Race day report by Carl Smith
I hope everyone is keeping safe and well. Sunday saw several Jarra Lads and Lasses travel to Morpeth for the North Eastern Counties and the NEMAA 3000m Championships on the track. I must apologise in advance, as there was several events I was unable to watch due to the restrictions.
First up we had all our junior athletes: Rebecca Harrison ran 13:18 in the 75m hurdles and also took part in the long jump, jumping 4.17m, Lexi Brown ran 14:03 in the 80m hurdles in the U17 cat. We had 2 Juniors in the 800m: Darcey Tullis who ran a 2:36 in the FU13, winning gold in her category, with a new PB. Owen Hedley also got a PB, with a fantastic time of 2:16.
In the long jump and triple jump Tom Paterson won gold in both with jumps of 6.21m long jump (New PB) and 11.95m in the triple jump. Grace Arthur also competed in the long jump, jumping 4.12m and the shot put, coming third in her age category with a throw of 8.90m, Poppy Doherty also got a bronze in the shot put in her age group with a throw of 7.94m and also threw 23.01 in the Javelin. A huge well done to all our junior athletes for turning up and giving it your all. Every one of you have worked your socks off.
The NEMAA (Masters) 3000m Championship also took place at the same venue. First up we had ladies captain Alexis Dodd. This was her first event back after injury, but she ran a nicely timed race, then with the last 800m started to gain a good lead, winning with a time of 10:58. Garry Reay finished 3rd overall in his race and took gold in the men’s over 50 category, in a superb time of 10:21 (New PB). Carl Smith ran 10:33 in the last event. Huge well done every one of you and a big shout out to JHAC members Marsha Jobling and Conal Tufnell for helping marshal the events.
And also racing Sunday were Michael Mcnally, Carl Mowatt and Jay Bowley, who took part in the Falls and Castle trail race in North Yorkshire. Jay finished 3rd, which is amazing considering the ground and the weather during the week. Carl Mowatt is raising money for a 100 mile run hes doing at the end of the month, so it would be fantastic if all club members could all donate a little something, as Carl is exceptional person and always a great host when we go to The Lakeside Inn for drinks and food. Here is a link to Carl’s JustGiving fundraising page.
Photos courtesy of Stuary Whitman Photographer
