JULY 2016 Club website www.altrincham-athletics.co.uk August Pawprints Please send material for next month‟s Pawprints to Colin Davies: [email protected]by Wednesday 27th July. Articles, reports, results, news, and photos gratefully accepted. PAWPRINTS The Newsletter of Altrincham & District Athletic Club Ltd (Altrincham & District AC since 1961) Welsh Castles Relay Caernarvon to Cardiff Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June Congratulations to the ADAC team who competed in the Welsh Castles Relay over the weekend of the 4th & 5th June. For the sixth year the squad were a credit to the club, finishing 17th overall and completing the 207 miles in just over 24 hours. Results and comments from the runners on pages 3 - 11 Some of the successful team with supporters before the start at Caernarfon Castle
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JULY 2016
Club website www.altrincham-athletics.co.uk
August Pawprints
Please send material for next month‟s Pawprints to Colin Davies: [email protected] by Wednesday 27th July. Articles, reports, results, news, and photos gratefully accepted.
PAWPRINTS
The Newsletter of
Altrincham & District Athletic Club Ltd
(Altrincham & District AC since 1961)
Welsh Castles Relay
Caernarvon to Cardiff
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June
Congratulations to the ADAC team who competed in the Welsh Castles Relay over the weekend of
the 4th & 5th June. For the sixth year the squad were a credit to the club, finishing 17th overall and
completing the 207 miles in just over 24 hours.
Results and comments from the runners on pages 3 - 11
Some of the successful team with supporters before the start at Caernarfon Castle
So it‟s 3 weeks to go to the annual Welsh Castles Relay and Team Captain Dave Livingstone asks me if I would help organise the event this year. “Yes,” I said. “No problem,” I said. “Have we got a full team?” I said. “Err, not quite,” he said!! So with the usual Altrincham finesse and last minute juggling about, Graham and I managed to get a decent team together and they all did a pretty fine job. There were a few issues along the way but what happens at Welsh Castles stays at Welsh Castles!! Leg 1: Caernarfon to Penygroes (9.1 miles) - an excellent 15th place
by Duncan Wilson
“Leg one of the Welsh Castles Relay undoubtedly has the most unusual start of any race I've done. The race sponsors led the sixty four runners on a slow procession around Caernarfon castle and the race began as we reached a very narrow footbridge over Afon Seiont. We ran the first four miles on a flat coast road, with a cool breeze making for good conditions, and I managed to settle into a second group of runners in sixth to ninth place. We all took turns to do the hard work at the front, but once we turned off the coast road and hit the hills my lack of race fitness showed and I quickly slowed down. After a brief tussle with a runner from the Haarlem Globetrotters (no, not those ones) I completely blew up at six miles. Luckily for me, the rising temperatures meant everyone had started to struggle; I was only overtaken by three runners in the last three miles and managed to finish in a respectable fifteenth place. The atmosphere for the last four miles or so was by far the best I've encountered. The cycle path to Penygroes was packed with supporters ringing bells, waving flags, and cheering on all runners whatever their allegiances. It was good to see some familiar faces urging me on when I was clearly struggling, with special mention to Mansel Pope and Dave Telford for their encouragement at the finish when I could barely put one foot in front of the other. The biggest thanks has to go to our organising team though: to Dave Livingstone, for getting the ball rolling, and to Graham and Carole Harrison for doing all the legwork work that ensured we had a team out at this fantastic event for the Sixth year running. Well done to everyone who ran, and roll on 2017.”
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Leg 2 saw Paul Abraham (pictured right) have an excellent run
coming home in 11th place on a very hot day.
He was greeted by the usual Altrincham banter and a little
catch-up with Colin “panther” Banno-Thornton!
Leg 3 saw Matt Kelly have an excellent race coming home in
16th place on the first mountain stage of the weekend and to
be greeted by the welcome sight of Steve Renny offering him
a pint and some warm and wise words from Alan along the way.
Leg 4 saw WCR newbie Dave Telford (pictured below) tackle a lovely flat leg to Harlech and coming a very credible 27th:
“I have wanted to do this race for years. Now I have experienced
it I cannot wait for next year and hope to make a full weekend of
it. Thanks everyone as the oldest member of the team for your
encouragement out on the course.”
Leg 5 saw another WCR newbie Lora Blann (right) with a baptism of fire and intense heat come a very respectable 17th and, more importantly, second lady and she did eventually manage to find her “boys“ in the very large car park at Barmouth beach.
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Leg 6 saw new member, and Dave and Andy‟s housemate, Karl Lee have a brilliant run to come home in 10th place and then to have another baptism of fire - meeting all the crew on the fun bus that he had never met before. Thanks Karl for your brilliant effort and a very big welcome to the ADAC team. Leg 7 saw WCR stalwart Mark Hunter (below right with Graham) tackle a very tough mountainous leg
and a very respectable time and place as usual from him in 28th place.
Leg 8 was run by our Stage Winner -
Dave „I‟m going to take it easy‟ Norman:
“This was my second Welsh Castles Relay, having taken part in the clubs first appearance at the event in 2011. That year, I tackled leg 3 and managed to (just) win the stage, really enjoyed the whole weekend and had it ear-marked as a must do event on the calendar! For various reasons (usually post marathon fatigue!) I hadn't taken part since, so when the opportunity to take part again this year came up, I jumped at the chance. Again, I was allocated a stage on the first day, this time tackling stage 8. With recent training focussed on 5K, I was a bit concerned that my training would leave me underprepared for a hilly 10.5 mile race. I decided to start very conservatively and spent the first four miles in third place, occasionally drifting a few yards off the leading two runners on the early down-hills as I felt they were pushing a little too much down them. Shortly after 4 miles, I started to feel that the other two runners were starting to feel the early pace and the warm conditions and decided to move to the front. I found that once I hit the front, I was able to find a much more comfortable rhythm and started to slowly move away from the others. The stage was almost all uphill for the first 7 miles and then undulating for the final 3 miles. I was surprised at the finish line to find that I had pulled almost four minutes clear to win the stage and had obviously judged the effort well. Having run on the opening day I was then able to enjoy the rest of the weekend, watching the remaining 12 stages and joining the 'fun bus' with Lord Hardman, Bev, Bob Buckley and the rest. If you haven't yet run the Welsh Castles, I can thoroughly recommend it to you. The atmosphere, camaraderie and uniqueness of the event will inspire you when you run and it will definitely become a „must do‟ on your own racing calendar.”
Dave on his way to victory on Stage 8
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Leg 10 „the toughie‟, a half marathon on hills starting at 17.50 Which mad fool would “volunteer” for that one David Hughes?
by David Hughes (pictured right with Graham)
“After seeing Matt Kelly start Stage 3 and Paul Abraham finish Stage 2 we made our way from Criccieth to the start of stage 10. This was my first WCR mountain stage and I knew it would be a tough one, with a 170 metre climb in the first 2 km. By 5 miles most of the hills were behind me and I could settle into a rhythm and start to catch runners ahead of me. The finish at Newtown was fantastic with all the teams gathered round. Thanks to the Alty team for cheers and liquid refreshment. The noisy support from all the teams along the course was great. There's nothing quite like the WCR!”
Day 2 saw Captain Dave Livingstone on Leg 11 with the early morning 7am start that no one wants to do - his “punishment” for being on holiday the week before the relay. Thanks as always Dave for all your hard work and efforts - it is very much appreciated by all of us. Leg 12 saw Bev tackle a new leg for her and after a stay in the B&B with the Alty crew she was primed and ready for action, producing an excellent run to be third placed female and second FV. Leg 13 was Carole Harrison (pictured left):
“Glad to get this leg over with and concentrate again on getting everyone to the right places at the right times. Thanks to Alan for his words of encouragement and all the teams along the way who supplied me with much needed water on this extremely hot day. I managed a credible 32nd and 3rd FV.”
