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July
July News Track, field and road action continued and July saw the return of the Waddesdon 5k.
OXON & BUCKS MIDWEEK OPENS (HORSPATH, OXFORD) 6th July U17 athlete Elliot Corke made the journey over to Oxford and was rewarded with a 300m PB, finishing in a time of 41.14secs. Woody Day had also travelled and ran 2mins 18.53secs for the 800m.
ENGLISH SCHOOLS ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS Sport City, Manchester – 8th July 2022 The VoAAC had two athletes in action at the English Schools Athletics Association Championships in Manchester and Alastair Walls ran a superb PB of 50.19secs for 5th in his senior boys 400m heat. Meanwhile, Olivia London went well in the inter girls 300m hurdles. She flew round the track in her heat, finishing 3rd in a fantastic new lifetime best of 45.42secs putting her 16th in the country on the U17 list this season in the process. Unfortunately she couldn’t replicate that time in the final, coming 8th in 47.38secs. Both Alastair and Olivia will have gained precious experience competing at such a prestigious championships. Livvy (Olivia) London had a break out season in the 300m Hurdles, not only making her first English Schools finals, but running a massive PB in the qualifying rounds to take her into the final. Here's what Livvy's coach Scott Grace has to say about her 2022 season... "Livvy London had the joy of competing at the 2022 English Schools National Finals for Bucks. Her performance at the time was a top 10 ranked run for the 300m Hurdles and great recognition for this young upcoming star. Whilst she couldn’t quite replicate the great race in the heats, she done herself proud in making an English Schools final in her debut year. Livvy continued to deliver some great performance in the 300m Hurdles and several other events through the season and is looking very promising for 2023 and beyond."
WATFORD OPEN MEETINGS 13th July. In his first outing over the distance, Elliot Corke clocked 60.49secs for a PB in the 400m. The sub-60 second barrier is surely in his sights the next time he takes the event on. There was another personal best that evening from Woody Day in the 800m where he clocked 2mins 16.05secs. 27th July. Woody Day was the sole VoAAC competitor at this meeting and he ran a 4mins 37.47secs 1500m.
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SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE The penultimate Southern Athletics League match of the season took place in July with the team travelling to Sandy in Bedfordshire. Match results: MEN
100m
A 3rd Aymen Bedjaoui (U20) – 12.0secs B 5th Ivan Rogers (V45) – 13.2secs PB
200m
A 2nd Alex Byrom (U23) – 24.5secs
1500m
A 5th Woody Day (U17) – 4mins 45.3secs
400m Hurdles
A 1st Alex Byrom (U23) – 63.0secs
Long Jump
A 4th Ivan Rogers (V45) – 4.26m PB
WOMEN
2000m Steeplechase
A 2nd Lucy Cuthbert (U17) – 8mins 59.1secs PB
Javelin
NS Lucy Cuthbert – 20.88m
SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE The final Southern Athletics League match of the season took place in August with the team travelling back to Sandy in Bedfordshire.
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https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=J57joWL14Nw Match results: MEN
400m
A 2nd Ewan Maxwell (U20) – 53.5secs SB
1500m
A 5th Woody Day (U17) – 5mins 04.9secs
Lower Age Group YDL - Match 3
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THIRD LOWER AGE GROUP YDL MATCH OF THE SEASON The team travelled by coach to Kingston UponThames, London for the third match of the season. It was another hot day for the athletes but they all competed well with numerous athletes coming away with personal bests. All five victories for the club on the day came from the U15 girls with Seren Young and Natasha Bradley claiming wins in the 1500m, Katie Clarke winning the a-string Shot Put, Poppy Haynes taking the b-string Discus and Darcy Bartlett picking up maximum points in the b-string Javelin. Olamide Alakuro set 2 PB’s in the 200m and High Jump. There were also 2 PB’s for Darcy Bartlett (300m and Discus), Beatrice Peel (Long Jump and High Jump.) A further five athletes set one new personal best each – Lucy Workman (300m), Emma Corby and Lucinda McRonald (both 800m), Katie Clarke (Javelin) and Poppy Haynes (Discus.) In the U15 boys, Matthew Binks had a fantastic day as he set 3 new personal bests in the 200m, 300m and Shot Put while Raphie London (1500m), Mikolaj Rozacka (Shot Put) and Harry Owen (Javelin) also improved on their personal bests. The quartet then combined at the end of the day to finish 2nd in the 4x100m relay. In the U13 boys, there were PB’s galore with Theo Knowler setting four(!) in the 75m non-scoring, 150m, 800m and the Shot Put. Digby Martin (150m and 800m) and Dylan Hart (75m non-scoring and Long Jump) came away with 2 PB’s each. Dele Alakuro also set 2 PB’s in the jumps (Long and High Jump) while Zachary Honour also set 2 new best marks in the 1200m and the Shot Put. Every athlete that took part for the U13 girls set at least one PB on the day. Isabella Lamborn set three new bests in the 75m (non-scoring), 800m and Javelin. There were two PB’s for Zoe Prescott (75m and High Jump), Sophie Fawcett (75m and Long Jump), Matilda Valind (75m non-scoring and 800m), Lois Gromnicki (150m and Javelin), Katie Leumfo (150m and Shot Put) and Madeleine Richards (1200m and Shot Put.) The team finished 4th on the day with a total of 325.5pts.
