Richard Henry and David Price were both in action in the Midland Masters Athletics Championships. Richard, who was making his debut as an M40 ran 12.3 in the 100m for a 2nd place and 26.2 for 1st in the 200m. David Price threw 29.46m for 2nd place in the M70 javelin.
Results
BMC Grand Prix – 31 May
Fantastic runs by Katie Ingle and Laura Whittle at the BMC Grand Prix at Sportcity. Katie smashed her PB and club record to run a time of 10.13.99 in the 3000m steeplechase. The time was well inside the qualifying standard for the World Junior Championships and puts her top of the UK rankings. Laura had a strong run to finish 2nd in the 5000m behind Helen Clitheroe in a time 15.36. The time places Laura 6th in the UK rankings.
Great Midlands Fun Run – 1 June
Well done to everyone who completed the Fun Run yesterday. In particular, congratulations to Ollie Harradence who won the race by a massive margin. Some photos from the event are available on our FLICKR page.
YDL – U17/U20 age group – 1 June
There are some photos from the match taken by Marc Kirsten which are available on our FLICKR page. We’ll post the results on the site when they’re published.
YDL – U13/U15 age group – 31 May
The results for the match at Stoke on Saturday are available on the Power of Ten website:
There were lots of great performances from everyone. In particular, well done to Hannah Smith who set a new club record in the U15 Hammer (3KG) with a throw of 22.44m.
Midland Veterans League – 28 May
Here’s a report by John Topliss on the latest Vets meeting:
“Great performances by everyone who competed on Wednesday in damp, cold, miserable conditions at Alexander Stadium. The results are available here:
Two new club records were set:
- Joe Caines, now an M60, in his first outing for several years set a new record in the 200m in 27.7 beating my own record set ten years ago of 27.9 when getting the bronze medal in the British Champs. Either the track is short (but thinking about it that is where I set my time) or Joe is not 60. Seriously though well done Joe it was great to see you running again.
- Graham Felton set a new M65 Discus (1.5Kg) record with 23.24m. Well done Graham.
The next meeting is at Burton on the 25th June with the last one at Wyndley on the 30th July. The Cup Finals are at Stoke on Sunday 31st August.
The next Midland Men’s and Women’s League meeting is on Saturday the 7th June at Worcester (a change from the original venue). Please make sure you’re available for this important match”
Change of venues
Please keep up to date with the online fixtures list as venues keep changing!
Just in case anyone is unsure…
The lower age group YDL on Saturday (31 May) is at Stoke.
The upper age group YDL on Sunday (1st June) is at Nuneaton (not Tipton.)
And the senior league on Sat 7th June is at Worcester (not Tipton.) (This will be on version 6 of the fixtures list which will be updated shortly.)
Thanks.
Reminder – no training for 7-9 year age group this Thursday (29 May)
Reminder – there will be no training for the 7-9 year age group tonight (Thursday 29th May) as it’s half term. Enjoy the break and see you next Thursday (5th June) at 5pm!
Trafford Grand Prix – 27 May
The sprinters were in great form at the Trafford Grand Prix on Tuesday. Nicholas Pryce won both his races, recording 10.93 in the 100m and 21.96 in the 200m. His times were the fastest recorded on the night (out of 12 100m races and 10 200m races). Nick Mbewe ran 11.74 the 100m and 23.49 to win his 200m race. Well done guys!
Upcoming fixtures
A busy month coming up for our athletics teams. Here is a summary of key dates for the diary:- Wed 28 May – Midland Vets League (+35) – Alexander Stadium
- Sat 31 May – Youth Development League (u13-15) – Stoke
- Sun 1 Jun – Youth Development League (U17-20) – Nuneaton
- Sat 7 Jun – Midland Senior League (U17+)
- Sat 14 Jun – WM Schools’ Championships – venue tbc
- 14/15 Jun – Midland Champs (U20/Senior) – Alexander Stadium
- Sat 21 Jun – Mason Trophy – Alexander Stadium
- Sun 22 Jun – Youth Development League (u13-15) – RSC
- Wed 25 Jun – Midland Vets League (+35) – Burton
- Sun 29 Jun – Youth Development League (U17-20) – Nuneaton
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