Sunday Summary - 27 June 2010

Mixed fortunes in UK Championships

 

UK Championships

Curtis Griffith Parker and Joe Durrant were both in action this weekend at the UK Athletics Championships and European Trials in Birmingham.

After comfortably progressing through the heat in1m 51.54, Joe Durrant reached the semi final of an 800m stacked with class athletes, with Michael Rimmer, Britains number one for the last four years lined up alongside him.

The race was swift, and Joe, having survived a trip by Rimmer himself ran a fast but sensible race, overhauling two athletes in the home straight to record a personal best of 1min 49.50 secs, missing a place in the final by 32 hundredths of a second.

However, Joe felt he was badly impeded by Rimmer on the first lap, and tripped, possibly costing him those vital few tenths, and put in a protest. After over an hours deliberation the panel overturned his appeal to be added to the final. Nevertheless, it was another strong and positive performance, one that hopefully will reap rewards in the coming British league fixtures.

In the field, Curtis Griffith-Parker was left unhappy in the discus.

His throw of 57.07m left him in 8th place, nearly six metres off of the winning throw.

National Junior League

The third of four fixtures in the National junior League took place in Dartford on Sunday. Although numbers were down on the girl’s side the team came away with their first win of the season.

There were many personal bests set for the girls throughout the day, Deborah Kabahidna started the day with a PB in the Shot Putt with 8.48m, which placed her second. She then followed this up with a win in the Javelin with another PB of 32.78m.

Karen Onwuamaegbu was second in the Triple Jump with a PB of 9.33m, she also filled in on the B Discus and came away with a win.

Ruth Onyekwe won the High Jump with a new PB of 1.58m, she also got a new PB of 12.3 in the 100m which gave her a win, this was backed up by Chanel Hemmings’s win in the B string.

Melissa Owusu – Ansah got a new PB of 25.9 and came 2nd on the 200m and this was followed up by a win for Ruth in the B string.

 

Gabriella Ade Onojobi won the 100mH with a time of 14.7 which is a new PB and club record and won the athlete of the match award, she also won the 400mh, these wins were followed up by Hatshesput James winning both the 100mH and 400mH B string.

A report on the boys will follow.

Southern Women's League

A superb team effort rewarded the Southern Women's league team with a win by just half a point over Walton with league leaders Newbury in 3rd place.

It all came down to the last leg of the 4x400 where Kate Laidlow ran a superb 57 sec leg to overtake the opposition, in spite of this being her 7th event of the day.

With all events filled except for the pole vault and a place in the 3k, the commitment and efforts by all of the team paid off.

Pbs were set by Monique Stewart- 9.69m in the shot, Natalie Mann - 18.48m in the javelin, Kate Laidlow - 17.6 sec in 100m hurdles, Anesa Wanogho - 31.59m in the hammer and Tamar Beckford - 12.7sec in 100m.

 

Wins came from Caroline Ford A 800m, Anesa Wanogho A shot & A High jump, Kate Laidlow A 400m hurdles, Tamar Beckford A 100m & B 200m, Hatshepsut James B 400m hurdles & B 100m hurdles and Monique Stewart B shot

 

Match result: Cambridge Harriers 89,Walton 88.5, Newbury 74.5, Kingston 73

 

Next match is on 7th August at Battersea - all athletes U17 upwards invited to compete as non scoring places are available too. Contact Simone Laidlow on 07986 455419 for details.

Southern Counties Veterans League

The fourth Vets league fixture of the season took place at Ashford on Monday 14th June and saw the team put in their best performance of the year.

Cambridge Harriers finished third, only 2.5 points behind second place and 4 points behind first. The result places the team 2 points behind Dartford A in third place with two matches to go.

A superb team effort rewarded the Southern Women's league team with a win by just half a point over Walton with league leaders Newbury in 3rd place. It all came down to the last leg of the 4x400 where Kate Laidlow ran a superb 57 sec leg to overtake the opposition, in spite of this being her 7th event of the day. With all events filled except for the pole vault and a place in the 3k, the commitment and efforts by all of the team paid off. Pbs were set by Monique Stewart- 9.69m in the shot, Natalie Mann - 18.48m in the javelin, Kate Laidlow - 17.6 sec in 100m hurdles, Anesa Wanogho - 31.59m in the hammer and Tamar Beckford - 12.7sec in 100m.

 

Wins came from Caroline Ford A 800m, Anesa Wanogho A shot & A High jump, Kate Laidlow A 400m hurdles, Tamar Beckford A 100m & B 200m, Hatshepsut James B 400m hurdles & B 100m hurdles and Monique Stewart B shot

 

Match result: Cambridge Harriers 89,Walton 88.5, Newbury 74.5, Kingston 73

 

Next match is on 7th August at Battersea - all athletes U17 upwards invited to compete as non scoring places are available too. Contact Simone Laidlow on 07986 455419 for details.

There were four wins on the track. In the M35 200m Doug Lucas (58) managed a remarkable 2nd place and Ian Gower won the M50.

The 1500m saw Dave Reader comfortably win the M35, while Ray Daniel won the M50 after playing a steady waiting game behind the fast starting Ashford athlete.

Russell Williams was 2nd in the M60 3000

Meanwhile, John Murphy (M50) competed in the 1500m as non-scoring in 5m 29.4s.

Steve Shrimplin (M50) ran 64.3 in the non scoring 400 too.

The last event saw us win the 4x400 relay, Ian Gower (60.5), Ray Daniel (61.6), Andy Knight (54.3) and Dave Reader (55.7).

In the field, Tony Tipping managed two good second places in the shot put and javelin.

The team return to Ashford on the 28th June for the fifth Match.

John Clark Memorial fell Race - Chingford

Chris Rogers was again in action on the fells in the unlikely place of Chingford last Friday.

In his second year of running the race, Chrismanaged to shave off 1 min 18 secs off last year's time and come in 36th of 54. Chris says, "Being a short steep race, this type of running isn't my forte but I enjoyed the experience of running 'eyeballs out' for the entire route. In spite of being located in 'flat' Essex, the route manages to pack in 5 climbs totalling 814 feet over its 3.1 miles.

 

Conditions were hot and muggy but that meant that the beers handed out at the prize-giving at the finish line were all the more pleasant. A very friendly if short and frantic race. I'll be back again next year, and hopefully with some company from other Cambridge Harriers!!"

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