*Three Bexley AC athletes (pictured above), at Corby, from left to right, Graham Holder, Andy Rushbrook, and Peter Hawley.
Some interesting results for Welsh Masters athletes at the Inter-Area T&F championships at Corby....
Brett Davis reports on the success of WMAL athletes.
Three athletes from Bexley AC represented Welsh Masters Athletics at the Inter-Area track and field championships at Corby last weekend in the throwing events.
This included M50 Graham Holder, shot, discus, and hammer, M60 Andy Rushbrook, shot and high jump, and M70 Peter Hawley shot.
The men came 6th out of 9 teams with wins from Graham Holder for the hammer, Glyn Price for the pole vault and the M60, 4 x 100m relay team (Rod Davies, Brett Davis, Ian Broadhurst, and Paul Williams).
The women came an amazing 2nd out of 9 teams with wins from Kath Morgan W35 high jump, Mel Garland W60 high jump, 100m and long jump, Michelle Thomas W50 100m and 200m, Ewelina Ciesielska W35 3000m and the W50, 4 x 100m relay, Louise Kirby, Amanda Broadhurst, Lisa Franklin, Michelle Thomas. So overall Welsh Masters athletes came 5th/9.
New 800m PB for record holder Steve Gardner (*above).
Steve Gardner was another successful athlete at Corby last weekend, and he finished in 4th place in the 800m with a new PB of 2.20.95. Steve later said: “The race was won by Robert McHarg in a fantastic time of 2.09.71. Robert recently won a bronze medal in MV60 age group at the World Masters Championships in Sweden.”