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BMC Meeting - Manchester - 19th July 2005
Ken Harker made a long journey to Longford Park Stadium, Stretford near Manchester on Tuesday 19th July to compete in a British Milers Club (BMC) meeting and came away with not just a season’s best but his best time for a couple of years. He finished 4th in the Open A race in a time of 2:00.38 and would probably have cracked the 2 minute barrier if he hadn’t been baulked in the home straight. His confidence was boosted even further when his Coach joked that he wasn’t past it and that it was his best race for a long time, tactically and athletically.
NYSD Track & Field Meeting - Shildon 24th July 2005
The fifth NYSD T&F League was held on Sunday 24th July at Stadium 2000, Shildon and there was another good turnout by the Harriers in both quantity and quality with 19 athletes scoring 8 wins. Scott Goodrum had a double first with wins in the 100m and in the triple jump and Leanne Shaw did similarly with wins in the 100m and long jump. Also on the track, Brogan Fraser won the 75m hurdles and two youngsters, Amy Coulson and James King, both made winning debuts in the under 11 girls and boys 600m races. Fiona Hughes, Club Coach, Team Manager and never-say-die competitor was winner number eight with a season’s best 5m86 in the shot. RZH results: 75m hurdles U15G Brogan Fraser 15.4; 75m U11G Amy Coulson 12.8 & Kerry Robson 13.5; 100m U13B Rob Maclean 15.5 & Thomas Allen 15.6; U15G Leanne Shaw 13.7, Brogan Fraser 14.2 & Jane Thornton 14.8; U15B Paul Kilsby 14.1; U17M Scott Goodrum 12.4; U20/S/VW Fiona Hughes 16.5; U20/S/VM Matt Prosser (U20) 12.5; 600m U11G Amy Coulson 2:13.3 & Kerry Robson 2:34.7; U11B James King 2:01.9; 800m U13B Thomas Allen 2:34.0 & James Henry 3:20.0; U15G Jane Thornton 2:49.0; U15B Tom Osborn 2:38.4; U20/S/VW Erica Moks (U20) 2:44.1; U20/S/VM Jon Orange (M40) 2:05.6 & Ray Robson 2:46.5; 2000m steeplechase Mike Brooks (M55) 8:08.9; long jump U11B James King 3m22; U15G Leanne Shaw 4m15 & Brogan Fraser 3m42; U17W Katie Roberts 3m27; U20/S/VW Erica Moks (U20) 2m80; triple jump U17M Scott Goodrum 12m55; high jump U13B Thomas Allen 1m05; U15B Paul Kilsby 1m30 & Tom Osborn 1m25; shot U13B Rob Maclean 4m56; U15G Jane Thornton 6m75; U17W Katie Roberts 6m09; U20/S/VW Fiona Hughes 5m86. On the day, the males and the females both finished in 3rd team place and leapfrogged Darlington and overall the Club is 3rd behind Billingham and M&C.
Burton Leonard 10K Road Race - 24th July 2005
Race 6 in the Black Sheep Brewery Race Series, the Burton Leonard 10K Road Race was on the same Sunday and two Harriers toed the line. Sarah Gregory has recovered from the stress fracture which kept her out of the London Marathon last April and is training hard for Berlin next month. She says “didn't have a particularly great run as still tired from Wednesday and the extra 20 miles in my legs didn't set me up well…no excuses, it was an enjoyable course, mostly off road, and finished 16th female, 91st overall in 47:02”. Neil Piper had a similar quantity of miles in his legs from his ultra-distance runs over recent weeks and was pleased with his 94th place in 47.34 from 231 finishers.
Summer Fell Races 26th July 2005
Race 6 in the Summer Fell Race Series was the Invista/Roseberry Topping Fell Race on Tuesday 26th, 720 feet of climbing in ¾ mile from the car park at Newton-under-Roseberry near Great Ayton, and straight back down! Gary Bastow took a break from the BOFRA series to compete against local lads on a familiar course. Nick Swinburn of Northumberland Fell Runners won in 11:37 and Gary finished 8th in 12:56, knocking 1:46 from his 2004 time. His next outing should be the Farleton Knott Fell Race near Kendal on Sunday next and he is hoping that his rich vein of form continues as he chases the M45 category in the BOFRA Championships.
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