Midweek League 2013 - the post-mortem

I just love being 50!


* 4x races
* 4x MV50 1st places and MV50 series-winner
* 3x 10k times under previous Club Record
* 4/5 of my best ever age% scores
* Would have been 3rd in MV40 category!
* 9th ranked in Open category (out of 360)
* Part of winning Male Vet team!









Sadly, our collective target of staying in Div 1 was missed by the narrowest of margins.  We were not far off 2nd place, but ended up 5th and relegated.  Tough, tough, tough.  Still, watch out Div 2 next year!

Luton AC John O'Callghan 5-mile - 28th June 2013

A good night's mission in Luton!

• 7th out of 114 in race
• 1st MV50 prize 
• New NHRR V50 Club Record (29:26)
• 2nd best EVER age% score (82.86%)

So, since I turned 50 I have...

• Posted 3 of my 4 all-time best age % scores
• Finished 1st MV50 in 4 races out of 4

50 and loving it!!!

NHRR MWL 10k Wed 26 June 2013

Great night for NHRR and yours truly...

• NHRR came 2nd on the night and took a huge stride towards Div 1 survival
• I was 1st MV50 for the 3rd consecutive race and lead the MV50 rankings for the series
• Time was 37:08 on a tough course - indicates I am now in good sub sub-37m form
• 20th position - best in series so far

MWL Royston 4th June

Good form continues

• 1st MV50 again (very pleased with that)
• 22nd overall out of 372 (vs 23rd Race 1)
• 4th man home for NHRR
• Time 39:09 - a tough 10.5k course, so 6-min-miling was respectable

NHRR came a very commendable 3/6 on the night, leaving us some hope that, with good turnouts in the last 2 races, we might escape the drop -  Houdini-fashion!

My all-time age% scores, showing a return to form after a less-than-glorious few years!

He shoots.... he scores!

Back in the swing at last - Welwyn Midweek League 10k - 23rd May 2013

• Official time 37:03 (5:57.7 mile-pace) - best 10k time for over 3 years
• NHRR MV50-54 10k Club Record - whoo-hoo!
• My 2nd highest ever age % score (82.85%) - get in!
• 1st MV50-59 in the race - right-on!
• 2nd best MV50-54 10k road-time in 2013 for Eastern Region (Power of 10)

Not a bad night's work!

On a team-level, we had 5 of our fastest chaps absent :(.  Let's hope they can make future races, as otherwise the trap-door to Div 2 awaits.  Well done to the ladies on finishing 4th on the night.

Watch out MV50-54 category - I have arrived!