Leg 9 saw another WCR stalwart Tom „I‟m not late today‟ Lavin have an excellent and steady run. Thanks as always for being there and being part of the team Tom.
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Leg 14 „the killer leg‟ - Thanks for volunteering Steve Renny!
by Steve Renny (pictured right)
“I was on the fun bus and with Duncan getting the show on the road we headed out of Caernarfon and on to the 20 legs of some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK. With the sun shining and Bob driving we were soon at Criccieth. On to leg 3 where I have started the tradition of giving the finisher a pint - Bev, Adrian and this year Matt Kelly the grateful recipient. We seemed to be at Newtown in no time and rounding off the day on Leg 10. We camped at the sports centre and, after a chippy tea, Dave Livs ,Pat Bonner and I rambled into town to sample some local ales. We rocked up at the Sportsman Pub and after being joined by Dan and partner, Andy & Dave Norman and white Kenyan Karl Lee we saved a few beers going off. Dave Livs got day two off to a flying start and, as the temperature began to rise, Pat and I began to ponder our nutritional prep - i.e. chips „n beer. The support on the relays is fantastic. With the hot weather, everyone began handing runners water and encouragement. This year I had volunteered for Leg 14 Drovers Arms, about 1000 foot climb for 3.5 miles after an undulating 10K. I have seen Matt Kelly, Mike Berks and Andy Pickford tackle this leg on previous years, all posting great times and getting kudos for the bargain. I had run London feeling confident in my training and was looking forward to testing myself on a mountain leg. Dave Norman summed up the Welsh Castles Relay: “It's everything that's good about running clubs in this country.” Dave won his leg in style by about 5 minutes but still stayed the weekend, supporting other runners and I'll never forget the the shout, “He likes to move it, move it,” out of Andy‟s car as I began the brutal climb up to the Red Kite centre. I began my leg cautiously, as I had gone too quick at London and this was the first time I'd raced since, so I let people get ahead and settled into a nice rhythm with the aim of finishing well. The road bends left after 10K and then climbs. I had found a buddy who was matching me stride for stride and we worked off each other and overtook quite a few vests. I was very honoured to see the club flag and fun bus at the top of the mountain and this gave me the boost to finish strong, leaving my buddy I headed for the top. My time was about 6 minutes slower than my fellow Alty athletes on Leg 14 but I was pleased and had gained a few places on the hill. A great experience and I would like to thank Carole and everyone who took the time out to give me and the other guys the opportunity to take part in an awesome event.”
Leg 15 to Brecon
from Dan Martell (pictured right with Graham)
“12.8 miles predominantly downhill to Brecon... Sounded straight
forward to me! It wasn't! After an uphill start, all was going good if
not a bit warm before a number of downhill and undulating sections
got me to around 10 miles in reasonable shape in about 22nd
position, the remaining 2.8 miles went rather less swimmingly for
reasons those at the finish know, as I announced it over the finish
line! The convoy of cars got me through the event which as a first
time Welsh Castles runner found to be a great experience although
it did confirm that a trip to the pub the night before running in those
temperatures may not be ideal running preparation... Who would
have thought!?”
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Leg 16 was a very tough hill leg up to Brecon reservoir for Patrick Bonner (pictured below left) with searing midday heat and little race fitness prior to the relays.
Thanks for supporting the team and hope this hasn‟t put you off doing the relays again.
Leg 17 Graham „no mates‟ Harrison (pictured below right):
“Lining up at the start of Leg 17, Brecon Reservoir, having done this leg previously, I knew what to expect, a fast downhill section. So we‟re off up and running. I check my watch for pace, 6.10, then 6.20. Am I going to crash and burn? Having said that it was 25 degrees. I latch on to two runners. I don‟t see any of my own support, they must be held up in traffic. Eventually I see the one mile to go marker. I hear people shouting my name and giving me encouragement. Is it my team mates? No it‟s Jerry Smith and the Sale bus. I smile and wave. I take over the two runners I‟ve been tracking, I approach the park gate, only 300m to go, they won‟t catch me now. The session training kicks in, this is my medal, well not quite. I finished 16th, I‟m happy with that. I cross the finish line, grab my goody bag, then 30 seconds later Carole runs up the steps apologising. Don‟t worry about it I say, all good fun, and a great weekend, with fantastic people.”
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Legs 18 & 19 run by the Campbells
from Lockie (pictured below)
“Having learnt last year that Mansel can judge the width of a van down to the thickness of a layer of paint, and that a takeaway from a UK restaurant is so sophisticated you get real crockery and cutlery to take with you (well Bob and Ken do anyway), I was quite happy to continue my education into English customs this year via the WCR. What I now know is that arriving 58 seconds before your leg begins is fine, particularly on a hot day when a warm-up is most likely counter-productive. Previously I might have been in a state of anxiety but Dave Livingstone‟s pervading calm during the touch and go drive meant all nerves were well settled by the time we pulled into the start area. I was particularly looking forward to the heat. Running in temperatures touching 30 degrees was bound to shed the pound - something that was obviously needed given Bev‟s motivational pep talk which ended questioning when it was that I last saw my knees. With that kindness ringing in my ears, along with the innocently remarked “most teams put their weakest runners on this leg” I waddled off, attempting to break into a sweat, glancing down every so often to see if progress was being made. It was, and it was tough, but on completion I was really pleased with my run. Not quite at the pace I was aiming for, which I‟ll put down to the heat, but I did manage to concentrate and remain focused for the whole leg which is something I‟m not normally very good at doing, certainly not for that length of time. It also turned out that there was a few more behind me than in front of me so in some clubs I may even have been given another leg, but I was very happy in the Alty vest, which literally now has blood, sweat, and tears engrained in it. I‟m not going to go as far as Mark did last year. Much thanks to Carole for her organising, and Bob for his driving (don‟t mention the sat nav). Welsh Castles has been one of the surprise bonuses Annette and I have encountered in our time over here, and we‟ll be doing as many as we can while we have the chance. Next year‟s aims: not take the same wrong turns, listen to Bev‟s sat nav; get away from Cardiff early, make sure Alan doesn‟t buy Chinese batteries, get Jeff Norman to run a leg, leave the Middleton girls alone, limit Bob‟s chat up time to an aggregate of an hour;….. “
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Leg 20 „the glory leg‟ run by Andy Norman - “I was not ready for that!”
“Having recently had 7 months out with injury (a stress fracture followed by a torn calf) I reluctantly agreed to come along and run a leg of The Welsh Castles. I hadn‟t raced anything over 5K in distance since a 5 Mile race in Ireland on the 27th August 2015 and nothing over 10K since I pulled out of the Manchester Marathon well over a year ago. Having done the Welsh Castles on 3 previous occasions I knew how much of a fun weekend it was and it didn‟t take much persuasion to get me along to have a go at stage 20 in to Cardiff. This would be my fourth different leg. Maybe I‟ll try them all if I keep going! Being wary of the distance I made sure to tell everyone that they could expect me to be taking it easy on the day.
