Three MMK athletes competed in the Manchester 10k. Two returned with new lifetime bests.
Steve Tuttle took a massive 2:14 off his previous best while Adam Stone improved by 34 seconds. Sophia Campbell was 24 seconds shy of her personal best, set last year.
Darren O’Leary competed in his first M50 Indoor Pentathlon, scoring 2101 points, with five personal bests. He came fourth in his age group. 60mH 12.77 (pb) High Jump 1.37m Shot 8.50m (pb) Long Jump 4.29m (pb) 1000m 3:57.36 (pb) Indoor Pentathlon 2101 points (pb) Full results from Sheffield
Lara Bromilow, in her first race of the year, following injury competed in the 30km North Downs Trail Run near Gravesend in Kent. She was the second woman home in a time of 2:26:25 for 47th place. There were 509 finishers. Full results from Gravesend
Five MMK athletes took part in the Autumn Run from Willen Lake, with one completing the Half Marathon and three the 10k. The conditions were very wet. Half Marathon 8 James Ward (M40) 88:18 176 finished 10km 35 Andrew Totton (M40) 48:39 44 Diane Farmer (F55) 50:04 61 Simon Booth (M60) 56:50 63 Nigel Farmer…
Jack Meijer, representing the University of Wisconsin, travelled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to compete in the Big 10 Cross Country Championships. As last year’s champions, Wisconsin were looking to do well, and with seven runners in the first eleven, they dominated the Championships. Jack moved through the field after a steady start, but was pipped…
The Greensand Ridge Relay, organised by Richard Pownall on behalf of the South Midlands Orienteering Club, based in Milton Keynes, included three teams from Marshall Milton Keynes among the forty four teams, competing over six stages from Waterside Park, Leighton Buzzard to Northill Church. The event is handicapped by age category, with the slowest teams…
Miguel and Tiago Prata opened their outdoor season, throwing the javelin at an open meeting in Biggleswade. Miguel added 21cm to his previous best while Tiago was throwing the 500gm javelin for the first time. Javelin (600gm): Miguel Prata (M16) 27.09 (pb) Javelin (500gm): Tiago Prata (M14) 25.59 (pb) Full results from Biggleswade