Two Club members took part in the Soham half marathon in just about perfect running conditions. In a small field of 146, Richard Heyes recorded 1:42:53 for 55th position, with Peter German following in 1:47:01, for 73rd.

A very close race by two Club runners in the Bedford Park Run, with Martin Rowe just pipping Sean Barker to the line. Very good runs from both with Martin finishing 3rd in 18:23, and 1st in the 45-49 age category, and Sean 4th in 18:24 for 2nd in the same age category.

At the second Southern Athletics League meet of the season, Huntingdonshire AC clinically took apart the opposition with possibly its greatest-ever team performance. A record 42 men and women turned out for this home match, placing first in a staggering 30 events, winning the meet by almost 40 points and setting four club records. The oldest record to fall was the men?s 4x100m relay. Although equalled last year by a junior team, the original record has stood for 20 years and was set by a team of four black American sprinters (Ty Davis, L. Ferrell, M. Smith, K. Tyler) who worked at the local USAF base, RAF Alconbury. With excellent changeovers between Yann Yao, Fred Williams, Tom Johnson and Ryan Palmer, they won the race by almost 10 meters, knocking 0.1 secs off the old record which is quite an accomplishment for a team with an average age of 19 years (with Fred just 16 years old). Ryan and Tom had warmed up nicely for this record-breaking run by winning the A string 100m and 400m, respectively. The next record to fall was in the women?s 1500m where Maggie Mulholland reduced her own veteran?s record by over six seconds. Maggie has now improved the record by over half a minute since she joined the club this year. The third and fourth records to go was by the same person in the same race. Eighteen-year-old Eleanor Smith covered the 2000m steeplechase in 8:42.2 to slash over half a minute from her own junior record and 12 seconds from the senior record. This was Eleanor?s third race of the day, previously running in the 3000m and 1500m. Competing for Hunts AC for the first time, 17-year-old Lauri Watt made quite an impact by winning the long jump by almost half a metre with the furthest distance by a club member in the past six years. Exceeding even that, Lauri won the 100m hurdles by five seconds in 16.0 secs which is the best at Hunts AC since 2004. Along with Lily Seach, Holly Addis and Laurel Phelan, Lauri was also part of the victorious 4x100m relay team. Laurel Phelan had only received her doctor?s approval to compete that morning and took full advantage by winning the high jump with the best height at the club in the past seven years. Laurel also won the B string 200m to gain a trio of first places. Based on an intricate points system developed by league officials, Jonathan Edwards scored the highest out of all athletes present and would have won the Male Athlete of the Meet award. However, Jonathan won it at the last meet and the rules don?t allow more than one win a year. Therefore, the award went to the next highest scorer who also turned out to be from Hunts AC. For his 49.7-second 400m win (by 25 meters), Tom Johnson duly received this accolade. However, Jonathan gained some satisfaction by totally crushing his opponents in the throwing events. He won the shot putt by 3.44 metres, the discus by 19 metres and the hammer throw by 32 meters! With a second and a first place finish in the first two meets, Hunts AC move up from 8th to 3rd in the league standings. The next league meet will be another home match on 15 June.

