Two weeks after running 3:46.46, Zak Freeland, competing for Queen’s University of Charlotte, ran in the Duke Invitational at Durham, North Carolina. For the first half of the race he was at the back of the 14-strong field. On the third lap he had moved up to ninth, picking off two more on the last lap, to knock nearly a second off his previous best.
Five MMK runners completed the Flitwick 10k, with M70, John Skelton, leading the charge for Marshall Milton Keynes, as the first M70 to finish. Hannah Lloyd-Knibbs was the eighth woman to finish, while Debra Brent was the first F60 to cross the line. 83 John Skelton (1st M70) 44:14 88 Richard Hill (M55) 44:34 119…
Mike Burling returned to the BWAA & BWRA Grand Prix hosted at Stoke Mandeville Stadium with a notable improvement in discus. His performances in the F35 category were: SP: 3.75 DT: 10.80 JT: 8.38 Full Results
Three MMK runners completed the Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields alongside more than 60,000 other runners. The half marathon course includes a sharp downhill section to the seafront about a mile from the finish. Ross Paradowski was just 55 seconds outside his best. It was Daisy Wooller’s quickest half marathon for two…
Two records were broken and a third equalled at the Bucks Championships, held at Oxford. Daisy Stimpson added 30cm to Caitlin Gavriel’s F13 Pole Vault Record, while John Brown reduced his M70 200m best by 0.6 seconds. Ben Phillips equalled Jamie Penley’s M13 Pole Vault Record. Ninety personal bests were set and 57 county titles…
Lizzie Garner broke the Club F15 300m record with 41.8, while Daniel Ayodele broke the Club M15 Long Jump record with 6.62m. There were Championship Bests for three MMK athletes Ayesha Jones (Junior Girls Javelin of 39.44m) Ayomide Fatoki (Junior Boys 100 in 11.4) Daniel Ayodele (Junior Boys Long Jump of 6.62m) Eight MMK athletes…
Orla Enright, representing Northants Schools in the Mason Trophy Meeting at Stoke, had a convincing win in the Junior Girls 800m in 2:17.66, more than four seconds ahead of the runner-up. Full results from Stoke