WOW, Super performances by everyone last weekend at Solihull. Check out the RESULTS and you can see how close it was, so well done to all of you because every point really counted. We finished in third place at Solihull which in a very tight finish gave us second place overall after all 4 meetings.
The final places are:
- Abingdon 24
- RSCAC 18 (1518.5)
- Solihull and Small Heath 18 (1384)
- Kidderminster and Stourport 16
- Corby 14.5
- Charnwood 13.5
- Kettering 4
Four new Club records were set. They are
- Chrissie Prince Under 20 Discus 31.52m .This breaks her own record of 30.98 set earlier this year.
- Janice Pryce W55 Triple Jump 9.62m .This breaks her own record of 9.36m set earlier this year as well as being superior to the British record of 9.29m but due to the absence of a wind gauge cannot be ratified as a British record
- Graham Felton M65 Shot 7.26 Kg .8.50m. This beats his own record set in 2015 of 7.60m
- Mens 4x100m Relay 43.7 secs( team of Kane Howitt,Ethan Brough,Shem Nelson and Nick Pryce). This beats the old record of 43.8 set in 2015 and 2016.
Well done to Chrissie, Janice, Graham, Kane, Ethan, Shem and Nick. There were also 4 Personal Bests. They are- Georgia Delaney 1500m
- Shaun Evans 3000m
- Elliott Walker High Jump
- Rachel Brown Triple Jump.
Check out the Sutton Observer for a full report. In addition, there are some photos on the Abingdon AC FLICKR page. Once again well done to all you athletes with a special thanks to our officials as well as Graham as our acting Team Manager.
All the best. John T
PS Does Sunday’s performances mean that next year I should spend all of the season attending Weddings in Cyprus?
Online entries are now open for the Little Aston 5 mile road race. The race is organised by Royal Sutton and takes place this year on Sunday 4 September. The course is on undulating country lanes, starting and finishing at Little Aston Primary School. The race is registered with Run Britain and results will be eligible for Power of Ten rankings
Muninder Singh Hayer and his coach Graham Felton have just returned from Copenhagen where Muninder was competing for England in The CPISRA Racerunning Open European Championships. This was Muninder’s first overseas competition and he rose to the challenge magnificently. He won all his heats and made the finals in 5 events with the following results
Chrissie P reports on some great performances by our young stars:
Another great run by Laura Whittle who finished 5th at the European Championships last night in a time of 15.24.18. Other GB runners in action were Steph Twell who finished 3rd and Elish McColgan who was 6th. Well done Laura – fantastic stuff!
Here’s John’s report from our 3rd match of the season at Oxford:
On Sunday 10th July Royal Sutton Coldfield Athlete Muninder Singh Hayer and his coach Graham Felton are flying out to Denmark for the CPISRA Open European Racerunning Championships. Muninder has been competing for 13 years now and since the moment he won his first competitive medal he always knew sport was in his blood. He is a very determined individual and does not cIass himself different to anyone else. When he is on the track he is there to win! He always dreamt of getting his first international call up and when he did last year he wanted to prove to everyone that this was the beginning of something special. At the World Championships in Nottingham last year he won Gold in the F31 seated Club Throw, setting a World Record. Now he is competing for England at the European Championships in Denmark at his first overseas competition and the feeling is just magical. His aim to come away with a couple of medals and just get the job done.
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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