Newmarket Joggers member and ace veteran runner Elke Hausler was in top form at the British Masters Athletics indoor championships at Sheffield, on Sunday, January 26th. In the W60-64 3000m track race, she clocked 12:40.35, winning 2nd place silver medal and gaining an age grade of 89.96% on Power of 10. Her PB stands at 11:48.75 in 2019, when she was in the W55-59 age band. Interestingly, her age grade for her PB in 2019 was slightly lower at 89.84%, so she has maintained her form well over the years.
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Above left: Elke Hausler with silver medal; right: Elke (left) on the podium in 2nd place. Thanks for photos.
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Arc of Attrition 25M/40K, St Ives, Cornwall, Saturday 25th January: Newmarket Joggers member Barley Woodcock took on this extremely tough race, which included over 3,000ft of climb and proceeded up the coastal path from St Ives to Porthtowan in Cornwall. He finished in a time of 4:55:17, a very creditable 179th of 576 runners overall and 21st of 57 in his M45-49 age group. He was very grateful for the support of family and friends. Distances of 50M/80K and 100M/160K were also available for this event.
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Above: Barley Woodcock with medal after his Arc of Attrition race. Thanks for photo.