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 Gold for Achurch as Jackson lowers British 10km race walk record http://www.athletics-leics.com/race_walking.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b9768a765f73697184980.jpg" alt="Gold for Achurch as Jackson lowers British 10km race walk record" /></p><h3>Wednesday 10th March 2010</h3> <p>EMMA Achurch claimed a superb age-group gold medal success for Leicestershire & Rutland at the 2010 Inter-Counties/Molly Barnett Championships as Beijing Olympian Johanna Jackson smashed her own British 10km record at Warwick University on Saturday (March 6th).</p> <p>Achurch from the Leicester Walking Club won the Under-15 Girl’s 3km race crossing the line in a time of 16mins 52secs, breaking the 17 minute barrier for the first time in her blossoming career.</p> <p>British number one Johanna Jackson (Middlesbrough & Cleveland Harriers) sliced one-minute off her own United Kingdom record to win the senior women’s 10km race as the 25-year-old recorded a lifetime best of a 43:52 improving her previous mark from 2008, as she warmed-up for her 20km title defence at the European Race Walking Grand Prix in Lugano, Italy, next weekend.</p> <p>Jasmine Nicholls representing Leicestershire finished fifth in the Under-17 5km race in a time of 28:12.</p> <p>In the senior men's 10k race won by Brendan Boyce (Warwickshire) with a time of 41:50, the Leicestershire team were led by Thomas Taylor with a top-ten finish in 7th place (45:20), followed by Chris Berwick (23rd in 57:39), Colin Vesty (29th in 61:07) and Paul Hayden (33rd in 64:00).</p> <p>In the women's 5k race, Sarah Lightman finished in 32:24 and Sue Rey was 12th in 35:58.</p> <p><h4>Full results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.racewalkuk.com/Results.aspwww.racewalkuk.com/Results.asp" rel="popup">www.racewalkuk.com/Results.aspwww.racewalkuk.com/Results.asp</a></h4> </p> Race Walking #22589 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Physical Preparation for Road Running Clubs Coaches, Leaders & Athletes to be staged in Leicester http://www.athletics-leics.com/news.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b976e46f20c3544529851.jpg" alt="Physical Preparation for Road Running Clubs Coaches, Leaders & Athletes to be staged in Leicester" /></p><h3>Wednesday 10th March 2010</h3> <p>A Physical Preparation for Road Running Clubs workshop will be held on Wednesday 14th April at the Saffron Lane Sports Centre, Leicester.</p> <p>Led by certified strength and conditioning specialist Pete McKnight, it will be a general workshop on physical preparation in the club environment.</p> <p>This will be a general workshop on physical preparation in the club environment The workshop will focus on conditioning for senior club athletes in the road running club environment and he will give helpful advice on how to carry out conditioning exercises whilst at your training venue or at home with limited or no equipment. <br /> <strong>Subjects to be covered:</strong><br />  Warm-up and drills <br />  General conditioning (using limited equipment) <br />  Core work<br />  Importance of planning and progressing <br />  Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)</p> <p>The workshop is free of charge & available to all coaches, group leaders & interested athletes.</p> <p><h4>For more information or to book on either workshop please contact Helen Pearce 07968 498705 or <a href="mailto:hpearce@englandathletics.org">hpearce@englandathletics.org</a></h4> </p> News Page #22590 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Live television coverage of the Doha World Indoor Championships http://www.athletics-leics.com/news.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b962f4dab7b8089849501.png" alt="Live television coverage of the Doha World Indoor Championships" /></p><h3>Tuesday 9th March 2010</h3> <p>LIVE coverage of the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships that take place this weekend (12th-14th March) in Doha, Qatar, is only available on the internet or via pay-for-view on ESPN via satellite or cable.</p> <p>The Daily Telegraph via their web-site are providing free live streaming of the event – however, there will be no live television coverage available on the BBC or British Eurosport, but there will be live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live.</p> <p><h4>Live coverage on the internet via the Daily Telegraph is available on the following link: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/7316597/Watch-live-athletics-World-Indoor-Athletics-Championships.html" rel="popup">www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/7316597/Watch-live-athletics-World-Indoor-Athletics-Championships.html</a></h4> </p> News Page #22586 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Idowu pulls out of Doha World Championships http://www.athletics-leics.com/news.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b957238be456926851787.jpg" alt="Idowu pulls out of Doha World Championships" /></p><h3>Tuesday 9th March 2010</h3> <p>GREAT Britain's Phillips Idowu has pulled out of defending his triple jump title at next weekend's IAAF World Indoor championships in Doha after the birth of his second child.</p> <p>Idowu, the reigning outdoor world champion, said the late birth of his son had disrupted his training and he will now concentrate on the European Championships in Barcelona in late July.</p> <p>He said that, after talking to his coach, he decided he was not prepared to perform at his best for his country.</p> News Page #22583 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Runaway success as Lee and Mensley win Stilton 7 http://www.athletics-leics.com/running.html <h3>Tuesday 9th March 2010</h3> <p>GORDON Lee (Coritanians) and Clare Mensley (Charnwood) were the individual winners of the latest round of the LRRL 2010 with quality victories over the challenging Stilton 7 mile course on Sunday (7th March).</p> <p>With the previous fixture at Kibworth postponed due to heavy snow Birmingham University student Clare Mensley, a squad member of Charnwood’s outstanding women’s national relay champions, having finished runner-up to league leader Nicola Clay (Stilton) at the opening two races finally secured victory in fine style as the 21-yera-old completed the win by a margin of thirty seconds crossing the line in Asfordby in a lifetime of 41mins 54secs.</p> <p>Clay finished runner-up in 42:24 to maintain her advantage in the league standings with British Masters international Nicki Nealon, winner of the Derby Runner Cross Country League campaign, securing third in 42:58.