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Weekend Round Up 18th/19th March

The first outdoor track meeting of the season saw a number of Walton’s athletes brave the cold at Kingsmeadow for the Kingston Open.

Under 13 Girls. Carla Letheby won all three throws, Shot pb 6.97, Discus 18.34 and Javelin 18.66.
Under 13 Boys.Owen Jones ran 25.82 for 7th place in the 150m.
Under 15 Girls. Nathalie Jones 150m 1st in race 2 in 20.54, 800m 2nd in race 2 in 2.38.63..
Under 17 women. Rosie Marino won 80m hurdles race in 13.81, a good time for her first run at the distance, she also won the high jump with 1.45.
Under 20 Women. Claire Pearce came 5th in the combined u17, u20 & vets 800m in 3.03.86.
Senior Men. Adam McCarthy had a mixed day, winning his races at 150 in 17.28 and 300 in a good 37.89 but having a disappointing javelin throw 28.10.
Masters (Veteran) Women.  Ros Aylett (W50) 100m in 15.36, 150m in 23.29, 300m in 53.92.
Masters Men. Andy Jones (M40) 150m 19.97, 800m 2.19.80 

As usual the meeting was well organised and friendly, thanks to David Barrington and his team for promoting it.

Meanwhile away from the track Robin Copestick ran the Eastleigh 10k on Sunday in 32.34, a personal best coming about 30th in a very large field. Previous pb was 32.48ish so a very good improvement on a cold windy day.
Michelle Oldham continued her build up to the London Marathon, competing in the Fleet half marathon, finishing in a time of 1hr 33:29, also a pb and now moves on to the Cranleigh 21M next weekend.

Weekend Round Up 11th/12th March

It was a busy weekend for the distance runners with two of Waltons’ top cross country runners, John Redshaw and James Harvey in action at the Intercounty Cross Country Championships in Nottingham
 Both were representing Surrey, John finished an excellent 77th out of 320 in the U20 race and James  had a great run for 118th in the senior race

Michelle Oldham was also bury, continuing her preparation for the London Marathon with an excellend run in the Fnchley 20
She completed the course in a very respectable time of 2hr 30:23. and will move on to the Fleet half marathon next weekend.

Michelle at the Finchley 20

A very successful Saturday at the Surrey Indoor Championships saw four of Walton’s senior athletes compete and bring home five medals.

Helen Williams led the way with two medals,  winning the long jump with 5.51m and coming 2nd in the 60m sprint with a time of 7.90s. Jo Regan achieved what we think is a pb, since she entered the masters ranks, of 4.76 to pick up the long jump silver medal.

Walton had another winner in Adam McCarthy, who claimed the 60m hurdles title in 11.48s. Adam also ran 7.69 for 3rd place in his heat of the 60m sprint, failing to progress beyond the heat by only nine hundredths of a second.

Last , but certainly not least, was Craig Timmings in the pole vault. Craig vaulted 4.00m, for the second time in his life, equalling his outdoor pb and claiming a new indoor pb and also the silver medal.

Congratulations to all four.

John and James at the Intercounties

A very successful Saturday at the Surrey Indoor Championships saw four of Walton’s senior athletes compete and bring home five medals.

Helen Williams led the way with two medals,  winning the long jump with 5.51m and coming 2nd in the 60m sprint with a time of 7.90s. Jo Regan achieved what we think is a pb, since she entered the masters ranks, of 4.76 to pick up the long jump silver medal.

Walton had another winner in Adam McCarthy, who claimed the 60m hurdles title in 11.48s. Adam also ran 7.69 for 3rd place in his heat of the 60m sprint, failing to progress beyond the heat by only nine hundredths of a second.

Last , but certainly not least, was Craig Timmings in the pole vault. Craig vaulted 4.00m, for the second time in his life, equalling his outdoor pb and claiming a new indoor pb and also the silver medal.

Congratulations to all four.

Junior Ladies Surrey Cross Country Season

A very successful Saturday at the Surrey Indoor Championships saw four of Walton’s senior athletes compete and bring home five medals.

Helen Williams led the way with two medals,  winning the long jump with 5.51m and coming 2nd in the 60m sprint with a time of 7.90s. Jo Regan achieved what we think is a pb, since she entered the masters ranks, of 4.76 to pick up the long jump silver medal.

Walton had another winner in Adam McCarthy, who claimed the 60m hurdles title in 11.48s. Adam also ran 7.69 for 3rd place in his heat of the 60m sprint, failing to progress beyond the heat by only nine hundredths of a second.

Last , but certainly not least, was Craig Timmings in the pole vault. Craig vaulted 4.00m, for the second time in his life, equalling his outdoor pb and claiming a new indoor pb and also the silver medal.

Congratulations to all four.