On a bitterly cold and blustery day Oriana Johnson and Mia Flynn both managed to set club hammer records - Oriana adding nearly a metre to her very recently set W60 hammer record with her throw of 19.41m, and Mia adding over 10 metres to the club U17 hammer record with a throw of 50.97m, just short of her club U15 record with that weight hammer set on a much warmer day last year.
Well done both!
On Saturday Oliver Weddell made his England debut in the mixed relay at the SIAB international in Bangor, Wales. He ran the 1500m leg in 4.22, the fastest leg of the day by any of the athletes.
Oliver Weddell was the star of the Bedfordshire show at the English Schools Cross Country Championships held in bright but cold windy conditions at Liverpool’s Sefton Park on Saturday 14th March.
Having decisively won the County Championships at Ampthill a month earlier, Ollie stepped up on the big stage to finish 10th in a very competitive Inter Boys 4.5Km race. His exceptional performance earned him an English Schools vest for the Home Countries International taking place in Bangor following week.
On Sunday at the Irish Masters Indoor Championships in Athlone Bedford & County athlete Richard Phelan won two golds and a silver for LJ (4.16m), TJ (8.64m) and PV (2.40m) respectively.
Well done Richard, a feat made even more impressive as the Pole vault and triple jump were running concurrently!
The season opened in style at StoneX Stadium this weekend, highlighted by a record-breaking performance from Oriana Johnson in the hammer. Oriana launched the implement out to 18.46m, setting a new club W60 record and continuing the excellent progress shown in her recent training.
She also produced strong supporting performances in the other throws, recording 16.12m in the discus and 6.12m in the shot put, completing an impressive all-round competition.
In the U16 boys discus, Holder Botha delivered one of the standout performances of the day with a 3-metre personal best of 34.61m. The throw secured victory in the Pool 1 group and marks an excellent early-season result that points towards even longer throws as the summer progresses.
A very encouraging start to the season for the club’s throwers, with records falling and personal bests already on the board.
Congratulations to James Lawler who has broken the club M50 half marathon record with a time of 72.49 at the Malaga Half.