</p> <p>In the absence of league leader Tim Hartley (Barrow) the men's race also witnessed a virtual gun-to-tape victory as Gordon Lee completed his second consecutive race win clocking a time of 36:50, as with Mensley the 42-year-old completed victory by almost half-a-minute finishing ahead of former champion Alistair Watson (Hermitage) with Phil Chritchlow (Beaumont) third in 38:05.<br /> <strong>Full Results (Mixed):</strong><br /> 36:50-1-M-V40-44-VET-GORDON-LEE-L CORT-37:19-2-M-Senior-SEN-ALASTAIR-WATSON-HERMITAGE-38:05-3-M-V40-44-VET-PHILIP-CHRITCHLOW-BEAUMONT-38:33-4-M-Senior-SEN-CONNOR-MURPHY-L TRI-38:55-5-M-V40-44-VET-GARETH-DEACON-L CORT-39:23-6-M-Senior-SEN-BEN-LACEY-CHARNWOOD AC-39:43-7-M-Senior-SEN-STUART-SPENCER-BARROW-39:45-8-M-Senior-SEN-EMANUELE-SCHIAVON-WEST END-40:04-9-M-V40-44-VET-ALEX-WEBSTER-WEST END-40:10-10-M-Senior-SEN-IAN-MURDEY-BEAUMONT-40:26-11-M-V45-49-VET-DEREK-GUESS-L CORT-40:34-12-M-V40-44-VET-SIMON-COTTON-L CORT-40:46-13-M-Senior-SEN-MARTIN-MAKIN-CHARNWOOD AC-40:49-14-M-Senior-SEN-DUNCAN-SHEA-SIMMONDS-L TRI-40:58-15-M-V40-44-VET-RICHARD-BETTSWORTH-WREAKE-40:59-16-M-Senior-SEN-BRIAN-STOUT-IVANHOE-41:03-17-M-V40-44-VET-BRUNO-NIKOLOFF-WREAKE-41:12-18-M-V45-49-VET-MIKE-MUNDAY-ROADHOGGS-41:14-19-M-Senior-SEN-CHRISTIAN-DAVIDSON-STILTON-41:18-20-M-V40-44-VET-MARK-CHAMBERLAIN-ROADHOGGS-41:19-21-M-V40-44-VET-GRAHAM-FENTON-HUNCOTE-41:21-22-M-V40-44-VET-SHAUN-COULTON-HERMITAGE-41:30-23-M-Senior-SEN-PAUL-GREGORY-HERMITAGE-41:34-24-M-V45-49-VET-GLENN-NORTH-CHARNWOOD AC-41:36-25-M-Senior-SEN-ALISTAIR-RICHARDS-DESFORD-41:39-26-M-Senior-SEN-NICK-COBLEY-ROADHOGGS-41:52-27-M-V40-44-VET-CHRIS-MANNING-WIGSTON PHOENIX-41:54-28-F-Senior-SEN-CLARE-MENSLEY-CHARNWOOD AC-42:01-29-M-V45-49-VET-ANDREW-HOUGH-IVANHOE-42:08-30-M-V40-44-VET-RICHARD-BILLINGTON-DESFORD-42:11-31-M-Senior-SEN-DARREN-GLOVER-STILTON-42:17-32-M-Senior-SEN-STACEY-VOSS-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-42:24-33-F-Senior-SEN-NICOLA-CLAY-STILTON-42:26-34-M-Senior-SEN-DAVID-BATTERSBY-BARROW-42:29-35-M-V45-49-VET-IAN-PARAMORE-BARROW-42:33-36-M-Senior-SEN-CHRIS-BROWN-BARROW-42:43-37-M-Senior-SEN-CARL-VOISEY-L CORT-42:54-38-M-V40-44-VET-ERIC-CARTER-HUNCOTE-42:58-39-F-V40-44-VET-NICKI-NEALON-HUNCOTE-42:59-40-M-Senior-SEN-STEVE-HOLLINGSWORTH-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-42:59-41-M-Senior-SEN-MARVIN-RYAN-HUNCOTE-43:03-42-M-V40-44-VET-NOEL-HOULIHAN-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-43:04-43-M-Senior-SEN-JAMIE-STRANGE-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-43:09-44-M-V40-44-VET-MICHAEL-KINGSBURY-CHARNWOOD AC-43:11-45-M-Senior-SEN-ANDY-SIMPSON-BARROW-43:12-46-F-Senior-SEN-CATHERINE-DRAPER-BARROW-43:13-47-M-Senior-SEN-MARTIN-BOOTH-SHEPSHED43:17-48-M-V45-49-VET-ALISTAIR-CHAMBERS-IVANHOE-43:24-49-M-V45-49-VET-ANDY-HART-L CORT-43:25-50-M-Senior-SEN-SAM-KYTE-L TRI-43:30-51-M-Senior-SEN-RAHIM-MADARBUX-BEAUMONT-43:34-52-M-V50-54-VET-GRAEME-SLIGHT-HUNCOTE-43:38-53-M-V40-44-VET-CHRIS-RAMSELL-IVANHOE-43:42-54-M-V45-49-VET-DUNCAN-CAMPBELL-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-43:49-55-M-Senior-SEN-MARK-CROFTS-CHARNWOOD AC-43:50-56-M-Senior-SEN-ASHLEY-SABIN-L CORT-43:52-57-M-Senior-SEN-ROB-NURSE-WIGSTON PHOENIX-44:00-58-F-Senior-SEN-NICOLA-RODER-L TRI-44:09-59-M-V45-49-VET-CRAIG-SABIN-L CORT-44:11-60-M-V50-54-VET-GEOFF-NEWILL-BARROW-44:25-61-M-V40-44-VET-CHRIS-TALBOT-HUNCOTE-44:26-62-M-Senior-SEN-ADAM-BROOKS-HARBOROUGH-44:28-63-M-Senior-SEN-DANIEL-ANDERSON-BEAUMONT-44:29-64-M-V50-54-VET-RICHARD-BUFTON-HARBOROUGH-44:33-65-M-Senior-SEN-SIMONE-MAGGS-STILTON-44:40-66-M-V45-49-VET-MARK-STOCK-SHEPSHED-44:44-67-M-Senior-SEN-NICK-REES-CHARNWOOD AC-44:46-68-M-Senior-SEN-JOSH-SLINGSBY-WREAKE-44:47-69-M-V45-49-VET-STEVE-SAYERS-BEAUMONT-44:53-70-M-Senior-SEN-DARREN-WESTON-HERMITAGE-44:56-71-M-Senior-SEN-GREG-WEBB-WREAKE-44:57-72-F-Senior-SEN-LAURA-JOHNSON-CHARNWOOD AC-44:58-73-M-Senior-SEN-RUSSELL-LEWIN-BARROW-44:59-74-M-Senior-SEN-JASON-BROTHERHOOD-HINCKLEY-44:59-75-M-V40-44-VET-ADY-KING-HARBOROUGH-45:18-76-F-Senior-SEN-EMILY-AULT-BARROW-45:19-77-M-V40-44-VET-JIM-KETTERINGHAM-WREAKE-45:24-78-M-V40-44-VET-MARK-BRADFORD-HERMITAGE-45:27-79-M-Senior-SEN-DUNCAN-TOON-L TRI-45:33-80-M-V40-44-VET-PATRICK-McNEIGHT-STILTON-45:42-81-M-V45-49-VET-ANDREW-BUCK-HERMITAGE-45:49-82-M-Senior-SEN-BRETT-MELHUISH-HUNCOTE-45:49-83-M-Senior-SEN-JASON-TOMKINS-HUNCOTE-45:59-84-M-V45-49-VET-MIKE-AYLWIN-WHETSTONE-46:02-85-M-V40-44-VET-STEVEN-POWELL-BIRSTALL-46:03-86-F-Senior-SEN-AMBER-SIAN-MAGEE-CHARNWOOD AC-46:16-87-M-Senior-SEN-OWEN-JOHNS-LEICESTER UNI-46:18-88-M-V40-44-VET-ROB-GREGORY-WIGSTON PHOENIX-46:28-89-M-V50-54-VET-MARK-JELLEY-WREAKE-46:36-90-M-Senior-SEN-SAM-MORTON-LEICESTER UNI-46:40-91-M-V40-44-VET-IAN-PARKER-BEAUMONT-46:42-92-M-V55-59-VET-ALAN-WHITE-HINCKLEY-46:53-93-M-V50-54-VET-KEITH-CHAMBERS-HUNCOTE-46:57-94-F-Senior-SEN-JOANNE-ROBINSON-BARROW-46:59-95-M-V40-44-VET-GARRY-POSTLE-STILTON-47:01-96-M-V40-44-VET-ANDY-FOSTER-L TRI-47:02-97-M-Senior-SEN-CARL-BARTLAM-BEAUMONT-47:04-98-M-V45-49-VET-JERRY-WILKES-ROADHOGGS-47:05-99-M-V45-49-VET-NIGEL-BASSNETT-HINCKLEY-47:06-100-M-Senior-SEN-CHRIS-PERRY-BARROW-47:07-101-M-V45-49-VET-MARTIN-YEOMANS-IVANHOE-47:08-102-M-V45-49-VET-DAVID-MORSE-IVANHOE-47:09-103-F-Senior-SEN-JOANNA-TOON-L TRI-47:10-104-M-Senior-SEN-CHRIS-DAWKINS-BARROW-47:11-105-M-V45-49-VET-CRAIG-BAKER-WIGSTON PHOENIX-47:13-106-M-Senior-SEN-MATTHEW-DRIVER-HARBOROUGH-47:17-107-M-Senior-SEN-ASHLEY-PAYNE-HUNCOTE-47:20-108-M-V50-54-VET-NICK-DILKES-WREAKE-47:30-109-M-Senior-SEN-NEIL-ACKLAND-DESFORD-47:33-110-M-V50-54-VET-DAVID-WHEELER-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-47:36-111-M-V45-49-VET-JOHN-CARNEGIE-HUNCOTE-47:40-112-M-V50-54-VET-MIKE-SHELDON-BARROW-47:42-113-M-Senior-SEN-MATTHEW-DUMELOW-HERMITAGE-47:45-114-M-V45-49-VET-MIKE-TURNER-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-47:49-115-M-V40-44-VET-JOHN-MAYMAN-SOUTH DERBY-47:54-116-M-V55-59-VET-LES-CHESTERTON-WIGSTON PHOENIX-47:59-117-F-Senior-SEN-JEANETTE-FOSTER-L TRI-48:03-118-M-V40-44-VET-ALLAN-BIRCH-IVANHOE-48:07-119-M-Senior-SEN-LUDOVIC-RENOU-ROADHOGGS-48:07-120-M-V45-49-VET-DUNCAN-DICKIE-CHARNWOOD AC-48:09-121-M-V45-49-VET-MICHAEL-STIFF-WIGSTON PHOENIX-48:10-122-M-V45-49-VET-ANDREW-COLE-DESFORD-48:12-123-F-Senior-VET-MICHELLE-HOOTON-CHARNWOOD AC-48:19-124-F-Senior-SEN-CLAIRE-QUIGLEY-HUNCOTE-48:28-125-F-V40-44-VET-MARY-HALL-NUNEATON-48:31-126-M-V50-54-VET-DALE-JENKINS-ROADHOGGS-48:34-127-M-V40-44-VET-DAVID-ALLFORD-IVANHOE-48:37-128-M-V45-49-VET-STEVE-LEAFE-SOUTH DERBY-48:46-129-M-V60-64-VET-MICHAEL-JELLEY-WREAKE-48:49-130-M-V50-54-VET-CHRIS-GUNSTONE-SOUTH DERBY-48:54-131-F-V40-44-VET-KATE-RAMSEY-BARROW-48:56-132-M-V40-44-VET-SHAWN-WILEBORE-HINCKLEY-49:04-133-F-V45-49-VET-KATRINA-KEMP-BIRSTALL-49:11-134-M-V45-49-VET-IVAN-ARKINSTALL-IVANHOE-49:24-135-M-Senior-SEN-MARK-KING-L