Britain gained three gold medals in Thursday night time’s 800m finals which is down on regular medal hauls at these World Masters Indoor Championships however there have been additionally wins for thrower James Taylor and vaulter Andy Ashurst in Poland.
Virginia Mitchell reached 60 in January and judging by her 2:24.26 in final yr’s European Masters Indoors W55 at Braga when she was second and a 2:25.46 in ending third within the World Masters outdoor W55 at Tampere, there appeared little doubt firstly of the winter that she would break Yvonne Crilly’s 2:35.91 indoor and a couple of:31.51 out of doors data.
A 2:32.81 within the British Masters Indoor Championships gave her the world indoor mark after which right here in Toruń a 64.55 world W60 report at 400m confirmed she was in fine condition.
Within the 400m she was pushed laborious by Eire’s Edel Maguire however within the 800m it was clear it might be a easy race towards the clock if she needed to enhance her report.
Her first lap of 36.39 was slightly too fast as she constructed up a transparent lead however she drastically slowed on the second lap (38.38) to move midway in 74.77. The third lap was barely faster (38.39) and she or he handed 600m in 1:52.90 however realizing whereas the report was on, an acceleration can be required to interrupt 2:30.
She was in a position to obtain that with a closing circuit of 37.06 and she or he was delighted to run 2:29.96 as she gained gold by virtually 10 seconds from Spain’s Esther Pedrosa (2:39.56) and USA’s Lorraine Jasper (2:39.72).
But whereas Mitchell turned the oldest lady to ever break 2:30, indoors or out, her standing as world record-holder didn’t final greater than seven minutes.
Within the subsequent race, the W55 closing, was USA Sue McDonald, who had turned 60 after the championships began on the day earlier than the race. She had been particularly coaching for this occasion and had completed third within the W55 800m in a US report in 2019 the place Mitchell had set a world W55 report.
Michelle Rohl leads from W60 report setter Sue McDonald with winner Eva Trost on inside in third
McDonald had an enormous benefit over Mitchell in that she simply needed to comply with. Her fellow American Michelle Rohl, who had gained the 3000m right here, set a quick tempo and whereas the 200m time was just like Mitchell’s, by 400m the tempo was a lot faster.
Germany’s Eva Trost, who nonetheless holds the world out of doors W50 report at 800m, and gained the W50 title 4 years in the past in Toruń, sprinted away on the final lap to win in 2:23.11 as Rohl (2:25.12) held off McDonald (2:25.72) who took 4 seconds off of Mitchell’s freshly set world report and allowed her to lastly have a good time her birthday though her world report coming in a unique age group was completely ignored on the day and most left the world pondering Mitchell was nonetheless the record-holder.
Mitchell nonetheless retains her European and British data, although.
Paul Forbes, AW Readers Selection Grasp athlete of the yr in 2022, had no real interest in chasing his personal world report of two:15.30 within the M65 closing.
The 1:45.66 performer from 40 years in the past who had run in three Commonwealth Video games, hung again on the primary lap as Kiwi Ian Calder ran the primary two laps in 35.30 and 37.08 earlier than transferring into the lead late on the third lap to move 600m in 1:49.01 after which he stretched out on a 33.83 closing circuit though he was up to now clear he was in a position to ease again and nonetheless win by over two seconds in 2:22.84 from Norwegian Oivind Bernes’s 2:25.10.
Paul Forbes prepares to strike
Britain’s third gold got here within the W80 race as Iris Hornsey, who had gained the W75 title in Toruń 4 years in the past, was a transparent winner in 4:22.62 forward of a number of world champion Joaquina Flores of Portugal.
Betty Stracey additionally picked up a bronze in 5:11.90 within the oldest girls’s class race.
Alison Bourgeois got here near including to her European Indoor and World out of doors victories final yr.
Sweden’s Gunnel Tolfes managed the primary three laps in 40.36, 44.46 after which a sluggish 46.31 earlier than a final lap kick. The Briton moved large into the straight however, regardless of a sub-40 final circuit, Tolfes simply held her off by inches in 2:51.13 to 2:51.16.
Alison Bourgeois in third as Gunnel Tolfes leads
Zoe Doyle, who strikes into the W45s in June, additionally got here shut within the W40 race. The 2019 world 1500m and 3000m champion adopted Olga Koppen by means of 400m (70.05) and 600m (1:44.81) however the German’s 32.05 final lap beat the Briton 2:16.85 to 2:17.11.
