Midland Master Athlete # 261 June 2019
A quintet of the MMAC members who competed in the Roliinston parkrun at the AGM. L to R: Angela Copson, Mike Smedley, Adrian Lloyd, Martin Wilkinson, Graham Lamb.
Mmac President Irene Nicholls with past President Louis Satterthwaite and Chairman Graham Lamb. Photo Courtesy Martin Wilkinson. 1 MMA 261 May/June 2019 We hope you enjoy this issue of the Midland Master Athlete. Our Treasurer, Martin Wilkinson, has outlined how subscriptions are allocated and he is to be commended for his efforts to keep these at a minimum. The report on the Annual General Meeting assures members that the financial position is such that subscriptions remain unchanged for the coming year. The fantastic achievement of Dave Phillips, at the age of 78, in completing 500 marathons, as well as raising £125,000 for charity, is amazing and we send him our hearty congratulations. The track season is upon us and we look forward to some exceptional performances at our Track and Field Championships on 9 June and at other events throughout the summer. ======ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Following the parkrun at Roslinton on Saturday, 13 May 2019, the Annual General Meeting took place and the following officers were elected to carry out the working of the Midland Masters AC for the coming year. 2019- 2020. President Irene Nicholls Chairman Graham Lamb Vice-Chairman Rita Brownlie Treasurer Martin Wilkinson General Secretary Jill Lamb Membership “ Graham Lamb Minutes “ Kate Satterthwaite Social “ Adrian Lloyd Media & website Sue Kneill-Boxley T&F Secretary Jill Lamb N/L Editor Margaret Simpsonn Asst. “ “ Lou Satterthwaite President Elect Sue Kneill-Boxley Team Managers: Mick Smedley CC; Elaine Mee & Rita Brownlie Inter Areas;Tony Porter MMAC T&F (LEAGUE) Lynn & Julie Bellfield Walking (tbc). The Treasurer stated that the club’s financial position was healthy and that the annual subscription would remain unchanged for the coming year. Membership stood at 620 ======Change of Club If you change your first claim club, the Opentrack system will recognise that in the EA details section but it does not reflect it in UK Club Assignments field . If you enter a BMAF competiton it uses the UK Club assignment information to identify your 1st claim club. The system allows you to update your UK Club assignment details and also other 1st claim other and higher club details. It may be wrong historically, so if you are on the system please check it. Graham Lamb Membership Secretary ======
MMAC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE CONTACTS 2019 PRESIDENT; Irene Nicholls CHAIR; GRAHAM LAMB 07790 495 115. [email protected] GENERAL SECRETARY; JILL LAMB 07771029555 [email protected] TREASURER; MARTIN WILKINSON, MMAC
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MIDLAND MASTERS AC COMPETITION VESTS AVAILABLE FROM SUTTON RUNNER The MMAC vest has been updated to include the club badge. It is white with red vertical band bearing The club name and badge This is a must for your kit bag. The mini-mesh vest is £14.99 (plus postage and packing) Women’s vests to order at the same price. Please send your order to: Sutton Runner, 268 Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5XL Telephone first to confirm sizes in stock (0121-355-2901) Shop open: MON-SAT 9.00am – 5.30 pm ======
We Welcome The New Members WOMEN: Sarah Conway (Birchfield H) Helen Watson (Telford AC); Lynne Hill (Tipton H); Louisa Davidson (Birchfield H); Rachel Vines (CLC Striders); Madeleine Lomas (Charnwood AC); Louise Andrews (Kenilworth Runners); Lorna Hulme (Dudley & Stourbridge H.); Stephanie Egleston (Telford H); Elaine Debby Pretorius (MMAC); Elaine Ledden ( Stratford upon Avon AC). MEN: Darrell Wilde (Cannock & Staffs AC); Ian Salt (City of Stoke AC); Andy Parkin (Redford AC); Ian Hunter(Ilkeston Running Club); Nick Moore (Hinckley Running Club); Matthew Nutt (Formula One Circuit Crew); Alex Haines (MMAC); Hannes Petzer (Birmingham Running Athletics & Triathlon Club BRAT); Tony Foster (Leamington C&AC); Mark Dalgarno (Shelton Striders); David Hartwell (MMAC); David Spence (Rugby & Northampton AC; Ben Kruze (ANI Unattached); Nathan Moore (Leamington C&AC); Neil Sheward (Kenilworth Runners); Jason Tilley (Gloucester AC); John Amos (Kidderminster & Stourport); Dave Chandler (MMAC); Malcolm Down (Cannock & Stafford AC).
