Weekend roundup: 16/17 May

Helen Broadbridge broke the club Senior Women’s Discus record while competing for Cambridge University in the Varsity match . Helen’s throw of 41:42m was good enough for 2nd place. She went on to win the hammer – an event where she had also set a new Newbury AC record of 50.27m earlier in the season at Lee Valley stadium.

Oxford Open Graded meeting: Five members found the good weather conditions on Wednesday night to their liking with three of them clocking personal best times. Izzy Fry (2:19.1, 800m); Rebecca Downie (2:38.1, 800m); Yasmin Ryder (4:49.8, 1500m) and Becky Coxhead (5:56.0, 1500m). Simon Barrett (M60) went very close to dipping under the 1 min barrier for 400m recording 61.1.

There were PBs for Andy McKendrick (40:38) and Steve Tabraham (46:06) at the Royal Berkshire 10K held at Green Park on Sunday. Other club finishers were: Peter Crisp (38:51); Julie Coxhead (49:38) and Sandra Beal (61:50).

Club members dominated the Junior 2K fun run at the Park House  with Marcus Chitty and Cammy Bull taking 1st & 3rd respectively in the boys’ category and Phoebe Rhyder; Annie Chitty and Jess Chitty sweeping the medals in the girls’ category.