Men: 100m A Ryan Palmer 11.0 (1), B Yann Yao 12.1 (3), n/s Fred Williams 11.9, Hakeem Duckworth-Porter 12.1, Ben Thackray 13.1; 200m A Yann Yao 24.2 (2), B Fred Williams 25.0 (3), n/s Hakeem Duckworth-Porter 24.5, Alex Knox-Hooke 25.2; 400m A Tom Johnson 49.7 (1), B Peter Downhill 56.1 (2), n/s Luke Amos 60.5; 800m A Andy Dobson 1:58.2 (1), B Luke Scot 2:02.7; 1500m A Matt Pyatt 4:23.5 (3), B Alex Smith 4:34.3 (2), n/s Dave Connell 4:45.2, John Uff 4:48.9, Lee Brooks 4:53.8; 3000m A Mark Harris 9:20.1 (2), B John Uff 9:49.7 (2), n/s Dave Connell 9:55.8, Lee Brooks 9:56.7, Ian Day 10:22.2, Alex Tindall 10:30.4; 110H A Richard Phelan 21.9 (2), B Junior Russell 22.7 (2); 400H A Jared Amos 63.0 (2), B Peter Downhill 63.0 (1); 3000SC A Mark Harris 10:47.5 (2), B AJ Ellwood 12:25.5 (2); 4x100m Yann Yao, Fred Williams, Tom Johnson, Ryan Palmer 44.4 (1) Club Record; 4x400m Peter Downhill 57.0, Matt Pyatt 57.3, Jonathan Edwards 60.0, Tom Johnson 52.0 - 3:46.3 (2); LJ A Alex Knox-Hooke 5.73 (2), B Jared Amos 5.26 (3), n/s Luke Amos 4.36; HJ A Junior Russell 1.60 (1), B Richard Phelan 1.60 (1); TJ A Richard Phelan 9.99 (3), B Hakeem Duckworth-Porter 7.86 (3); PV A Richard Phelan 2.40 (1), B Wayne DuBose 2.20 (1); SP A Jonathan Edwards 13.28 (1), B Wayne DuBose 9.21 (1); DT A Jonathan Edwards 42.46 (1), B Bob Ellingham 27.09 (1); JT A Jonathan Edwards 32.82 (2), B Ryan Palmer 21.87 (4); HT A Jonathan Edwards 55.00 (1), B Neil Bulman 42.46 (1)

Women: 100m A Lily Seach 13.5 (1), B Lauri Watt 14.0 (1); 200m A Lauri Watt 28.2 (2), B Laurel Phelan 28.6 (1); 400m A Lily Seach 64.5 (2), B Siobhan Skinner 68.0 (1); 800m A Ella Blake 2:27.7 (1), B Eloise Webb 2:42.5 (1), n/s Siobhan Skinner 2:42.8; 1500m A Eleanor Smith 5:20.6 (3), B Maggie Mulholland 5:40.5 (3) Club Veterans Record; 3000m A Eleanor Smith 11:40.1 (3); 100H A Lauri Watt 16.0 (1), B Holly Addis 19.5 (1); 400H A Emily Binner 73.9 (1), B Penny Butcher 94.2 (2); 2000SC A Eleanor Smith 8:42.2 (2) Club Record, B Sammie Skinner 9:32.0 (2); 4x100m Lily Seach, Lauri Watt, Holly Addis, Laurel Phelan 53.9 (1); 4x400m Claire Hurst 66.8, Siobhan Skinner 68.4, Lauel Phelan 73.7, Lily Seach 63.0 - 4:31.9 (2); LJ A Lauri Watt 4.90 (1), B Holly Addis 4.17 (2); HJ A Laurel Phelan 1.50 (1), B Holly Addis 1.35 (1); TJ A Holly Addis 8.75 (2), B Penny Butcher 6.90 (3); PV A Sandra Pedley 1.70 (1); SP A Rebecca Pedley 5.73 (4), B Penny Butcher 5.37 (4); DT A Siobhan Skinner 15.48 (3), B Rebecca Pedley 12.74 (3); JT A Penny Butcher 15.06 (4), B Siobhan Skinner 7.86 (3); HT A Rebecca Pedley 12.98 (3)

Team results: 1 Hunts AC 294, 2 Serpentine 254.5, 3 Vale of Aylesbury 250.5, West Norfolk/Diss 116

Photos: http://huntsac.zenfolio.com/sal_home_may_2013

7 Club runners took part in today's Eye 10k, in a field of 438, in cold but windy conditions.
Well done in particular to Lee Brooks and Kelly Crawford in recording new PBs (again!).

Club results as follows.