======Where do my subs go?
Prizes England Athletics 11% 9% Facilities 12% Competitor Support 9%
Officials 8% Newsletter 6% England Athletics Masters Association British Masters Athletic Federation 5% 30%
Committee Track & Field 4% Office Costs 3% 3%
3 MMA 261 May/June 2019 Where do my subs go? Continued Our last subscription increase was 6 years ago, in 2013. Despite pressures on the funds we have maintained a healthy bank balance often with a small profit at the end of the year. We are probably the least expensive (and the most frugal) masters athletic club in the UK largely as a result of being “virtual”.
Many years ago, before I became treasurer, the club was bequeathed a large donation that has allowed us to underpin the risk on a number of high profile events. We make a small loss on smaller events and, depending on numbers or enter, usually make a profit on the larger events. We are keen not to increase competition fees as far as possible and have managed to support more athletes competing in England and MMAC vests.
The largest part of your subscription, about a third, goes to our national body, the British Masters Athletic Federation which coordinates the online subscription and competition entries process via their website. The good news is the BMAF has agreed to reduce the members affiliation fee this year. This will allow us to retain membership subscriptions at current levels for even longer. Affiliation to England Athletics and England Athletic Masters Association (EAMA) accounts for another 14% of the subscription. A large portion of the subscription then go to support competitions, medals and awards, officials costs at events, track and field league and subsidizing MMAC members in a number of events. MMAC running costs, including stationary, postage, committee expenses are just 7%. The newsletter costs on average 6% but this will be much less percentage for those who get the online version and much more for those who pay the additional subscription for the postal version. So, in summary your £15 subscription is roughly divided between £7 to BMAF, England Athletics and EAMA. £6 to support events and MMAC members in competition £1 for running MMAC £1 for the online newsletter Bottom line is we remain a healthy club despite our modest subscription costs. Well done to all our members, officials, volunteers and committee members. I’m pleased to report that there is no plan to increase subscriptions for at least another year.
Martin Wilkinson MMAC Treasurer ======Elaine Mee has written that she is moving in the autumn to the Isle of Wight and so we will need a team manager to take her place. She is preparing a team for the inter-area match o 6 July. Thanks for all her excellent work over the years.
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Rolinston parkrun report
Peter Wright, Tracy Hinxman, Mick Edwards and Sue Kneill-Boxley Martin says I've been framed
Midlands Masters started its foray into Parkrun tourism, with the Rosliston parkrun in April just before the AGM. Local MMAC runners Tracey Hinxman and Pete Wright were already the W40 and M55 age record holders and they took first male and female. They had a close battle with Pete finishing 7th and Tracey 8th on the day. Although a new member since then Jason Tilley was 4th on his return to his old stamping ground. In the battle of the committee, Mick Smedley was taking part in his first parkrun ever and his first race since injury several years ago and he showed he still can give the youngsters a run with a fine 19th in 22.13 for a M70 age group record. Meanwhile Graham Lamb and Sue Kneill-Boxley were having a close battle but just as Sue got ahead she suffered an injury and had to drop out Just behind was Martin Wilkinson. Next to finish and not surprisingly taking the V70 age group record was Angela Copson in 23.48, with the 2nd highest age group rating at the event. Great to see Angela coming to the event and staying for the AGM. Adrian Lloyd was next in followed by Anthony Edwards. It was a nice way to prepare for the AGM and if anyone want to visit Rosliston it is a nice course at a forestry centre. As we are putting this news letter together we are about to have the next tourism event at Walsall Parkrun on the 25th May. Then we go to Sandwell on 29th June and to Perry Barr on 13th July. We will see how this is going after Sandwell and see if we will then want other venues. Just a reminder the entries for Jesolo for the European Track and Field Championships close on 31st July. Hoping for a big contingent of MMAC members out there.
