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A superb all-round team performance produced a
winning start to the 2007 season for Stoke’s Masters Team at Burton.
Despite a very strong headwind, our sprinters were in top form. Tony Leigh
and Paul Williams sprinted superbly for winning doubles in the M35 and M40
100m and 400m. Richard Barrington ran exceptionally well in the M60 100m for
2nd place.
Chris Bourne is more used to the longer distances but still put in a
great performance to claim 3rd in the M50 400m.
Our middle distance runners also picked up good points. Alan Burt
(M40) ran well for 5th position in the M35 1500m. This was a
particularly good performance as he ran the Uttoxeter half marathon a few
days previously. Mark Kinch returned to the track in good form and ran
strongly for 2nd place in the M40 1500. It was good to see Dave
Hindley competing again and he showed that he has not lost his speed with 3rd
place in the M60 1500m.
Brian Eggleton and Phil Bailey competed well in the 2k walk. Both claimed 2nd
position in the M40 and M60 races respectively.
Clive Howell (M50) competed despite feeling unwell and finished 3rd
in a very competitive M40 Hammer competition. Peter
Wainwright (M50) was 2nd in the M35 Javelin.
Richard Barrington showed his versatility with 3rd place in the
M60 shot and then as a late replacement in the M50 High Jump he showed what
a great competitor he is claiming 4th position. Nigel Gardner
(M40) jumped extremely well to win the M35 High Jump. Again another great
performance as he was suffering from a calf injury.
Our 4 x 200m relay team competed well but were never really in
contention to improve on 3rd position.
Another win and another superb team performance. Our continuing success is
entirely due to the talent and commitment within the team. It was good to
have Tony Leigh making his debut and with Paul Williams we have a sprint duo
who will take some beating.
The next meeting will be held at Northwood on Wednesday 13th
June.
Peter Wainwright
Team Manager
Stoke
Results
100m
M35
Tony Leigh
1st - 11.9
100m
M40
Paul Williams
1st - 12.3
100m
M60
Richard Barrington
2nd - 14.3
2k Walk
M40
Brian Eggleton
2nd - 14.19.4
2k Walk
M60
Phil Bailey
2nd - 13.26.3
400m
M40A
Paul Williams
1st - 56.2
400m
M40B
Tony Leigh
1st - 53.7
400m
M50
Chris Bourne
3rd - 64.9
1500m
M35
Alan Burt
5th - 5.14.8
1500m
M40
Mark Kinch
2nd - 4.54.5
1500m
M60
Dave Hindley
3rd - 7.09.4
4x200m
M35
Barrington, Burt, Williams,
Leigh 3rd
- 1.43.2
Hammer
M40
Clive Howell
3rd - 32.77
High Jump
M35
Nigel Gardner
1st - 1.51
High Jump
M50
Richard Barrington
4th - 1.20
Shot
M60
Richard Barrington
3rd - 7.67
Javelin
M35
Peter Wainwright
2nd - 33.39
Team Results
City of Stoke
114
8
Cannock & Stafford
99
7
RSC
91
6
Telford
84
5
Burton
65
4
Shrewsbury
34
3
West Bromwich
16
2
Wolverhampton
0
0
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