Lee Brooks 11th 35:56
Andy Richardson 52nd 40:37
Barry Wild 71st 41:55
Kelly Crawford 93rd 43:39
Tara Dundon 254th 51:15
Gary Moran 257th 51:27
Sue Richardson 430th 1:09:42

Full results via the link below.

Event Website/Results:http://www.eye10k.co.uk/default.asp

Posted by Andy Richardson on 12/05/2013 21:48:23

At the first East Anglian League meet of the season at Luton, Hunts AC declared its intent to qualify as many teams as possible for the Finals in September at Bury St Edmunds. Top of the bunch was the Under 13 Boys team, led by Team Manager Sharron Kenyon, as the athletes romped to an impressive 20-point victory over the second-place team. Although with only one A string win through Joshua Rathjen in the 75m hurdles, along with three B string victories with Alex Ensor also in the sprint hurdles, Jake Balaam in the javelin and Oliver Pocklington in the 800m, the team performed consistently across all 11 events to secure the team win. The Under 13 Girls team finished just four points behind winners Chelmsford AC with a hat-trick of A string first places. In the 70m hurdles, Nicole Covell ran out a comfortable winner, while Harriet Bruce beat the rest of the field in the high jump by a huge 15 cms. Harriet also took first in the B string long jump. The third A string winner, Frannie Chapman, putt the shot out 39 cms in front of her nearest rival. The Under 15 Boys were under strength due to other commitments, but still performed admirably by claiming the second spot in the team competition. Similarly, the Under 15 Girls lacked the numbers required to make an impact but hope to increase their numbers for the remaining meets in order to gain qualification to the Finals. In this age group, Francesca Worrall, who usually focuses on middle distance events, managed to pick up the win in the B string javelin. A few seniors also competed with Christian Roberts winning the 400m by four seconds and Andy Dobson smashing the opposition in the 800m by over six seconds.