Graham Lamb chairman
5 MMA 261 May/June 2019 Our programme of road championships is at its peak over the next six weeks and although no-one is expected to do all the events, we do not wish you to miss out on your usual events or any that you are tempted to enter for the first time, because of forgetting the closing dates. Here then is a reminder of the key events during May and June: Sun 30 June: 30 km Trail Champs. Gravesend. Entries close midnight Sun 16 June We hope the numbers for the 1 mile road championships starting on the Mall and finishing in front of Buckingham Palace will be sufficient to hold separate men's and women's races - this is in your hands! The 10 mile and 5 km championships are part of the Dorking 10 and the Horwich Festival of Racing re- spectively, which makes them into a fantastic experience overall, as well as enjoying the races them- selves. Think about forming a team from your club (masters of all ages accepted) - see entry page for details. We have extended our closing date for the 10 mile championships so that you still have time after receiving this message to fit the race into your plans for 02 June..Sun 30 June: 30 km Trail Champs. Gravesend. Entries close midnight Sun 16 June. Walter Hill
MARATHON CHALLENGE……. Midland Master athlete, Dave Phillips, (M75) completed his 500th marathon on 26 April 2019 having taken part in the Stratford Marathon – a total of more than 13,000 miles in 1982 he set himself the challenge to run 500 marathons in aid of the Brain & Spine Foundation after reading a newspaper appeal calling for supporters and he has not stopped since. He usually runs both the London and Stratford marathons, but as they both fall on the same day this year he opted to call time at his home town event – one of his favourites, having missed only two in the marathon’s 38 year history. He even ran it when it was cancelled due to bad weather, saying he came ‘first and last’ on the leaderboard. Stratford this year will mark the end of an era for the chartered accountant – who still continues to work full time at his Kenilworth based company Phillips & Becker. To celebrate the milestone run he will be joined on the course by friends and his 35 year old daughter Anna. “Afterwards we’ll be having a big party especially because we’ll be celebrating reaching £125,000 raised for the Brain & Spine Foundation. I want to support this amazing charity and the work they do for people suffering from neurological and conditions, brain tumours and associated conditions. They are only a small foundation and need all the help possible to carry out their goals.” The charity says his support has made a huge impact on their work. Chief executive, Marc Smith said :David is a phenomenal man – to run 500 marathons is staggering, but to do so and raise £125,000 in order to help people affected by neurological conditions, that is seriously impressive. We are very grateful to have David as part of our charity family. David’s long relationship with running marathons began in 1982 when he made a bet to run the first ever Coventry marathon. Five years later he signed up to the Massey Ferguson running club, which he previously captained and of which he is still a member. Since then running has taken him all over the world, from