TRI-49:28-137-F-V45-49-VET-MONIQUE-RAAIJMAKERS-BARROW-49:28-138-M-Senior-SEN-DUNCAN-FOLEY-HUNCOTE-49:29-139-M-Senior-SEN-DARREN-BESWICK-BARROW-49:31-140-M-V50-54-VET-DUNCAN-PERCY-DESFORD-49:33-141-M-V40-44-VET-CLIVE-JONES-WIGSTON PHOENIX-49:36-142-F-Senior-SEN-KATE-DORMER-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-49:39-143-M-V60-64-VET-TERRY-CHALLONER-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-49:46-144-M-V55-59-VET-MALCOLM-HARRIS-BARROW-49:47-145-M-V45-49-VET-DAVID-LODWICK-ROADHOGGS-49:50-146-M-V60-64-VET-RAY-UDALL-SOUTH DERBY-49:53-147-M-Senior-SEN-WAYNE-HACKETT-STILTON-49:57-148-M-V60-64-VET-ANDREW-JEYES-IVANHOE-50:00-149-F-Senior-SEN-CLARE-SHEA-SIMMONDS-L TRI-50:07-150-M-V45-49-VET-ANDREW-WILFORD-HUNCOTE-50:13-151-M-V45-49-VET-GRAEME-ROLFE-HARBOROUGH-50:16-152-M-V40-44-VET-TOM-BURBIDGE-BIRSTALL-50:19-153-M-V50-54-VET-JOHN-MEACHEM-BIRSTALL-50:21-154-M-Senior-SEN-ROSS-MacGREGOR-BARROW-50:23-155-M-V40-44-VET-TOM-HINDS-HERMITAGE-50:28-156-M-V40-44-VET-MICHAEL-WALTON-HUNCOTE-50:34-157-M-Senior-SEN-DAVID -FORREST-LEICESTER UNI-50:39-158-M-V45-49-VET-PHILIP-CASWELL-WEST END-50:46-159-M-V50-54-VET-NIGEL-HILLIER-BARROW-50:53-160-M-V55-59-VET-JULIAN-HOWE-L TRI-50:54-161-M-V50-54-VET-MARTIN-HUGHES-HARBOROUGH-50:58-162-M-Senior-SEN-DEAN-TONKS-BARROW-51:09-163-M-V45-49-VET-BAZ-BARRETT-ROADHOGGS-51:13-164-M-V40-44-VET-MICHAEL-TANSEY-HUNCOTE-51:15-165-M-V55-59-VET-STEPHEN-COLTMAN-CHARNWOOD AC-51:16-166-M-Senior-SEN-RICHARD-GRAY-STILTON-51:20-167-M-V45-49-VET-JEFF-WICKHAM-HUNCOTE-51:21-168-M-Senior-SEN-MARK-BUSH-WREAKE-51:27-169-M-V50-54-VET-DAVID-PHILLIPSON-BARROW-51:29-170-M-Senior-SEN-CHRIS-MINTO-DESFORD-51:30-171-M-V45-49-VET-STEVE-HATCHER-HINCKLEY-51:37-172-M-Senior-SEN-JAMES-SNUTCH-BIRSTALL-51:40-173-M-V55-59-VET-DAVID-SMITH-HINCKLEY-51:41-174-M-V50-54-VET-DAVID-HESKETH-BIRSTALL-51:43-175-M-Senior-SEN-NEIL-SMITH-HINCKLEY-51:44-176-M-V40-44-VET-PAUL-NEALON-HUNCOTE-51:48-177-M-Senior-SEN-JAKE-SMITH-SHEPSHED-51:54-178-F-Senior-SEN-ADDIE-ROSE-SHEPSHED-51:59-179-M-V60-64-VET-MICK-HORNER-BARROW-52:01-180-F-V40-44-VET-VICKI-LOWE-STILTON-52:05-181-M-Senior-SEN-SIMON-JONES-HUNCOTE-52:06-182-M-V45-49-VET-JOHN-O'SULLIVAN-HUNCOTE-52:09-183-F-V50-54-VET-ANN-HILLIER-BARROW-52:11-184-M-V55-59-VET-MICK-DAVIS-SHEPSHED-52:11-185-F-V45-49-VET-GILL-EVANS-SHEPSHED-52:16-186-M-V60-64-VET-MICK-BALLARD-BARROW-52:18-187-M-V55-59-VET-ROGER-MOON-BEAUMONT-52:20-188-M-V45-49-VET-JERRY-COOK-SHEPSHED-52:21-189-F-Senior-SEN-KAT-LOVELOCK-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-52:22-190-F-Senior-SEN-JOANNE-MATHEWS-HERMITAGE-52:23-191-M-V55-59-VET-DAVID-WILMOT-WIGSTON PHOENIX-52:25-192-F-Senior-SEN-REBECCA-BROMWICH-ROADHOGGS-52:26-193-M-V40-44-VET-NYE-CRANAGE-CHARNWOOD AC-52:30-194-F-Senior-SEN-HELEN-NEWBERY-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-52:31-195-F-V60-64-VET-LESLEY-GRIFFIN-BIRSTALL-52:32-196-F-V45-49-VET-HEATHER-NORTH-CHARNWOOD AC-52:34-197-F-Senior-SEN-VICKY-SNOOK-SHEPSHED-52:40-198-M-Senior-SEN-SIMON-HAMMONDS-HERMITAGE-52:48-199-M-V50-54-VET-MARK-SADLER-BARROW-52:50-200-M-V50-54-VET-PAUL-EDGSON-BEAUMONT-52:57-201-M-V55-59-VET-RON-WALTON-WIGSTON PHOENIX-53:02-202-M-V60-64-VET-MARTIN-CHAMBERLAIN-WEST END-53:05-203-M-Senior-VET-STUART-ANDREWS-HINCKLEY-53:09-204-M-Senior-SEN-SPENCER-LYON-WREAKE-53:14-205-M-V40-44-VET-MICHAEL-BRIGHTY-STILTON-53:18-206-M-V45-49-VET-ADRIAN-WHALLEY-HINCKLEY-53:19-207-M-V55-59-VET-PAUL-HOLMES-HERMITAGE-53:21-208-M-V45-49-VET-PAUL-PEARCE-L TRI-53:22-209-M-Senior-SEN-RICHARD-EVANS-CHARNWOOD TRI-53:23-210-F-V45-49-VET-JULIA-DICKIE-CHARNWOOD AC-53:24-211-F-V40-44-VET-TANIA-BRANDON-WIGSTON PHOENIX-53:25-212-M-V45-49-VET-TIM-LYON-BIRSTALL-53:30-213-F-Senior-SEN-CLAIRE-BEACH-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-53:33-214-M-V55-59-VET-STEVE-TEMPEST-SOUTH DERBY-53:36-215-M-Senior-SEN-BEN-LEITCH-WHETSTONE-53:39-216-F-Senior-SEN-LAURA JANE-OWEN-WHETSTONE-53:44-217-M-Senior-SEN-LEE-BARBER-DESFORD-53:46-218-M-V50-54-VET-CLIVE-WRIGHT-STILTON-53:54-219-M-V45-49-VET-ROY-RUSSELL-HINCKLEY-53:58-220-M-V50-54-VET-JAMIE-DAVIES-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-54:02-221-M-V40-44-VET-JAMIE-LEAKE-WREAKE-54:07-222-F-V40-44-VET-GILL-McGARRY-HINCKLEY-54:13-223-M-Senior-SEN-STEVE-CHERRY-BIRSTALL-54:21-224-M-V45-49-VET-NICK-CUTTS-BIRSTALL-54:24-225-M-V50-54-VET-RICHARD-THOMAS-HUNCOTE-54:31-226-F-V45-49-VET-CAROLYN-OSBORNE-IVANHOE-54:33-227-F-Senior-SEN-ABIGAIL-ARNOTT-STILTON-54:39-228-M-V50-54-VET-DAVID-SNUTCH-BIRSTALL-54:55-229-F-Senior-SEN-HELEN-WIDDOWSON-STILTON-54:56-230-M-V40-44-VET-DEAN-KELLEHER-HERMITAGE-54:58-231-M-Senior-SEN-DEV-PATEL-HINCKLEY-55:02-232-M-V45-49-VET-HITESH-PANDYA-ROADHOGGS-55:04-233-F-V50-54-VET-BERNADETTE-OWEN-FLECKNEY & KIBWORTH-55:06-234-M-V40-44-VET-BRIAN-BORROWS-L TRI-55:13-235-M-Senior-SEN-MATTHEW-CUMBERLAND-BARROW-55:14-236-M-V50-54-VET-ROGER-MORTIMER-BARROW-55:15-237-M-V60-64-VET-JOHN-HARTSHORN-CHARNWOOD TRI-55:17-238-F-Senior-SEN-CAITLIN-LLOYD-LEICESTER UNI-55:25-239-M-Senior-SEN-KEN-HUDDART-BARROW-55:37-240-F-Senior-SEN-HANNAH-ROBERTS-CHARNWOOD AC-55:38-241-F-V55-59-VET-SARAH-HARGREAVES-WEST END-55:41-242-M-V55-59-VET-KEITH-DAKIN-ROADHOGGS-55:43-243-M-V45-49-VET-JOHN-BRENNAN-BIRSTALL-55:44-244-F-V50-54-VET-BEV-PARRY-HUNCOTE-55:48-245-M-V55-59-VET-JIM-MORRISON-CHARNWOOD AC-55:51-246-F-V45-49-VET-LIZ-GOODBOURN-WREAKE-56:01-247-M-V60-64-VET-BILL-PHILLIPS-BARROW-56:04-248-F-Senior-SEN-BRIDIE-D'ARCY-BARROW-56:05-249-M-V40-44-VET-KEVAN-NAYLOR-BARROW-56:06-250-M-V40-44-VET-PAUL-SYMONS-WHETSTONE-56:08-251-F-V40-44-VET-LINDA-BILLINGTON-BIRSTALL-56:08-252-M-V50-54-VET-IAN-BLACK-BIRSTALL-56:14-253-M-V45-49-VET-JOHN-SALAMANCA-WEST END-56:22-254-F-Senior-SEN-AMANDA-BRADBURY-IVANHOE-56:33-255-F-V45-49-VET-SUSAN-GARDNER-HUNCOTE-56:41-256-M-V45-49-VET-MARK-GOODRICH-DESFORD-56:44-257-M-V45-49-VET-IAN-CRAIG-BARROW-56:56-258-F-Senior-SEN-TERESA-TALBOTT-IVANHOE-56:59-259-F-V40-44-VET-DEBRA-HULBERT-HUNCOTE-57:05-260-M-V60-64-VET-MICK-CARTER-WHETSTONE-57:07-261-F-V50-54-VET-SUE-ZURAWLIW-BARROW-57:08-262-M-Senior-SEN-STEVEN-FOLLOWS-WREAKE-57:14-263-M-V50-54-VET-TREVOR-RICKMAN-SOUTH DERBY-57:17-264-M-V55-59-VET-JOHN-STARBUCK-BIRSTALL-57:18-265-M-V50-54-VET-MARTIN-CAPELL-ROADHOGGS-57:28-266-M-V50-54-VET-HENRY-LONG-DESFORD-57:39-267-M-V45-49-VET-STEVE-POOLE-HINCKLEY-57:47-268-F-Senior-SEN-FLEUR-FOSTER-DESFORD-57:58-269-M-V65-69-VET-PAUL-WINTERTON-WEST