Vets AC 5 miles, Battersea Park, 24th June 2008
A
busy week for Surrey Walking Club with two races, both significant to
members.
The first was the usual Battersea Park Veterans 5 miles but with a
twist. Mike Bushell of BBC TV decided to make race walking one of his
“try it out” TV spots and, with a little training from ex-international
Carl Lawton of Belgrave, he gave a good account of himself in front of
the camera as a novice competitor.
The attention from the BBC made the race much bigger event with
non-veterans and a field of almost 50 for this , very welcome,
publicity. Among the field SWC was able to put out it’s usual 7
competitors although some of the names were different and the
performances almost universally good due, it is supposed, to the extra
adrenalin on this occasion. There was a tight battle between Lyn
Atterbury, who had come back from Poland especially, and Mick Harran
with Lyn coming out 5 seconds ahead
Results:
1. N.Sylvester(AFD) 38 min 59 sec; 2. P.Barnard(CasPt) 39 min 12 sec; 3.
T.Bosworth(Ton U20) 39 min 51 sec; 14. R.Brown 45 min 26 sec; 23.
L.Atterbury 48 min 15 sec; 24. M.Harran 48 min 20 sec; 28.
P.King 49 min 14 sec; 30. P.Crane 51 min 0 sec; 39. D.Hoben
55 min 38 sec; 45 K.Burnett 61 min 27 sec
Blackheath & Bromley HAC 3km Track Walk Championship
The next date saw the now traditional joint 3km track
race including championships for both Surrey Walking Club and Blackheath
& Bromley Harriers AC but open to all at Norman Park, Bromley.
This year, coincidentally, it was held the day after
the above race in Battersea Park with several doing both. The outcome
was a wide spread of times including fast 14 min 21 sec from Under 20
Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge) followed not too far behind with a personal
best from Surrey’s Stephen Crane. Ian Statter comfortably caught and
left Peter Hannell but was more pleased with son Andrew’s improved
Under13 time in the 1600 metres. Some way behind Stephen Crane was
father Peter who after a good performance at Battersea was still in fast
mode to finish not far behind Ian and Peter H.
Senior 3km
1. T.Bosworth(U20 Ton) 14 min 21.4 sec;
2. S.Crane(SWC-1st) 14 min 46.5 sec (pb); 3. L.Baldwin(U17
Ton) 15 min 27.7 sec; 4. I.Statter
(SWC) 17 min 23.9 sec; 5. P.Hannel(
SWC/BBH 1st) 17 min 30.6 sec; 6. P.Crane
(SWC) 17 min 57.1 sec; 7. A.Pickering(BBH) 19 min 14.5
sec; 8. B.Parsons(U15 Ton) 20 min 24.4 sec; 9. D.Hoben
(SWC/BBH) 20 min 4.6 sec; 10. B.Imber
(SWC) 22 min 48.1 sec.
Under 13 Boys 1.6km
1.A.Statter
(SWC) 10 min 49 sec.
Under 15 Girls 2km
1.V.Munt(BBH) 12 min 51 sec (pb).
Peter Hannell
26/6/2008