the pyramids of Egypt to the skyscrapers of New York, but his favourite is nearer home – Snowdon in Wales , which he has run 32 times. His fund raising has led him to be invited to a Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. He now plans to call time on his marathons ,He said “This may well be my last marathon as it has been a non-stop effort since my first in Coventry in 1982, it just became a necessity for me. Since then I’ve done more than 300 half-marathons too. Running is great, you meet wonderful people and there’s no competition like in other sports. I would like to carry on doing short runs but the marathons are taking me twice as long now as they used to. You never know, maybe people won’t have heard the last of me yet”
Thanks to Stratford ‘Observer
6 MMA 261 May/June 2019 MMAC Championships Track Event Results
Adam Young 50 100m Hurdles M50 15.26, Paul Edwards MMAC 60 100m Hurdles M60 CBP 16.23 Paula Williams MMAC 47 80m Hurdles W45 12.78, Sally Hine MMAC 69 80m Hurdles W65 CBP 16.67 Tony Bowman MMAC 83 80m Hurdles M80 16.97, Viv Kirkland MMAC 70 100m W70 18.55 Gill Millicheap MMAC 70 100m W70 18.68, Polly Gerner MMAC 61 100m W60 16.00 Susie Brown MMAC 60 100m W60 16.34, Sally Hine MMAC 69 100m W65 16.45 Christine Coote MMAC 64 100m W60 16.88, Elaine Ledden MMAC 59 100m W55 15.53 Tina Martin MMAC 54 100m W50 16.13, Paula Williams MMAC 47 100m W45 13.31 Janelle Quinn MMAC 45 100m W45 13.99, Deborah Ricci MMAC 49 100m W45 14.55 L.J. Beard MMAC 35 100m W35 14.14, Ainslea Cross MMAC 38 100m W35 14.29 RosalindShuttleworth MMAC 44 100m W40 15.63, Tony Bowman MMAC 83 100m M80 16.66 Mike Herring MMAC 78 100m M75 20.13, Lawrie Dunn MMAC 72 100m M70 14.99 Peter Wright MMAC 71 100m M70 16.08, Peter Mould MMAC 66 100m M65 13.75 Rashpal Singh MMAC 66 100m M65 15.07, Dominic Browne MMAC 62 100m M60 13.79 Phil Clayton MMAC 61 100m M60 13.79, Clive Rosen MMAC 62 100m M60 15.42 John Statham MMAC 58 100m M55 13.02, Adam Young MMAC 50 100m M50 13.19 David Wilson MMAC 50 100m M50 13.24, Brian Gravelsons MMAC 50 100m M50 13.89 Stephen Terry-Short MMAC 48 100m M45 12.50, Paul North MMAC 45 100m M45 12.87 Robert Law MMAC 47 100m M45 13.35, Dominic Bradley MMAC 42 100m M40 CPB 11.11 Manas Karpha MMAC 42 100m M40 12.14, Craig Christian MMAC 40 100m M40 12.56 Peter Hall MMAC 39 100m M35 11.41, Aaron Andrew Aplin MMAC 35 100m M35 11.80 Tina Wickens MMAC 50 800m W50 02:32:38, Kathryn MortonMMAC 61 800m W60 03:03:21 Nancy Hitchmough MMAC 69 800m W65 03:05:97, Hazel Smallman MMAC 56 800m W55 03:17:55 Rachel Coupe MMAC 48 800m W45 02:31:64, Natalie Bratt MMAC 36 800m W35 02:36:87 BeverleyArmstrong MMAC45 800m W45 02:41:46, Rebecca Palmer MMAC 41 800m W40 02:46:73 David Oxland MMAC 68 800m M65 02:35:72, Graham Lamb MMAC 63 800m M60 02:48:20 David Jones MMAC 69 800m M65 02:52:43, Bruce Hendrie MMAC 70 800m M70 02:57:04 Phil BrennanMMAC 76 800m M75 03:08:44, Alex Haines MMAC 51 800m M50 02:13:07 Andy Morris MMAC 50 800m M50 02:14:10, Calvin Scoltock MMAC 50 800m M50 02:15:93 Graham Moffatt MMAC 51 800m M50 02:17:10, Russell Parkin MMAC 56 800m M55 02:21:63 Phil Gould MMAC 41 800m M40 02:03:26, Jason Tilley MMAC 47 800m M45 02:14:89 Owen Hurcombe MMAC 44 800m M40 02:15:66, Kristian Watson MMAC 35 5000m M35 15:50:95 Andrew Wetherill MMAC 61 