Kay makes hay on more than okay day, close finishes in opening Peterborough 5K Series race, six shooting PANVAC stars at County Schools Championship

Gibson won the over 60 discus with a throw of 14.51m along with the high jump. She also collected silver in the hammer, long jump and 100m as well as shot put bronze.

There was a symmetry about the silver medals with her 100m time of 19.05 matching her hammer throw of 19.05m. There were golds galore for other PANVAC athletes with Andrew Stowe running a time of 2:15.96 for over 50 800m gold and Dave Knighton winning the over 60 prize with a 2:51.89 clocking.

Elisabeth Sennitt Clough won over 50 3,000m gold with a time of 12:01.65. Not to be outdone, her husband Tim Clough won the over 55 2000m walk gold with a 12:06.97 clocking.

Kevin Bates threw 10.60m for over 70 shot gold. Simon Achurch collected over 50 silver in the shot and discus. Dave Collier just missed out on a medal finishing fourth in the over 55 100m.

Yaxley’s Kerry Goymour won over 45 3,000m gold in a time of 12:10.33 and Steve Robinson of Helpston ran 10:04.77 to win the men's over 40 3,000m title.

LONDON 5000M

Nathan Bunting was just four seconds outside his 5,000m Personal best (PB) when he clocked 15:18.49 at the London 5,000m held at the Highgate

Running Track in London.

Bunting’s PANVAC teammate Alex Curtis clocked 17:23.95.

PETERBOROUGH 5K

The Peterborough 5k Series kicked off at Eye with athletes from outside the area winning both the men's and ladies races.

Mitchell Bunn of West Norfolk AC was a comfortable winner of the men's race crossing the line in 15:31.2, 13 seconds ahead of the runner-up James Orrell of Hunts

AC.

The ladies race was closer with Katie Vargeson of Lonely Goats Running Club crossing the line in 17:53.4 with Rachel Doherty of Higham Harriers finishing four seconds later.

Jake Cooper of PANVAC was the leading local man, placing fourth in 16:26.3, while Yaxley's Ellie Piccaver was the first Peterborough-based lady finishing seventh with a time of 19:17.0.

PANVAC had two more men in the top 20 with Robert Jeffrey 14th in 17:02.9 and Noah Randall 20th with a 17:20.2 clocking.

Yaxley went one better with four men in the top 20, with Darren Wells leading them over the line, taking eighth place in 16:53.9. Jordan Buttigieg came in

12th exactly seven seconds after Wells. Darren Hillier finished 18th with a time of 17:16.3 with Mitchell Thurgood 19th in 17:18.4.

Three Yaxley ladies, including Piccaver, made the top 20 with Ros Loutit 14th in 20:44.0 and Gabby Needham 18th with a 20:56.8 clocking. Zion Demba of Thorney AC was 15th with Rebekah Clough of PANVAC finishing 19th lady.

Werrington Joggers had a good day in the age groups with Caroline Chan first over 55 lady, Richard Gamman first over 60 male and Jim Fell the leading over 80 man.

The junior 5k featured two local winners with Alexander Gunn first boy in 10:08.7 and Lillya Bellaboid of PANVAC the leading girl with a time of 12:20.4.

Roman Jones, whose mother Shara runs for Helpston Harriers, was the second boy with PANVAC’s Eddie Radford third.

Monica Stuart was second in the girls race, making it a one-two for PANVAC. Thorney's Elena Faulkner finished third.

CAMBS SCHOOLS There were six gold medals for Peterborough school athletes at the Cambridgeshire Schools Track and Field Championship at the Embankment

Alfie Olaore won the junior boys 100 with a time of 13.3. He also picked up 200m silver. Oliver Tee clocked 41.3 to win junior boys 300m gold.

Tom Green won the intermediate boys 100m in 12.0. Green added triple jump bronze to his medal collection.

Jack Bone clocked 4:21.9 to win the intermediate boys 1,500m. Bo Kidd threw 10.05m to win intermediate shot gold as well as discus silver.

Sienna Mawby won the junior girls long jump gold with a leap of 4.45m. Junior boys Oliver Newell and Alexander Gunn each won a bronze medal,

while Bentley Anthony won 1,500m silver.

There were intermediate boys bronzes for Bradley Boothe and Ussamani Bari. Fi Sgroi won triple jump silver. Bella Mawby and Evelyn Pasmut both won a pair of junior girls silvers. Eden Jeal Dunking collected two bronzes with Lillya Bellaboid winning 300m bronze.

Lisa Matvikwa won intermediate girls high jump silver with Hannah Fitzjohn

collecting 800m bronze.

OPEN MEETING

PANVAC had three sprinters in 100m action at the midweek Charnwood Open Meeting held at Loughborough.

Holly Aslin ran a time of 12.48 with her sister Sophie Aslin clocking 14.23. Dave Collier recorded a time of 13.51. Elizabeth Taylor ran 58.91 in the 400m.