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Last updated 13 September 2003

Welcome to the Vets or Masters SCVAC Results for 2002

Results for:

	1/09/02 - The Final at Battersea Park - Photos and more...
	5/08/02 - Ladywell
	22/07/02 - Norman Park
	8/07/02 - Ashford
	17/06/02 - Erith
	17/05/02 - Dartford
	26/04/02 - Deangate

SCVAC Final 1st Sept 2002

WE WON!!

A fantastic overall team effort on the day helped Blackheath Veterans team to a victory at the SCVAC League Final against 6 other teams representing the cream of veterans athletics across the south of England.  In glorious sunshine, the team performances also shone, apart form your team captain, who had a day of season's worst. Full results are attached.

I don't want to single out individual performances because I consider this very much a team effort, however I would like to mention Malcolm Cannon, who will be a new name to most, but is a long time member, no resident in Scotland. Malcolm flew down for the event, took part in 5 events, with one 1first, 3 seconds and a third to his name......and then flew home. We hope to see Malcolm at future events next year

I would like to say a big thank you to all the team on the day and all those who have supported the Veterans team in reaching the final and of course the officials who have turned out to time us and measure our efforts. I am assured by Anne Cilia, that next year Blackheath will have two veterans sides competing at the final.

John R Turner 5-09-02

Photos of the day are here...and here...

Vets Meeting 6 - Monday August 5th

SUCCESS!

The Blackheath Veteran men's team rounded of a victorious season with another winning fixture at the Ladywell track. Out of 6 fixtures this year, Blackheath dropped only one point. Once again, the strength in depth of the side carried us through, and we won quite comfortably, despite not having many first places on the night. There wee no really outstanding performances on the night, just a solid all round team showing.

My thanks to all those who competed on the night and who have come out during the season, both to participate, to officiate and to assist in any way. See you all at the final.

Battersea Millennium track Sunday 1st Sept. John R Turner 13-08-02

BLACKHEATH MEN'S VETERANS TEAM REACH LEAGUE FINAL - After a number of years of rule changes the Blackheath Men's Veterans side has again qualified for the southern league final. This year this will be held at the Millennium stadium, Battersea, on Sunday Sept 1st. We will need our strongest possible team to challenge for first place and a number of officials to support the organisers. More details to follow.  If you would like to take part in any way, please let me know. John R Turner 5-08-02

Vets Meeting 5 - Monday July 22nd

The men's team continued their winning ways and took themselves to an unassailable lead in the league. It is not possible for us to be caught in the final match of the season at Ladywell, so we can begin to plan for the league final on Sept 1st at Battersea.

A strange mixture of events saw a number of different Heathens making an appearance in the team, with our three walkers invincible on the night. Neil Aryton continued his blistering season with a 53.2 s 400m and "silky " Daniels at last found a distance he could be beaten in. The ladies team had 3 representatives and came a creditable 3rd on the night.

Thanks also to officials and helpers on the night.

Vets Meeting 4 - Monday July 8th

In contrast to the previous matches the weather in Ashford was dreadful; the pole vault and the later track races taking place in monsoon conditions.

What didn't change was the winning ways of the men's team and the solo efforts of the ladies team in the form of Anne Cilia. Neil Ayrton continued his dominance of the longer sprints clocking a very impressive 24.5s into a stiff headwind.

A greater surprise was in store in the B race when the captain ran through strongly to win . There were strong performance all round from the jumpers, vaulters and the 1500M runners, including a typically cheeky cat and mouse performance from "silky" Daniels.

Our throwers were detained elsewhere so yours truly had the chance to show why he has been training to run for 20 years, by coming second in the Discus and Rob Brown had his first ever throw to record a point.

The evening was rounded off by a pretty swift 4 by 400, where Cambridge showed us a very clean pair of heels, despite a fastest split of 53.7 from Neil, in conditions more conducive to the swimming leg on a triathlon.

Overall this performance has maintained the Blackheath lead in the league and we can now begin to plan for the league final on Sept 1st at Battersea.

If any athletes wish to be considered for this event, please let me know asap.

Thanks.  John R Turner

Vets Meeting 3 - Monday June 17th

On the hottest day of the year so far, the Blackheath veterans produced some scorching performances to win the 3rd of this years six meetings by a comfortable margin and maintain their overall lead of the competition.