5000m M60 18:14:80, Garry Palmer MMAC 48 5000m M45 18:32:28 John Wilson MMAC 46 5000m M45 18:39:17, Derek Jackson MMAC 68 5000m M65 19:13:36 Phillip Bullock MMAC 45 5000m M45 19:21:78, Caroline Warrington 42 5000m W40 19:25:18 Terry Egan MMAC 58 5000m M55 19:38:02, Howard Andersen MMAC 61 5000m M60 19:51:50 Rachel Vines MMAC 37 5000m W35 19:53:06, Malcolm Weir MMAC 72 5000m M70 19:58:79 Angela Copson MMAC 72 5000m W70 21:56:76, Martin Wilkinson MMAC 60 5000m M60 21:57:47 Mick SmedleyMMAC 71 5000m M70 22:23:75 Carolyn Derbyshire MMAC 5km Track Walk W40 28:19.4, Wendy Kane MMAC 5km Track Walk W50 30:26.4 Julie Bellfield MMAC 5km Track Walk W50 30:31.1, Paul Hawkins MMAC 5km Track Walk M60 31:27.8 Lynn Bellfield MMAC 5km Track Walk W50 33:24.3, Tony Bowman MMAC 200m Hurdles M80 45.72 Paul EdwardsMMAC 300m Hurdles M60 49.10, Jane Horder MMAC 300m Hurdles W60 51.46 Julie Rogers MMAC 300m Hurdles W55 52.10, Iain Moody MMAC 400m Hurdles M55 01:10.60 Graham Moffatt MMAC 400m Hurdles M50 1:18:01, Jane Horder MMAC 200m W60 30.68 Sally Hine MMAC 200m W65 35.85, Christine Coote MMAC 200m W60 36.18, Gill Millicheap MMAC 200m W70 41.32, Tina Martin MMAC 200m W50 33.88 Deborah Ricci MMAC 200m W45 30.61, Rosalind Shuttleworth MMAC 200m W40 32.36 Natalie Bratt MMAC 200m W35 27.99, L.J. Beard MMAC 200m W35 28.36 Ainslea Cross MMAC 200m W35 29.44, Lawrie Dunn MMAC 200m M70 31.03 Tony BowmanMMAC 200m M80 36.64, Paul North MMAC 200m M45 25.72 David Wilson MMAC 200m M50 26.83, John Statham MMAC 200m M55 26.86 Paul EdwardsMMAC 200m M60 27.62, Brian Gravelsons MMAC 200m M50 28.93 Stephen Terry-Short MMAC 200m M45 25.46, Paul North MMAC 200m M45 25.72 Robert Law MMAC 200m M45 26.79, Dominic Bradley MMAC 200m M40 22.77 Robert North MMAC 200m M40 24.06, Manas Karpha MMAC 200m M40 24.87 Craig Christian MMAC 200m M40 25.56, Peter Hall MMAC 200m M35 22.76 Aaron Aplin MMAC 200m M35 23.60, John Gilding MMAC 200m M35 23.74 Tracy Hinxman MMAC 1500m W45 05:08:78, Caroline Warrington MMAC 1500m W40 05:26:23
7 Continued on page 8 MMA 261 May/June 2019 Rachel Vines MMAC 1500m W35 05:33:85, Melanie Hepke MMAC 1500m W45 05:41:25 Andrew Lewis MMAC 1500m M60 05:46:67, David Jones MMAC 1500m M65 05:51:55 Geoff Kitching MMAC 1500m M65 05:54:11, Mick Smedley MMAC 1500m M70 06:20:19 Kathryn Morton MMAC 1500m W60 06:21:60, Phil Brennan MMAC 1500m M75 CBP 06:21:98, Katie Holmes MMAC 1500m W55 06:37:61, Kristian Watson MMAC 1500m M35 04:23:41 Phil Gould MMAC 1500m M40 04:24:46, Alex Haines MMAC 1500m M50 04:36:99 Tim Kelly MMAC 1500m M45 04:37:49, Calvin Scoltock MMAC 1500m M50 04:37:91 Nick Moore MMAC 1500m M35 04:48:50, Ed Wilson MMAC 1500m M35 04:49:46 Russell Parkin MMAC 1500m M55 04:51:20, Anthony Roper MMAC 1500m M55 04:52:37 Paul Lester MMAC 1500m M45 04:53:98, Matt Long MMAC 1500m M45 05:35:77 Elaine Ledden MMAC 400m W55 01:16:77, Hazel Smallman MMAC 400m W55 01:24:04 Nancy Hitchmough MMAC 400m W65 01:26:96, Beverley Armstrong MMAC 400m W45 01:11:41 Fiona Palmer MMAC 400m W50 01:11:84, Melanie Hepke MMAC 400m W45 01:16:06 Natalie Bratt MMAC 400m W35 01:03:68, Nicola Brady MMAC 400m W35 01:03:85 L.J. Beard MMAC 400m W35 01:06:52, Darryl Pigott MMAC 400m M50 01:00:71 Kevin Pye MMAC 400m M55 01:03:72, Bruce Hendrie MMAC 400m M70 01:13:64 John Gilding MMAC 400m M35 54.99, Nathan