Page 15 - BBHAC Winter 2016-17 Gazette

Athletics Report 15
Men’s Masters 2016/17

Long Eaton in Derbyshire is So the team came away with
Some illustrious names showed the home of the British Masters their first BMAF gold medal
that the older ranks of the Athletics Federation’s cross and gained their revenge
Club’s athletes could still deliver country relays. In October from the previous year with a
and after striking silver they 2015, a men’s 65+ team winning margin of 13 seconds
finally struck gold. consisting of Peter Hamilton, over the defending champions,
Rob Brown and Bob Minting Rotherham with Bingley
ventured north to show that Harriers being a further 24
the older section of the Club’s seconds adrift in 3rd place.
athletes were still up to the
job. They were delighted to Will Ruiz
come away with silver medals
being narrowly beaten by
Rotherham Harriers.
In November 2016, the same
trio once again travelled up
the M1 to seek their revenge.
The event itself is 3 legs of 3km
each. Peter opened our account
with a fine performance in
what is always the most hotly
contested leg of the race. The
course itself was reasonably flat
and underfoot conditions were
good. Peter produced a fine
time of 13:03, the 9th fastest leg
of the day and handed over to
Rob in 4th place. He managed
to overtake two of the three
in front of him finishing in a
time of 12:39, the 5th fastest
leg of the day and handed over
to Bob in 2nd place. Bob had
13 seconds to make up on the
3rd leg runner for Halesowen
AC which he achieved very
quickly. Thereafter it was a case
of holding off the fast finishing
3rd leg runner from Rotherham
Harriers which he managed
with ease in a time of 12:50, the
7th fastest of the day.