Well done all Altrincham Welsh Castles team what a good bunch of people you all are. Same time next year - well 10th & 11th June 2017
Turning up at the start line in Caerphilly I went for a short warm up and spotted a runner I didn‟t recognise that looked quite nippy… asking a couple of friends I quickly found out he had recently moved to the UK from North Africa… My mind quite quickly changed from „taking it easy mode‟ to „competitive mode‟. From the gun myself and the African named Tes quickly moved away from the rest of the field. By mile 3 I decided to try and test him early and ran a 5:03 mile… Tes just sat behind me seemingly not under too much strain. Between miles 3 and 7 I repeatedly tried to surge to break away… At this point at 3pm on one of the hottest days of the year it was reaching over 25 degrees and it wasn‟t long before I realised I had completely broken myself! Tes moved away… The last 3 miles seemed like a very long way and I was very relieved to hit the finish line in Cardiff in second place around 45 seconds adrift of Tes, pictured with me here at the finish. After drowning myself in water I very quickly got over the disappointment of not being able to win the stage and as ever vowed to come back next year! Looking forward to Welsh Castle 2017 already. What stage next?”
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2016 Road Running Championship
Road Running
These are the road running championship races for 2016. We have tried to make the races more local and would like as many club members as possible to compete in the championship. The more we can get out racing in an Altrincham vest, the better the club profile in the area will be.
A change to the scoring system this year, to follow a similar system to the fell championship: We will have 8 Super Championship Races highlighted in bold below and the scoring system will be
your best 5 of these races count scoring 40, 39, 38, …down to 1 point, for all other finishers.
There will also be 13 Secondary Championship Races with the best 6 of these races to count, scoring 20, 19, 18, …down to 1 point for all other finishers.
1 Sun 3rd January - Reddish Vale Hit the Trail 5 miles: http://www.bellevueracers.com/
2 Sun 7th February - Alsager 5 miles: http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2016/
3 Sun 28th February - Lostock 6: http://www.lostockac.co.uk/lostock-6
4 Sun 6th March - Ron Hill Accrington 10K: http://cannonballevents.co.uk/ron-hill-accrington-10k/
5 Fri 25th March - Salford 10K: http://salfordharriers.co.uk/Salford-10km.htm
6 Sun 3rd April - Wilmslow Half Marathon: http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2016/
7 Thu 28th April - Mid Cheshire 5k http://www.cutefruitevents.com/mid-cheshire-5k/4587287345
After 14 races last year‟s champion Alan Williams leads the table ahead of Dave Ainsworth in second place and the leading lady Carole Harrison in third. Bev Jackson is second lady in sixth place overall.
Points Races
1 Alan Williams 185 9
2 Dave Ainsworth 145 6
3 Carole Harrison 131 7
4 Graham Harrison 121 6
= Colin Davies 121 7
6 Bev Jackson 118 6
7 Peter Pickwell 117 5
8 David Hughes 116 4
9 Steve Renny 96 3
10 Gordon Nicoll 82 4
11 Dave Telford 75 4
= Neil Walker 75 2
13 Brad Johnson 66 2
14 Colin Hammond 63 3
15 Margaret Bullock 61 4
16 Mike Berks 59 2
17 Jon Powell 57 2
18 Lora Blann 54 2
19 Mark Norton 53 2
There are two club championship races in July:
Sun 17th July - Cheshire Half Marathon: http://www.cheshirehalf.com/
Thu 28th July - 3rd Sale Sizzler 5K: http://www.ukresults.net/2016cal.html
With this race being held on the weekend of the Welsh Castles Relay there were only three ADAC runners in a small field of 121 finishers. Bev Jackson took the chance to pick up maximum points in her bid to retain her ladies‟ club road running championship title and finished second lady over 50. Alan Williams wasn‟t far behind and he was followed home by Colin Davies who was second man over 65. The race was won by Salford Harriers‟ Christian Prior in 16.08 and the first lady was Alison Russell of host club Spectrum Striders in 20.08.
49 Bev Jackson 21.53
58 Alan Williams 22.16
71 Colin Davies 23.11
Full results: www.spectrumstriders.org.uk/our-races/birchwood-brook-5k/2016-results
It was a rather warm and humid evening for the 178 runners who gathered on Green Walk for the start of this two lap race. The race was won in a fairly slow time of 16.02 by Damian Nicholls of Wilmslow Running Club and first lady was Lisa Craig, who improved on her second place at Dunham Massey, in 18.46. Mike Berks was first home for Altrincham in an excellent third place overall whilst Dan Racle was inside the top twenty and first junior, and Dan Martell had another good run. Mark Hunter, Richard Jellyman and another junior, Henry Thompson all finished inside 20 minutes, ahead of Lora Blann, Paul Abraham, Brad Johnson and Peter Waterson. Alan Williams had a good run only 24 hours after picking up gold medals in the javelin and the 200m at the Joe Moran Memorial Veteran Track & Field meeting at Sportcity and he was followed home by Duncan Dickinson. Steph Thompson just managed to get the better of Jane Nicholson and Diane Hunter showed daughter Hannah a clear pair of heels. Dave Attwell and Alan Barlow were the other Altrincham runners in a field of 177 finishers.
3 Mike Berks 16.45
19 Dan Racle 17.54
23 Dan Martell 18.10
29 Lisa Craig 18.46
38 Mark Hunter 19.22
48 Richard Jellyman 19.55
51 Henry Thompson 19.58
53 Lora Blann 20.05
58 Paul Abraham 20.23
64 Brad Johnson 20.48
66 Peter Waterson 20.53
89 Alan Williams 22.07
102 Duncan Dickinson 22.58
126 Steph Thompson 24.43
131 Jane Nicholson 25.01
161 Diane Hunter 28.27
166 Hannah Hunter 29.29
169 Dave Attwell 30.51
175 Alan Barlow 36.26
Full results: https://altrincham-athletics.co.uk/9th-june-2016/
The „Round the Resers‟ race this year was run in memory of Bill Fox, a very popular member of Sale Harriers, who passed away last September after suffering bravely from pancreatic cancer for just over two years. Around 300 runners took part and the race winner was Nigel Martin of Sale Harriers in 26.41 and the first lady, also from Sale, was Emma Finney in 31.59. Dave Ainsworth was first home for Altrincham, finishing second over 55 whilst Alan Williams and Gordon Nicoll both finished in the top half of the field. There were 296 finishers.
