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Four gold medals at the World Masters
Stockport Harriers can now boast two double world champions in the club after some great performances at the World Masters Indoor and Cross Country Championships at Liz in Austria last week.
Bashir Hussain won the over-40s 3,000 metres in a tight finish in 8-41.07 with fellow Briton Dave Taylor of Blackheath Harriers second clocking 8-41.26.
Frank Reilly (pictured) was a slightly more comfortable winner of the over-60s 3,000 metres with a time of 10-28.25, over 15 seconds clear of the runner up.
Later in the week Bashir made it a double with a win in the 1,500 metres with 4-09.48, finishing one second ahead of two German athletes. Meanwhile Frank won in the over-60s cross country event and two days later ran the half marathon, finishing 3rd in 1-20-10.
More good news this week is that Jess Coulson has been selected to run for England at the World Youth Cross Country Championships in Rimini, Italy on April 10th.
She gained selection after her run at the National Cross Country Championships where she finished 4th.
Wilmslow Half Marathon
First home in the ladies' race was Jenny Knass in 7th place with a personal best of 1-23-36, next Kerrie Wood still on her way back to form in 18th with 1-29-31. Samantha Thomas was 39th in 1-34-47 for a personal best and helped the ladies' team finish 2nd. Jonathan Dadds led home the men in 15th, shaping up well for next month's London Marathon in 1-13-33.
Alan Pover (pictured) again took the over-55s prize with 1-16.51 in 30th place, followed by Andrew Whittingham 41st in 1-18-24 and Gavin Astin 61st in 1-19-46, both personal bests.
There was an abundance of ladies running personal bests; Alison Coulson knocking off 10 minutes from last year's time to record 1-41-19, next was Jayne Lawton in 1-42-47, Ruth Lee 1-42-59, Maryte Moore 1-43-20, Vicky Buckley 1-43-49, Ros Mann with 1-45-33 for 4th vet 50, Jennifer Hopes 1-47-26, Jenny Kinnaird 1-49-51 and Belinda Wells 2-02-36.
Over at the Liverpool Half Marathon, Stockport ladies' team for the AAA's Championship was unfortunately depleted by illness and injury, with only Karen McCrackle running a personal best in 1-35-20 to finish 29th lady.
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