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and, remarkably, they show that
we’ve climbed to 2nd. (No-one
can recall playing our ‘get-out-
of-jail-free card’, but it clearly
worked.) It’s not ’til the next
day that we’re informed there
has been an adjustment and
we have actually finished level
on points with Woodford. For
some reason, they are still held
to have won the match and,
despite much correspondence,
it is not until half-an-hour
before the final match that it is
acknowledged that we finished
1st equal and a share of the
points. (And during the interim,
as a result of the unfounded
disqualification, we had been
relegated to 4th place - you
really couldn’t make this up!)
a steeplechaser and, as a result gets us off to a much stronger
Lee Valley of European selection and the start, with Divine, on her
3rd July 2016 need to rest niggles in advance debut at the event, providing
This is the nearest we get to of the following week’s English Shaunagh with solid support. It
a home match and we have Schools, we have no sprint proves merely to be a warm up
a slightly stronger team as a hurdlers. We do, however, have for the shot and discus where
result – that fine wine again. a brace of long hurdlers – Becky our dynamic duo once again
Our barrier phobia continues: and Sarah (returning after some ensure maximum points in both
despite an extensive search, time away from the sport!) - and events. We’re not quite as strong
no-one from the Club’s distance they get us off to a sunny start. in the javelin, but another
sorority is prepared to become In the field, the hammer also debutante, Maite, ensures we
come away with solid points.
It’s a bit tougher in the jumps,
though Chioma and Zara
continue our dominance in the
triple jump.
Back on the track, the
sprinters, Maya, Viv and
Rachel, are putting in some
solid performances. We’re
struggling a bit in the 400s,
but Sonia and Sarah, fresh
(?) from her hurdles, agree to
fill in and salvage some good
points. Highlight of the middle
distances is a new Club M50
record for Clare, ably supported