58 Dave Ainsworth 33.59
121 Alan Williams 38.02
135 Gordon Nicoll 39.13
Hollins Green 5K - Sunday 19th June
Moving this race from a Saturday afternoon to a Sunday morning produced a significant increase in numbers with a total of 229 finishers being led home by Christian Prior of Salford Harriers in 16.03. Lisa Craig, who was first lady in 18.29, clinched the ladies‟ series prize. Neil Walker had a good run ahead of David Hughes, who was first over 55, and Paul Abraham. Brad Johnson was followed in by Gordon Nicoll and Alan Williams with Dave Attwell running his fastest time of the series to take the over 75 series prize. Full results: www.spectrumstriders.org.uk/our-races/
hollins-green-5k/2016-results
30 Lisa Craig 18.29
33 Neil Walker 18.39
45 David Hughes 19.04
60 Paul Abraham 19.43
83 Brad Johnson 20.28
100 Gordon Nicoll 21.11
120 Alan Williams 22.16
192 Dave Attwell 28.04
Full results: www.nblg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RoundtheResers2016.pdf
On a very wet evening Dan Cliffe of Liverpool Harriers ran away from the field to win the race in 14.55. Lisa Craig was first lady in 18.37 in 24th place overall. Andy Norman pulled away from his brother Dave to take second place with Dave finishing in fifth whilst Mike Berks also finished in the top ten. There were 15 Altrincham finishers in a field of 156 with several of them recording personal bests. Young Dan Racle shaved another two seconds of his best time, set at Dunham three weeks previously, Peter Waterson went below 20 minutes for the first time and Gordon Nicoll improved his personal best by more than half a minute. Neil Walker, Duncan Wilson, Paul Abraham, Lora Blann and Brad Johnson all ran well, as did Dave Telford, Alan Williams and 77 year old Dave Attwell who will complete 50 years as a member of ADAC this year. Full results: https://altrincham-athletics.co.uk/16th-june
-2016/
Some of the happy Altrincham runners after the race
Over 600 runners took to the quiet country lanes around Jodrell Bank for this superbly organised 10K with ten ADAC members looking to earn points in the club road running championship. David Hughes had a good run to finish second in the over 55 category ahead of Graham Harrison and Lockie Campbell who were fifth and sixth respectively. Bev Jackson won the ladies‟ over 50 category with Carole Harrison in second and Margaret Bullock fourth whilst Colin Davies was second in the men‟s over 65 category behind Tony Hulme. Also collecting club championship points were Gordon Nicoll, Alan Williams and Tom Lavin. The winner of the race by more than a minute was Karl Darcey of Bolton United Harriers in a time of 32.32 and the first lady was Gemma Connolly of St Helens Sutton In 37.27. There were 626 finishers. Full results: http://cutefruitevents.niftyentries.com/
Results/Colshaw-Hall-10K-2016
Chip Gun
41 David Hughes 38.56 39.02
72 Graham Harrison 41.30 41.38
94 Lockie Campbell 42.36 42.44
117 Bev Jackson 43.59 44.06
135 Gordon Nicoll 44.41 45.13
138 Carole Harrison 45.16 45.24
163 Alan Williams 46.24 46.32
202 Colin Davies 47.58 48.05
233 Margaret Bullock 48.59 49.30
254 Tom Lavin 49.17 50.17
Full results: http://cutefruitevents.niftyentries.com/Results/Colshaw-Hall-10K-2016
All the ADAC runners pictured at the finish by Trudy Williams
A navigational error by Jon Powell towards the end of the Kinder Trog allowed Shaun Jackson to take the 5 points, but it didn‟t stop Jon extending his lead to 27 points in the championship. If Jon is way out on his own at the head of the table, a group of four are separated by just 3 points in the chase for places. Shaun‟s 5 points enabled him to leapfrog John Stockdale but still leaves him behind Ann-Marie and Lockie Campbell, neither of whom competed on Sunday 26th.
The two week Trafford schools half term caused big problems for the Cheshire League U11 team at Eccles on 4th June, with the result that the team was, in fact, Lucy Pearce. Fortunately the Pearce and Simpson families and five others ensured that the senior team was somewhat stronger, and an impressive 17 personal bests were achieved on the day.
Under 11
Lucy Pearce dramatically improved her personal bests in all three of her events, marking her impressive progress as an athlete this year.
Under 13
Tessa Pearce won the A and Jade Buckley-Ratcliff the B high jump (I have that phrase saved on the clipboard this season!) Each of them had personal bests in their other 2 events, with Jade currently placed 54th in the national shot put rankings and Tessa 47th in the high jump national rankings. Matilda Kelly won the B shot put, although the absence of her team mate and friendly rival Nya Livingstone presumably caused her not to set a new personal best for once!
Under 15
Jack Bradburn placed himself an amazing 8th in the national rankings with another personal best of 11.5s in the 100m, and also set a new personal best in the shot put. Millie Pearce set new personal bests in all her 3 events, while Emma Simpson and Izzy Miller set new marks in javelin.
Under 17
Without being quite at his best in hard sand, Peter Simpson won the A long jump.
Seniors
Mark Simpson won the B long jump in a personal best, also setting a new mark for 200m. Barry Chapman won the B hammer, and Harriet Pearce set a personal best in 200m as well as running another impressive 3000m. I will not disclose the average age of the overall senior team, but the male component of it was 62!
With U11s hopefully restored, we look forward to the last two matches and hopefully nudging our way
a place or two up the respective league tables.
Individual results on next page
Full results: http://www.cheshireaa.com/Results/TFL/cheshire_tf_league_2016.aspx
North of England Track & Field League - Division 4W
Round 2 - Wrexham - Sunday 5th June
from Mark Simpson
LACK OF WOMEN HURTS NORTHERN LEAGUE TEAM AGAIN
Despite 13 personal bests from 30 events, our Northern League team again finished bottom of their second match in a highly competitive Division 4 West. Alison Vesey, now happily recovered from illness, was our sole female representative, although we did manage to field seven men. But with a very tough battle on for both the championship and promotion, that is not enough to be seriously competitive in this league.
Women
Alison‟s one woman team put up a heroic effort, running four races, throwing discus and amassing a total of 20 points.
Men
Top point scorer was again Peter Rice, with 25 points, including 3 second places and a personal best in the high jump. Close behind him on 18 points was Nick Bulger, with 18 points from his four runs, including 2nd place in the 1500m and 2 personal bests. Busiest man of the day was Justin Thompson with 6 events yielding 5 personal bests and 14 points, while Mark Simpson‟s 5 events yielded 13 points and 3 personal bests. Valuable contributions also came from Barry Chapman, Theo Kelly (personal best in the 100m) and Lee Martin (personal best in the triple jump). We are promised a stronger team for the next match at Salford, which would be most welcome!
Full results: www.northernathletics.org.uk/league-results-2016
North of England Track & Field League - Division 4W
Round 2 - Wrexham - Sunday 5th June
Athlete Event Performance Position Points
Theo Kelly 100m A 12.1s PB 5th 3
Justin Thompson 100m B 13.3s =PB 5th 1
200m A 28.1s 5th 3
400m B 66.0s PB 4th 2
Long jump B 4.38m PB 4th 2
Shot put A 7.39m =PB 5th 3
Discus A 18.31m PB 5th 3
Mark Simpson 200m B 32.2s PB 5th 1
800m B 3.05.7 PB 3rd 3
Triple jump B 7.73m PB 4th 2
Discus B 17.26m 2nd 4
Hammer A 12.65m 5th 3
Alison Vesey 200m A 39.9s 4th 4
400m A 91.8s 3rd 5
1500m A 6.36.1 4th 4
3000m A 13.41.7 4th 4
Discus A 12.73m 5th 3
Nick Bulger 400m A 81.4s 5th 3
800m A 2.08.2 PB 4th 4
1500m A 4.49.5 PB 2nd 6
5000m A 19.32.0 3rd 5
Peter Rice 400m hurdles A 71.8s 2nd 6
High jump A 1.50m PB 2nd 6
Long jump A 4.72m 4th 4
Shot put B 6.94m 3rd 3
Javelin A 37.74m 2nd 6
Barry Chapman Hammer B 9.58m 4th 2
Javelin B 16.13m 5th 1
Lee Martin Triple jump A 8.58m PB 3rd 5
Peter/Justin/Lee/Mark 4 x 100m relay 56.7s 4th 4
Officials points TBC
Total points 105
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Junior News
from Mark Simpson
FOURTH AGAIN FOR NOMADS IN SECOND
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE MATCH
17 athletes turned out for the M60 Nomads in their second league match at Blackburn on 29th May, and again were rewarded with fourth place out of 7. Oldham & Royton (particularly the Hall and Holt families) provided nearly half of the team, and despite our serious shortage of under 17 and under 20 athletes we provided Peter Simpson, who picked up 16 points for second places (both with personal bests) in long jump and triple jump, as well as contributing to second place in the 4 x 100m relay, whilst Joe Fisher picked up 15 points for his two throwing events, as well as acting team manager and field judge Mark Simpson and field judge John Snape. The Nomads remain a vital opportunity for the four clubs‟ older junior athletes to compete at a high
level, and they continue to grasp the opportunity and perform impressively.