Third went Spain’s Raquel Suarez Pedrosa, the daughter of the W60 runner-up Esther.
Germany’s Olga Koppen narrowly beat Britain’s Zoe Doyle in World Masters W40 800m in 2:16.85 pic.twitter.com/CcUakZivYF
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Keith Hutchinson picked up a bronze within the M40 race in 1:59.82 and Dave Clarke likewise within the M60 race in 2:20.45.
Eire matched Britain’s three golds.
Joe Warne, a sub 1:50 performer at his finest, simply gained the M35 race in 1:55.07 whereas Joe Gough powered round a 32.91 final circuit to open up a 4 second hole on the final lap within the M70 race.
Joe Gough
Annette Quaid additionally ran a blazing final lap of 32.63 to win the W45 race with ease from compatriot Maria Dunne.
There was a world report within the M55 race although earlier record-holder Francesco D’Agostino solely set the report as a result of Charles Nowak’s pacemaking of 30.65, 31.71 and 31.87 over the primary three laps and the Italian solely edged by within the final 30 metres as each went contained in the Italian’s earlier report of two:06.41 set in Braga final yr with 2:06.10 and a couple of:06.37.
Francesco D’Agostino celebrates his M55 800m win and world report
Spain’s Angel Cano gained the M85 race in 3:51.79 and he was adopted in by Australian M90 David Carr (4:03.80) whereas within the M80 race Jean-Louis Esnault broke three minutes (2:59.17) regardless of a far too quick first 200m of 38.16 and 400m of 82.08.
Away from the 800m, there was a M55 pole vault gold for former senior worldwide Andy Ashurst.
The Seoul Olympian, who vaulted 5.45m to take the silver medal within the British Championships 31 years in the past, was the one vaulter within the competitors to clear 4 metres together with his 4.05m and team-mate Glyn Value cleared 3.75m for bronze.
James Taylor adopted up his M40 weights win with a discus gold and he had the three finest throws of the competitors with a better of a primary spherical 45.46m.
Additionally within the subject, Jo Willoughby took a W55 triple leap silver with a ten.06m leap.
Bronzes went to Clint Nicholls within the M40 pentathlon, John Moreland within the M60 discus, Mel Garland within the W60 triple leap, Pat Oakes within the W75 triple leap and Iris Holder within the W80 triple leap.
Day 5 (March 30) Ultimate outcomes (200m heats to be included with finals on day 6)
M35800: 1 J Warne IRL 1:55.07DT: 1 S Dekker NED 48.43PEN: 1 E Gouron FRA 3638; 3 MAXIM HALL GBR 3387
Sub 1:50 performer Joe Warne of Eire wins the M35 World Masters 800m title in 1:55.07 in Toruń pic.twitter.com/siLBScox74
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M40:800: 1 R Borente-Gonzalez 1:58.65; 3 KEITH HUTCHINSON GBR 1:59.82DT: 1 JAMES TAYLOR GBR 45.46; 2 Okay Jackow POL 44.04Pen: 1 S Fricke GER 3762; 3 CLINT NICHOLLS GBR 3260; 11 JONATHAN RUTTER GBR 2438; 12 MATT DALTON GBR 2352
M45:800: 1 W Borotoche VEN 2:00.03; 2 C Ilie ROU 2:00.11; 9 DAVID LOCKER GBR 2:04.56DT: 1 R Mordhorst GER 48.71Pen: 1 O Gonzalez ESP 4010
M50:800: 1 R Celinski POL 2:04.90; 6 STEVE BALDOCK GBR 2:07.23PV: 1 J Asplund SWE 4.50WT: 1 M Walczak POL 22.58Pen: 1 M Sutteborn SWE 4072; 5 GARY SMITH GBR 3650