END-58:09-270-F-V40-44-VET-JACKY-REYNOLDS-BARROW-58:12-271-M-V50-54-VET-KEVIN-SANDERS-IVANHOE-58:14-272-M-V55-59-VET-PETE-WISEMAN-BARROW-58:20-273-M-V60-64-VET-ANDREW-GOODMAN-BIRSTALL-58:24-274-M-V65-69-VET-MALCOLM-NICHOLSON-HINCKLEY-58:27-275-F-Senior-SEN-SARAH-TRESLER-HUNCOTE-58:34-276-M-V50-54-VET-DAVID-LUYT-ROADHOGGS-58:36-277-M-Senior-SEN-SIMONE-BEDDER-HINCKLEY-58:41-278-F-Senior-SEN-ALEXANDRA-CARTER-HUNCOTE-58:45-279-F-V45-49-VET-KATHERINE-SPENCER-BARROW-58:48-280-F-V45-49-VET-LAURA-GRAVES-IVANHOE-58:54-281-F-V40-44-VET-ANN-PEARCE-L TRI-58:56-282-M-V55-59-VET-NIGEL-TROTMAN-DESFORD-59:17-283-F-V50-54-VET-TRISH-MCPHERSON-IVANHOE-59:24-284-M-V60-64-VET-STEVE-MARTIN-ROADHOGGS-59:30-285-F-V45-49-VET-LIZ-JONES-BIRSTALL-59:34-286-F-V45-49-VET-RUTH-BINGHAM-HARBOROUGH-59:41-287-F-Senior-SEN-JANE-MAYES-WREAKE-59:50-288-F-Senior-SEN-MARIE-WILFORD-HUNCOTE-59:54-289-F-V60-64-VET-SHEILA-CARRUTHERS-SHEPSHED-59:57-290-M-V50-54-VET-DAVE-MUDDIMER-WIGSTON PHOENIX-59:59-291-F-Senior-SEN-RACHEL-MOYES-ROADHOGGS-60:01-292-M-Senior-SEN-TRISTAN-SNUTCH-BIRSTALL-60:06-293-F-Senior-SEN-JULIE-WEST-HUNCOTE-60:09-294-F-V40-44-VET-HEATHER-SWAN-IVANHOE-60:27-295-F-Senior-SEN-KAREN-ROBERTS-WREAKE-60:43-296-M-V55-59-VET-DAVID-BERESFORD-CHARNWOOD AC-61:17-297-M-V45-49-VET-COLIN-TOPLISS-SOUTH DERBY-61:32-298-F-Senior-SEN-RACHEL-HALLETT-HINCKLEY-61:32-299-M-V65-69-VET-BRYAN-SUTTON-HINCKLEY-61:43-300-M-V60-64-VET-JOHN-STARES-STILTON-61:47-301-F-V60-64-VET-CAROLE-PRIESTLEY-WIGSTON PHOENIX-61:52-302-F-V45-49-VET-PAM-LORD-DESFORD-62:02-303-M-V65-69-VET-ANDY-BURNETT-BEAUMONT-62:04-304-F-Senior-SEN-ANNA-BROCKLEHURST-BARROW-62:14-305-F-V45-49-VET-JACKIE-KING-HARBOROUGH-62:24-306-M-Senior-VET-STEVE-WHEELER-ROADHOGGS-62:28-307-F-V45-49-VET-TRACY-AMOR-WREAKE-62:33-308-F-Senior-SEN-JO-STEANE-WIGSTON PHOENIX-62:40-309-F-V55-59-VET-WENDY-NICHOLSON-HINCKLEY-62:46-310-F-V45-49-VET-JO-JOHNSTON-HARBOROUGH-62:49-311-F-V45-49-VET-MARIA-PAYNE-WREAKE-62:57-312-F-Senior-SEN-LUCY-SNAPE-BARROW-62:58-313-F-V40-44-VET-PAULINE-BAWTREE-BARROW-62:59-314-M-Senior-SEN-MARK-FOLEY-DESFORD-63:00-315-M-V60-64-VET-STEPH-WITTERING-DESFORD-63:03-316-M-V55-59-VET-KEVIN-MOORE-SOUTH DERBY-63:06-317-M-V40-44-VET-MIKE-HIGGOTT-BEAUMONT-63:12-318-M-V60-64-VET-DERYK-WOODS-BIRSTALL-63:27-319-M-V70-74-VET-BOB-AIRD-BARROW-64:23-320-F-Senior-SEN-MICHELLE-McNEIGHT-STILTON-64:33-321-F-V50-54-VET-LINDA-LAWTON-HARBOROUGH-64:38-322-F-V40-44-VET-LYNDSEY-WILSON-WREAKE-64:39-323-M-V65-69-VET-IAN-STUBBS-SHEPSHED-64:43-324-F-V40-44-VET-SAM-ABBOTT-HERMITAGE-65:05-325-M-V65-69-VET-BRYAN-GALLAGHER-BARROW-65:27-326-F-V50-54-VET-NICKI-LITTLE-BEAUMONT-65:45-327-F-V50-54-VET-ALISON-ROWLANDS-BIRSTALL-65:59-328-F-V40-44-VET-DEBBIE-CRICH-HERMITAGE-66:08-329-F-V55-59-VET-INGE-MOORE-SOUTH DERBY-66:09-330-M-V45-49-VET-PAUL-LEFLEY-WEST END-66:15-331-F-V50-54-VET-WENDY-FERGUSON-BIRSTALL-66:31-332-F-Senior-SEN-VALERIE-SPEZI-ROADHOGGS-66:32-333-M-V65-69-VET-GRAHAM-GARNER-WIGSTON PHOENIX-67:05-334-F-V55-59-VET-CHRIS-COBLEY-BIRSTALL-67:34-335-F-Senior-SEN-CELIA-FOX-MAPLETOFT-STILTON-67:46-336-F-V40-44-VET-YVONNE-DUNMORE-WIGSTON PHOENIX-67:47-337-F-Senior-SEN-ODETTE-TAYLOR-HINCKLEY-67:49-338-M-Senior-SEN-AARON-BIRD-HERMITAGE-67:51-339-F-V55-59-VET-ERICA-FISHER-HINCKLEY-67:58-340-M-V65-69-VET-BILL-COLTMAN-BIRSTALL-68:59-341-F-Senior-SEN-SEEMA-PATEL-HUNCOTE-69:19-342-M-V60-64-VET-CHRIS-BERWICK-L CORT-69:22-343-M-V70-74-VET-COLIN-SMITH-ROADHOGGS-69:32-344-F-V55-59-VET-UTA-PRAEKELT-WEST END-69:35-345-M-V55-59-VET-BOB-DARNBROOK-HINCKLEY-70:23-346-F-V55-59-VET-LINDA-TEMPEST-SOUTH DERBY-70:46-347-F-Senior-SEN-ANITA-PABLA-ROADHOGGS-71:03-348-F-Senior-SEN-RACHEL-SMITH-HINCKLEY-71:22-349-M-V40-44-VET-JASON-ADDISON-WREAKE-71:58-350-F-Senior-SEN-LAURA-HERBERT-HUNCOTE-72:19-351-M-V55-59-VET-GEOFF-WALPOLE-WHETSTONE-72:59-352-F-V40-44-VET-ANDREA-EARLEY-HINCKLEY-73:01-353-F-V45-49-VET-SHARON-WILLIAMS-BARROW-73:06-354-F-V40-44-VET-CHRISTINE-SPENCER-BARROW-75:03-355-F-V50-54-VET-ALISON-LODWICK-ROADHOGGS-75:30-356-M-V60-64-VET-ROGER-BARROWCLOUGH-SOUTH DERBY-86:46-357-M-V70-74-VET-GEOFF-MERRINGTON-WIGSTON PHOENIX-92:07-358-M-V60-64-VET-STEVE-HIBBEN-DESFORD</p> Running Page #22584 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Lobacevske wins Nike Milton Keynes Half Marathon http://www.athletics-leics.com/running.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b94c6915b9dc907424138.jpg" alt="Lobacevske wins Nike Milton Keynes Half Marathon" /></p><h3>Sunday 7th March 2010</h3> <p>DIANA Lobacevske produced a sparkling performance to win the Nike Milton Keynes Half Marathon as the 39-year-old representing Beaumont Running Club clocked a lifetime best of 1hr 16mins 55secs to secure victory.</p> <p>In the men’s race Neil Addison (Shaftesbury Barnet) won the title in 1:08.54 as the Leicestershire county duo of Nigel Stirk (Tipton) and with a new lifetime best over the distance, Tim Doran (AFD), finished third and fourth with times of 1:10.00 and 1:11.29 respectively.</p> <p><h4>Full results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.mkhalf.co.uk/results/2010MKHalfResults.pdf" rel="popup">www.mkhalf.co.uk/results/2010MKHalfResults.pdf</a></h4> </p> Running Page #22578 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Thompson races to lifetime best victory at Trafford 10km http://www.athletics-leics.com/running.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b98174e1ae0d006096650.jpg" alt="Thompson races to lifetime best victory at Trafford 10km" /></p><h3>Sunday 7th March 2010</h3> <p>LOUGHBOROUGH University Alumni Chris Thompson won the Trafford 10km in Partington, Manchester, as the 29-year-old European Cross Country Championship representative, currently based in the American running Mecca of Eugene, Oregon, clocked a superb lifetime best of 28mins 02secs improving his previous by a margin of 43 seconds securing victory to record the fastest British mark over the distance for 2010.<br /> <h4>Above photo by Mick Hall <a href="http://mickhall-photos.com" rel="popup">http://mickhall-photos.com</a></h4> <br /> <h4>Full results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/traffordmarch.pdf" rel="popup">www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/traffordmarch.pdf</a></h4> </p> Running Page #22579 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Macdonald completes double success in Michigan http://www.athletics-leics.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b94c913d4457602322100.png" alt="Macdonald completes double success in Michigan" /></p><h3>Sunday 7th March 2010</h3> <p>FORMER Loughborough student Joe Macdonald representing the Butler University ‘Bull Dogs’ team was in sparkling form winning the men’s mile run in 4:13.36 and the men’s 3,000 metre run in 8:31.29 at the Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.</p> <p>Macdonald also anchored Butler’s winning distance medley relay team (10:08.93) to be named the men’s Most Outstanding Running Performer of the meeting.