Match result League Table after 2 Matches
Team League points
Event points
West Cheshire 7 454
Border Harriers 6 435
Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde 5 375
M60 Nomads 4 356
Horwich RMI Harriers 3 273
Bury 2 168
Hyndburn 1 15
Team League points
Event points
West Cheshire 14 937
Border Harriers 12 808
Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde 10 739
M60 Nomads 8 661
Horwich RMI Harriers 5 445
Bury 5 413
Hyndburn 2 30
Athlete Age Club Event Performance Pos Pts
Ryan Hall U20 Oldham & R 100m A 11.6s 2nd 8
200m A 23.6s 1st 10
Emma Wright U20 Salford Mets 100m A 13.7s 2nd 8
200m A 28.8s 3rd 7
Long jump A 4.29m 3rd 7
Triple jump A 9.40m 1st 10
Joe Fisher U20 Altrincham Shot put A 6.27m 2nd 8
Javelin A 31.46m 3rd 7
Dougal McDermott U17 Salford Mets 100m A 13.1s 5th 5
400m A 60.2s 6th 4
800m A 2.16.3 PB 4th 6
James Dagnall U17 Salford Mets 100m B 13.3 PB 3rd 7
200m B 26.5 PB 5th 3
1500m A 4.59.2 2nd 8
Amy Hurdiss U17 Rochdale 100m B (U20) 14.8s 1st 8
200m B 31.4s 3rd 5
Long jump A 3.31m 6th 4
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M60 Nomads at Blackburn on Sunday 29th May
Athlete Age Club Event Performance Pos Pts
Rebecca Hall U17 Oldham & R 100m A 13.9s 3rd 7
200m A 29.7s 5th 5
Shot put A 9.63m PB 2nd 8
Niamh Roche U17 Rochdale 100m B 14.7s PB 3rd 5
80m hurdles A 17.33s PB 2nd 8
Triple jump A 8.81m PB 1st 10
Nathan Sykes U17 Oldham & R 200m A 26.8s PB 6th 4
Long jump B 4.96m 1st 8
Triple Jump B 10.46m PB 1st 8
Jessica Bull U17 Rochdale 300m A 51.3s PB 5th 5
800m A 2.42.7 PB 3rd 7
1500m A 5.25.8 PB 2nd 8
Jake Holt U17 Oldham & R 3000m A 10.22.3 PB 3rd 7
Sophie Hall U17 Oldham & R 300m hurdles A 49.2s 2nd 8
High jump A 1.48m 2nd 8
Peter Simpson U17 Altrincham Long jump A 5.62m PB 2nd 8
Triple jump A 11.53m PB =CR
2nd 8
Sam Clutton U17 Oldham & R Shot put A 10.11m PB 3rd 7
Discus A 27.80m PB 3rd 7
Hammer A 22.81m 3rd 7
Connor McHugh U17 Oldham & R Shot put B 7.12m PB 3rd 5
Discus B 17.54m 2nd 6
Hammer B 21.19m PB 3rd 5
Bethany Wright U17 Salford Mets Shot put B 5.88m PB 2nd 6
Discus B 13.63m 2nd 6
Javelin A 12.28m 4th 6
Lorna Holt U17 Oldham & R Discus A 16.62m 3rd 7
Hammer A 28.34m 3rd 7
Javelin B 11.98m 2nd 6
Dougal / Peter / Sam / Nathan
U17 Salf M / Alt / O&R / O&R
4 x 100m relay
54.2s
2nd
8
Sophie / Amy / Jess / Rebecca
U17 O&R / Roch/ Roch / O&R
4 x 100m relay
56.1s
2nd
8
Officials points 30
Total points 356
CR = Club Record
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Junior News
from Mark Simpson
8 ATHLETES, 4 MEDALS AND 9 PERSONAL BESTS AT
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE TRAFFORD MEDAL MEETING
If John Snape and I thought 98 long jumpers was a lot at the Mayday Bank Holiday, the late Spring Bank Holiday meeting brought us 104, for 5½ hours of non-stop long jump judging. This reflected a massive entry, and an even more competitive Trafford Medal Meeting than usual. It was therefore greatly to the credit of our 8 athletes that they managed to win 4 medals as well as achieving 9 personal bests. Leading the way, not for the first time, was Jack Bradburn, who won gold in the long jump and silver in the 100m (personal best). Our other medallists were Zak Martin (silver in the 80m hurdles – he also established a new long jump PB) and Jade Buckley-Ratcliff (bronze in discus). Ella Hughes achieved personal bests in the 75m and long jump, Matilda Kelly narrowly missed a medal (by 2cm) with a personal best in shot put and Emma Simpson set a high jump personal best. Not to be outdone, Dan Edmundson ran personal bests in the two sprints and Harry Sinclair followed suit in the 1,500m. These meetings continue to attract very high class as well as large fields, so the results our athletes
achieve are very impressive when put in proper context.
Athlete Age Event Performance Position
Ella Hughes U11 75m 12.29s PB 15th
150m 25.56s 16th
Long jump 2.86m PB 14th
Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 75m 11.31s 17th
Discus 18.86m 3rd
Javelin 18.11m 5th
Matilda Kelly U13 Shot put 6.88m PB 4th
Dan Edmundson U15 100m 13.31s PB 14th
200m 27.32s PB 8th
Jack Bradburn U15 100m 11.71s PB 2nd
Long jump 5.50m 1st
Zak Martin U15 300m 45.63s 7th
80m hurdles 13.71s 2nd
Long jump 4.62m PB 6th
Harry Sinclair U15 1500m 4.56.16 PB 5th
Emma Simpson U15 High jump 1.30m PB 6th=
Long jump 4.19m 16th
Javelin 17.30m 13th
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from Mark Simpson
ALTRINCHAM JUNIORS (AND EX-JUNIORS) PROMINENT
AT GREATER MANCHESTER SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
A very impressive total of nine of our athletes (8 juniors and 1 intermediate) were invited to compete at the Greater Manchester Schools Championships at Trafford on Saturday 11th June (all but one of them for Trafford), of whom eight were able to compete and three qualified for the Mason Trophy inter-counties match on 18th June. Conditions were truly appalling for all events, so anyone who achieved a personal best can be credited with an outstanding performance. Jack Bradburn achieved English Schools standard in finishing second in both heat and final of the 100m, so although eligible for the Mason Trophy he will not need to attend. Lucy Diss matched Jack‟s achievement and positions in the junior girls‟ 100m, posting a personal best in the heat, and will be off to the Mason Trophy along with Zak Martin, who achieved a personal best in coming second in the 80m hurdles, representing his native Oldham. Millie Pearce achieved a personal best in coming fifth in a very strong 1500m, and Jess Richardson massively improved her shot put lifetime mark in coming 6th. Emma Simpson ran in the worst of the weather against very strong opposition in the 800m, whilst brother Peter came 4th in the intermediate triple jump. Jess Grundy was unfortunately unable to record a height in high jump, conditions again being the main contributory factor. Also invited to attend but unavailable due to holidays was Isobel Miller (200m). Two other athletes who competed for us until this season also qualified: Chayce Smith (who still trains with Howard Tarry, like Jack, Lucy and Zak) achieving English Schools standard in coming second in the intermediate girls‟ 300m, and Harry Briscoe coming second in the intermediate boys‟ 200m. So our athletes continue to improve by leaps and bounds and are starting to enjoy the representative
selection recognition that comes with high performance. With 7 of our Lower Age Youth Development
League team selected, 4 of them in their lower year, it is easy to see why our performances in that
competition have taken such a recent upturn. We are a very fortunate and proud club to have so
many young athletes of such quality, with others in the younger age groups who show promise of
being well worthy to follow in their footsteps.
