Lymington Woodside parkrun, (8th March)
It’s only March, but we have already reached the 4th event in the Senior Multi Terrain champs – this time it was a trip to Lymington to run the 5k parkrun. There were 6 PBs, and four members were trying this event for the first time. Well done team Poole AC!
| Pos | Name | Gen | Cat | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jonathan ADDISON | Male | SM25-29 | 20:00 | PB |
| 3 | Martin SELL | Male | VM50-54 | 20:04 | First Timer |
| 6 | Patrick JACKSON | Male | VM50-54 | 20:27 | First Timer |
| 8 | Simon FAIRWEATHER | Male | VM35-39 | 21:12 | PB |
| 12 | Rachael HADDOW | Female | SW20-24 | 21:36 | First Timer |
| 15 | Steve KELLY | Male | VM40-44 | 21:53 | |
| 19 | Richard SEDGLEY | Male | VM35-39 | 22:52 | PB |
| 22 | Kathryn ROBSON | Female | VW60-64 | 23:33 | First Timer |
| 46 | Ian RUBY | Male | VM55-59 | 26:09 | |
| 81 | Ian HITCHING | Male | VM60-64 | 30:17 | |
| 90 | Nicola RUBY | Female | VW50-54 | 30:53 | PB |
| 103 | Lorraine CERQUELLA | Female | VW45-49 | 33:18 | PB |
| 124 | Trisha MILLS | Female | VW65-69 | 38:23 | |
| 131 | Andrew MILLS | Male | VM65-69 | 39:39 | |
| 138 | Melanie COLES | Female | VW60-64 | 44:34 | PB |
| 146 | Julie HITCHING | Female | VW55-59 | 54:26 |
Check out the club championship tables here: https://pooleac.co.uk/club-champs/
Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships, Wollaton Park, Nottingham (8th March)
William Rabjohns gained a silver medal as 14 of our athletes represented Dorset in the Inter-Counties races. Poole AC provided the first Dorset finisher in seven races.
- Junior Men (8km): 2 William Rabjohns (PAC) 25:05 Team: 22 Dorset 487
- Under-17 Men (6km): 16 Charlie Collins (PAC) 19:57, 107 Joseph Usher (PAC) 21:19, Team: 24 Dorset 422
- Under-15 Boys (4km): 155 Theo Cobley (PAC) 15:27, 238 Max Collins (PAC) 16:15 Team: 39 Dorset 733
- Senior Women (8km): 42 Fern Kimber (PAC) 30:53, 254 Sarah Bird (PAC) 39:22 Team: 30 Dorset 1,240
- Under-20 Women (6km): 12 Erin Wells (PAC) 23:31
- Under-15 Girls (4km): 194 Agatha Magill (PAC) 18:18, 243 Poppy Pearce (PAC) 18:56, 300 Jessica Moors (PAC) 21:32 Team: 43 Dorset 951
- Under-13 Girls (3km): 60 Abigail Moors (PAC) 13:00 Team: 21 Dorset 407
Birmingham University Winter Throws and Distance Meeting, Birmingham University (8th March)
Mark Ruby was our first athlete to race in the new outdoor track season with a personal best by six seconds over 5,000m.
Men’s 5,000m A Race: 3 Mark Ruby 14:22.56 PB
European Indoor Athletics Championships at Apeldoorn, Netherlands (9th March)
Melissa Courtney-Bryant was making her third appearance at these championships, and looking to improve on her bronze medals at Glasgow 2019 and Instanbul 2023. She missed out on the 3,000m gold medal to Sarah Healy (Ireland) by six one hundredths of a second.
Ladies 3,000m final: 2 Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Team GB) 8:52.92