M55:800: 1 F D’Agostino ITA 2:06.10 (WR) C Novak USA 2:06.37; 6 ADRIAN HAINES GBR 2:08.23; 7 ROB McHARG GBR 2:11.56PV: 1 ANDY ASHURST GBR 4.05; 2 Y Le Mouel CAN 3.75; 3 GLYN PRICE GBR 3.75WT: 1 J Cordius DEN 18.92
Francisco Agostini of Italy breaks his personal World M55 800m report with 2:06.10 in an thrilling end pic.twitter.com/0rtjJujWna
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M60:800: 1 X Lefay FRA 2:18.87; 3 DAVID CLARKE GBR 2:20.45; 5 JED TURNER GBR 2:23.43; 6 SEAN PRICE GBR 2:23.79PV: 1 D Berle USA 3.40; 7 IAN CRAWLEY GBR 3.10DT: 1 D Eriksson USA 56.17; 3 JOHN MORELAND GBR 48.80; 12 ALLAN LEIPER GBR 38.48
M65:800: 1 PAUL FORBES GBR 2:22.84; 2 O Bernes NOR 2:25.10; 9 PETER MOUNTAIN GBR 2:31.86SP: 1 R Zglenicki POL 12.87; 18 JOHN BIRKETT GBR 8.68
Former 1:45 performer Paul Forbes simply wins gold for GB in World Masters 800m M65 race pic.twitter.com/u7A0V21JKD
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M70:800: 1 J Gough IRL 2:29.61SP: 1 W Krankowski POL 13.81
With a blazing final 200m Joe Gough of Eire simply wins the World Masters M70 800m title in Toruń pic.twitter.com/VgAmQy0cPv
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M75:800: 1 H Smeets NED 2:43.78TJ: 1 A Busterud NOR 13.94
M80:800: 1 J Esnault FRA 2:59.17; 9 BARRIE ROBERTS GBR 4:19.19SP: 1 H Tobias POL 11.77; 11 JAMES SLOAN GBR 8.96
Will you be nonetheless be capable to run six-minute mile tempo for 800m if you find yourself 80 plus? France’s Jean-Louis Esnault runs 2:59.17 to win World Masters M80 gold pic.twitter.com/AksWR4wPWl
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M85:800: 1 A Acano ESP 3:51.79SP: 1 O Edlund SWE 10.90
M90:800: 1 D Carr AUS 4:03.80SP: 1 J Blair NZL 6.72
M95:SP: 1 L Helle FIN 5.39
Girls:W35:800: 1 L Casado 2:15.96; 5 LAURA HAGGARTY GBR 2:20.62; 7 EMILY BONNETT GBR 2:20.89HT: 1 R Akers IRL 53.36; 8 DASH NEWINGTON GBR 28.54
W40:800: 1 O Koppen GER 2:16.85; 2 ZOE DOYLE GBR 2:17.11HT: 1 M Slok Hansen DEN 50.37
W45:800: 1 A Quaid IRL 2:17.55; 2 M Dunne IRL 2:21.84HT: 1 A Herzner USA 44.61
W50:800: 1 M Camps ESP 2:22.27TJ: 1 A Szirbucz HUN 11.69; 3 FIONA DAVIDSON GBR 10.09HT: 1 M Kjolberg NOR 48.25
W55:800: 1 E Trost GER 2:23.11; 3 S McDonald USA 2:25.72 (World W60 rec); 9 ANNA CRITCHLOW GBR 2:39.96TJ: 1 A Sandstrom SWE 10.96; 2 JO WILLOUGHBY GBR 10.06; 9 JAN TIMBERLAKE GBR 8.43
W60:800: 1 VIRGINIA MITCHELL GBR 2:29.96 (Eur W60 rec – world at time); 2 E Pedrosa ESP 2:39.56; 4 CHRISTINE ANTHONY GBR 2:45.72; 5 ELKE HAUSLER GBR 2:49.71; 7 SHARYN RAMAGE GBR 2:57.18TJ: 1 P Herrmann GER 9.75; 3 MELANIE GARLAND GBR 9.46; 5 JANICE PRYCE 8.83
W65:800: 1 G Tolfes SWE 2:51.13; 2 ALISON BOURGEOIS GBR 2:51.16TJ: 1 A Dorina FRA 8.49
W70:800: 1 E Westphal GER 3:18.81TJ: 1 E Bartosk POL 7.95; 5 LYN AHMET GBR 7.53
W75:800: 1 E Widelund SWE 3:43.56TJ: 1 M Dahler-Stettler SUI 5.82; 3 PAT OAKES GBR 4.56
W80:800: 1 IRIS HORNSEY GBR 4:22.62; 2 J Flores POR 4:36.89; 3 BETTY STRACEY GBR 5:11.90TJ: 1 Okay Viitanen FIN 6.10; 3 IRIS HOLDER GBR 5.56
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