July 3-7: John Skelton in action at the World Masters Championships in Finland
Following his sixth place in the 6km Cross country Championships, M70 John Skelton contested the 5000m on Sunday, placing fifth in 20:13.71. This is a new M70 record by more than 5 minutes!
On Tuesday he contested the Semi-Finals of the 1500m, recording 5:28.10 to qualify third quickest for Thursday’s Final.
The 1500m Final was much quicker and although John improved to 5:15.03, taking more than 5 seconds off his own club M70 record, he again placed fifth.