Moore MMAC 400m M40 56.93 Craig Christian MMAC 400m M40 57.80, Manas Karpha MMAC 400m M40 59.55 MMAC Championships Field Event Results Richard Woodhall MMAC 38 Hammer Throw M35 42.10, Sam Cater MMAC 36 Hammer Throw M35 33.82 Mark Elliott MMAC 41 Hammer Throw M40 39.84, Vito Ricci MMAC 51 Hammer Throw M50 60.36 Simon Wills MMAC 54 Hammer Throw M50 23.61, John Pearson MMAC 53 Hammer Throw M50 19.89 Martin Roberts MMAC 59 Hammer Throw M55 40.95, Steve Pomeroy MMAC 57 Hammer Throw M55 29.99 John Moreland MMAC60 Hammer Throw M60 37.10, Kevin Murch MMAC 60 Hammer Throw M60 33.71 James Robinson MMAC 42 Pole Vault M40 CBP 4.00, Dean Robinson MMAC 48 Pole Vault M45 3.30 John Bradley MMAC 75 Pole Vault M75 2.00, Melanie Hepke MMAC 47 Pole Vault W45 2.30 Helen Watson MMAC 45 Pole Vault W45 1.90, Rosalind Shuttleworth MMAC 44 Shot Put W40 8.67 Nicola Berry MMAC 42 Shot PutW40 4.74, Carol Parker MMAC 49 Shot Put W45 CBP 10.68 Paula WilliamsMMAC 47 Shot PutW45 10.57, Lorna Foster MMAC 56 Shot Put W55 8.76 Susan Allcock MMAC 55 Shot PutW55 6.60, Deborah Murch MMAC 60 Shot Put W60 9.00 Pat Higgins MMAC 63 Shot PutW60 6.51, Christine Coote MMAC 64 Shot Put W60 6.36 Viv Kirkland MMAC 70 Shot PutW70 5.59, Andrew Reeves MMAC 37 High Jump M35 1.60 Donovan Davenport MMAC 47 High Jump M45 1.60, Adam Young MMAC 50 High Jump M50 CBP 1.75 David HartwellMMAC 51 High Jump M50 1.60, Paul Askew MMAC 64 High Jump M60 1.35 Quentin Mcquillan MMAC61 High Jump M60 1.30, Rashpal Singh MMAC 66 High Jump M65 1.20 Mike Herring MMAC 78 High Jump M75 1.05, Robert North MMAC 43 Long Jump M40 6.02 James Robinson MMAC 42 Long Jump M40 5.28, Donovan Davenport MMAC 47 Long Jump M45 5.51 Paul North MMAC 45 Long Jump M45 4.40, David Hartwell MMAC 51 Long Jump M50 5.48 David Wilson MMAC 50 Long Jump M50 4.44, John Rowe MMAC 58 Long Jump M55 3.68 Rashpal Singh MMAC 66 Long Jump M65 3.77, Mike Herring MMAC 78 Long Jump M75 2.39 Bill Renshaw MMAC 69 Shot Put M65 8.70, Barry Hawksworth MMAC 72 Shot Put M70 10.83 Peter Summerfield MMAC 71 Shot PutM70 9.60, Brian Bowley MMAC 71 Shot Put M70 8.60 David Kuester MMAC 75 Shot PutM75 8.65, David Peart MMAC 76 Shot Put M75 6.39 John Love MMAC 80 Shot PutM80 6.93, Graham Roberts MMAC 88 Shot Put M85 4.89 Barry Hawksworth MMAC 72 Javelin Throw M70 32.41, Brian Bowley MMAC 71 Javelin Throw M70 24.27 David Kuester MMAC 75 Javelin Throw M75 22.80, David Price MMAC 78 Javelin Throw M75 22.20 John Love MMAC 80 Javelin Throw M80 12.74, Nicola Berry MMAC 42 Javelin Throw W40 14.09 Paula WilliamsMMAC Javelin Throw W45 CBP 35.12, Melanie Hepke MMAC 47 Javelin Throw W45 19.89 Julie Rogers MMAC 55 Javelin Throw W55 19.05, Julie Wakelam MMAC 60 Javelin Throw W60 21.84 DeborahMurch MMAC 60 Javelin Throw W60 18.73, Pat Higgins MMAC 63 Javelin Throw W60 15.10 Hannes Petzer MMAC 41 Triple Jump M40 11.07, Donovan Davenport MMAC 47 Triple Jump M45 11.51 Dean Robinson MMAC 48 Triple Jump M45 9.91, Janelle Quinn MMAC 45 Triple Jump W45 8.67 2 Helen Watson MMAC 45 Triple Jump W45 7.56, Jo Willoughby MMAC 55 Triple Jump W55 CBP 10.22 Julie Wakelam MMAC 60 Triple Jump W60 7.36, Pat Higgins MMAC 63Triple Jump W60 5.81 P8 Continued on Page 9 MMA 261 May/June 2019 Bill Renshaw MMAC Hammer M65 28.90, Barry Hawksworth MMAC Hammer M70 39.38 David Kuester MMAC Hammer