Athlete (Trafford unless stated)
Age cat Event Performance Position
Jack Bradburn Junior 100m Final 11.62s ES 2nd
100m Heat 11.68s ES 2nd
Lucy Diss Junior 100m Final 13.38s 2nd
100m Heat 13.28s PB 2nd
Zak Martin (Oldham) Junior 80m hurdles 13.24s PB 2nd
Millie Pearce Junior 1500m 5.11.04 PB 5th
Jess Richardson Junior Shot put 7.58m PB 6th
Emma Simpson Junior 800m 2.46.33 16th
Peter Simpson Intermediate Triple jump 11.38m 4th
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from Mark Simpson
PROMOTION ACHIEVED WITH A MATCH TO
SPARE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Yet another brilliant performance from our young athletes, at Warrington on Sunday 19th June, resulted in a second successive match win, and in winning promotion with a match to spare (as long as we turn up for the last match). A reasonable second place finish in the last match at Colwyn Bay on Saturday 16th July would secure the championship of Division North West 4, which would be just reward for the team‟s sterling efforts this season. Another 43 personal bests, 4 club records and 31 event wins (16 A and 15 B) were the highlights of another dominant performance from a team that has grown in confidence and experience as the season has progressed. These athletes, the vast majority of whom will be in the same age group next year, will in my view be well up to the challenge of competing in a higher division next year.
Under 13 boys
Josh Wilson‟s fairy tale start to his YDL career continued with 28 points, including wins in the A long jump (personal best) and high jump. The ultra-consistent Oskar Richardson clocked up 26 points, winning the A javelin and shot put. Ben Lomas and Callum O‟Reilly each achieved two personal bests and collected 20 and 18 points respectively (Ben doing great work in very competitive events and Callum winning the B javelin), and then teamed up with Josh and Oskar to come second in the 4 x 100m relay. The 4-strong team collected an amazing 100 points for under 13 boys‟ events.
Under 13 girls
Tessa Pearce equalled the club record with a staggering 1.43m in the high jump (personal best - now better than older sister Millie!), also winning the 1200m in a personal best and achieving a PB „hat-trick‟ in the 150m on her way to 26 points, a total matched by Jade Buckley-Ratcliff who won the shot put and the B high jump. Matilda Kelly won the B shot put and javelin (personal best) for 16 points, a total equalled by Katie Hewett, who rose from her sick bed for three hugely competitive events on the track. Hannah Gregg won the B 1200m in a personal best on her way to 11 points from her two events, which was matched by Ysabella Barnes on debut after recovery from a broken toe, with a personal best in long jump. Our other under 13 girl debutant, Daisy Ainsworth, collected 9 points from two very competitive events, picking up a personal best in the 150m. Tessa, Jade, Daisy and Ysabella then combined for second place in the 4 x 100m relay, to complete an impressive haul of 123 points for this element of the team.
Under 15 boys
One of two outstanding performances from long standing YDL competitors, now enjoying some success after a few frustrating years, came from Jack Bradburn, fresh from winning the Mason Trophy 100m 24 hours earlier. Jack won all his 3 events (100m, 200m and long jump) with a personal best in long jump and a club record in 200m, which his team manager had finally persuaded him to run (he is, after all, the Greater Manchester county champion at that distance!) Oliver Lau racked up 26 points and three personal bests in his three throws, with a win in javelin his personal highlight, while Zak Martin also returned from Mason Trophy action to achieve 24 points, winning the 80m hurdles and B long jump, both in personal bests. Ollie Jones made a startlingly impressive debut, winning his three B throwing events to match Zak‟s points total. Fellow debutant Olly Huggon also impressed with 18 points in his 2 events, winning the A hammer and the B 800m. Oliver Nicholson contributed 16 points, winning the B javelin, while Harley Geraghty (two personal
bests) and Dan Edmundson (personal best in the 300m) each chipped in 12 points from two very
competitive track events. Harry Sinclair bravely ran through injury in the 4 x 100m relay to contribute
to a second place finish, a result matched by the 4 x 300m team.
Particular credit goes to Dan Edmundson, who ran both relays, and thus contributed to a 16 point
haul from those events. This element of the team collected an awesome 178 points.
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Under 15 girls
The other outstanding performance from our long standing competitors came from Emma Simpson, who achieved something I cannot recall one of our athletes doing before (although I do have a bad memory!) in winning her three A events (hammer and javelin in personal bests and long jump) and being in a winning relay team. Another experienced YDL athlete who recalls the lean times, Izzy Miller, clocked up an impressive 26 points, beating her own 300m club record again in winning that event. Millie Pearce achieved 24 points from a hat trick of second place finishes (personal bests in 1500m and discus) while Lucy Potter did the same thing in a different way by winning three B events (discus, hammer and high jump), all in personal bests. Also above the 20 point mark was Halle Thompson, winning both the B javelin (personal best) and the B shot put, whilst also chalking up a personal best in the 800m. Courteney Disley collected an impressive 18 points from a hat-trick of second place B finishes in
three very competitive events, whilst Lucy Diss came second in the 100m and ran a personal best
in the B 300m.
Lucy‟s main contribution, though, was in running both relays, teaming up with Millie, Emma and
Isobel to smash their own club record in winning the 4 x 300m, and also contributing to a strong
second place in the 4 x 100m. Overall the under 15 girls almost matched the boys with 174 points.
Match Result League Table after 3 of 4 Matches
I long ago ran out of superlatives for this team, which has come from nowhere this season to dominate its division (at least so far). Its achievements are all the more striking when you consider that we only effectively have around 35 eligible member athletes to select from, of whom 30 have appeared for us so far this season, 27 of them in this match. The team is a wonderful balance of a number of outstanding athletes (I will not name them – you can read the results) and a greater number of athletes who faithfully turn up and do the events that suit the team rather than themselves, regularly contributing huge numbers of points to the team both through individual events and relays, as well as steadily improving as a result of the experience. They are the ones who have made the key difference to the team‟s performances this season. The „stars‟ would be the first ones to say that this team could not have achieved this season‟s success without the rest of the team – they know that because a number of them are in their third and fourth year of doing YDL, and have experienced the lean times that came through lack of strength in depth in the past. And I should say that even the most talented athletes in this team are prepared to „get their hands dirty‟ and do different events to suit the team‟s requirements. And possibly the best thing about this team is that the vast majority of them will be in the same age
groups next year, which may well mean that the team is even stronger, provided we can find a few
more boys!
