Due to the adverse weather conditions and forecast the Championship is postponed until Saturday 07 January. GMAA say that all entries received will be transferred and no other entries will be accepted.

WEEKEND HEADLINES 26^th/27^th November 2022.

SIAB INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS PENTATHLON

U17 THEA BROWN continued her incredible year and added the SIAB International Schools Pentathlon Championship title to her amazing collection. She also did it in style with a fantastic PB in the 60m hurdles of 8.57 seconds which earned 1000 points in her pentathlon.

WTCS WORLD TRIATHLON

GEORGIA TAYLOR-BROWN finished a gallant 2ndto Bermuda's Olympic & Commonwealth Champion Flora Duffy who claimed her record 4thWTCS World Championship Title in Abu Dhabi.

Following an epic season both came to the Final with three wins apiece. Georgia had won at Yokohama in May becoming the first European woman in a decade to win in Yokohama. She won again in the stifling heat of Montreal in June and in Cagliari in October she secured her 3rd win over Flora Duffy leaving them neck-and -neck going to the weekend's final. In a stunning battle between the two, both were locked together throughout the swim and bike phases but a decisive move by Flora Duffy in the run gave her the WTCS World Title.

MANCHESTER SPORTS AWARDS

SUCCESS EDUAN and LEONARDO SCOTT were recognised in the 2022 Manchester Sports Awards held at the Kimpton Tower Hotel in Manchester. Inspirational Success won the “Senior Sports Achiever” for having won the England Athletics U20 Championships Indoor and Outdoor 200m then represented GB & NI at the World U20 Championships in Colombia where she reached the semi-finals. Leonardo won the 'Junior Young Achiever of the Year” Award for his part in Gtr. Manchester's team at July's ESSA England Schools Athletics Championships where he reached the semi-finals. Both are coached by ANITA RICHARDSON and her team at Sportcity. (Anita won last year's “Community Coach Award”).

EURO CROSS TRIALS

OSCAR SCHOFIELD showed awesome class in the U17 race at the British Athletics Cross Challenge in Liverpool which hosted the European Cross Country Championships Trials. From the gun, he impressively took the race by the scruff of the neck looking very strong throughout and continued to crank up the pressure to eventually reduce the lead group to just four. On the final lap it became a two horse race between him with Isaac Morris (Cambridge & Coleridge) sticking to his shoulder like glue and to break away in the final 800m for Oscar to miss victory by just a whisker!

Other super performances in this classy fields from throughout Britain were DANIEL OAKES 11thin the U13 race, IZZY HALL 25thin the U15 race, AKIRA EDGSON (41st), LUCY ARMITAGE (46th) and KATIE STRINGER 58th) in the Junior Women's race and SARAH GOULDEN (148th) in the senior race.

FESTIVE WILMSLOW 10k

The following excelled in the weekend's Festive Wilmslow 10k with fantastic lifetime best performances.

OLIVER BARTLETT (35.12). Improved from 36.59 in May's Gt. Manchester 10k

ANDREW CURVIS (35.29). Improved from 37.20 in September's Altrincham 10k

JASON BOWERS (36.11). Improved from 38.12 in May's Gt. Manchester 10k

BEN REES (36.15). Improved from 36.52 in Gt. Manchester 10k

BEA CORDINGLEY (36.57). Improved from 38.13 in July's Wilmslow 10k

MARK FOX (37.06). Improved from 37.16 in September's Stafford 10k

JON TERRY (37.20). Improved from 37.47 in July 2019 Wilmslow 10k

LAURA BARBER (37.13).Improved from 37.55 in September's Altrincham 10k

ANNE CHINOY (39.26). Improved from 39.51 in March's Trafford 10k

LAURA MARTIN (40.12). Improved from 40.46 in October's Knutsford 10k

JAMES CROSSAN (42.54). Improved from 44.26 in October's Tatton Park 10k

AMELIE LATHAM (48.04). Improved from 50.52 in March 2019 Trafford 10k

U17 FINLAY DAY (38.31) Debut 10k

DEBBIE Mc EVOY (51.19) Debut 10k

L60 JACKIE CORDINGLEY (43.58) Fastest in 5 years & 2^nd L60

YOUTHS DID SO WELL – SENIORS NOT SO WELL

Fechin McCormick

The most successful of the club's teams at the weekend's National XC relays at Mansfield were the junior women! LUCY ARMITAGE, ISABELLA BURKE and AKIRA EDGSON finished a magnificent 7th from 43 competing teams. They missed becoming the first Northern team by just 7 seconds; becoming bronze medallists by 20 seconds and they recorded their section's best result since 2017 (when they were 4th ).