</p> NCAA Page #22580 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Relay success as Loughborough triumph at Ed Prickett Memorial races http://www.athletics-leics.com/university_athletics.html <h3>Saturday 6th March 2010</h3> <p>LOUGHBOROUGH Students teams completed a fine double success retaining both the men’s and women’s titles for second consecutive year at the 2010 edition of the Ed Prickett Memorial Relays held on the roads surrounding the picturesque Nottingham University campus.</p> <p>This annual event attracted athletes from all over the country who turned out to pay tribute to the popular and talented young athlete Ed Prickett who tragically died in a road accident whilst representing Nottingham University at the 2004 BUSA Championships in Gateshead.</p> <p>In the Women’s 3-stage race the Loughborough past and present teams dominated filling the top three places as Charnwood's Gemma Hillier with the overall fastest individual leg of 11:30 anchored home the team of Estelle Damen (11:57) and Alex Snook (11:39) to victory in a combined time of 35mins 06secs taking the title over the current crop of African Violets, Sarah Hudak (12:00), British international Sian Edwards (11:47) and Claire Tarplee (12:12) - runners-up in 35:39.</p> <p>Third place went to the Loughborough ‘B’ team of Kate Spilsbury (12:32), Sophie Crumly (12:01) and Kelly Anne Speight (12:02) in a combined time of 36:35.</p> <p>In the Men’s 4-stage race Woking’s Gary Bradbury was on top form recording the fourth fastest overall individual leg of 9:36 as the Loughborough University team of Steve Emery (9:43), Lewis Moses (9:39) and Ollie Blake (9:54) crossed the line in a combined time of 38:52 to secure victory finishing ahead of the Loughborough Old Boys in 39:40.</p> <p>The ‘Old Boys’ of Frank Baddick (9:48), Tim Dalton (9:54), Robbie Schofield (10:22) and British international Chris Warburton (9:36) finished clear of Derby AC (39:55) to secure second place.<br /> <strong>Full Results:</strong><br /> <strong>Men</strong><br /> <strong> 1 Loughborough Uni Present And M 38:52</strong><br /> S EMERY (3) 9:43<br /> L MOSES (1) 9:39<br /> O BLAKE (1) 9:54<br /> G BRADBURY (1) 9:36<br /> <strong> 2 Loughborough Old Boys Robbie 39:40 </strong><br /> F BADDICK (5) 9:48<br /> T DALTON (3) 9:54<br /> R SCHOFIELD (3) 10:22<br /> C WARBURTON (2) 9:36<br /> <strong> 3 Derby AC A 39:55</strong><br /> T LAWRENCE (13) 10:22<br /> R WEIR (7) 9:35<br /> J WILDRIANNE (6) 10:17<br /> D WESTBURY (3) 9:41<br /> <strong> 4 Loughborough Prestonians 40:05</strong><br /> P STREET (2) 9:40<br /> N BIBBY (4) 10:03<br /> S BENNETT (2) 10:06<br /> D RIGBY (4) 10:16<br /> <strong> 5 University Of Birmingham A 40:23</strong><br /> A STANTON (7) 9:58<br /> J WILKINSON (2) 9:32<br /> J MEE (4) 10:35<br /> C SMITH (5) 10:18<br /> <strong> 6 Uni Of Birmingham C 40:29</strong><br /> J SWALLOW (10) 10:09<br /> D CLIFF (6) 9:47<br /> A STANTON (5) 10:15<br /> D CLIFF (6) 10:18<br /> <strong> 7 Crawley AC 40:40</strong><br /> J CLEWERTT (18) 10:34<br /> G THOMPSON (9) 9:56<br /> C JOHNSON (9) 10:19<br /> P RODGERS (7) 9:51<br /> <strong> 8 Loughborough Uni Horses 40:52</strong><br /> M SULIRAN (6) 9:55<br /> C PERRY (8) 10:22<br /> S EMENS (7) 10:12<br /> L MOSES (8) 10:23<br /> <strong> 9 Uni Of Birmingham B 40:53</strong><br /> J MEE (17) 10:33<br /> C SMITH (10) 9:58<br /> C BOOKER (10) 10:36<br /> J WILKINSON (9) 9:46<br /> <strong> 10 Students Past Present 41:39</strong><br /> B NORRIS (1) 9:30<br /> NEILL A MC (11) 11:11<br /> NEILL C MC (12) 11:10<br /> N RENAULT (10) 9:48<br /> <strong> 11 Loughborough Uni Warriors 42:02</strong><br /> R WARBURTON (12) 10:17<br /> J HOOD (12) 10:27<br /> A WARBERTON (11) 10:58<br /> P STREET (11) 10:20<br /> <strong> 12 Nottingham University 42:21</strong><br /> J THEWLY (4) 9:44<br /> T CROWLEY (5) 10:06<br /> M MOORE (8) 10:50<br /> I KIMPTON (12) 11:41<br /> <strong> 13 Loughbourgh Uni Vikings 42:30</strong><br /> S CAMERON (14) 10:26<br /> A MARIAMI (13) 10:20<br /> T GRIFFITHS (14) 11:17<br /> T DALTON (13) 10:27<br /> <strong> 14 Crawley B 43:02</strong><br /> S HARRIS (8) 10:05<br /> R CREED (20) 11:49<br /> J SWALLOW (15) 10:22<br /> R WARD (14) 10:46<br /> <strong> 15 Guernsey Atheletics A 43:05</strong><br /> M LOVERAGE (16) 10:31<br /> M BASTISTE (17) 10:52<br /> B WILLEN (18) 11:13<br /> W BODKIN (15) 10:29<br /> <strong> 16 Mansfield A 43:09</strong><br /> M JOHNSON (15) 10:27<br /> D ROSS (18) 11:09<br /> C DALE (13) 10:24<br /> J MEE (16) 11:09<br /> <strong> 17 Heanor Running Club 43:10</strong><br /> J RAINSFORD (21) 10:47<br /> C RAINFORD (15) 10:27<br /> A DEEMING (17) 11:13<br /> S ASHMORE (17) 10:43<br /> <strong> 18 Derby AC B 43:32</strong><br /> M BOOTH (11) 10:10<br /> T OFFORD (16) 11:06<br /> I STEVENS (16) 11:06<br /> R WILSON (18) 11:10<br /> <strong> 19 Leicester Mixed 44:31</strong><br /> A SABIN (19) 10:42<br /> M CROFT (19) 10:54<br /> C SABIN (20) 11:51<br /> R SHEEN (19) 11:04<br /> <strong> 20 14ac Mmx 44:38</strong><br /> L FOSTER (24) 11:02<br /> M KILPIN (21) 11:01<br /> A GREENLEAF (19) 11:01<br /> S WOONTON (20) 11:34<br /> <strong> 21 Uni Nottingham B 45:12</strong><br /> J SISMEY (28) 11:40<br /> J CLIFFORD (26) 11:16<br /> J HIORNS (22) 11:39<br /> R SMITH (21) 10:37<br /> <strong> 22 Mansfield B 46:24</strong><br /> S GRANGER (23) 10:58<br /> A CREWE (24) 11:53<br /> T RAYNOR (24) 12:00<br /> D ROSS (22) 11:33<br /> <strong> 23 Heanor Running Club B 46:57</strong><br /> B RADBOURNE (22) 10:56<br /> S ASHMORE (23) 11:42<br /> D RIDOUT (25) 12:57<br /> C RAINFORD (23) 11:22<br /> <strong> 24 University Of Central Lancs 47:24</strong><br /> D HORNIMANDA (20) 10:46<br /> AAVEDRACHOP (25) 12:08<br /> KACHU HANLON (23) 11:43<br /> NUMPTY A D (24) 12:47<br /> <strong> 25 Guersey Athletics B 47:34</strong><br /> I BAILEY (32) 12:25<br /> STEELE-MOORE (28) 11:53<br /> P INGY (26) 11:47<br /> M LAVERIDGE (25) 11:29<br /> <strong> 26 Uni Nottingham C 47:38</strong><br /> M SHUTE (31) 12:13<br /> C SMITH (27) 11:29<br /> S THOMPSON (28) 12:48<br /> A MCLEAN (26) 11:08<br /> <strong> 27 Reigate Priory 48:16</strong><br /> D RAYNER (26) 11:17<br /> T KIMBER (22) 10:53<br /> D RAYNER (21) 11:51<br /> P PRICKETT (27) 14:15<br /> <strong> 28 University Of Sheffield AC 49:19</strong><br /> Y MOHAMUD (9) 10:08<br /> S LITTLE (14) 10:57<br /> SETTERINGTON (27) 15:15<br /> M LEVERY (28) 12:59<br /> <strong> 29 Sheffield Rc B 49:36</strong><br /> M TAYLOR (34) 14:32<br /> A EAGLE (33) 12:17<br /> Y MOHAMUD (30) 11:19<br /> S LITTLE (29) 11:28<br /> <strong> 30 Uni Of Nottingham D 50:35</strong><br /> D NUTHALL (33) 12:37<br /> T MCCUBBIN (30) 12:37<br /> D