Northern Senior League - Chester le Street - 7th June 2008

Chris Peacock

Sunday 7th June saw the third meeting of the Northern Senior League take place at Chester Le Street. There were 11 athletes taking part, resulting in a slight down turn in form for Richmond and Zetland, after victory in the last match. Tim Burn and Paul Kilsby once again showed their winning ways, taking victories over 100m, 200m and 400m, as well as proving untouchable in the Long Jump with 5.99m and 6.00m respectively. Not to be outdone, Jon Orange put in another dominating performance over 5000m with an excellent time of 15.38.0, placing him almost 2 minutes ahead of the rest of the field, in addition to brilliantly snatching 2nd place on the line over 800m in 2.05.6. Ken Harker produced a fine run in the 1500m, clocking 4.32.7, while Chris Peacock took 2nd place in the B string of the 800m with a strong run of 2.18.0.

The ladies also put in some fine accounts of themselves, despite having no sprinters present on the day. Jo Adams cruised to first place over 400m and 800m, showing that she is back to top form, accompanied by her sister, Rosie, who matched her results in the B string events. Jessie Roberts topped the 1500m rankings with 5.24.9 and claimed 2nd over 3000m, while Sarah Gregory took wins over both distances in the B string. Fiona Hughes also contested a number of events, accumulating valuable points in the 400m hurdles, long jump, 100m and a win in the Discus B string. Jenny Fenwick also faired well, competing in some of her less familiar sprint events and the 400m hurdles. The ladies relay teams then went on to take 2nd in the 4x400m and place 4th over 4x100m relays, putting the team comfortably in 3rd place on the day.

RZH Results: Senior Men – Paul Kilsby, 1st 100m 11.8, 1st 200m B 24.1, 3rd Discus B 12.71m, 3rd Javelin 33.25m & 1st Long Jump 6.00m, Tim Burn, 1st 100m B 11.6, 1st 200m 22.7, 1st 400m 52.0, 2nd Shot Putt 8.70m & 1st Long Jump B 5.99m, Chris Peacock, 2nd 800m B 2.18.0, 2nd 400m B 64.0, 4th Discus 15.99m & 3rd Shot Putt B 5.90m, Jon Orange, 2nd 800m 2.05.6 & 1st 5000m 15.38.0, Ken Harker, 3rd 1500m 4.32.7. Senior Women – Fiona Hughes, 5th 100m 18.0, 3rd 400mH 89.7, 1st Discus B 12.95m, 3rd Javelin B 12.27m & 4th Long Jump 3.54m, Jenny Fenwick, 4th 100m B 17.9, 5th 200m B 37.0, 3rd 400mH B 103.6 & 4th Long Jump B 2.64m, Rosie Adams, 3rd 200m 29.8, 1st 400m B 69.2, 3rd Shot Putt B 4.92m & 1st 800m B 2.38.4, Jo Adams, 1st 400m 62.8, 1st 800m 2.27.4 & 3rd Discus 18.03m, Jessie Roberts, 1st 1500m 5.24.9 & 2nd 3000m 11.31.9, Sarah Gregory, 1st 1500m B 5.54.9, 1st 3000m B 12.13.5, 5th Hammer 12.83m, 3rd Javelin 12.93m & 6th Shot Putt 5.46m, Team 4th 4x100m 63.2 & 2nd 4x400m 5.03.5.