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U15 Boys
100m
A 5th Harry Owen – 13.4secs
200m
A 4th Matthew Binks – 27.0s PB B 4th Raphie London – 29.3s PB
300m
A 5th Matthew Binks – 42.8s PB
1500m
A 6th Raphie London – 4m 56.3s PB
Long Jump
A 4th Mikolaj Rozacka – 3.97m B 3rd Raphie London – 3.91m
Shot Put
A 2nd Mikolaj Rozacka – 8.87m PB B 2nd Matthew Binks – 5.67m PB
Discus
A 4th Harry Owen – 15.74m
Javelin
A 3rd Harry Owen – 34.23m PB
4x100m
2nd Harry Owen, Mikolaj Rozacka, Raphie London, Matthew Binks – 53.8s U15 Girls
100m
A 5th Alexandra Knott – 15.5secs B 6th Esther Cann – 15.1secs
200m
A 6th Olamide Alakuro – 30.90s PB B 5th Beatrice Peel – 31.9s
300m
A 4th Lucy Workman – 49.8s PB B 4th Darcy Bartlett – 54.5s PB
800m
A 4th Emma Corby – 2m 33.7s PB B 3rd Lucinda McRonald – 2m 45.4s PB
1500m
A 1st Seren Young – 5m 29.4s PB B 1st Natasha Bradley – 5m 30.8s
Long Jump
A 3rd Beatrice Peel – 4.04m PB B 3rd Lucy Workman – 3.88m
High Jump
A 3rd Beatrice Peel – 1.35m PB B 2nd Olamide Alakuro – 1.30m PB
Shot Put
A 1st Katie Clarke – 9.35m B 5th Poppy Haynes – 5.25m
Discus
A 3rd Darcy Bartlett – 13.67m B 1st Poppy Haynes – 12.28m PB
Javelin
A 2nd Katie Clarke – 22.56m PB B 1st Darcy Bartlett – 14.98m PB
4x100m
4th Esther Cann, Olamide Alakuro, Alexandra Knott, Lucy Workman - 58.6s
4x300m
3rd Beatrice Peel, Lucinda McRonald, Seren Young, Natasha Bradley - 3mins 29.6s U13 Boys
75m
A 3rd Malachi Burton – 10.9s B 2nd Dele Alakuro – 11.1s NS Theo Knowler – 11.6s PB NS Dylan Hart – 11.9s PB
150m
A 5th Digby Martin – 23.4s PB B 3rd Theo Knowler – 23.5s PB
800m
A 5th Digby Martin – 2m 49.2s PB B 3rd Theo Knowler – 2m 44.7 PB
1200m
A 3rd Zachary Honour – 4m 20.6s PB
Long Jump
A 4th Dele Alakuro – 3.96m PB B 5th Dylan Hart – 3.31m PB
High Jump
A 3rd Lincoln Learner – 1.25m PB B 3rd Dele Alakuro – 1.20m PB
Shot Put
A 3rd Theo Knowler – 5.23m PB B 2nd Zachary Honour – 3.79m PB
Javelin
A 5th Lincoln Learner – 15.75m B 3rd Malachi Burton – 11.29m
4x100m
3rd Dylan Hart, Digby Martin, Dele Alakuro, Malachi Burton – 59.9s U13 Girls
75m
A 5th Zoe Prescott – 11.5s PB B 4th Sophie Fawcett – 11.9s PB NS Isabella Lamborn – 12.5s PB NS Matilda Valind – 13.1s PB
150m
A 5th Lois Gromnicki – 23.2s PB B 4th Katie Leumfo – 25.1s PB
800m
A 6th Isabella Lamborn – 3m 11.2s PB B 4th Matilda Valind – 3m 12.6s PB
1200m
A 5th Madeleine Richards – 4m 59.0s PB
Long Jump
A 6th Sophie Fawcett – 3.11m PB B 5th Lois Gromnicki – 2.97m
High Jump
A 5th Madeleine Richards – 1.15m B 2nd Zoe Prescott – 1.10m PB
Shot Put
A 4th Katie Leumfo – 5.12m PB B 4th Madeleine Richards – 4.12m PB
Javelin
A 2nd Isabella Lamborn – 18.80m PB B 4th Lois Gromnicki – 8.20m PB
4x100m
5th Katie Leumfo, Zoe Prescott, Lois Gromnicki, Sophie Fawcett - 62.5s
Lower Age Group YDL - Match 4
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https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4aSC_gkdYIs CAN YOU HELP ON THE DAY?
