Veterans Track and Field
Any Heaton members over 35 are also eligible to join VAA-NEE (Veterans Athletic Association - North East of England), and take part in events they stage over the course of the year. The annual subscription is currently £15. As well as staging North East Veterans Championships for Track and Field, Cross Country and Road, VAA-NEE also provides a local veterans' Track and Field league, details of which are below. [More info about the benefits of VAA-NEE.]
North East Veterans League
This league consists of 5 fixtures, with a limited and different selection of events at each one. Typically a meeting may have 100m, 800m and 3000m on the track, and one or two throws and jumps. All VAA-NEE members are eligible to take part, with the events organised in the 5-year age groups. Points are awarded to the top 6 competitors in each event in each age category. These points can be accumulated over the season for the chance to win individual awards, and they also count towards the club's total in the league. So the more Heaton members, both male and female, we can get turning out, the better we will do. In the 2007 season Heaton finished 7th in the men's league with 110 points, and that was with just five competitors, whereas this year we have won the men's league with a much better turnout. Congratulations to everyone who took part.
2008 League results
Match 1 results - May 19th
100 metres: Judith Archibold 1st W45 15.4 Mal Gibson 1st M35 13.7 John Moore 2nd M35 14.0 Reg Checkley 1st M70 17.3 400 metres: Judith Archibold 2nd W45 77.1 John Moore 1st M35 60.8 Mal Gibson 3rd M35 64.8 Paul Inskip 4th M40 74.7 Ted Baty 1st M55 75.2 Reg Checkley 1st M70 85.9 Eric Appleby 2nd M70 99.4 1500 metres: John Moore 1st M35 4:39.4 Mal Gibson 3rd M35 5:03.0 Paul Inskip 1st M40 5:22.0 Ted Baty 3rd M55 5:50.1 Reg Checkley 1st M70 6:53.3 Eric Appleby 2nd M70 7:13.5 Discus: George Routledge 2nd M60 18.64 Javelin: Paul Inskip 4th M40 16.03 Ted Baty 2nd M50 18.01 George Routledge 2nd M60 16.95 Long Jump: Judith Archibold 2nd W45 3.37
Match 2 results - June 2nd
100 metres: John Moore 1st M35 14.1 Ted Baty 1st M55 15.3 Reg Checkley 1st M70 18.6 200 metres: Mal Gibson 1st M35 28.2 John Moore 2nd M35 28.3 Paul Inskip 6th M40 32.0 Howard Gold 1st M60 34.8 Reg Checkley 1st M70 36.1 800 metres: John Moore 3rd M35 2:18.6 Mal Gibson 4th M35 2:22.5 Paul Inskip 3rd M40 2:46.8 Ted Baty 3rd M55 2:51.2 Reg Checkley 1st M70 3:21.4 Eric Appleby 2nd M70 3:34.7 3000 metres: Les Smith 1st M35 10:06.5 Paul Inskip 5th M40 11:47.2 Sam Daley 5th M50 11:09.6 Howard Gold 2nd M60 11:56.6 George Routledge 5th M60 17:02.1 Eric Appleby 1st M70 14:25.1 Shot: Mal Gibson 1st M35 6.64 Les Smith 2nd M35 5.69 George Routledge 2nd M60 6.94 Michelle Crawford 1st W40 7.63 Javelin: Michelle Crawford 1st W40 26.56 Hammer: George Routledge 2nd M60 16.59
Match 3 results - June 16th
200 metres: Mal Gibson 1st M35 28.1 David Wright 1st M55 33.4 Judith Archibold 1st W45 32.8 400 metres: Mal Gibson 2nd M35 65.7 Paul Inskip 3rd M40 75.3 Paramjeet Bhogal 7th M45 69.8 David Wright 2nd M55 76.2 George Routledge 2nd M60 96.8 Eric Appleby 1st M70 97.3 1500 metres: Paul Inskip 2nd M40 5:27.9 Paramjeet Bhogal 9th M45 5:16.5 David Wright 2nd M55 5:33.6 Eric Appleby 1st M70 7:07.1 Long Jump: Paul Inskip 3rd M40 2.77 Judith Archibold 1st W45 4.12 High Jump: Mal Gibson 1st M35 1.00 Discus: George Routledge 2nd M60 20.04 Michelle Crawford 1st W40 11.60 Weight: George Routledge 2nd M60 8.00 Shot: Michelle Crawford 1st W40 7.52
Match 4 results - July 21st
100 metres: Mal Gibson 1st M35 13.6 John Moore 3rd M35 19.8 Reg Checkley 1st M70 17.5 400 metres: Mal Gibson 1st M35 62.3 John Moore 3rd M35 94.7 Ted Baty 1st M55 76.1 Reg Checkley 1st M70 83.8 800 metres: Les Smith 1st M35 2:20.9 Sam Daley 4th M50 2:51.3 Ted Baty 4th M55 2:57.4 Reg Checkley 2nd M70 3:16.4 Eric Appleby 3rd M70 3:34.1 3000 metres: Les Smith 2nd M35 10:05.1 Sam Daley 5th M50 11:29.5 Eric Appleby 2nd M70 14:34.4 Long Jump: Les Smith 1st M35 3.97 John Moore 2nd M35 2.32 Ted Baty 2nd M55 3.18 Triple Jump: Mal Gibson 1st M35 8.72 Javelin: George Routledge 3rd M60 17.64 Hammer: George Routledge 2nd M60 14.91 Weight: George Routledge 2nd M60 7.25
Match 5 results - August 4th
100 metres: Mal Gibson 1st M35 13.6 John Moore 4th M35 18.7 David Wright 1st M55 16.1 Reg Checkley 1st M70 17.5 200 metres: Mal Gibson 1st M35 28.2 John Moore 3rd M35 38.6 David Wright 1st M55 33.3 Reg Checkley 1st M70 37.1 800 metres: Les Smith 2nd M35 2:25.4 John Moore 4th M35 3:16.5 Paramjeet Bhogal 5th M50 2:36.7 David Wright 3rd M55 3:04.1 George Routledge 5th M60 3:56.0 Reg Checkley 1st M70 3:18.1 Eric Appleby 2nd M70 3:39.5 3000 metres: Eric Appleby 1st M70 14:44.4 5000 metres: Les Smith 1st M35 17:24.7 Paramjeet Bhogal 4th M50 19:47.6 Shot: Mal Gibson 1st M35 6.41 Les Smith 2nd M35 5.87 Paul Inskip 3rd M40 4.29 Paramjeet Bhogal 3rd M50 7.19 George Routledge 2nd M60 7.36 Discus: George Routledge 2nd M60 19.78 Hammer: George Routledge 2nd M60 16.14
Individual Heaton points scorers after all five matches
Men (Finished top of the league with 495 points [or possibly 501; to be confirmed]): Mal Gibson 83 Reg Checkley 71 George Routledge 58 John Moore 56 Eric Appleby 53 Les Smith 44 Ted Baty 39 Paul Inskip 37 David Wright 32 Howard Gold 11 Paramjeet Bhogal 9 Sam Daley 8 Women (Finished 7th in league with 40 points; Birtley won with 110 points): Judith Archibold 28 Michelle Crawford 12