Category: Track & Field

Team Kennet’s Stuart Bladon took part in the UK multi Sports Events Championships over the weekend at Sheffield, in the under 17s Heptathlon. Comprising seven events day 1 saw Stuart finish the day in eight place, clocking 7.55 in the 60m sprint for a new personnel best, leaping 1.86 in the high jump and 5.85 in the long Jump later saw him clear 3.46 for a new club u17 indoor record in the pole vault, Day 2 lifted Stuart up with a fast 8.79 in the 60m hurdles, throwing the shot 11.11 and then running the 1000m in 2.52.47 to earn Stuart a 4^th place overall out of 26 athletes, setting a new personnel best and club record points tally of 4488.

Team Kennet coach and athlete Deborah Montgomery added more silverware to this years tally, in the UK Masters Championships held at Lee Valley Deborah came 2^nd in the veteran 50 age group in the Shot throwing 10.22 and the came Third in the Hammer with 32.52.

Club coach Simon travelled to Lisbon to do the Lisbon half marathon over weekend coming home in 1.58 with some 40000 taking part.

Club chairman Nick Bull was Seaton in Devon’s 10000th park run finisher since November 2016. Nick came 22nd in the event on the day.

Stuart Bladon took part in the UK u17 Championships in Sheffield at the weekend, clearing 1.85 in the High Jump he managed to finish 4th just missing out of the medals. Winner of the event Dominic Ogbechie leapt 2.22 to break the World age group record.

Several club athletes took part in the under 17 London Games Indoor Track and Field competition over the weekend.

Stuart Bladon broke two club records for indoors, firstly in his favoured event the high jump  clearing 1.90 to take third place and a personnel best, then threw a best in the Shot 11.47 setting another  best achievement, and at the end of the day in the 60m clocking 7.59 for another personnel best.

Anna Montagne won her 300m heat in a superb 44.27 and then came 5th in the Long Jump 4.76.

Oliver Bazin took part in three events the Triple Jump being his best 11.27, he leapt 5.12 in the long jump and clocked 8.02 in the 60m sprint

Team Kennet had two under 17 men competing at the South of England Indoor Championships over the weekend at Lee Valley.

Both athletes just missed out in the finals to finish 4th, firstly Stuart Bladon came 2nd in his heat of the 60m hurdles in 8.69 then in the final produced a new personnel best of 8.59. James McLaughlin took part in the 800m clocking a time of 2.07.08. Bladon also took part in the high jump clearing 1.80m which gave him 7th place.

At the Birmingham Indoor Open, Sunita Sisodiya claimed the 60m indoor senior record with a time of 8.38s.