RISDON (29) 12:44<br /> D KETT (30) 12:37<br /> <strong> 31 Leicester University 'A' 53:10</strong><br /> T Snowden (29) 11:52<br /> M Bisla (31) 14:23<br /> T Humphrey (32) 13:55<br /> O Johns (31) 13:00<br /> <strong> 32 Mansfield C 54:21</strong><br /> G WILKINSON (30) 12:07<br /> C FELL (32) 14:17<br /> D ROBERTSON (33) 14:02<br /> T HISCOX (32) 13:55<br /> <strong> 33 Leicester University 'B' 56:07</strong><br /> C Lloyd (35) 14:44<br /> S Corps (34) 13:34<br /> S Lewis (34) 14:16<br /> N Rowland (33) 13:33<br /> <strong>Fastest Leg:</strong><br /> 1 B NORRIS StudentsPP 9:30<br /> <strong>Women</strong><br /> <strong>1 Loughborough Past 35:06 </strong><br /> G HILLIER (1) 11:30<br /> E DAMEN (1) 11:57<br /> A SNOOK (1) 11:39<br /> <strong> 2 Uni Loughborough Team A 35:59</strong><br /> S HUDAK (3) 12:00<br /> S EDWARDS (2) 11:47<br /> C TARPLEE (2) 12:12<br /> <strong> 3 Uni Loughborough Team B 36:35</strong><br /> K SPILSBURY (10) 12:32<br /> S CRUMLY (4) 12:01<br /> K SPEIGHT (3) 12:02<br /> <strong>4 Derby Team A 36:58</strong><br /> R OLIVANT (6) 12:17<br /> A NORMAN (3) 11:57<br /> A BINNS (4) 12:44<br /> <strong> 5 University Of Birmingham 37:58</strong><br /> R BLACKWELL (5) 12:13<br /> J KNOWLES (8) 13:57<br /> L THOMAS (5) 11:48<br /> <strong> 6 Heanor Running Club 38:10</strong><br /> L PALMER (2) 11:47<br /> N CLAYTON (6) 13:23<br /> L RADBOURN (6) 13:00<br /> <strong> 7 Nottingham University 39:55</strong><br /> J FERNANDO (14) 13:21<br /> R CARD (9) 14:12<br /> L DAY (7) 12:22<br /> <strong>8 Loughborough Students 'C' 40:03</strong><br /> K MCHALE (4) 12:03<br /> K STUCFT (5) 12:59<br /> E HOPE (8) 15:01<br /> <strong> 9 Derby Team B 40:58</strong><br /> S SPENCER (12) 13:18<br /> C MORLEY (10) 14:16<br /> N SHAW (9) 13:24<br /> <strong>10 Mansfield Harriers 41:30</strong><br /> G MILTON (16) 13:53<br /> K RAYNOR (12) 14:42<br /> E SAXTON (10) 12:55<br /> <strong>11 Nvac Old Girls 41:31</strong><br /> L SPENCER (8) 12:25<br /> J MICHAELSON (11) 16:07<br /> L SPENCER (11) 12:59<br /> <strong>12 University Of Birmingham B 44:08</strong><br /> M SHARP (19) 15:20<br /> L JACKSON (14) 15:23<br /> L HALL (12) 13:25<br /> <strong>13 Uclan Athletics 45:58</strong><br /> E TAYLOR (17) 14:30<br /> K REID (13) 15:57<br /> E TAYLOR (13) 15:31<br /> <strong> 14 Nottingham University 'B' 45:59</strong><br /> R FERNANDO (15) 13:34<br /> S BICK (16) 19:24<br /> H LANGHAM (14) 13:01<br /> <strong>15 University Of Sheffield AC 47:36</strong><br /> K CADELL (18) 15:13<br /> A HILLARY (15) 16:24<br /> L SAVAGE (15) 15:59<br /> <strong>Fastest Leg:</strong><br /> 1 G HILLIER L'boroPast 11:30</p> Uni Page #22573 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis claims second in Donetsk with season’s best http://www.athletics-leics.com/track_and_field.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b93810da9c7f682496684.jpg" alt="Lewis claims second in Donetsk with season’s best" /></p><h3>Saturday 6th March 2010</h3> <p>COMMONWEALTH bronze medallist Steve Lewis once again showed solid form in his final competition ahead of next weekend’s Doha IAAF World Indoor Championships as the 24-year-old Loughborough-based UK title-holder finished in second place with a season’s best of 5.72 metres where Poland’s Przemyslaw Czerwinski claimed a surprise victory setting a new lifetime mark of 5.82m at the Donetsk Pole Vault Stars meeting.</p> <p>In the women’s event Russia’s double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva won the competition ahead of Brazil’s Fabiana Murer equalling her own 2010 world-leading mark of 4.85m before failing to break her own world record of 5.00m with three decent efforts.</p> <p>Murer claimed second with a height of 4.40m as Britain’s UK record-holder Kate Dennison finished in 8th place with a best of 4.50m.<br /> <strong>Full Results:</strong><br /> <strong>Men</strong><br /> 1. Przemislav Czerwinski, POL 5.82<br /> 2. Steven Lewis, GBR 5.72<br /> 3. Denys Yurchenko, UKR 5.72<br /> 4. Dmitriy Starodubtsev, RUS 5.62<br /> 5. Lukasz Michalski, POL 5.62<br /> 6. Sergey Kucheryanu, RUS 5.62<br /> 7. Aleksandr Gripich, RUS 5.62<br /> 8. Derek Miles, USA 5.52<br /> 9. Maksym Mazuryk, UKR 5.52<br /> 10. Tim Mack, USA 5.42<br /> <strong>Women</strong><br /> 1. Yelena Isinbaeva, RUS 4.85<br /> 2. Fabiana Murer, BRA 4.70<br /> 3. Monika Pyrek, POL 4.60<br /> 4. Alexandra Kiryashova, RUS 4.60<br /> 5. Yuliya Golubchikova, RUS 4.60<br /> 6. Tatyana Polnova, RUS 4.60<br /> 7. Jirina Ptacnikova, CZE 4.60<br /> 8. Caroline Hingst, GER 4.50<br /> 9. Kate Dennison, GBR 4.50<br /> 9. Chelsea Johnson, USA 4.50<br /> 11. Nicole Buchler, SUI 4.35<br /> 11. Kristina Gadschiew, GER 4.35</p> Track and Field #22574 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Sprint hurdler Priestley suspended by UKA for drugs violation http://www.athletics-leics.com/news.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b911ec729555691474241.png" alt="Sprint hurdler Priestley suspended by UKA for drugs violation" /></p><h3>Friday 5th March 2010</h3> <p>CALLUM Priestley has been provisionally suspended from all competition and UK Athletics' World Class Performance Programme following an anti-doping violation.</p> <p>Sprint hurdler Priestley, 21, has been suspended under IAAF rules after analysis of his B sample indicated the presence of the asthma drug clenbuterol.</p> <p>The suspension follows an out-of-competition test in South Africa in January.</p> <p>Priestley, who won the 60m hurdles at the UK Championships in Sheffield last month, has the opportunity to respond to the charge against him, including the right to a full hearing of the case, If found guilty, he will face a two-year ban.</p> <p>UK Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos said: "I am hugely disappointed that there has been a failed test, UKA continues to give 100% support to the work of UK Anti Doping and we maintain our full commitment to drug-free sport."</p> News Page #22567 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 World Masters title for Foster in Canada http://www.athletics-leics.com/university_athletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b921cd72e625101570399.png" alt="World Masters title for Foster in Canada" /></p><h3>Friday 5th March 2010</h3> <p>BILL Foster representing Great Britain clocked a time of 9mins 23.28secs to secure gold in the M50 3,000m at the 2010 World Masters Indoor Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.</p> <p>Foster (Blackheath & Bromley), the women’s endurance coach at Loughborough University, finished clear of the Spanish duo of Domingo Menaraves (9:30.14) and Jose Navarro (9:59.10) to claim victory on the track of the Hillside Stadium.