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BADAC news September 2006

Week ending Sunday September 17

Several local young athletes helped Lincolnshire team to a splendid third place in the annual seven counties under-13 and under-15 athletes match at Derby. The eventual winners were Warwickshire with 500 points. Derbyshire came second with 473 points while Lincolnshire had 438 points. Just behind the “Imps” were Nottinghamshire on 399, Humberside 373½, South Yorkshire 371½ and Leicestershire on 246 points.

In the under-13 girls category Ellis Whyler finished second in the B 100 metres recording 13.9secs. She went on to clear 1.30m in high jump to claim fourth place in the A competition. Selected to run in the Lincs 4x100m relay team, Ellis played her part in the county victory with a time of 55.2 secs that was 0.7 seconds ahead of closest rivals Derbyshire. The Lincolnshire u13 girls’ team came fifth in this section.

Three local girls represented Lincolnshire at under-15 level Rachel Holland ran in the B 75m hurdles recording 12.9secs in third place. Clearing 1.30m in high jump Bethany Platt finished fifth equal in the B contest and Lucy Brentnall featured in two field events. She finished third in the A javelin with a 25.64m effort and then claimed fifth in the B discus contest with a throw of 20.09m. The county under-15 girls squad were in fifth position overall.

Three Gold Tops competed in the under-15 boys category. At the end of a tremendous season for Shamen Aloy Langham he did not disappoint in county colours. In the 200 metres A race Shamen came up against a superb Warwickshire sprinter who spectacularly clocked 22.7secs. Shamen chased him all the way to the finish line recording an excellent 23.3secs in second place. He jumped 5.77m in long jump to win the B competition. In the medley relay event Shamen ran the 200 metres leg with the Lincolnshire team crossing the finish line in second position in 2mins 12.7secs. Alex Pycock ran the B 200 metres for Lincolnshire, recording 25.7secs in sixth place. James Cartwright competed in the 80m hurdles A race coming home in third place in a time of 12.6secs.

In the 400 metres James finished seventh in the A race recording 56.5 seconds. This Sunday (September 24), the Eastern AA Combined Events Championships take place for those multi-eventers who have entered.

Week ending Sunday September 10

A number of local athletes were included in the Lincolnshire team that finished in their highest ever position in the Eastern AA Hibbard Trophy match at Sandy. For much of the meeting Lincolnshire were challenging for the lead with Norfolk and only just failed to take the trophy losing out by 14 points.

Simon Robinson had a busy day in Lincolnshire colours. He finished second in the 400 metres sprint recording 54.3secs in bright but blustery conditions. Simon added three third places in 400m hurdles 59.4secs, high jump 1.65m and 110m hurdles 18.4secs before contributing to Lincs 4x400m relay second position. Chris Bloom was second in triple jump clearing 12.55m and second in the B long jump leaping 5.88m. In the same horizontal jumps Mark Bridges cleared 6.21m for fourth position and achieved 12.16m in triple.

In the 100 metres Leon Pycock crossed the finish line in fourth position in 11.6secs. Leon and Mark were both members of the county fourth finishing 4x100 metres relay team that clocked 45.3secs. Julia Moore was fourth in the women’s 400 metres and together with Emily Moss played a part in the Lincolnshire 4x400m relay team effort that achieved fourth place.

In the individual 400 metres Emily recorded 61.3secs in fourth position, cleared 1.50m in high jump for fifth and 4.94m in long jump. A vault of 2.20m earned Lincs valuable points for Natalie Grimer and Emily Richardson adjusted well in javelin 29.04m when a strong crosswind made throwing difficult. Elly Jackson was fifth in hammer throwing 34.32m and also putt the shot 7.46m. Sprinter Lauren West recorded 13.7secs for sixth position in the 100 metres.

In the under-17 men’s inter-county event for the Peterhouse Trophy a number of local youngsters represented Lincolnshire. Jake Mason cleared 1.85m for runners-up place in high jump and added a third place in long jump with a leap of 6.04m. James Munn finished fourth in the 1,500 metres and Mark Tebbs claimed sixth in the B discus competition with 23.61m and Chris Cooper collected points in the 400m hurdles and the steeplechase. Both Mark and Chris were members of the 4x400m relay team which finished in fourth place.

There is a break in BADAC training sessions starting this week. Winter training sessions will start on Monday October 2 from 7pm to 9pm in the indoor training area at the Princess Royal Sports Arena. Training will then be every Monday and Wednesday evening 7pm to 9pm through to April 2007.

Week ending Sunday September 3

Boston and District Athletic Club's hopes of securing promotion to the North of England League Division One were dashed on Saturday. Torrential rain caused the play-off meeting to be abandoned. Only three field events had taken place before the appalling weather conditions made the track surface unsafe. And with the strong wind and heavy rain continuing to drive across the Cleckheaton stadium, the match referees abandoned the competition.

The Gold Tops now have to wait for the league officials to arrive at a decision regarding which club will be invited to compete in Division One in 2007. The expectation is that a “paper match” will take place based on the best league 2006 performances of the competitors declared by the seven competing teams on Saturday. Boston and District AC officials do not anticipate the promotion decision to be circulated for a few days.

The first ultra-distance running event to be staged at the Princess Royal Sports Arena was held at the weekend.
At 6pm on Saturday evening 16 competitors from all parts of the country embarked on a 12-hour endurance race with one contesting a six-hour challenge at the Tommy Clay track. Athletes from as far afield as Devon, Ken, Sussex, Nottingham, Warwick and South Wales travelled to the Finnforest Athletics Arena for the first event of its kind in the Boston area.

Finishing at midnight on Saturday/Sunday, Pamela Storey from Copthorne in West Sussex, achieved a distance of 28 miles 890 yards in the six hour period. Running throughout the night eight competitors completed the full 12 hours with Glyn Morris from Graves End in Kent, taking the Vivaldi Trophy travelling a total of 70 miles and 1,199 yards around the 400 metre track. Second was David Bowker from Royston, Herts who achieved 66 miles and 869 yards with Sid Morrison from Herne Bay, Kent running 62 miles 1,200 yards for third place.

Highest placed finisher was Jane Riley from Gedling, Nottingham in fourth place with a run of 54 miles and 29 yards ahead of Gilbert John from Copthorne, West Sussex on 51 miles 1,607 yards. Second female finisher was Selina Da Silva of Newton Abbot, Devon with a distance of 51 miles 889 yards. Craig Gilkes of Coventry covered 50 miles 618 yards and Mark Green of Faversham in Kent completed 49 miles 591 yards in his 12 hour
run.

With contestants expressing their satisfaction with the facilities and the arrangements for the first ultra event at the Princess Royal Sports Arena, there is a demand for Boston and District AC to arrange other long distance events in the future. A number of local senior athletes assisted Lincolnshire to an encouraging second place in the Eastern AA Hibbard Trophy Inter-Counties match at Sandy in Bedfordshire on Sunday. Full details will be published in next week's paper.

This Saturday (September 9), under-13 and under-15 track and field representatives are included in the Lincolnshire team, for the annual seven counties match at Derby’s Moorways Stadium.