Maddie Pearce, representing Birmingham University in a match against American Ivy League Universities, Cornell & Penn, competed in the highly competitive 800m. She finished third, just behind the leaders, reducing her personal best by 3.67 seconds and moving to third place on the MMK all-time rankings.
Two MMK sprinters were in action at an open meeting at Newham. George Mbofana came back with a new (windy) personal best. 100m George Mbofana (MS) 11.38 (w+3.1) 100m Tyrell Dankwa (MS) 11.96 (w+1.0) 100m George Mbofana (MS) 11.26 (w+3.3, pb) 100m Tyrell Dankwa (MS) 11.80 (w+1.7) Full results from Newham
The MMK Senior Women’s team finished in joint first place with Bedford & County AC at the first UK Women’s League Meeting at Bedford. The final scores (assuming each team was awarded 20 points for officials was: Match 1 result League Points 1= Marshall Milton Keynes AC 7.5 201 1= Bedford & County AC 7.5…
Marshall Milton Keynes mourns the loss of John How, aged 85 (seen above, right, with Nick Folwell). For many decades, John was a pillar of the local, county, regional, national and international athletics community, dedicating his life to competitive athletics in Buckinghamshire and beyond. His life in athletics can be summarised by his immense dedication…
Three MMK athletes competed in a late-season track meeting at Sandy in Bedfordshire. Running the 400m, an unusual event for John Skelton, he recorded a club M70 record of 73.40. Emma Beales improved her own Discus F50 Record by more than a metre to go second in the 2023 UK F50 Rankings. 400m John Skelton…
Eight MMK runners contested the MK Winter Half Marathon over redways and leisure routes around Milton Keynes. Gary Blaber had a good run, finishing 12th, the first veteran to complete the course. MMK results from the Winter Half Full results from the Winter Half
James Minter (Bedford & County) and Alice Belcher (Wellingborough & District) were the first male and female athletes to finish the Silverstone 10k. Graham Jones led the MMK contingent in seventh place, followed by Matt Clarke (35th), Steve Tuttle (55th) and Andrew Wasdell (74th). Linsey Ryall was the first MMK women to finish in 121st…