Steve Peters, Clare Elms, Mark Symes and Irie Hill among the many winners in Derby
British masters athletes have been in record-breaking type at Derby on a usually scorching and properly attended and properly organised championships on July 26-28.
Britain’s finest ever masters sprinter Stephen Peters smashed the UK M70 document at 200m in his first assembly since profitable the dash double within the European Masters in Pescara final September.
Nonetheless the holder of seven UK outside masters data at 100m, 200m and 400m between the M45 and M70 age group, he added yet another when his 26.03 took virtually half a second off Glyn Sutton’s 26.47 from 2015.
Peters, the famend sports activities psychologist and creator of the Chimp Paradox, additionally received the 100m in 13.15 right into a headwind on the Saturday (0.19 down on his personal UK document) earlier than having fun with higher circumstances on the Sunday. He subsequent competes within the upcoming World Masters Championships in Gothenburg.
Mark Symes, himself a former world champion within the M45 and M50 age group being sidelined by a stroke, is now within the M55 age group and within the 1500m he ran a gentle tempo by way of the primary two laps in round 70 seconds earlier than kicking sooner and sooner and his 4:17.74 improved on Man Bracken’s outside mark of 4:19.35 from 2019.
Symes additionally received the 800m in 2:07.22 in comparison with Reg Phipps’ 25 year-old document of two:04.9.
On the Wednesday, Symes ran a mile at Guildford and his 4:36.10 once more bettered one in all Bracken’s UK marks (4:36.7 in 2017) and got here near the M55 world document of 4:35.10 by Andrew Bateman of Australia in 2010.
Mark Symes
Former European champion Andrew Ridley entered the M60 ranks just a few days earlier than his races right here after working sooner than the M60 world mile document the week earlier than hitting the age group.
In Derby he tried front-running and his 1500m noticed a quick begin however he simply light barely on the final lap and his 4:32.32 fell simply wanting Dave Clarke’s 4:30.82. Clarke was third right here.
He additionally received the 400m in 59.24 earlier than then working a extra tactical however fast race within the 800m.
There, the indoor record-setter Rob McHarg set a quick tempo with world indoor champion Clarke and Ridley holding on. Within the straight, Ridley kicked arduous and his 2:11.22 took Bob Minting’s 2:11.3 off of the books. McHarg (2:12.47) and Clarke (2:12.84) accomplished most likely one of the best podium efficiency of the weekend.
Andrew Ridley
On Wednesday just a few days after the championships on the identical assembly as Symes ran in Guildford, Ridley set a world M60 mile mark of 4:41.81, enhancing the mark of Sweden’s Hakan Eriksson (4:47.69) by virtually six seconds. It took an astonishing 14 seconds off of Dave Wilcock’s British document set 10 years in the past.
Moira West is new to the W75 ranks this summer time and it was clear data have been going to be set as she bettered the listed UK marks in smaller conferences.
Right here her dash double of 15.84 and 33.30 revised the 17.81 and 35.98 British marks.
Irie Hill (Gary Mitchell)
Commonwealth Video games vaulter Irie Hill has been Britain’s most profitable masters pole vault and in profitable the World Masters indoor title in Torun she set a W55 world document of three.30m. Right here she solely cleared 3.00m however that was nonetheless a British outside mark and improved Sue Yeomans’ mark.
Yeomans herself equalled her W70 mark with a 2.30m leap.
Whereas many of the record-breakers have been properly established stars, M75 David Cundy’s 2000m steeplechase mark was not anticipated.
Successfully only a parkrunner till lower than only a yr in the past, his first ever steeplechase noticed a clocking of 8:57.99 in comparison with Peter Giles’ 9:27.14. He additionally received the 1500m in 5:42.76.
London Marathon ever-present Chris Finill received the M65 steeplechase title in 8:08.18.
Clare Elms (Gary Mitchell)
Within the mixed W55-W65 1500m, simply received by current W60 world record-setter Clare Elms within the first observe race of the championships, the primary W65 Karen Brooks adopted her house in 5:30.54.
Brooks thought she had missed the document as Nancy Hitchmough had run a 5:30.0 however that was by no means ratified and the official mark was Angela Copson’s 5:30.7 from 2012.
Brooks additionally got here shut within the W65 800m the place she received in 2:43.30, simply over a second down on the UK mark.
Elms additionally fell a second quick in a separate W55 and W60 800m the place she received by 15 seconds in 2:32.15 in a time faster than the W45s ran. It was her seventieth nationwide, European or world gold medal.
Kathleen Stewart received W80 triple gold at 100m (19.71), 200m (40.89) and 400m (98.43) and her instances shall be vital British data if she will be able to replicate when she turns 85 subsequent month.
Others to achieve spectacular doubles have been male sprinters M35 Nicholas Atwell (11.22/22.52), M45 Alan Robertson (11.77/23.53) M50 Mike Coogan (11.64/23.68), M55 Darren Scott (11.87/23.49) and M80 Allan Lengthy (15.63/34.32).
Ladies doubles got here from W40 Lisa Boland (12.99/25.65), W55 Juliet Sidney (14.05/28.69) and W70 Georgina Smith (16.90/34.90).
Jan Ellacott received W60 titles over 200m (29.80) and 400m (68.65).
W65 Nicola Buckwell received over 100m (16.53), 200m (34.45) and the hurdles (17.55) whereas Sarah Roberts took W70 titles over 400m (80.79), 800m (2:59.26) and 1500m (5:58.81).
Different center distance doubles went the best way of M45 Edmund Adigwe (2:01.88/4:21.45) and W50 Sarah Davies (2:28.48/5:05.06).
Within the subject, Neil Barton gained a protracted and triple gold at M40 with 6.21m and 12.82m.
Paula Williams gained a W50 hurdles, shot and javelin triple and her 13.26m shot was simply outdoors her British mark of 13.30m.
Evaun Williams, who dominates the extra senior feminine age teams in world in addition to British phrases, was a category aside within the W85 shot (8.48m), discus (20.42m), hammer (25.12m) and javelin (22.02) and she or he got here moderately near her British and world data within the shot and hammer.
Evaun Williams (Gary Mitchell)
Kevin Murch received the M65 javelin with a 48.67m throw although John Moreland beat him within the discus courtesy of a 47.20m throw.
In a prime class M35 800m, European Masters Indoor runner-up Paul Wright received in 1:55.14 forward of 1500m champion Matthew Revier who set a PB of 1:55.76.
Ian Richards (Gary Mitchell)
The one Olympian to strike gold was Ian Richards, who completed eleventh within the 50km stroll in Moscow in 1980, and he received the M75 3000m stroll in 17:55.19 ending second general.
European champion Richards was not the one Olympic competitor although.
Keri Lees completed third within the W50 200m in 28.34 behind Sarah Loades (27.14) and Yvette Henry (27.51).
Keri Lees (far left), Sarah Hundreds (712), Yvette Henry (704) (Gary Mitchell)
She is healthier identified below her maiden title Keri Maddox the place she received the European junior title over 100m hurdles in 1990 and the British 400m hurdles title in 2000 a yr she ran within the Olympics. She has returned to competitors this yr after a protracted break.
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