NOEL Blatchford won vet 70 gold in the 3,000m race walk as Abingdon enjoyed a successful British Masters Championships in Birmingham.

Duncan Talbot took silver in the vet 60 high jump, while Carole Muir set a personal best for second in the vet 40 pole vault.

Roz McKenzie (vet 50 3,000m walk) and Pete Stepney (vet 50 400m hurdles) won bronze.

Abingdon also shone at the Headington 5, with their men’s and ladies’ teams finishing first.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

WATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETING

Abingdon AC – 400 SX 1: 2 G Halfhead (U15G) 1.05.91. 400 SX 2: 1 A Caruana 1.01.13.1500 SX 11: 3 C Steer (U20M) 4.04.96pb. 1500 SX 12: 7 O Stepney 4.00.08pb .

BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Abingdon AC – M50 – 100mH: 4 P Stepney (V55) 18.35pb. 400H: 3 P Stepney (V55) 1.11.22. M55 – Pole vault: 6 P Stepney (V55) 2.5. M60 – High jump: 2 D Talbot (V60) 1.35. W40 – Pole vault: 2 C Muir (LV40) 2.3pb. W50 – 3000mW: 3 R McKenzie (LV50) 22.35.68. W60 – Shot: 5 J Ashton (LV60) 6.36. W70 – 3000W: 1 N Blatchford (LV70) 19.10.55.

HEADINGTON 5

Abingdon AC: 6 P Hughes 27.1pb, 7 P Fernandez (2nd V40) 27.16, 14 T Hayes 28.11, 19 J Clayton 28.29pb, 53 C Lewis (V50) 31.05pb, 73 G Hermitage 31.53pb, 75 B Watson (V40) 31.57pb, 80 M Lewy (V50) 32.08, 82 C Ridewood (SL) 32.15pb, 92 S Wade (V40) 33.00pb, 97 L Astill (SL) 33.08, 98 K Dixon (V40) 33.10, 110 CBedford (V50) 33.38, 120 C MacLennan (V50) 34.08, 136 L Shelton (SL) 34.57, 149 J Oliver (V60) 35.15pb, 153 P Hewerdine (V40) 35.44, 182 J Moore (V50) 36.47, 189 E McGill (LV35) 37.06, 197 KWelby (V50) 37.27, 202 J Wigmore (V60) 37.52, 218 L Bedford (LV45) 38.37, 220 T Foxall 38.40pb, 221 B Compton (LV45) 38.41, 230 S Cozens (LV45) 38.57pb, 233 J Newton (V40) 39.03pb, 248 W Millatt (LV55) 39.39, 258 S Watton (V40) 40.17, 275 J Pennington (LV45) 40.58, 288 A Giannetto (V40) 41.31, 289 J Swarbrick (LV35) 41.31, 290 L Gilholm (LV35) 41.31pb, 302 M Shepley (V50) 42.06, 340 F Long (LV35) 43.34pb, 346 L Knight (LV45) 44.04, 349 J Fellows (LV35) 44.11pb, 356 K Wood (SL) 44.22, 357 A Waldock (SL) 44.26, 366 H Bower (LV35) 45.05, 367 H Nash (LV45) 45.07pb, 368 K Clarke (LV35) 45.10pb, 393 J Ball (LV35) 46.25, 395 A Dickinson (V50) 46.33, 401 J Styles (V50) 46.48, 402 S Davies (LV35) 46.51, 404 N Brock (LV35) 46.55, 430 S Wade (LV45) 50.27, 444 M Hamilton (LV45) 52.22, 446 K Ahmed (LV35) 52.39, 451 B Evans (V70) 53.14, 454 E Moore (LV45) 53.31. Team – Men: 1 Abingdon (P Hughes, P Fernandez, T Hayes, J Clayton). Women: 1 Abingdon (C Ridewood, L Astill, L Shelton).