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SPR
SPR
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12:18pm, 2 Jun 2021
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Vet is 35 these days and there's certainly a few 35s and 40s running rapid 8s and 15s. Not sure how vet league works with age group though.

I've signed up to MMAC :-o
Sharkie
Sharkie
Jun 2021
12:41pm, 2 Jun 2021
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Vets leagues usually have A and B string for the youngest age group which is 35 - 49. Unsurprisingly, the athletes closer to 50 often run B string. But not always, and you can compete ‘down’ an age group for your club. Depends who you’ve got available.
Sharkie
Sharkie
Jun 2021
12:46pm, 2 Jun 2021
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Raffo, my partner, and I were looking at some old results this morning. He sprinted for about six years from his mid 40s. He won’t have it but he was pretty good and age 50 was asked to run in the A string 200m. He was third with 26.4.

He turns 60 next year - wish I could persuade him to take it up again as he hates road running.
Gobi
Gobi
Jun 2021
1:16pm, 2 Jun 2021
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Vets league events were run in age groups in 2019 and I raced younger people a few times. New club is strong and is why I joined as planning ahead, years not weeks etc..
Gobi
Gobi
Jun 2021
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Sharkie- pity he won't play for sure
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Sharkie
Jun 2021
1:25pm, 2 Jun 2021
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Vets Leagues typically: 35 -49 A and B string races.
50 - 59
60 and over.
Sharkie
Sharkie
Jun 2021
1:26pm, 2 Jun 2021
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Ive got a 200, long jump, and jav on Monday night.
markgall
markgall
Jun 2021
1:42pm, 2 Jun 2021
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We sadly don't have anything like vets leagues up here in Scotland. Only option for a race is an open graded where you end up running against 13 year olds, never really an option to run against your age group peers.
Gobi
Gobi
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1:57pm, 2 Jun 2021
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Definitely not like that in the Midlands Sharkie
Sharkie
Sharkie
Jun 2021
2:23pm, 2 Jun 2021
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I’m only familiar with Southern Counties - but it’s an association of pretty strong leagues. Competition is generally quite tough, there are a lot of world class (for age) athletes.

I always say I’m like a footie club desperately trying to stay up in the premiership.

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AKA the amateur athletics thread. For discussing our T&F exploits including indoors for those that do it.

Season events you're planning on doing can be added in the here (eg 1500, 3000SC, LJ, JT), if you have a goals for those events these can be added in brackets next to the event. *=previous season. If you prioritise a specific event then the list will be in order of your most important. Let me know if you want to be added.

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Sharkie* - 100 (inc relay), 200, LJ, HJ, JT, DT, SP
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