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MASTERS ATHLETICS TRACK & FIELD
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Alasdair Ross ran beautifully judged 200/400m. The clash in
the M35 final did not materialise as the Pole pulled a
hamstring and scratched, Richard Beardsell strode to victory.
The M40 title went to Mike Coogan in 52.35. Mike Who?
Keeping himself reasonably fit until he hit Four-0 and
realised he needed to do something more. At 41 Mike joined
East Cheshire Harriers and the NVAC only last summer and
training with a group he has made astonishing progress. He
was runner-up over 200/400m to Baba Tindogo at the BMAF
Indoor in 53.51. “I am overawed by the whole experience
here, everyone is so friendly. What I really like about the
Masters is the level playing field, the 5-year age groups”, he
enthused, before going on to get a bronze in the 200m.
It was another World Record for another NVAC star
performer, Darren Scott, over 200m and W40 Louise Rudd
set a British record over 1500m – must be the Northern air!
One member whose series went largely unnoticed in an
action packed six days is Carole Filer. No stranger to the
rostrum in international championships; the EVAC member
medalled in all her events, winning two gold, a silver and a
bronze despite being only a few months short of moving into
a new age group. A remarkable series against such strong
opposition.
Unfortunately there were some casualties in intense finals
with a few fallers. Tennyson James was well positioned on
the final bend in the M55 400m but appeared to get into a leg
tangle and Mike Toal needed five stitches in his leg after the
M40 1500m Final. Greg Dunston finished up hobbling
around on crutches after a nightmare Achilles tendon snap
during his second attempt in the long jump. After his
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experience in the World Championships in Sacramento in
2011, he bounced back, and I know you will all wish him a
rapid and complete recovery. The W50 long jump was won
by the German, Birgit Burzlaff, (4.75m) from Joanne
Willoughby (4.60m), a special Trophy was given to the
winner in memory of the W50 Polish long jumper Marianna
Biskup who sadly died from cancer three weeks before the
championships.
World records were broken in the relays one by the British
M35 quartet of Ossai, Collins, Bolan-Ashworth and Beardsell
with 1:29.24, the W60 did likewise in 2:02.39, the team being
Trimble, Nelson, Godsell and Powell. We also got plenty of
medals Gold in the M45, M60 and W55. Silver in the M55,
W35, W50 and W65. Bronze in the M70.
The 5km cross-country was held over three laps in the
adjacent wood, hilly and with a stretch of road, competitors
found it quite hard.
We did not have many entries in the Outdoor field events.
Both men’s and women’s Shot competitions were of a very
high standard as we have come to expect at European
championships. Spectators were glued to the M45 high jump
where the Russian straddle jumper, Vitalii Romanovich and
Lasmanis of Latvia had a great tussle with both clearing
1.87m, the Russian was unlucky as he just brushed the bar
and the Latvian took the title.
In going through the results I noticed that John Mayor set a
new British Record of 9.07 in the M55 Hurdles, in the men’s
Pentathlon.
M35:
60M: 1 Nengi Ossai 6.97; 2 Mark Findlay 7.00; 7 Marvon Edwards 7.30
(7.17qr); 8 Mensah Elliott 7.38 (7.25qr); (QR) Stuart Channon 7.35; 2
Andrew Flint 7.57; 200M: 2 Ossai 22.35 (22.34qr); 4 Richard Beardsell
22.65 (22.40qr); (QR): Tom Bodan-Ashworth 23.44, Edwards 23.61;
David Brown 24.03; Channon 24.25; Mark Davies 26.57; 400: 1
Beardsell 49.81; 5 Brown 52.47; (QR) Davies 58.03; 800: 6 Adrian Boyle
IRL 2:02.16; 8 Ronan Kearnes 2:04.95; 1500: 7 Niall Sheil IRL 4:21.75; 9
Dean Kane 4:29.82; 3000: 4 Paul Smith IRL 9:16.82; 8 Kane 9:43.47;
60H: 1 Liam Collins 8.07; 2 Elliott 8.16; LJ: Channon 5.50;
SP: 4 Garry Newton 13.87; DT: 6 Ashley Pritchard 33.34; 4x200: 1 GBR
(Ossai, Collins, Bolan-Ashworth, Beardsell) 1:29.74 (WORLD RECORD);
5kRW: Brian O’Domhnaill IRL 23:33.5; PENT: 7 James Danobrega
2726; 11 Ashley Pritchard 1134;
M40:
60M: 4 Joe Appiah 7.35; 7 Ciaran Harvey 7.44 (7.37qr); (QR) Andrew
Godon 7.96; 200:3 Mike Coogan 23.70 (23.56qr); (QR) Harvey 24.28;
400: 1 Coogan 52.35; 3 Neil Edwards 53.31; 800: 5 Mike Toal 2:00.63; 6
Mark O’Dhea IRL 2:01.18; (QR) Kevin Lynch 2:05.73; Ian Reilly IRL
2:08.96; 1500: 14 Toal 4:32.38; 18 Sean McDermott IRl 4:37.87; 60H: 1
Appiah 8.45; HJ: 8 Andrew England 1.70; LJ: 6 Tomas Griffin IRL 6.02;
TJ: 4 Stephen Lake 11.89; 4x200: 6 GBR (Golding, Osunsami, King,
Coogan) 1:37.54; 5XC: 17 Steve Hallas 15:34.9; PENT: 3 Lawrence
Ramm 3505;
M45:
60M: 1 Jason Carty 7.24; 2 Mark Dunwell 7.29; 7 David Hayde 7.58;
(QR): Stanley Walker 7.67; Michael Smith 7.69; Ian Allen 7.78; Guy
Griffin 7.84; Barrington King 8.16; 200M: 1 Darren Scott 22.52 (WORLD
RECORD); 2 Michael Gardiner 23.36; (QR) Hayde 24.15; Walker 24.50;
Peter Benedickter 25.22; Smith 25.33; Leeroy Golding 25.40; Michael
Osunsami 25.46; Lance Crofft 28.56; 400: 1 Gardiner 53.09; 4
Benedickter 54.32; 5 Osunsami 56.68 (55.32 qr) (QR) Golding 56.82;
Croft 1:03.32; 800: 2 Adrian Haines 2:01.03; 5 Ken Archbold IRl 2:04.66;
8 Benedickter 2:11.58 (2:09.87 qr); (QR) Robert Maher IRL 2:12.73; John
White IRL 2:13.69; Croft 2:28.76; 1500: 2 Cathal McLaughlin IRl 4:14.24;
5 Haines 4:22.18; 3000: 11 Greg Oulton 13:29.94; 60H: 6 Ian Allen
10.24; HJ: Allen 1.70; PV: 3 Glyn Price 4.10; 7 Dave Gordon 3.80; 10