Don Hale Blog

*Gold medal winners - father and son - Dave and Steve Gardner. Another golden haul of championship track & field medals for father and son at North Wales event. Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   Father and son veteran athletes Dave and Steve Gardner added a further two gold medals each to their impressive collection, following some excellent performances at the North Wales Track & Field Championships held last weekend at the Treborth Track near Bangor. Super vet  Dave Gardner  improved on his previous efforts in his VM85 age category and may have set potentially new Welsh Masters Athletics records in both the shot and javelin events, whilst his son  Steve Gardner,  also enjoyed tremendous success and struck gold as an MV60 runner in the 400m and 800m races. After their events, Steve confirmed:  “ My Dad and I competed in the NW track meeting yesterday in lovely sunny conditions with little wind, coming home with two gold m...

     *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...