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Results 2008

Results for January to June 2007 here...

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VAC 6 Aug 2008 at St Mary's College Strawberry Hill


Mark Baker personal best 55.5          Steve Smythe                                Clare Elms


200m round 2                                                  100m round 1
Photos by Jeremy Hemming

100m age time
Race 1
1 Simon Chapple(SMR) 18 11.7
2 Ifeamyi Chima(SMR) 16 11.7
3 Paul Lavender (E&E) 52 12.4
4 Gary Palmer(SMR) 41 12.4

Race 2
1 Jaedon Cooke(SMR) 13 12.9
2 Stephen McDuell(HW) 43 13.1
3 Mike May(KP) 47 13.2
4 Phil Bell(Harr) 54 13.2

Race 3
1 Joe Angliss(SMR) 14 13.0
2 Ken Smeeth(E&E) 63 13.2
3 Paul Wignall(HW) 55 13.6
4 David Whittaker(E&E) 64 14.9

Race 4
1 Mike Martineau(B&B) 62 15.3
2 John Godbeer(Cam H) 73 16.5
3 Cliff Taylor(VAC) 76 17.5
4 Kevin Burnett(SOC) 69 18.1

200m
1 Gary Palmer(SMR) 41 25.4
2 Stephen McDuell(HW) 43 26.4
3 Phil Bell(Harr) 54 26.6
4 Mike May(KP) 47 26.9
5 Ken Smeeth(E&E) 63 27.6

Race 2
1 Paul Wignall(HW) 55 28.2
2 David Whittaker(E&E) 64 30.0
3 Mike Martineau(B&B) 62 32.0

400m
1 Mark Baker(HW) 47 55.5
2 Julian Spencer-Wood(Kt) 57 61.7
3 Stephen McDuell(HW) 43 64.2
4 Phil Bell(Harr) 54 66.6
5 Paul Wignall(HW) 55 67.0
6 Mike May(KP) 47 70.8
7 Mike Martineau(B&B) 62 76.9

Duncan McClean Over 60 Cup: winner Mike Martineau

1 Mile
1 Clare Elms(Cam) W44 1 5:00.3
2 Steve Smythe(Dul R) 50 1 5:54.7
3 Cliff Hide (Serp) 56 1 5:55.1
4 Andy Murray(Dul R) 55 5:57.1
5 Steve Edwards(Serp) 51 5:58.0
6 Nicola Richards(Dul R) W38 1 6:00.5
7 Michael Johnson(THH) 66 1 6:09.8
8 Dan Maskell(VAC) 60 1 6:20.8
9 Dennis Williams(HW) 62 6:31.9
10 Margaret Moody(VAC) W59 1 6:33.5
11 Joe Aspinall(VAC) 70 1 7:20.2

3,000m
1 Victor Maughn(HHH) 46 1 9:57.0
2 Dan Pescod(HW) 37 1 10:42.4
3 Nicky Atkins(HW) W44 12:20.5
4 Margaret Moody(VAC) W59 1 12:30.2

Shot Put Discus
Rob Lowe(KP)(G) 42 7.09 23.03
John Curtin(SMR) 64 29.16
Roger Bartlett(KP)(G) 65 9.91 27.51
Bill Hudson(BMH) 67 8.79 30.00
Kevin Burnett(SOC) 69 6.60 20.47
Cliff Taylor(VAC) 76 9.39 21.82

Result of Gibson Cup: 33.5 P Bell, 27 M May, 26.5 J Trimble, 25 S McDuell, 19 G Palmer, 17 M Cook, 14 P Wignall, 12.5 D Whittaker, 11.5 G Walcott, 10 C Isetts ...

VAC 29 July 2008 Battersea 5 Mile

1 David Cox(WGEL) 55 1 27:56
2 Michael Johnson(THH) 65 1 33:51
3 Ian Mursell(VAC) 56 34:56
4 Anna Garnier(THH) W53 1 34:59
5 Jacqui Reid(Met Pol) W42 1 35:27
6 Mike Harran(HHH)(G) 70 1 38:01
7 Martin Lippitt(Trent) 55 38:07
8 Dina Francis(KP) W48 1 38:32
9 Mark Archer(VAC) 41 40:42
10 Julia Gristwood(ESM) W49 40:54
11 Cliff Collins(L Irish) 72 2 42:23
12 Ed Bartlett(VAC) 64 1 43:39
13 Anne Lippitt(Trent) W53 1 44:25
14 Peter Torre(SB) 66 45:41
15 Mike Browne(VAC) 77 1 49:23