 The ambition to reach the southern final looking easily achievable. We had a number of notable victories, including Neil Ayrtons vets V40 league debut over 800M in a fine 2.05.6, silky Ken Daniels return to the same distance in a winning 2.17.2 and a club record in the 4 x 200M , won in 1.41.8. The latter was particularly exciting as all our sprinters had been beaten by athletes from Cambridge Harriers, but our squad won by 2 seconds.

The ladies team is now more than just Anne Cilia and with a couple more runners and a thrower, could begin to compete.

Vets Meeting 2 - Dartford - May 17th

On another windy night the Veterans team had to be content with second place on the night due to some last minute withdrawals.

Once again the strength in depth and the ability to pull as a team delivered the points. Highlight of the night for the men's team was a blistering 54.6s, 400Metres from Neil Ayrton in beating Cambridge's Ray Daniel ( no relation) into second place. The 800M, in the next event, promises fireworks.

Once again Ann Cilia was the ladies team ( 400M 83.6, High jump 1.10, Hammer!! 10.42 ,5000M 23.13.5) actually managing to come 3rd, all by her self.

The next meeting is at Erith on June 17th and I am looking for a V 60 100 metre runner and the meeting after that we need a V 60 200M runner. Finishing the race and scoring points is more important than time.  Please make yourself known. We need all the possible points to make the final.

Results for the SCVAC meeting one @ Deangate on 26th April.

The men's Vets team resumed their winning ways on a chilly and blustery evening at Deangate and welcomed back old faces and welcomed new additions to the team. The team was a little weakened by the absence of some first team regulars, but as usual our strength in depth pulled us through, even if the team manager had to run a 1500m to score some points.

As the match results shows, competing and scoring in all events can be the key to success, so as usual a big thanks to all those who turned up. Special mention to debut from Neil Ayrton, who demonstrated were his son Dan got his speed, with a cruising win in the 1500 M and a blistering 2nd leg in the relay.

Mention too to the pole vaulters in very difficult conditions and to the throwers who were first in each age group until the last round, when Chris Ellis was beaten by one centimetre.

The results and the team for the next meeting at Dartford are shown below. For anyone who wants to take part, but is a little unsure, you can always run as a non scoring guest ......so give it a try. If you want to take part and want to know the next step to joining a winning team, contact me" John R Turner

Match Result
1st BH,B 69 points
2nd Dartford 66
3rd Invicta 51

On Friday 25th of January 2002 I attended an ad hoc meeting of team representatives for the Kent Division of the SCVAC… that is the Vets Track and Field. At this meeting we made some minor amendments to the rules as they apply to the Kent Division and also agreed a provisional schedule of events for the forthcoming season. These are detailed below.

I would draw your attention in particular to the very welcome news that this year the SCVAC Final will be contested by the best individual Men's and Lady's sides from Kent and not a representative Kent side, as has been the case for the last few years.

1. The league will continue to be in two divisions for each Men and Women.

2. Medway and Maidstone and Rochester have now combined and will be known as Medway and Maidstone.

3. This has allowed the addition of one new club and Ashford has filled this vacancy. This allows the use of the Julie Rose stadium as a new venue.

4. Blackheath Men remain in Div 1 and the Women in Div 2.

5. For this season athletes in the 50 and 60 age brackets will be allowed to compete in more than one age category at any meeting, but not in the same event at that meeting.

6. There will be an A and a B string in all V40/ WV35 Track events and one competitor in all other events.

7. To reduce individual waiting times in field events, these will be run by division, at each meeting. i.e you only wait for 12 competitors, not 24!

8. The events at each meeting will be exactly as last year, except for the replacement of the 3 K with a 5 K race………steeplechasers I need to hear from you. Track officials will be under instruction to double up events whenever possible, to ensure full fields and a smooth running programme.

9. The proposed fixture list and venues are as follows:

All dates and venues subject to availability and confirmation.

I will be writing to all those vets whom I know wish to compete, as soon as full confirmation has been received.  In the interim, if anyone new to athletes, or officials/ helpers, would like to make themselves known to me, please do so. It would also be useful to be contacted by those athletes who consider themselves to old, injured or sane to be selected.

John R Turner jr.turnerjnr@ukgateway.net