Notts AC athlete sets M45 5000m mark while sprinters record stunning 100m personal bests in Newham
BMC REGIONAL RACES, Loughborough, August 9
In very warm but still conditions, Alastair Watson improved the world M45 record to 14:23.08, bettering the mark of France’s Lucien Rault set over 40 years ago in 1982. He also took almost nine seconds off his year-old UK mark and that now gives him a near 20 second advantage at the top of the UK all-time lists from all-time great Nigel Gates. Watson is now aged 46 but showing no signs of slowing down.
Running solo after the first kilometre in 2:54, he then actually accelerated slightly to pass 3km in 8:38 and held that pace pretty much to the finish. He only missed his PB by less than a second but it was only his fourth best time for this most consistent of athletes as he just missed his 14:22.11 from 2018, 14:22.32 from 2015 and 14:22.40 from 2021. He also has also run a pair of 14:26s too on the track and his best five road 5km’s are between 14:25 and 14:29!
Alastair Watson
Men: 800: A: 1 S Coppard (Ton) 1:51.52; 8 T Barnett (Stoke, U20) 1:53.39; 10 B Brooker (Kett, U20) 1:55.03. B: 1 J Skelly (Linc W) 1:50.53; 3 S Mannings (Hale, U20) 1:55.07. C: 1 T Cheesbrough (Dere, U17) 1:55.80. 1500: A: 1 B West (MKDP) 3:44.17; 2 A McMillan (York) 3:44.87; 3 C Wheeler (MKDP) 3:45.14; 4 C O’Reilly (IRL) 3:47.17; 7 H Jonas (Norw, U20) 3:50.17; 9 J Vaughan (Bir, U20) 3:50.73; 10 J Phillips (Kil’k, U20) 3:51.44; 11 L Richardson (B&R, U20) 3:51.89. B: 2 F Cooper (Yate, U20) 3:56.74; 3 T Waterworth (Hunts, U17) 3:57.40; 4 A Adams (B&R, U20) 3:57.51. C: 1 G Wilson (Clee, U17) 3:58.31; 3 S Hembry (B&R, U17) 4:03.23
Mixed events: 800: F: 3 V Rudkin (W&SV, U15W) 2:14.16. G: 2 O McGhee (R&N, U15W) 2:16.68; 5 R Andrew (Aln, M60) 2:21.73. I: 5 K Pye (Mid M, M60) 2:31.13. 1500: D: 4 E Withnall (Burt, U15) 4:08.46; 11 M Davies (Sale, W) 4:12.37. E: 9 L Milliner (Exe, U20W) 4:35.01; 10 L Saxon (SSH, U20W) 4:35.25; 13 E Whitworth (Linc W, U15W) 4:37.21; 15 L Danobrega (Bed C, U17W) 4:39.49. 5000: A: 1 A Watson (Notts, M45) 14:23.08; 7 V Ockenden (Swan, W) 15:21.59; 9 A Hatswell (Long E, M35) 15:41.72; 10 J Perkins (Notts, M35) 15:46.89; 11 C Nankivell (E Suth, W) 16:37.38; 13 M Taylor (Roth, W) 17:29.00
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