FOURTH LOWER AGE GROUP YDL MATCH OF THE SEASON The 30th July saw the second LAG YDL match of the month and final match of the season take place, this time with the team travelling to Crawley. The team had seven winners on the day across the various age groups. Harry Owen set a PB of 8.21m on his way to victory in the U15 boys Shot Put. Esther Cann claimed the win (and a PB) in the U15 girls 300m b-string and Poppy Haynes won the b-string Shot Put. Katie Clarke and Darcy Bartlett showed their prowess with a double victory in the a and b-string Javelin, with both setting personal bests in the process. The other maximum point hauls came for Harry Elkins in the U13 boys Long Jump with a PB leap of 4.07m and, in one of the final events of the meeting, a quartet of Harry, Dylan Nowell, Krishan Shergill and Malachi Burton flew round the 4x100m relay to victory. The team finished 4th on the day with a total of 264pts. This means that the team finish 4th overall in the division and will stay in the division next season. A special mention to team manager Gill Clarke and Gail Workman who assisted with team managing. Also to Rebecca London and Nicky Walls for officiating at the matches and those parents who helped where they could. A fantastic team effort all round! Full VoAAC results from match 4 can be found overleaf.
Full Vale results from match 4: U15 BOYS
200m
A 5th Harry Owen – 29.20s (+1.3) PB
1500m
A 3rd Joseph Storey – 5m 27.92s PB
Long Jump
A 3rd Joseph Storey – 3.29m PB
Shot Put
A 1st Harry Owen – 8.21m PB
Javelin
A 2nd Harry Owen – 30.64m U15 GIRLS
100m
A 5th Lucy Workman – 14.80s (+0.2) B 3rd Esther Cann – 14.88s (+0.3)
200m
A 5th Beatrice Peel – 31.90s (+1.2) B 5th Darcy Bartlett – 32.43s (+0.9) PB
300m
A 3rd Isobel Ferguson – 47.49s PB B 1st Esther Cann – 53.18s PB
800m
A 3rd Isobel Ferguson – 2m 34.29s B 2nd Daisy Walls – 3m 32.10s PB
1500m
A 2nd Natasha Bradley – 6m 02.28s
Long Jump
A 4th Lucy Workman – 3.94m B 4th Katie Clarke – 3.61m SB
High Jump
A 4th Beatrice Peel – 1.30m B 2nd Katie Clarke – 1.30m PB
Shot Put
A 2nd Katie Clarke – 8.75m B 1st Poppy Haynes – 5.56m PB
Javelin
A 1st Katie Clarke – 23.42m PB B 1st Darcy Bartlett – 16.68m PB
4x100m
3rd Daisy Walls, Poppy Haynes, Lucy Workman, Esther Cann – 60.48s
4x300m
2nd Isobel Ferguson, Beatrice Peel, Lucy Workman, Darcy Bartlett – 3m 32.84s U13 BOYS
75m
A 3rd Malachi Burton – 11.12s (+0.5) B 3rd Krishan Shergill – 12.07s (+0.3) PB
150m
A 3rd Digby Martin – 21.49s (-0.7) B 2nd Dylan Nowell – 22.21s
800m
A 4th Jack Ambrose – 2m 47.24s PB B 3rd Theo Knowler – 2m 44.7s PB
Long Jump
A 1st Harry Elkins – 4.07m PB B 4th Krishan Shergill – 3.47m PB
High Jump
A 4th Malachi Burton – 1.15m PB
Shot Put
A 3rd Malachi Burton – 6.17m PB B 2nd Jack Ambrose – 3.89m PB
Javelin
A 3rd Harry Elkins – 13.55m PB
4x100m
1st Harry Elkins, Dylan Nowell, Krishan Shergill, Malachi Burton – 57.00s U13 GIRLS
75m
A 6th Lois Gromnicki – 12.20s (-1.6) B 4th Katie Leumfo – 12.61s (+0.1) PB
150m
A 5th Natasha Rogers– 23.38s (+0.7) PB B 4th Sophie Fawcett – 24.14s (+1.2)
800m
A 3rd Sophie Fawcett– 2m 57.06s PB