VAC 5 Mile Road Race Walk
1 M Easton(SWC) 44 1 38:49
2 Ian Richards 60 1 42:10
3 Steve Uttley(Ilf) 45 1 44:32
4 Richard Brown(SWVAC) 60 46:23
5 Carl Lawton(Bel) 60 46:33
6 Mike Scammell(Bel) 53 46:52
7 Shaun Lightman(SWC) 65 1 47:34
8 Mike Hinton(Ilf) 67 47:59
9 Paul King(Bel) 57 48:33
10 Chris Flint(L Vid) 62 48:37
11 Peter Hannell(SWC) 65 50:02
12 Lawrence Dordoy(Ilf) 52 51:56
13 Peter Crane(SWC) 63 52:45
14 Ron Powell(E&H) 70 1 54:37
15 David Hoben(SWC) 65 55:10
16 Bernie Hercock(E&H) 71 56:12
17 Kevin Burnett(SWC) 68 64:26

Officials
C Gittins, D Turner, S Bennett, R Belmore

BBC 26 July 2008

The BBC Mike Bushell walking sports bulletin was broadcast on Sat 26 July in Breakfast Time on BBC1. It was recorded during the 24 June event. Appeared to go down quite well.

 

VAC 23 July 2008, Kingsmeadow with Rosenheim league


 100m race 2


Gareth Jones 3,000m
Photos by Jeremy Hemming

100m age time
Race 1
1 Simon Baird(Serp)(G) 37 12.8
2 Mark Butler(E&E)(G) 47 12.9
3 Phil Bell(Harr) 54 13.1
4 Mike May(KP) 47 14.1

Race 2
1 Fario Marismari (E&E)(G) 13.7
2 Paul Wignall(HW) 55 13.8
3 Joan Trimble(KP) W53 14.5
4 David Whittaker(E&E) 64 14.5
5 Mike Martineau(B&B) 62 16.1
6 John Godbeer(Cam H) 73 16.4
Gibson: 1 Godbeer, 2= Trimble & Whittaker, 4 Bell, 5 Wignall

100m Rosenheim
4 Noel Hall(VAC) 46 12.3
5 Ralph Hyde(SMR) 45 12.8

200m
1 N Jennings(SMR)(G) 26.2
2 Phil Bell(Harr) 54 27.6
3 Fario Marismari (E&E)(G) 27.8
4 Paul Wignall(HW) 55 28.1
5 Mike May(KP) 47 28.8
6 David Whittaker(E&E) 64 29.3
7 Robin Roach(Walt)(G) 29.9
8 Joan Trimble(KP) W53 30.0
Gibson: 1 Whittaker, 2= Trimble, 3= Bell & Wignall, 5 May
Gibson totals: 26.5 J Trimble, 20.5 P Bell, 19 M May, 17 M Cook, 15.5 G Palmer, 11.5 S McDuell & G Walcott, 10.5 D Whittaker, 10 C Isetts ...

400m (non-score)
3 Gary Palmer(SMR) 41 55.5
4 Ralph Hyde(SMR) 45 56.2
6 Mark Cook(VAC) 40 58.4
7 Mark Butler(E&E) 47 63.4

1500m
9 Terry OΉNeill(Bel) 55 4:58.1
13 Gareth Jones(Oxfd) 62 5:10.6

3,000m
11 Gareth Jones(Oxfd) 62 10:50.6
18 Dan Maskell(VAC) 51 12:30.8

Throws
Liz Sissons(E&E) JT 23.54. SP 10.07
John Webster(HW) 29.83. 6.80

VAC 24 June 2008 - Championship

Walk results here...


BBC Cameraman films the start...
Photos by Jeremy Hemming


David Cox 1st race                           1st Women Bernie Pritchett

1 David Cox(WG) 54 1 27:38 rec
2 Richard Tomlinson(ESM) 41 1 28:00
3 Mike Baron(Harr) 49 1 29:02
4 Gareth Jones(Oxfd) 62 1 30:18
5 Paul Douglas(Stafford H)(G) 56 - 30:37
6 Bernie Pritchett(WG) W41 1 31:10
7 Cain Bradley(Ton) 45 2 31:35
8 Rob Howell(ESM) 55 1 31:59
9 Stu Littlewood(HW) 55 2 32:12
10 Lyn Wilson(ESM) W50 1 33:17
11 Rob Sargent(Lou) 54 2 33:43
12 Michael Johnson(THH) 65 1 33:56
13 Jane Georghiou(Farnham) W55 1 34:34
14 Anna Garnier(THH) W50 2 34:36
15 Andy Davidson(SLH) 50 3 35:03
16 Tom Morris(HW) 50 35:35
17 Steve Edwards(Serp) 51 36:01
18 Jacqui Reid (Met Pol) W42 2 36:04
19 Martin Wilson(ESM) 57 3 37:06
20 Dennis Williams(HW) 62 2 39:17
21 Julia Gristwood(ESM) W49 1 39:32
22 Ian Isherwood(HW) 55 39:47
23 Pam Jones(Ilf) W71 1 35:54
24 Ken Tuson(VAC) 72 1 40:12
25 Brian Shave(HHH) 74 2 40:33
26 Mark Archer(VAC) 41 2 41:20
27 Ann Bath(26.2) W57 2 41:54
28 Cliff Collins(L Irish) 71 3 42:02
29 Peter Torre(SB) 66 2 42:24
30 Ed Bartlett(VAC) 63 3 44:04
31 Mike Browne(VAC() 77 1 51:10
32 Ron Franklin(Bar Dis) 80 1 57:10

