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May
2007 |
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Surrey County
Veterans Championships 3km Walk
26 May 2007 |
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Clashes with other events restricted the field a little but 7 out was
not too bad for the 2007 event which was held in rather poorer
conditions than recently – but at least it wasn't too hot for this
sprint event. Having returned to racing after a spell of running Surrey
Walking Club's Heather Fenton came back strongly to win the race from
the second finisher – also a lady. Nolan Simmons found himself short of
speed training and finished around 100 metres adrift of Heather having
held on to the leader's pace for too long. David Hoben had a good race
with the incentive of getting close to Nolan and managed to finish less
than a minute adrift. Back in 7th Jack Fitzgerald – 85 early
next year – put in a creditable 27 minute effort which, to put it in
context, is well over 4 miles an hour. |
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Results: |
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1(1st W50). Heather Fenton 18 min 24.1 sec; 3(1st
M65). N.Simmons 19 min 7.9 sec; 5. D.Hoben 20 min 1.7 sec; 7(1st
M80). J.Fitzgerald 27 min 0 sec. |
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Heather was Championship best performance |
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VAC League,
Battersea Park 5 miles: 15
May 2007 |
In the latest edition of this monthly summer
fixture for both runners and racewalkers both races were a little
down in numbers for no obvious reason. If it was the heavy rain
earlier on in the day those absent missed a typically pleasant
evening in the Park. As often happens, Surrey Walking had a better
turnout than other Clubs with 5 on the line. A fast start saw
Hannell some 50 metres clear over the first mile but the group
behind were beginning to close with Chris Flint leading the charge.
Peter Crane had a good race to hold Chris in sight and leave Nolan
Simmons further behind than usual. The last mile saw the gap at the
front down to less than 50 metres but a last effort from the leader
left Chris back some 80 metres at the finish. Although a fuller
field would have given faster times those who did make the effort
were rewarded with a very pleasant but competitive race.
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Results:
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1. P.Hannell 48 min 17 sec; 2. C.Flint 48 min 56 sec;
3. P.Crane 50 min 5 sec; 5. N.Simmons 53 min 19 sec; 7. D.Hoben 58 min
22 sec. |
