5th August 2006	ASTONISHING 50 CONSECUTIVE BAL FIXTURES FOR ANDY PROPHETT
	The final fixture of the British League National 2 was significant for Andy Prophett, who competed in his 50th consecutive BAL fixture for Stoke AC. A 20 year old Andy Prophett made his league debut in July 1994 at Stoke placing 3rd in the B 800. Twelve and a half seasons later he has yet to miss a fixture.  Of these 50 appearances at 24 different venues, 16 have been in division 2, 32 in division 3 and 2 in division 4. Without doubt Andy’s finest moment was in the first fixture of the 1998 Division 3 season held in Stoke where he won the 800 A race in a time of 1:51.6, a time which remains his pb. The 1998 season saw Stoke AC involved in a promotion battle that went right down to the final relay and Andy ensured promotion with a 49.9 anchor leg! Other highlights include setting a personal best 15:13.9 in the 5000m in the third fixture of the 1996 season at Watford, despite having already clocked a 1:54.2 800m earlier in the afternoon. (I remember that one well because I was supposed to be the 'A' runner and Andy tracked me all the way, and then left me for dead over the last couple of laps!) Whilst his times have slowed in recent seasons, Andy's best performance this season has been a 1:56.6 for 4th in the B 800 in the National 2 fixture at Kingston. And remember - Andy does not just turn-up - every race at his specialist distance receives 110% effort, and he is renowned as being one of the most competitive athletes anywhere - and this sequence also mirrored more than 50 consecutive appearances in Division 1 of the Birmingham cross country league! Many congratulations to Andy from all at Stoke AC. This is one record that we won't see broken for a long time, if ever. Hopefully there are a few more years left in you yet? John Danahay