Rec = record: VAC Battersea 5.0M age group best time

Officials
Don Turner, Stewart Bennett, Peter Mulholland, Bob Belmore, Jeremy Hemming and more.


Walk 1st Nick Silvester (305), 3rd Tom Bosworth (152)

VETERANS ATHLETIC CLUB 5 MILE WALKING CHAMPIONSHIP AND OPEN RACE
BATTERSEA PARK, TUESDAY 24TH JUNE, 2008

 

Name

Club

Time

Age-group

VAC ch’ship

1

Nick Silvester

AFD

38:59

M50

 

2

Phil Barnard

Castle Point

39:12

Snr

 

3

James Bosworth

Tonbridge

39:51

Jnr

 

4

John Hall

Belgrave H

42:05

M55

M55 – 1st

5

Ian Richards

Steyning AC

42:12

M60

M60 – 1st

6

Estle Viljoen

Hercules W

42:20

W35

W35 – 1st

7

Olly Brown

Ilford

43:29

M50

 

8

Liam Baldwin

Tonbridge

43:39

Jnr

 

9

Diane Bradley

Tonbridge

43:40

W45

W45 – 1st

10

Peter Ryan

Ilford

43:45

M50

M50 – 1st

11

Steve Allen

Ilford

44:53

M50

M50 – 2nd

12

Arthur Thomson

VAC

45:04

M70

M70 – 1st

13

Steve Uttley

Ilford

45:05

M50

M50 – 3rd

14

Richard Brown

Surrey WC

45:28

M60

M60 – 2nd

15

Cheslea O’Rawe-Hobbs

Castle Point

46:38

Jnr

 

16

Carl Lawton

Belgrave H

46:50

M60

M60 – 3rd

17

Dave Sharpe

Ilford

47:44

M50

 

18

Mark Culshaw

Belgrave H

47:58

M40

 

19

Mike Scammell

Belgrave H

48:10

M50

 

20

Chris Bent

Pitsea

48:14

M60

M60 – 4th

21

Helen Middleton

Leicester WC

48:16

W45

W45 – 2nd

22

Mike Hinton

Ilford

48:20

M65

M65 – 1st

23

Lyn Atterbury

Surrey WC

48:35

M60

M60 – 5th

24

Michael Harron

Surrey WC

48:46

M70

 

25

Kelsey Howard

Ashford

49:08

Jnr

 

26

Paul King

Belgrave H

49:14

M55

M55 – 2nd

27

Gary Macdonald

VAC

49:35

M50

M50 – 4th

28

Maureen Noel

Belgrave H

50:03

W40

W40 – 1st

29

Tony Kelly

Mount Pleasant

50:23

M55

 

30

Peter Crane

Surrey WC

51:00

M60

M60 – 6th

31

James Cotterill

Tonbridge

52:20

Jnr

 

32

Alan O’Rawe

Castle Point

52:40

M65

M65 – 2nd

33

Steve Holliday

Medway AC

52:57

M55

M55 – 3rd

34

Jon May

Enfield & HAC

53:04

M55

 

35

Stefanie Rukin

Tonbridge

54:00

Jnr

 

36

Dennis Jones

Pitsea

54:52

M55

 

37

Dave Hoben

Surrey WC

55:38

M55

M55 – 4th

38

Bernie Hercock

Enfield & HAC

55:56

M70

M70 – 2nd

39

Mike Bushell

BBC Breakfast-time Harriers

56:56

M40

 

40

Ivor Groves

Post Office

56:56

M45

M45 – 1st

41

Mick Barnbrook

Sarnia WC

57:01

M65

 

42

Ken Watts

London Vidarians

57:30

M55

 

43

Geraldine Legon

Post Office

58:09

W45

W45 – 3rd

44

Sian Porter

Tonbridge

59:52

Jnr

 

45

Kevin Burnett

Surrey WC

61:27

M65

M65 – 3rd

46

John May

London Vidarians

62:03

M75

M75 – 1st

47

Mickey Sutton

Ilford

62:20

M45

M45 – 2nd

48

Dave Ainsworth

Ilford

62:20

M55

 

49

Catherine Cotterill

Tonbridge

63:19

Jnr

 

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