M75 28.50, David Peart MMAC Hammer M75 21.24 John Love MMAC Hammer M80 19.58, Graham Roberts MMAC Hammer M85 18.72 RichardWoodhall MMAC Shot Put M35 13.43, Sam Cater MMAC Shot Put M35 10.54 James Robinson MMAC Shot Put M40 10.87, Vito Ricci MMAC Shot Put M50 8.85 Simon Wills MMAC Shot Put M50 8.29, Steve Pomeroy MMAC Shot Put M55 11.17 Martin Roberts MMAC Shot Put M55 7.95, John Moreland MMAC Shot Put M60 11.78 Kevin Murch MMAC Shot Put M60 11.29. Malcolm Pell MMAC Shot Put M60 9.59 Nicola Berry MMAC Hammer W40 18.82, Carol Parker MMAC Hammer W45 31.32 Lorna Barlow MMAC Hammer W50 26.51, Marion Loveridge MMAC Hammer W55 36.51 Lorna Foster MMAC Hammer W55 28.63, Susan Allcock MMAC Hammer W55 18.57 Deborah Murch MMAC Hammer W60 37.11, Julie Wakelam MMAC Hammer W60 30.82 Pat Higgins MMAC Hammer W60 22.73, Jill Lamb MMAC Hammer W60 18.37 Viv Kirkland MMAC Hammer W70 17.16, Paula Williams MMAC Long Jump W45 4.69 Janelle Quinn MMAC Long Jump W45 4.37, Jo Willoughby MMAC Long Jump W55 CBP 4.85 Elaine Ledden MMAC Long Jump W55 3.26, Julie Wakelam MMAC Long Jump W60 3.55 Polly Gerner MMAC Long Jump W60 3.49. ChristineCoote MMAC Long Jump W60 3.04 Sally Hine MMAC Long Jump W65 3.15, Sam Cater MMAC Javelin M35 44.42 RichardWoodhall MMAC Javelin M35 44.14, Hannes Petzer MMAC Javelin M40 46.89 Jamie Wilkinson MMAC Javelin M45 37.34, Vito Ricci MMAC Javelin M50 21.48 Steve Pomeroy MMAC Javelin M55 30.04, KevinMurch MMAC Javelin M60 BR 50.49, Malcolm Pell MMAC Javelin M60 31.55, Richard Woodhall MMAC Discus M35 CBP 33.97 Sam Cater MMAC Discus M35 31.00, Hannes Petzer MMAC Discus M40 35.39 James Robinson MMAC Discus M40 32.20, Kevin Brown MMAC Discus M50 CBP 43.08 Perriss Wilkins MMAC Discus M50 37.78, Vito Ricci MMAC Discus M50 26.22 Simon Wills MMAC Discus M50 25.03, Brian Gravelsons MMAC Discus M50 20.42 Steve Pomeroy MMAC Discus M55 34.50, John Moreland MMAC Discus M60 49.08 Kevin Murch MMAC Discus M60 39.33, Quentin Mcquillan MMAC Discus M60 30.70 Malcolm Pell MMAC Discus M60 26.29, Andrew Mitchel MMAC Discus M60 25.87 Bill Renshaw MMAC Discus M65 27.36, Surjit Singh MMAC Discus M65 19.80 Barry Hawksworth MMAC Discus M70 35.31, Brian Bowley MMAC Discus M70 26.89 Peter Summerfield MMAC Discus M70 25.51, David Kuester MMAC Discus M75 25.26 David Peart MMAC Discus M75 18.48, John Love MMAC Discus M80 16.89 Carol Parker MMAC Discus W45 CBP 33.69, Jenny Cooper MMAC Discus W55 27.71 Lorna Foster MMAC Discus W55 24.32, Susan Allcock MMAC Discus W55 15.67 DeborahMurch MMAC Discus W60 24.57, JillLamb MMAC Discus W60 12.43. Presidents Trophy 2018-19 award goes to Dominic Bradley
Dominic Bradley receives this years presidents award, Dominic won the M40 100m in a new championship best time of 11.11 at the Midland Masters track and field championships and also won the 200m P9 MMA 261 May/June 2019 European Mountain Running Championships - 2019 Janske Lazne (Czech Republic) - May 25th This was my second mountain running event, having begun my experiences on home soil 4 years ago at Betwys y Coed, but the 2019 edition in Janske Lazne appealed because it involved running up only, and it fell a bare fortnight after I moved up a category. Entries closed officially three weeks before, and at that stage I was one of only 6 in the over 75 category, and my friend, Steve Herington, from ‘down the road’ at the other end of Herefordshire was one of 13 entries for the over 70 race. By the time we arrived in Janske Lazne to register, there were 9 over 75s and, I believe, about 16 over 70s who had materialized. Still, not a huge field, but for me at least, a lot of unknown quantities (one of whom was myself).
