England Masters Athletics Association timetable for 16th Feb Inter-area events at Lee Valley Indoor centre

By Don Hale

                      


                            England Masters Athletics Association

 

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Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Edmonton N9 0AR Sunday, 16th February 2025.

 

Provisional TIMETABLE:

Only the following spikes are allowed on the indoor track, Omnilite Ceramic Pyramid or Christmas Tree 5 or 7 mm; Steel Christmas Tree 6mm, Steel RT Compression 6mm.

 

Track timetable:


10:00:      60m hurdles M35 M50 M60.

10:30:      60m hurdles. W35 (W40 heights) W50/W60. 

11:00:    1500m W35 W50 W60 W70.

11:40: 1500m M35 M50 M60 M70.

12:20:    400m  W35 W50 W60 W70. 

12:50:    400m  M35 M50 M60 M70 

13:30: 2000m walk W35 W50 W60


13:50 Lunch break for track officials


14:10  60 W35 W50 W60 W70 

14:35:    60 M35 M50 M60 M70 

15:10: 800 W35 W50 W60 W70 

15:35:   800  M35 M50 M60 M70 

15:55: 200  W35 W50 W60 W70 

16:25 200   M35 M50 M60 M70 

17:00 2000 walk M35 M50 M60 

17:25 4 x 200 relay M35 M50 M60.

17:40 4 x 200 relay W35 W50 W60

 

Field timetable:


4 jumps/throws except HJ and PV which will be run under normal UKA rules.


F01/F02 10:30 Long Jump M35 M50

F03/F04 10:30 Pole Vault W35 W50 

F05/F06 10:30 Shot Put  W35 W50 

F07/F08 12:00 Shot Put  W60 W70 

F09/F10 12:30 Long Jump W35 W50

F11/F12 13:00 Shot Put M60 M70 

F13/F14 13:30 Pole Vault M35 M50 

F15/F1614:00 Triple Jump M35 M50

F17/F18 14:00 Shot Put M35 M50

F19-F22 15:30 High Jump Bed A W35 W50 Bed B W60 W70 

F23/F24 15:30 Long Jump M60 M70

F25/F26 16:15 Long Jump W60 W70

F27-F30 17:00 High Jump Bed A M35 M50 Bed B M60 M70 

F31/F32  17:00 Triple Jump W35 W50

 

Don Hale is a former award winning investigative journalist and now a best-selling author who has created a very popular blog post linked to numerous social media sites. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025.

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