Superb running by BEATRIX SOPER, OONAGH McMANUS and LOLA RICHARDSON in the U13 section meant they were also a top placed 9th team. They recorded their section's best result since 2018 …..when Isabella Burke & Akira Edgson were then a part of the team! How great it was that CAITHLIN WETTERS, GRACE HILL and ISABELLE CONNOLLY represented the club as a 'B' team and did really well to finish 28th from the 75 competing teams.

Another championship highlight was the Junior and U17 men's teams. The SAVAGE twins – EVAN & ELLIOT and SAMUEL BRYAN flexed their formidable muscle and their 19th place was the section's best since 2016. The U17 also showed similar promise! OSCAR SCHOFIELD is amazing, easily winning his first leg against the nation's best as he did in the U15 race last year. He led his colleagues GEORGE NOBLE and JOSHUA COLQUNOUN-LYNN to 15th place and their section's best result since 2011 when they were 5th. If only these sections could be kept together in future years!

The senior women (MEGAN DAVIES, ALYSSA DAVEY and LUCY COOK) were an out of character 36th not fulfilling their potential by any means considering in recent years they were among the top five teams. A well done to SARAH GOULDEN and MIA GIBBONS who ran as individuals with middle distance runner Mia finishing like a steam train as she did so memorably in the 800m at the National Athletic League promotion match in the summer.

The senior men for the 3rd consecutive major national championship this year were again nowhere to be seen, a concern that has to be addressed. WILLIAM ONEK, PHIL ROBINSON and TOM STEPHENSON did well inside the top 50 running as individuals.

The U13 boy’s trio (DANIEL OAKES, OLIVER HOWELL and HENRY SHOESMITH) were 23rd, the U15 boys (ALEX FRAZER, JAMES O'BRIEN and FINLAY GODDARD) were 15th with a 'B' team 31st, the U15 girls also had two teams and so flew the club flag high. Their 'A' team (IMOGEN HILL, ISOBEL HALL & EMILY PURDY) were highly placed in 16th and their 'B' trio (MADISON HOLT, HANNAH SQUIBBS & MADELINE GILLAM) were 51st. Finally, representing the U17 girls, JASMINE REED, ISABELLA APPLEBY and CARMEN SAFRANAUSKAS were 26th.

All these younger teams deserve the greatest applause. In an intimidating major national championship like this when many might understandably shy away with excuses, they committed their whole day to representing their club and turned out a team in every age-group. Well done and thanks and that includes coaches, parents and team managers.

“A great day was had by all at the British Masters Cross Country Relays in Long Eaton on the 29^th October 2022. Two men's teams: M35 team an excellent 9th and our superb M45 team agonisingly close to medals in 4th.

Three ladies' teams:

Our W55 team were also close to a podium finish in 4th, W35 team finished 6th against very strong competition, and our W45 trio of Anne Chinoy, Suzanne Smith and Clare McCarron ran superbly to win silver medals.

Special thanks to Tim Rainey for driving the minibus and Paul Barrett for coordinating this and the post-race meal. Also thanks to Matt Spragg for drumming up some interest in this event amongst the men and assisting me in my efforts as Men's team manager. Well done to Anne Chinoy too for her fantastic management of the ladies' teams. Let's hope we can return next year and come back with even more medals. All in all, a truly great effort from everyone involved!”

Glenn Savage, men’s team manager.

Anne Chinoy said,

“A fabulous day out at the British Masters XC Relays in Long Eaton! My 6th year of running at this superb event and first medal - V45 team silver. Brilliant representation from Team Sale all round with 6th V35, 2nd V45 and 4th V55 teams in the ladies race. Full results here https://www.race-results.co.uk/.../2022/bmafxcr22race1.htm

Great to get 2 full male teams out too with an exciting V35 vs V45 inter-team battle. Men's V35 finished 9th and V45 finished 4th! Men's results can be viewed here https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2022/bmafxcr22race2.pdf

Well done everyone that came and represented/supported the club.”

British Masters Cross Country Relays.

Tom Stephenson

Long Eaton

Bm Cc Relays

Anne Start

Oli

Andy Curvis

Jason

Hh

Heather B

Cordingleys

Ladies Start

V35

Jackie Start

W55 Team

Matt Spragg

Matt

Jon

Eddie

S Mccarron

Paul Barrett

Timothy Rainey

Jackie

Vicky

Suz

Jac

Heather

Vic

Claire

Tim

Harriet Hamilton

Ladies Team

Steve

Olivier Gailemin

Jacqueline Cordingley

Richard

Jon Smalley

Victoria

Suzanne

Mike Hatch

Cc Start

Anne

Caroline

Lucy

Harriet

Claire Mccarron

Silver Medalists