Scottish Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The main championships were held at Grangemouth on Saturday 13th July and, certainly in terms of best performances, were very successful. A British Record, six Scottish Masters Best Performances and 23 Championship Best Performances were recorded.
Fred Cowan (Bellahouston) set a new British Record of 96.00s in the M85 400m to add to his recently set indoor record. Additional Scottish Masters Bests came from James Smith (Motherwell) with 4.00m in the M75 long jump and 31.02s in the 200m, Bobby Stevenson (Ayr Seaforth) with 4.98m in the M65 long jump, John L Scott (Kilbarchan) with 20.64m in the M80 javelin and Jamie Creighton (Liverpool) with 1.85m in the M35 high jump.
Championship Best Performances:-
Kevin Brown |
Royal Sutton |
M50 discus |
41.61m |
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Claire Cameron |
VP-Glasgow |
W60 discus |
25.59m |
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Eoin Coull |
Ross County |
M45 3000m s/c |
11m 12.31s |
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Fred Cowan |
Bellahouston |
M85 400m |
1m 36.00s |
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Jamie Creighton |
Liverpool |
M35 high jump |
1.85m |
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Paul Forbes |
Edinburgh |
M60 400m |
60.36s |
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M60 800m |
2m 17.72s |
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Ian Horsburgh |
Central |
M40 100m |
11.23s |
Electronic best |
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M40 200m |
22.30s |
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Jayne Kirkpatrick |
Nithsdale |
W45 javelin |
26.80m |
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Linzie Marsh |
Pitreavie |
W40 high jump |
1.43m |
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Bob Masson |
Aberdeen |
M70 discus |
36.71m |
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Catriona Pennet |
Edinburgh |
W35 100m hdls |
14.99s |
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Joyce Rammell |
Nithsdale |
W70 hammer |
15.60m |
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W70 shot |
6.13m |
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Hugh Ryan |
North East Vets |
M80 hammer |
25.00m |
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John L Scott |
Kilbarchan |
M80 javelin |
20.64m |
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James Smith |
Motherwell |
M75 long jump |
4.00m |
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M75 triple jump |
7.45m |
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Bobby Stevenson |
Ayr Seaforth |
M65 long jump |
4.98m |
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Ron Todd |
Central |
M55 pole vault |
3.30m |
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Alastair Walker |
Teviotdale |
M60 1500m |
4m 44.50s |
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Bobby Young |
Clydesdale |
M75 1500m |
6m 09.50s |
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The combined events championships were also held at Grangemouth over the weekend 13th and 14th July with, unfortunately, only four competitors. Derek Glasgow (M55 Inverness) gained gold in the decathlon with an age graded score of 5774 points. The women’s heptathlon was a close run thing with Rosemary Gibson (W45 Ireland) winning with an age graded score of 3053 points followed by Mary Scanlon (W40 Ireland) with 2993 points and Kathryn Ballard (W40 North Ayrshire) in third with 2734 points.
The 5000m championships were held in Aberdeen on 26th May and saw some excellent performances with four Championship Best Performances being set. Karen Kennedy (PH Racing Club) ran 19m 13.69s in the W45 category, Michelle Slater (Moray Road Runners) 20m 02.60s in the W40s, Bobby Young (Clydesdale Harriers) 21m 52.86s in the M75s and Richard Mair (Kilmarnock) 15m 02.27s in the M35 age group.
Full results for all the above events can be found on the Scottish Athletics website.
The 10,000m championships are due to be held on 31st August at the John Cumming Stadium in Carluke.
Finally a big thank you and well done to all competitors for continuing to support Masters Athletics in Scotland and good luck to those intending to compete in the British Championships in Birmingham on 10th/11th August and at the European Masters Championships in Venice from 5th to 15th September.