</p> <p><h4>Full results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.kamloops2010masters.com/Results/index.htm" rel="popup">www.kamloops2010masters.com/Results/index.htm</a></h4> </p> Uni Page #22568 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Aikines-Aryeetey edged out by photo finish in Lievin http://www.athletics-leics.com/university_athletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b9221253e089462116197.jpg" alt="Aikines-Aryeetey edged out by photo finish in Lievin" /></p><h3>Friday 5th March 2010</h3> <p>HARRY Aikines-Aryeetey suffered a narrow defeat by the width of a vest over 60m at the Meeting Pas de Calais in Lievin on Friday night.</p> <p>The 20-year-old Loughborough-based sprinter in his final race before the Doha World Indoor Championships, was edged into second place by former European junior 100m champion Christophe Lemaitre of France with the duo given the same time of 6.58secs.</p> <p><h4>Full results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.meeting-pasdecalais.com/resultats2.html" rel="popup">www.meeting-pasdecalais.com/resultats2.html</a></h4> </p> Uni Page #22569 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Lifetime best for Oni http://www.athletics-leics.com/university_athletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b90d40e35a5b795518236.jpg" alt="Lifetime best for Oni" /></p><h3>Friday 5th March 2010</h3> <p>SAMSON Oni warmed-up for the Doha World indoor championships by setting a lifetime best of 2.31m in the high jump competition in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on Thursday evening (4th March) finishing runner-up behind Russia’s reigning European champion Ivan Ukhov’s world-leading mark of 2.38m.</p> <p>Loughborough University Alumni Oni competing at the 17th Europa SC High Jump meeting added one centimetre to his existing personal best in the sixth round as the 28-year-old UK champion looks to challenge Ukhov for gold in Doha later this month. His performance moves the Birchfield Harrier to fifth on the UK all-time list.</p> <p>Oni finished ahead of Russia's 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships gold medallist Sergey Mudrov, who cleared the same height but had more failures throughout the competition.</p> <p>Croatia's reigning world indoor and outdoor world champion Blanca Vlašić won with 2.04m, a height only she has beaten this year.</p> <p>It was the fourth win in five consecutive appearances in Banská Bystrica for Vlašić and she ended the evening with three unsuccessful attempts at Kajsa Bergqvist's world record of 2.09m.</p> <p>Vlašić won the competition after clearing 2.00m on her second attempt and then also went over 2.04m on her second attempt. Sweden's Emma Green jumped a season's best 1.95 for second place.<br /> <strong>Full Results:</strong><br /> <strong>Men</strong><br /> 1. Ukhov (RUS) 2.38 WL [2.21 – 2.28 – 2.33 – 2.38/3 – 2.41/xp]; 2. Oni (GBR) 2.31 PB [2.11/2 – 2.16 – 2.21 – 2.25 – 2.28 – 2.31 – 2.33/xxx]; 3. Shapoval (UKR) 2.28 SB; 4. Mudrov (RUS) 2.28; 5. Horak (SVK) and Torro (FIN) 2.25; 7. Diarra (FRA) 2.25 SB; 8. Bubenik (SVK) 2.21 PB; 9. N Ciotti (ITA) [SB=] and G Ciotti (ITA) 2,21; 11. Kabelka (SVK) 2.16; 12. Sayevych (UKR) 2.16. No height: Ninov (BUL) [2.16].<br /> <strong>Women</strong><br /> 1. Vlasic (CRO) 2.04 [1.85 – 1.92 – 1.95 – 2.00/2 – 2.04/2 – 2.09/xxx]; 2. Green (SWE) 1.95 SB; 3. Klyugina (RUS) 1.92; 4. Stepaniuk (POL) 1.92 PB=; 5. Kufaas (NOR) 1.85 ; 6. Lalakova (CZE) 1.85; 7. Szabó (HUN) 1.81; 8. Blazej (POL) 1.81; 9. Dunajska (SVK) 1.76.</p> Uni Page #22566 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Gillick nominated for European Athlete of the Month Award http://www.athletics-leics.com/university_athletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b913e0387c96351966888.jpg" alt="Gillick nominated for European Athlete of the Month Award" /></p><h3>Thursday 4th March 2010</h3> <p>LOUGHBOROUGH University Alumni David Gillick has been nominated for the European Athlete of the Month Award for February.</p> <p>The 26-year-old double European indoor 400m champion, coached by Nick Dakin, gains his nomination for equaling his own Irish national record of 45.52secs with victory at the Aviva IAAF Grand Prix on the track of Birmingham’s NIA.</p> <p>Throughout February many of the top European athletes were putting in their final preparations for the IAAF World Indoor Championships to be held in Doha, Qatar, through 12th-14th March.</p> <p>A number of European records, national records and personal bests were registered during the national indoor championships and other indoor meetings across the continent.</p> <p>Following this, European Athletics is pleased to announce the nominations for the European Athlete of the Month for February representing nine countries.</p> <p>At the end of each month, a panel of experts produces a shortlist of the outstanding athletes and performances achieved by European athletes during that month which is emailed to the media and thousands of fans who have signed up to receive news from European Athletics. The poll is situated in the Fan Zone of the European Athletics website and the public, the media and a group of expert statisticians will cast their votes with each category counting as 33.3 percent of the vote.</p> <p>The winner of each poll will be awarded 10 points, second nine points, etc. and the athlete with the most points after the three different polls have been counted will be declared the winner. In the unlikely event of a tie, Hansjörg Wirz, the president of European Athletics, will have the casting vote.</p> <p>The voting will close on Wednesday 17th March at noon CET.</p> <p>The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.</p> <p>No athlete who has previously served a two-year doping ban can be nominated for European Athlete of the Month.</p> <p>The winning male and female athletes of the monthly awards will be announced and profiled on the European Athletics website</p> <p><h4>To vote click on the following link: <a href="http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4760&Itemid=208&mosmsg=Item+successfully+saved." rel="popup">www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4760&Itemid=208&mosmsg=Item+successfully+saved.</a></h4> </p> <h4>Photo by Nigel Farrow.</h4> Uni Page #22560 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis and Dennison on form for Doha http://www.athletics-leics.com/track_and_field.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b8e26bfea634098415156.jpg" alt="Lewis and Dennison on form for Doha" /></p><h3>Wednesday 3rd March 2010</h3> <p>LOUGHBOROUGH-based pole vaulters Steve Lewis and Kate Dennison showed top form in their final preparations for the World Indoor Championships on Tuesday evening.