| The Southern Area Veterans Indoor Championship was mainly used by the short distance specialists as preparation for the Nationals at the same venue in a few weeks time. Hot dry conditions were, as usual at an indoor venue, the problem for this race and again judging was particularly strict as it was a championship event but both Surrey men survived. Peter Hannell unsuccessfully tried to hold the same lady as Shaun had beaten the previous day but ended with a time not far from his aspiration to win his age group. Gary Macdonald would have like to have been nearer to his clubmate but achieved a fair style on the indoor surface which is always difficult with the inevitably, sharply banked bends. |
| Men: 1. N.Sylvester (AFD 1.M50) 13 min 58.55 sec; 2. J.Hall (Bels 1.M60) 15 min 0.28 sec; 3. S.Uttley (Ilf 2. M50) 15 min 35.14 sec; 4. P.Hannell (Sy WC 1. M65) 17 min 14.07 sec; 5. D.Sharpe (Ilf 1. M55) 17 min 37.03 sec; 6. G.Macdonald (Sy WC 3. M50) 18 min 58.21 sec; 7.P.Howard (Enf 2. M65) 19 min 50.09 sec; 8. B.Hercock (Enf 1. M70) 23 min 12.90 sec. Women: 1. H.Middleton (Enf 1. W45) 16 min 41.92 sec; 2. A.Lewis (AFD 1. W60) 19 min 33.23 sec; 3. S.Barnett (Camb H 2. W60) 19 min 54.36 sec. |