The course started in the town square (at the lower end of the town), quickly entered the broadleaf woodland and climbed up the opposite side of the valley before descending a little to the foot of the cable car run, where it began a relentless climb up to the summit of Cerna Hora (1299m). Steve and I both recce’ed the first part of the course, which though quite demanding in race conditions, didn’t present anything too rigorous. We then caught the cable car up to the summit, to check out the last couple of kilometers. The finish was at the top end of the cable car run, which involved a fast downhill run for the competitors along about 500m of hard track and tarmac, after emerging from the woods beyond. On the day there were two starts, the first at 11am for all the female competitors (Susan Ridley of Scotland the only UK woman running) and the over 60 men. The gun went off promptly at 11, and we thinned out sufficiently not to be too troubled by the narrower tracks in the woods. After 3.5 km we were on a tarmac path leading to the cable car station and the beginning of the steep climb. A bit of a dogleg, then, as the rain began, we started on the 3km long straight, steepish climb, where most of those around me began to walk, as did I! With numbers and age categories on both our backs and fronts, we were all clearly labeled, so I realized that the man who pulled ahead of me after about 4.5km was José Antonio Arias de la Cruz, who I had assessed to be one of the main contenders for the over 75 race. He was also clearly struggling to keep ahead, so when we veered off onto a narrow, stony path and he faltered, I was able to pass him and keep the momentum going as the path changed to a steeper climb over horizontally laid stone slabs, left rather slippery after the rain. By the time the path leveled out a bit we were just 1km from the finish, on the section Steve and I had recce’ed the day before. The path narrowed a bit where snowdrifts hadn’t fully melted, and then we were onto the last climb on the wide stony track that led to the tarmac and the finish straight. Steve had already finished, slightly disappointed to think he’d come 4th in his race, but, to my surprise, he thought I had won the over 75 event. My Spanish rival came in shortly after, and then the German, Gerold Seiffert, who I’d also thought could be a contender, so, yes, it was possible. We took the cable car down to the town, showered and later walked down to the town square where the results had been taped up on the town hall office windows. Steve had in fact finished third over 70 (the runner he’d been locked in ‘combat’ with had obviously been in a different age group) and I had come out on top in the over 75s. So two Midland Masters had brought home two European Mountain Running medals. A long way to go, but a great experience and a pleasing outcome! Guy Whitmarsh
2 Great Shots from the Championships By Stephen Lee 10