time being at Thum in Switzerland where she cleared
3.60, then at Linz in Austria when 3.61 was achieved. (I love
A group from Manchester Metropolitan University is aiming to the high tech Swiss display board).
carry out a research project on athletes over 60. They came
to the Inter Area match and the BMAF track and field
championships and recruited well, but are still looking for
more athletes to take part. If you are interested please
contact Jessica Coulson on 0161 247 1207 or 07813296063,
and she will give you more details.

Have a good autumn!

RECORDS galore! TRACK & FIELD (does not include records set at
Editor writes. Birmingham in the BMAF Championships)

what a great start to the outdoor season, and we 100 BRITISH 13.79/2.0 OUTDOOR 15/6/14
have yet to have our main Domestic and the M75 Walter Hunter 14.68 Dunfermline 7/5/14
European Championships in Turkey. W65 Viv Bonner Loughborough
200 30.66 /0.2
I cannot mention everyone who has achieved individual W65 Viv Bonner Loughborough 9/7/14
records, but I will mention those who have exceeded 400 98.45
European and World bests. M85 Eric Shirley 64.64 Ewell 1/6/14
W60 Caroline (WR) Cheltenham 2/7/14
However, prior to that I must mention Eric Shirley , twice an Powell 73.48
Olympian in Melbourne and Rome, phoned to say he had set W65 Moira West Solihull 20/7/14
British Records for the M85 400 and 800 metres. 800 1:48.05
M40 Anthony (WR) Trafford 12/7/14
It was very nice to chat to one of the two International Whiteman 3:54.37
Athletes still competing so many years from their early days. M85 Eric Shirley 2:18.95 Ewell 1/6/14
W50 Clare Elms (ER) Birmingham 7/6/14

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