Southern Vets league Final 2010

"That meeting on the 5th of September at Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford, in mild weather, had tremendous spirit and atmosphere, more than in any other veteran event I have attended for sometime and with most people doing more than two events" said Runners Digest reporter Alastair Aitken
    HERNE HILL HARRIERS won the Men's Match for the second year running with 294 points ahead of previous winners Blackheath & Bromley Harriers who scored 272 and ahead of the local club Ashford third (250.5).
 In the Women's match Epsom & Ewell Harriers won with 273 points to Winchester & District's 239. Cambridge Harriers women, who came 5th of the 7 clubs with 218.5, were unlucky not to be higher after they had a lead very early on in the match. However, to my mind, they had the athlete of the match in 47 year old, Clare Elms, who won the 200, 800, 1500, 3000, was 2nd in the 400 and ran in the 4x400 relay.
    Herne Hill were helped by the strength in the younger age groups from 35-50 and two of their double winners were from the M35 group Dave Peters 800/1500 and Ben Paviour 1500' B' plus the 3000.
    Epsom & Ewell women were very strong in the field with 'Over 60' thrower Liz Sissons in good form winning the hammer, javelin, shot and second in the discus.
    It was good to see Allan Williams, Blackheath's ex-international pole vaulter who achieved an M55 British record last year, back focused after a poor Summer with the best overall vault of the day of 3.60m.