Team League points
Event points
Altrincham & District 7 605
St Helens Sutton 6 498
Colwyn Bay 5 339
Salford Metropolitan 4 207
Hyndburn 3 183
Manchester Harriers 2 171
Oldham & Royton 1 137
Team League points
Event points
Altrincham & District 20 1510
St Helens Sutton 19 1307
Colwyn Bay 13 875
Salford Metropolitan 10 654
Manchester Harriers 8 619
Oldham & Royton 7 584
Hyndburn 7 517
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Athlete Age Event Performance Pos’n Pts
Joshua Wilson U13 100m A 15.6s 2nd 8
Long jump A 4.02m PB 1st 10
High jump A 1.20m 1st 10
Ben Lomas U13 100m B 15.7s PB 2nd 6
200m A 31.9s PB 3rd 7
1500m A 6.11.6 3rd 7
Callum O’Reilly U13 200m B 37.7s PB 3rd 5
Javelin B 9.52m 1st 8
Long jump B 2.97m PB 3rd 5
Oskar Richardson U13 800m A 3.05.8 4th 6
Javelin A 18.29m 1st 10
Shot put A 5.20m 1st 10
Callum / Oskar / Ben / Joshua U13 4 x 100m A 66.7s 2nd 8
Katie Hewett U13 75m A 12.1s =PB 4th 6
800m A 3.07.1 PB 6th 4
70m hurdles A 15.5s PB 4th 6
Hannah Gregg U13 75m B 13.7s 5th 3
1200m B 4.52.8 PB 1st 8
Tessa Pearce U13 150m A 23.0s PB 4th 6
1200m A 4.23.3 PB 1st 10
High jump A 1.43m =CR 1st 10
Daisy Ainsworth U13 150m B 24.6s PB 4th 4
Long jump B 3.28m 3rd 5
Ysabella Barnes U13 800m B 3.09.2 2nd 6
Long jump A 3.49 PB 5th 5
Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Javelin A 18.37m 2nd 8
Shot put A 6.84m 1st 10
High jump B 1.25m 1st 8
Matilda Kelly U13 Javelin B 14.06m PB 1st 8
Shot put B 6.50m 1st 8
Ysabella / Jade / Daisy / Tessa U13 4 x 100m relay 62.6s 2nd 8
Jack Bradburn U15 100m A 12.0s 1st 10
200m A 23.9s CR 1st 10
Long jump A 5.64m PB 1st 10
Harley Geraghty U15 100m B 13.9s PB 3rd 5
800m A 2.55.5 PB 3rd 7
CR = Club Record
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Athlete Age Event Performance Pos’n Pts
Dan Edmundson U15 200m B 27.4s 3rd 5
300m A 43.7s PB 3rd 7
Zak Martin U15 300m B 47.1s 2nd 6
80m hurdles 13.4s PB 1st 10
Long jump B 4.63m PB 1st 8
Olly Huggon U15 800m B 2.44.1 PB 1st 8
Hammer A 12.56m PB 1st 10
Oliver Nicholson U15 1500m A 6.27.5 2nd 8
Javelin B 12.07m PB 1st 8
Oliver Lau U15 Discus A 14.80m PB 2nd 8
Javelin A 25.54m PB 1st 10
Shot put B 5.66m PB 1st 8
Ollie Jones U15 Discus B 11.80m PB 1st 8
Hammer B 11.92m PB 1st 8
Shot put A 6.55m PB 2nd 8
Harry Sinclair/Dan/Zak/Jack U15 4 x 100m 53.3s 2nd 8
Harley/Dan/Oliver N/Oliver L U15 4 x 300m 3.26.8 2nd 8
Lucy Diss U15 100m A 13.8s 2nd 8
300m B 47.4s PB 3rd 5
Courteney Disley U15 100m B 14.3s 2nd 6
200m B 29.3s 2nd 6
Long jump B 3.82m 2nd 6
Isobel Miller U15 200m A 29.0s 2nd 8
300m A 44.5s CR 1st 10
Shot put A 5.57m PB 2nd 8
Halle Thompson U15 800m A 3.06.3 PB 5th 5
Javelin B 12.66m PB 1st 8
Shot put B 4.99m 1st 8
Millie Pearce U15 1500m A 5.14.2 PB 2nd 8
Discus A 14.33m PB 2nd 8
High jump A 1.25m 2nd 8
Lucy Potter U15 Discus B 12.20m PB 1st 8
Hammer B 11.58m PB 1st 8
High jump B 1.20m PB 1st 8
Emma Simpson U15 Hammer A 12.30m PB 1st 10
Javelin A 20.09m PB 1st 10
Long jump A 4.19m 1st 10
Halle/Courteney/Lucy P/Lucy D U15 4 x 100m relay 58.7s 2nd 8
Millie/Emma/Isobel/Lucy D U15 4 x 300m relay 3.09.8 CR 1st 10
Officials points 30
Total points 605
CR = Club Record
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Athlete Age group Event Performance Position
Emma Simpson U15 Triple jump 8.88m PB 2nd
Long jump 3.82m 4th
Emma Simpson‟s 500 mile round trip to the open meeting in Exeter on 31st May proved worthwhile
as she established herself in the top 50 of the national U15 girls‟ triple jump rankings, despite a tricky
wind that played havoc with everyone‟s long jump earlier in the evening.
from Mark Simpson
LONG TRIP WORTHWHILE FOR EMMA WITH TOP 50 TRIPLE JUMP RANKING
Peter Simpson U17 Altrincham Triple jump A 11.82m PB 1st 10
Connor McHugh U17 Oldham & R Shot put A 7.17m PB 4th 6
Discus A 17.00m 2nd 8
Hammer B 23.96m PB 3rd 5
Jordan Hilditch U17 Oldham & R Shot put B 6.10m PB 4th 4
Discus B 15.25m PB 2nd 6
Javelin A 14.96m PB 6th 4
Sam Clutton U17 Oldham & R Hammer A 32.02m PB 2nd 8
Lorna Holt U17 Oldham & R Discus A 17.69m 3rd 7
Hammer A 27.88m 2nd 8
Javelin A 21.37m PB 2nd 8
Charley Godsman U17 Rochdale Shot put B 7.37m PB 2nd 6
Discus B 12.97m PB 2nd 6
Javelin B 14.97m PB 1st 8
Nathan Sykes U17 Oldham & R Long jump A 5.01m 1st 8
Triple jump B 10.25m 1st 8
U17 4 x 100m 55.7s 1st 10
Officials points 55
Total points 413.5
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from Mark Simpson
JUNIOR RANKINGS UPDATE
Ranking Athlete Age Group Event
13 Jack Bradburn Under 15 100m
25 Jade Buckley-Ratcliff Under 13 Discus
26 Jack Bradburn Under 15 200m
27 Tessa Pearce Under 13 High jump
47 Jack Bradburn Under 15 Long jump
48 Harry Sinclair Dan Edmundson Zak Martin Jack Bradburn
Under 15
4 x 300m relay
52 Emma Simpson Under 15 Triple jump
62 Jade Buckley-Ratcliff Under 13 Shot put
64 Millie Pearce Emma Simpson Isobel Miller Lucy Diss
Under 15
4 x 300m relay
106 Jade Buckley-Ratcliff Under 13 Javelin
130 Tessa Pearce Under 13 Discus
145 Joe Fisher Under 20 Javelin
161 Matilda Kelly Under 13 Shot put
162 Peter Simpson Under 17 Triple jump
169 Isobel Miller Under 15 300m
171 Zak Martin Under 15 80m hurdles
179 Nya Livingstone Under 13 Shot put
198 Jade Buckley-Ratcliff Under 13 High jump
16 of these rankings are held by athletes from the Lower Age Youth Development League team,
which goes some way to explaining why they have won promotion!
We have 18 examples of junior athletes raked in the top 200 nationally, as follows:
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Timperley Track Meeting
Thursday 9th June
from John Snape
Within two weeks of becoming a member, Thea Prattley is already a club record holder, with a time of 36.8s in the U9 200m. Barry Chapman continues to notch up his collection of V70 records with a time of 25.8s in the 80m hurdles.
