February 15: John Skelton runs first leg in World M70 4x800m Relay Record
World Indoor 4x800m Relay Records were attempted by three British Masters Teams at a Middle Distance Meeting at Lee Valley. The previous records were
- M55: 9:00.85 Cerrato, Aranda, Merino, Saco (Spain)
- M60 9:50.90 Schmanski, McGregor, Samaha, Chantry (USA)
- M70 10:57.99 Shaheed, Wigger, Cash, Patton (USA)
All three records were broken. The new records are
- M55: 8:57.37 (Great Britain)
- M60: 9:31.19 (Great Britain)
- M70: 10:46.37 Skelton, Kennedy, Jackson, Oxland (Great Britain)
For the M70 relay, which broke the previous record by more than 11 seconds, MMK’s John Skelton ran the first leg, followed by Peter Kennedy (Lewes AC), Derek Jackson (Worcester AC) and David Oxland (Notts AC). No official splits are yet available.
Congratulations to John on being part of the World Record Team.
At the same Meeting MMK’s Mila Don Liyanage ran 800m in 2:51.25 (pb)