Hot and sunny but medal success plus PBs for Welsh Masters athletes at the BMAF champs.

  

 *Top veteran sprinter Juliet Sidney (*above left) with colleagues at Derby.

Hot, sunny and medal success, plus PBs for WMAL members at the BMAF track and field championships.

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

 

It was very hot and sunny for a host of Welsh Masters Athletes at the British Masters Athletics track and field championships held at the Moorways Stadium, at Derby, last weekend, with many competitors winning gold medals and recording some great new PBs.

One of the top female veteran sprinters Juliet Sidney, from WMAL, won two gold medals and set a new 200m PB beating her previous performance from several years ago.

And North Wales athletes Steve Gardner, and his master vet father Dave Gardner hit top form again, like many others, and just a week after their amazing exploits at Yate for the WMAL champs, with both recording some amazing new PBs.

Juliet Sidney confirmed today: “What a weekend at the British Masters Championships, with two golds and a 200 pb. Been waiting for that for seven years and now officially faster than my 49-year-old self at 56 not too shabby. 

“Great races and great bunch of girls to race against. Setting things up nicely for World championships in Gothenburg. Big thanks to @elite82high Eric Oram and also Helen James.

“The biggest thanks must go to Neil Sidney for putting up with me and all his support. Team-mates smashed it too. Was such a fun weekend meeting up with my athletics family. Rest day today and back to training tomorrow.”

*Juliet Sidney (*above left) celebrated with two gold medals on Victory Road, and (*right), super-master vet Dave Gardner won a silver medal despite a PB.

And Steve Gardner added: “Just a quick note to inform you of my dad’s and my own performances over the weekend.In hot, sunny, and still conditions which didn't suit the throwers, many competitors were disappointed with the distances they threw.

“However, dad threw a distance of 16.44m to finish in 2nd place in the MV80 age group. I competed in the 800m MV60 which consisted of two races. I ran in race 1, finishing 1st with a new PB time of 2.22.44, beating my previous best time of 2.27.48. The second race was a faster race so overall I finished in 7th place out of 15 MV60 competitors.” 

*Pictured above (*left), veteran Steve Gardner, with his dad Dave Gardner on the podium at the BMAF champs at Derby last weekend.

*If anyone else has any reports about their success at the WMAL champs at Yate or at last weekend's BMAF championships at Derby please let me know.