Under 11 Girls: Ellen Bullin - 80m 14.4, 600 2:18.0, LJ 2.51
Under 11 Boys: George Hamilton-Smith - 80m 13.6, SP 5.63, LJ 3.01 , Julian Priest - 80m 12.2, 600m 2:16.4, LJ 3.40, Adam Taylor - 80m 12.4, 600m 2:11.2, SP 5.56, Connor Lyden - 80m 12.9, 600m 2:02.1, SP 5.91 , Toby Gray - 600m 2:14.4, LJ 2.61
Under 13 Girls: 100m A Nicole Covell 15.5 (5), B Orla McKee 16.5 (4), n/s Isabella Tibbs 16.0, Eleanor Phipps 16.3, Charlotte Pearce 16.4, Harriet Johnson 16.4, Lilia Hodge 18.5; 200m A Harriet Bruce 31.4 (4), B Orla McKee 34.6 (4), n/s Eleanor Phipps 34.6, Harriet Johnson 35.7, Lilah Wooldridge, Meadow Wooldridge 39.5; 800m A Caitlyn Procter 2:55.3 (3), B Frannie Chapman 2:56.4 (2); 1500m A Emily Purbrick 6:26.0 (3), B Charlotte Pearce 6:39.0 (2); 70mH A Nicole Covell 13.4 (1), B Orla McKee 15.6 (2), n/s Charlotte Pearce 16.4, Isabella Tibbs 16.5; HJ A Harriet Bruce 1.40 (1), B Lilah Wooldridge 1.15 (2), n/s Isabella Tibbs 1.00; LJ A Nicole Covell 3.91 (4), B Harriet Bruce 3.71 (1), n/s Eleanor Phipps 3.34; SP A Frannie Chapman 6.00 (1), B Lilia Hodge 4.23 (2), n/s Harriet Johnson 3.86, Meadow Wooldridge 3.62; DT A Frannie Chapman 10.78 (3), n/s Mia Fairbrother-Burton 13.02; JT n/s Mia Fairbrother-Burton 9.04; 4x100m 62.6 (2); Team result - 1 Chelmsford 102, 2 Hunts AC 98, 3 Luton 97, 4 Leighton Buzzard 48
Under 13 Boys: 100m A Harry England (2), B James Roberts 15.9 (3), n/s Jake Balaam 15.4, George Terry 15.9; 200m A Harry England 28.3 (2), B Oliver Pocklington 31.5 (3), n/s James Roberts 33.0, Nehemiah Goodridge 33.4, Fraser Kerr 34.3; 800m A Andrew Worrall 2:35.8 (2), B Oliver Pocklington 2:40.8 (1), n/s Seb Darnell 2:55.5; 1500m A Harvey Bullin 5:50.4 (5), B George Terry 6:12.3 (2); 75mH A Joshua Rathjen 15.9 (1), B Alex Ensor 16.7 (1); HJ A Joshua Rathjen 1.25 (2), B Fraser Kerr 1.10 (3), n/s Alex Ensor 1.10; LJ A Harry England 4.30 (3), B Jake Balaam 4.06 (1), n/s Josh Rathjen 3.77; SP Harvey Bullin 6.71 (2), B Jake Balaam 6.33 (2), n/s Nathan Coker 4.89; DT A Nehemiah Goodridge 13.62 (2), n/s Fraser Kerr 10.00; JT A Harvey Bullin 24.69 (2), n/s Alex Ensor 16.19; 4x100m 60.8 (2), n/s Jake Balham, Harry England, James Roberts, Harvey Bullin - 69.3; Team result - 1 Hunts A 112, 2 NVH 92
Under 15 Girls: 100m A Alisha Morgan 14.4 (2), B Molly Gregorious 14.3 (3); 200m A Molly Gregorious 30.4 (4); 300m A Aleta Fraylich 47.7 (2); 800m A Charlie Batterbee 3:09.6 (5); 1500m A Francesca Worrall 5:17.8 (3); LJ A Molly Gregorious 3.86 (5); SP A Charlie Batterbee 6.62 (3); DT Charlie Batterbee 15.94 (2); HT A Aleta Fraylich 14.41 (2); JT A Alisha Morgan 7.07 (3), B Francesca Worrall 7.06 (1); 4x100m 56.9 (5); Team results 4th 70 pts
Under 15 Boys: 100m A James Gowland 13.3 (4), B Llewelyn Thomas 13.1 (2); 200m A James Gowland 28.2 (6), B Llewelyn Thomas 26.7 (3); 300m Sam Lawrence 46.4 (4); 800m Sam Edgeley 2:57.7 (5); 1500m A Joey Croft 5:07.2 (5); 80mH A Sam Edgeley 20.0 (3), B Sean Fowler 17.7 (2); HJ A Edward Hick 1.40 (3); LJ A Joey Croft 4.27 (3), Edward Hick 3.56 (4); TJ A James Gowland 7.79 (4); DT A George Youngs 15.70 (3), B Edward Hick 14.54 (2); HT A Sam Lawrence 18.90 (3); JT A Joey Croft 16.92 (3), B George Youngs 14.44 (2); 4x100m 55.5 (2); Team result - 2 Hunts AC 93
Senior Women: 300m A Alex Fox 51.2 (4); 800m A Siobhan Skinner 2:39.6 (4); 1500m A Ella Blake 5:10.5 (2) Senior Men:
400m A Christian Roberts 51.7 (1), B Derek Darnell 63.3 (3); 800m A Andy Dobson 2:00.2 (1)

Congratulations to Calum Briars and Sandra Acton, our pioneering athletes with a disability, who came away from these championships with seven gold medals. Their coach, Paul Morgan, was rightly proud of their achievements. Calum Briars (U16 Class 13): 100m 13.7 (1), 200m 27.2 (1), 400m 60.4 (1), Long Jump 4.62 (1); Sandra Acton (SW Class 37): 60m 20.0 (1), 100m 34.2 (1), Discus 9.53 (1)