Page 30 - BBHAC Winter 2017-18 Gazette

30 Athletics Report

Ladies Vets Reports

W8
pbs. First home for B&B and Well done to all and thank
We only entered one event for the with a 60 second best of 19.21 you to the support around the
Ladies vets this year. was Jane Bradshaw, Very closely course from the male V50s who
followed by Sara Elmqvist in warmed down in the cold and
19.37 and Jenny Neal in 20.29. cheered us on. Thank you to all
2 December 2017 - Kent Mas- the senior ladies and vets for
ters - Central Park Dartford To add to this result, the V55s your input over the last season.
Well we all thought our medal achieved bronze with Anne Everybody counts and it has
days were over (my 14 year old Cilia, Zoe Kingsmell and been fun being Team Manager.
son commenting this morning: Lindsey Alger all finishing well.
“mum, what’s it like to know Topping it off was Maz Tuner’s Jennifer Neal
you will never run pbs again?”) individual bronze medal in the
but we were stunned and de- V65 category. With a very strong
lighted to pick up team silver for run from Sally Haffenden and
the V35 (Jane and Jenny drop- backing from Edwina Cheng, it
ping down an age category). In was a shame we couldn’t field a
conditions that exactly matched full V45 team but there is always
last year - sunny, cold and firm next year.
underfoot, All 3 of Dave Lis-
ton’s training group ran course

BBHAC Cross Country Male Masters Report

2017/18
The Kent Vets champion- Although the course consists
Further afield BBHAC ship in December, took place of laps mainly around football
members were racing in various at Dartford, and saw the M60 pitches, it is a great place to
other meetings. Niamh Bridson team also win. The team watch races. This was empha-
Hubbard and Will Fuller were consisted of Alan Camp (17.26), sised in the M40 event where
on International duty running Rob Brown (19.49) and Peter Alex Gibbins had a thrilling
for England in Atapuerca, Hamilton (20.19), coming home race with Julian Rendall of Ton-
Northern Spain where Niamh over 2 minutes ahead of the bridge and Ben Hope of Kent
finishing 10th and Will 13th in second team. At the same event AC. Just two seconds separated
their respective races. the V50 team also produced a the three of them, with Alex
strong team effort. Tim Nash finishing second to Julian in
Another successful season for (33.16) Roger Beswick (34.33) 29.34.
the male vets. At the National and Nigel Haffenden (35.05) The vets as always attended
Mens’ Masters in Log Eaton, saw the team finish second. Tim the Club championships and
Derbyshire in October, very was our highest placed athlete Mob Matches in numbers.
consistent race times from our in 5th. Congratulations to Paul
V65 team of Peter Hamilton Kerekgyato and Ian Swatton
(13.17), Rob Brown (13.03) and who finished 1st and 3rd in the
Paul Ross Davis (13.14) saw Bennett Cup!
them win, (and retain!), the
event, coming home 24 seconds Steve Pairman
ahead of Rotherham Harriers.