Long Jump
A 6th Lois Gromnicki – 3.12m B 4th Sophie Fawcett – 2.84m
Shot Put
A 5th Katie Leumfo – 4.65m
Javelin
A 3rd Natasha Rogers – 15.23m PB B 2nd Lois Gromnicki – 8.95m PB
4x100m
5th Katie Leumfo, Natasha Rogers, Lois Gromnicki, Sophie Fawcett – 64.35s
July
Waddesdon 5k
Wednesday 20th July 2022 saw the return of our popular summer evening 5k race set in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor!
VOAAC WADDESDON 5K Alan Roberts returned from the World Masters Championships in Finland and immediately turned his attention to being Race Director for the Waddesdon 5k.
Here is an excellent write-up courtesy of our friends at RunABC (article located here)….
Race Director Alan Roberts’ best time (16:15) would have placed a handy fifth in his own promotion on Wednesday night (20 July) at the Waddesdon Manor Summer 5K – back after a two-year absence due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Alan has recently returned from representing British Masters at the World Masters Championships in Tampere, Finland, competing in the 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10K, cross country, and half marathon in the M55 category. Back home he was hosting the latest edition of this race, held with the kind permission of Lord Rothschild and the National Trust from Waddesdon Manor visitor car park. The course is a simple up, to the front of the Waddesdon Manor House, built in the style of a French château for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild and completed in 1889 and back. Fortunately, the intense heat of the previous two days had passed and although still warm it was an overcast evening that enabled the athletes to give 100% effort and that certainly was the case between Dacorum AC team mates James French (16:03) and Adam Edgeworth (16:04) as they battled for victory and club bragging rights. Also beating the Race Director’s 1988 PB were Louis Peterson (Chiltern Harriers, 16:11) and the host club’s Thomas Fell (Vale of Aylesbury, 16:13) – both of whom are under-20 juniors. The women’s top trio were W45 Kate Rennie (Dacorum, 17:38), Chelsea Baker (Vale of Aylesbury, 18:03) and Melanie Phair (Wycombe Phoenix Harriers, 18:39). There were 49 athletes running faster than 20:00 and 222 finished in 37:37.
As you might expect with an event organised by a master athlete the results were age-graded and there was a clean sweep of the best marks by Dacorum athletes Sarah Roberts (W60 23:02, 94.0%), Kate Rennie (W45 17:38, 91.6%) and Simon Townsend (M55 18:22, 84.6%).
For race results via the runABC South race listing click here.
Click here for event information on the Vale
of Aylesbury AC website, including entry
details for the 2023 Waddesdon 5k race.
For all Images, courtesy Barry Cornelius Photos, click here.
Since its inception in 2004 the race has grown and now attracts over 300 runners. Information and entry details are available at www.voaac.org.uk The race is also open to non-members.
