| The combined Blackheath & Bromley HAC and Surrey Walking Club 3km
track Championships were held on this warm Wednesday evening at Norman
Park Bromley with a field (including some guests from Tonbridge) of 12
which exceeded the comparable running race. Joint member Roger Michell,
winner of both championships and headed only by guest, Liam Baldwin, was
soon away and achieved 2 minute lap pace for the first half of the race
before slowing slightly to finish only 18 seconds outside of this pace by
the finish. This was an excellent time for a sixty year-old but not too
far behind was an equally remarkable effort from a sixty year old lady,
Sandra Brown, made all the more surprising as her speciality event, at
which she is a world record holder, is 100 miles. Behind these two, Mick
Harran in 6th improved his recent times for this event comfortably pulling
away from Peter Hannell. Although in last place by 40 metres David Hoben
was not far from his best. Not surprisingly Roger Michell’s time also
won the SWC handicap with Ian Statter and Mick Harran completing the top
three. |