Hurdles
U11 Girls 60m U9 Boys 60m
1 Aisling McHale 11.8s 1 Isaac Oderinde 14.0s
2 Jessica Molloy 11.9s
3 Ella Hughes 12.5s U11 Boys 60m
4 Kate Fitzgerald 12.6s 1 Hugh Lovell 12.5s
5 Grace Adams 12.9s 2 Charlie McDowell 12.7s
6 Ella May 13.5s
U15 Boys 80m
U13 Girls 70m 1 Zak Martin 13.7s
1 Katie Hewitt 16.4s
2 Grace Turner 18.7s V70 Men 80m
1 Barry Chapman 25.8s
U15 Girls 75m
1 Isobel Miller 16.6s
2 Emma Simpson 17.9s
200 metres
U9 Girls U9 Boys
1 Thea Prattley 36.8s 1 Isaac Oderinde 44.6s
2 Veronica Mitrafanova 47.4s
U11 Girls U11 Boys
1 Aisling McHale 34.3s 1 Hugh Lovell 34.9s
2 Jessica Molloy 35.6s 2 Charlie McDowell 35.3s
3 Ella Hughes 37.4s 3 Marek Debek 38.2s
4 Ella May 37.7s 4 Marco Sluciak 40.7s
5 Grace Adams 38.3s
6 Kate Fitzgerald 38.5s U13 Boys
1 Sean Flynn 53.8s
U13 Girls
1 Sabrina Bracken-Worsley 35.7s V50 Men
2 Katie Hewitt 37.2s 1 Mark Simpson 33.9s
3 Grace Turner 41.9s
U15 Girls
1 Isobel Miller 30.3s
600 metres
U9 Girls U9 Boys
1 Thea Prattley 2m 28.3s 1 Isaac Oderinde 2m 52.2s
U11 Girls U11 Boys
1 Jessica Forest 2m 22.1s 1 Charlie McDowell 2m 27.5s
2 Kate Fitzgerald 2m 29.1s 2 Hugh Lovell 2m 30.7s
3 Jessica Molloy 2m 29.4s
4 Grace Adams 2m 34.5s U13 Girls
5 Ella Hughes 2m 52.3s 1 Grace Turner 2m 47.3s
800 metres
U11 Girls V50 Men
1 Aisling McHale 3m 07.0s 1 Mark Simpson 3m 18.0s
U13 Girls
1 Isobel Miller 2m 47.7s
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from Mark Simpson
VETERANS PILE UP THE MEDALS AT JOE MORAN MEMORIAL OPEN
From 27 events, 11 golds, 11 silvers and 4 bronzes (yes that‟s 26 medals) were won by the six Altrincham athletes, who achieved 15 personal bests, at the massively well-attended Joe Moran Memorial Open on 8th June at Sport City.
Veteran 70
The evergreen Barry Chapman won 4 gold medals (including PBs in shot putt and javelin), a silver and a bronze to be (just) our most successful athlete on the night.
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John Snape won 2 golds and a silver medal.
Veteran 55
Alan Williams ran Barry close with 3 golds and 2 silvers, and personal bests in all of his 5 events.
Veteran 50
Perpetual „bridesmaid‟ Mark Simpson won 4 silver medals, with personal bests in long jump and javelin, and looks forward to being a V55 next year.
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Justin Thompson won a gold, two silvers and a bronze, while Lee Martin won a gold, a silver and two bronzes, with personal bests in all his 5 events, missing out on an Altrincham medals clean sweep by only 0.1 of a second in the 100m. Unfortunately all the old people were kept up way past their (early) bedtimes by the wait for field event results, which in the case of shot put was literally interminable, as Manchester Harriers had to shut up shop before the results were available – the recorders I think were overwhelmed by sheer force of numbers, and victims of the event‟s huge success. Still, it was great fun, and very lucrative indeed in terms of a medal haul. We veterans can still give these youngsters a run for their money………
Alan Williams proudly displays his medals
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Joe Moran Memorial Veterans Track & Field Meeting
Sportcity - Wednesday 8th June
Athlete Age cat Event Performance Position
Justin Thompson V45 100m 13.9s 2nd
200m 28.0s 3rd
Long jump 3.89m 1st
Shot put 7.37m 2nd
Lee Martin V45 100m 14.0s PB 4th
High jump 1.20m PB 1st
Long jump 3.18m PB 2nd
Shot put 7.12m PB 3rd
Javelin 17.41m PB 3rd
Mark Simpson V50 200m 33.4s 2nd
Long jump 3.15m PB 2nd
Shot put 6.59m 2nd
Javelin 17.32m PB 2nd
Alan Williams V55 100m 14.9s PB 2nd
200m 34.6s PB 1st
Long jump 2.86m PB 2nd
Shot put 6.19m PB 1st
Javelin 21.01m PB 1st
John Snape V65 Long jump 1.76m 2nd
Shot put 6.00m 1st
Javelin 19.12m 1st
Barry Chapman V 70 100m 16.5s 2nd
200m 39.4s 3rd
High jump 1.00m 1st
Long jump 3.06m 1st
Shot put 6.52m PB 1st
Javelin 18.49m PB 1st
Full results: http://www.bbresults.co.uk/wp/wp-content/
General Training Sessions at Timperley Track – Start Time 7.15pm
All Tuesday sessions are on the track unless stated otherwise
JULY
Sun 3rd North of England Track & Field League - Eccles
Tue 5th Session to be held in John Leigh Park starting at 7.15pm, lasting exactly 1 hour 4 sets of 1 x 30s uphill, 1 x 90s sustained effort, 1 x 30s uphill
1 x 3½ min sustained effort - 2 min recovery between efforts & 4 min between sets
Tue 12th 6 sets of 1 x 600m with 60s recovery followed by 1 x 200 4 min recovery between sets
Sun 17th Club Fell Running Championship - Kentmere
Tue 19th 1 x 1500m, 2 x 1100m, 3 x 700m, 4 x 300m each with 2 min jog recovery
Tue 26th 5 sets of 3 x 400m, 1 min recovery between each, 3 min recovery between sets.
Thu 28th Club Road Running Championship - Sale Sizzler 5K
Sat 30th Club Fell Running Championship - Turnslack
AUGUST
FUTURE EVENTS
Sat 6th North of England Track & Field League - Crewe
Sun 14th Club Fell Running Championship - Sedbergh Hills
Sun 21st Club Road Running Championship - Birchwood 10K
Junior News
Two of our three athletes who qualified for the Mason Trophy Inter Counties Schools match in Birmingham on Saturday 18th June were able to compete, with Jack Bradburn producing a brilliant win in the U15 100m in a time of 11.59s, a tremendous achievement at such a prestigious and strongly-contested event. Zak Martin was our other representative, coming 13th in the 80m hurdles with a personal best time of 13.21s. Next step for Jack is the English Schools championships at Gateshead on 8th & 9th July, and we wish him the best of luck in this extremely high quality event. Lucy Diss, who had qualified for the U15 100m, was unfortunately unable to attend this event,
which in no way diminishes her achievement in qualifying for it.
from Mark Simpson
TWO ALTRINCHAM ATHLETES AT MASON TROPHY
JACK BRADBURN WINS 100 METRES
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ADAC MEMBERSHIP FEES & ENGLAND ATHLETICS AFFILIATION
There have been recent changes regarding compulsory athlete registration held under UKA Rules.
While athlete registration has been a part of the rules of the sport for a number of years these changes mean it is essential that athletes are registered and aware of their registration details. While road runners will still be able to compete unattached, athletes, who wish to represent their club (and claim the registered athlete discount on entry fees) in all events including road running, will need to be registered.
Club membership fees are now due. You will be registered with EA on receipt of your fees which include England Athletics registration fee of £13.
Club fees for 2016/17 are:
Adults £45 Junior and students in full time education £25 Senior citizens £25 Social members £20 Second claim £10 1 Adult & 1 Junior £65 1 Adult & 2 Juniors £85 1 Adult & 3 Juniors £105 2 Adults & 1 Junior £110 2 Adults & 2 Juniors £130 2 Adults & 3 Juniors £150
These represent excellent value. £13 of this goes to England athletics, you save around £2 per race as an affiliated member, reduced training fees at the track plus free entry to Cross country races, Northern track and field events, road and fell relay events and 6/12 stage races.
Preferred method of payment is online bank transfer; account number is 33466590 sort code20-01-96. Please could you could send an email to let Carole know you've paid to [email protected] Alternatively, you can pay by cheque which should be made payable to ADAC. You can send cheques to Carole at 30 Norley Drive, Sale, Cheshire, M33 2JF. Or you can pass them to her or any committee member at the track.
Note you will not be affiliated until Club fees have been received.