</p> <p>Lewis produced a season's best of 5.71 metres to tie for first place with European indoor champion Renaud Lavillenie of France at the Paris-Charlety meeting.</p> <p>Dennison, who has improved her UK indoor record three times this year, won the women's competition with a vault of 4.56m, four centimetres below the latest national mark she set at the recent Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham.</p> Track and Field #22559 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 British Milers Club and England Athletics National Endurance Coaches' Conference http://www.athletics-leics.com/news.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b8d2e3fa3569834346541.jpg" alt="British Milers Club and England Athletics National Endurance Coaches' Conference" /></p><h3>Tuesday 2nd March 2010</h3> <p>THE British Milers' Club, in partnership with UKA and England Athletics have pleasure in presenting its National Endurance Conference on the weekend 6th-7th March at the University of Warwick from 10am on the Saturday to 2pm on Sunday.

<br /> <strong>The ‘Best of British’ line up includes:</strong><br /> • STEVE CRAM MBE<br /> • TREVOR PAINTER, coach to Jenny Meadows and BMC Coach of the Year <br /> • ANDY HOBDELL, coach to Andy Baddeley and Katrina Wootton<br /> • Dr NORMAN POOLE, coach to Michael Rimmer and Tom Lancashire<br /> • DAVE SUNDERLAND, England National Coach Mentor<br /> • NEVILLE TAYLOR, BMC Lifetime to Coaching Award winner<br /> • HONORE HOEDT (guest speaker) from the Netherlands who coached Bram Som, European 800m champion.<br /> • JO and GAVIN PAVEY will be interviewed</p> <p>The weekend also includes an Awards Dinner on Saturday evening with Guest Speaker George Gandy, coach to Lisa Dobriskey. This ‘not to be missed’ weekend is suitable for all progressive coaches and athletes wishing to expand their knowledge.</p> <p><h4>For more details contact David Dix at: <a href="mailto:dix328@btinternet.com">dix328@btinternet.com</a></h4> </p> News Page #22548 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 National team success for Charnwood’s golden generation http://www.athletics-leics.com/cross_country.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b8cd4ed1be8b181609683.jpg" alt="National team success for Charnwood’s golden generation" /></p><h3>Tuesday 2nd March 2010</h3> <p>CHARNWOOD AC’s highly successful senior women’s squad defended their team title in style at the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships, whilst, the next generation of county talent also secured bronze in the Boys Under-13 race.</p> <p>As the championships returned to the city of Leeds for the first time since 2004 the Charnwood senior women's team comprising of a quartet of British and English internationals led by World cross-country representatives from last year in Amman, Jane Potter, and making a welcome return to racing following long term injury problems Hannah Whitmore, finished 11th (28:54) and 12th (29:01) respectively over the muddy and hilly 8km Roundhay Park course as three time junior European champion Steph Twell claimed victory with a dominant performance in 27:52.</p> <p>Reigning Midlands champion Gemma Steel, fresh from her Team England debut in Belgium at the LottoCrossCup, secured 16th position (29:28) and Sarah Gaunt in 34th place (30:40) completed the four-to-score team as the Loughborough-based club retained their title in fine style finishing ahead of their major rivals Aldershot, Farnham & District led by race winner Twell and third placed Bristol & West.</p> <p>The green and gold’s also gained a bronze medal podium position in the Under-13 Boys race where over the 3km course George Duggan (Tonbridge) secured a six second victory ahead of Jack Crabtree (East Cheshire & Tameside) as the Charnwood team comprising of James Hutton (9th in 11:58), Ollie Spencer (19th in 12:05), Ewan Makepeace (36th in 12:20) and Zac Meakin (150th in 13:16) finished third behind Tonbridge and Chiltern Harriers.</p> Cross Country #22543 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Samuel sets United Kingdom Under-20 triple jump record http://www.athletics-leics.com/young_athlete.html <h3>Sunday 28th February 2010</h3> <p>LAURA Samuel representing Leicester Coritanian AC has set a United Kingdom Under-20 record of 12.74 metres to win triple jump gold at the Aviva England Age Group Championships in Birmingham.</p> Young Athletes #22538 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Vernon and Twell win English National cross titles http://www.athletics-leics.com/cross_country.html <p><img src="http://www.athletics-leics.com/uploads/94b8976795f8a1265938868.jpg" alt="Vernon and Twell win English National cross titles" /></p><h3>Saturday 27th February 2010</h3> <p>ANDY VERNON and Steph Twell under lined the pre-race favourites tags to repeat their recent British Universities performances in some style securing the senior Saucony English national cross-country titles at Roundhay Park, Leeds.</p> <p>Having won the BUCS title in Stirling earlier in the month UK 10,000m champion Andy Vernon (AFD) clocked a time of 38mins 01secs over the 12km course outpacing Moumin Geele (Newham) by a margin of nine seconds to win the men’s title as Steve Vernon (Stockport) finished third. in 38:20.</p> <p>With reigning European cross-country champion Hayley Yelling-Higham opting to miss the event, the three time junior European gold medallist Steph Twell claimed the double victory for Aldershot, Farnham & District, as the 20-year-old dominated the senior women’s 8km race taking victory in a time of 27:52 to finish clear of a strong challenge by Loughborough University student Stevie Stockton (28:07) with Hatti Dean (Sheffield) securing the third podium place in 28:12.</p> <p>Loughborough Alumni Sonia Samuels (Sale) finished 6th in 28:31 with current student Natalie Gray (Maidstone & Medway) also claiming a top-ten finish in 9th place with 28:46.</p> <p>Charnwood’s World cross-country representatives from last year Jane Potter, and making a welcome return to racing Hannah Whitmore, finished 11th (28:54) and 12th (29:01) respectively, as clubmate and reigning Midlands champion Gemma Steel secured 16th position (29:28) as the Loughborough-based club won the team title.</p> <p><h4>Full results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=68" rel="popup">www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=68</a></h4> </p> Cross Country #22510 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000