Last weekend was the British Masters Athletics Federation (BMAF) National Championships at Lee Valley.

 

11 First Claim and 1 Second Claim athlete from Bedford & County were taking part with great success winning; 8 Gold Medals, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze between them.

 

Medal winners were:

 

 

Tennyson James     M65 60m Hurdles & M65 400m

Darren Kerr             M55 Shot (in a new Club indoor and outdoor record)

Will MacGee           M55 200m

Bob Kingman          M50 Pole Vault

Jemma Eastwood  W45 Pole Vault

Scott Johnson         M35 High Jump

 

 

Damian Larrington  M40 Shot

 

 

Graeme Packman   M70 Shot

Tennyson James     M65 200m

Glen Kerr                  M50 Shot  

 

Additionally, Second Claim Member Sandra Pedley won Gold in the W60 Pole Vault.

 

Star of the weekend was Tennyson James with his 2 Gold and 1 Bronze medal. This was particularly impressive as he is at the top end of the M65 age group.

 

All of these performances bode well for the Bedford athletes heading out to the European Masters Championships at Torun in Poland at the end of next month.