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 last year we won the men's league with a much better turnout. Congratulations to everyone who took part.
Please note that you must join VAA-NEE or renew your subscription before the day of the competition to take part in a match. You are no longer able to do so on the night.Heaton have retained the men's league title in 2009.
League fixtures for 2010:
- Monday 17th May: 100m, LJ, HJ, Javelin, 1500m, 400m, Discus, Weight*
- Monday 7th June: 100m, 800m, TJ, 200m, 3000m, Shot, Hammer, Javelin*, plus added High Jump
- Monday 14th June: 200m, 1500m, 400m, LJ, HJ, Discus, Weight, Shot*
- Monday 19th July: 100m, 800m, 400m, 3000m, LJ, TJ, Hammer*, Weight, Javelin
- Monday 2nd August League: 100m, 200m, 800m, 5000m (M), 3000m (W), TJ, HJ, Shot, Discus*, Hammer
[ * denotes a non-league event.]
Veterans League 2009 results
Final league standings:
Men (top of table): 1 Heaton 647 pts 2 Crook 636 3 Gateshead 256 Women: Heaton scored no points. Crook and Birtley were joint winners with 78 points each.
Match 1 results - May 18th
100m M Gibson 2nd M35 14.6 C Burn 3rd M35 15.2 P Williams 3rd M40 14.5 N Smith 4th M40 16.3 D Sanders 3rd M55 15.9 R Checkley 1st M70 18.5 400m M Gibson 1st M35 64.6 C Burn 2nd M35 69.0 P Williams 2nd M40 65.3 R Checkley 1st M70 83.3 1500m C Burn 1st M35 5:36.1 N Smith 2nd M40 5:56.8 D Sanders 3rd M55 6:04.2 G Routledge 4th M60 7:29.3 R Checkley 1st M70 6:51.0 E Appleby 2nd M70 7:39.2 Long Jump P Williams 1st M40 4.34 Discus M Gibson 1st M35 14.13 G Routledge 2nd M60 18.62 Javelin N Smith 2nd M40 8.53 D Sanders 2nd M55 3.50 G Routledge 2nd M60 19.06
Match 2 results - June 1st
100m J Moore 4th M35 24.4 P Williams 4th M40 13.3 D Sanders 4th M55 15.4 D Wright 5th M55 15.7 R Checkley 3rd M70 17.8 200m M Gibson 2nd M35 28.4 J Moore 5th M35 51.0 P Williams 4th M40 27.4 N Smith 5th M40 31.5 D Wright 3rd M55 32.6 R Checkley 3rd M70 37.1 800m M Gibson 2nd M35 2:21.5 P Bhogal 4th M50 2:39.5 D Wright 3rd M55 2:52.1 D Sanders 4th M55 2:57.9 R Checkley 2nd M70 3:18.4 3000m N Smith 4th M40 12:33.1 P Bhogal 5th M50 11:34.4 D Sanders 4th M55 12:59.7 Triple Jump P Williams 1st M40 9.74 Shot M Gibson 1st M35 7.11 N Smith 3rd M40 5.90 P Bhogal 2nd M50 7.81 G Routledge 2nd M60 6.85
Match 3 results - June 15th
200m M Gibson 2nd M35 28.2 J Moore 5th M35 42.0 P McMorrow 2nd M40 31.0 D Sanders 2nd M55 31.8 D Wright 3rd M55 32.6 R Checkley 1st M70 37.9 E Appleby 2nd M70 44.9 400m M Gibson 3rd M35 66.7 J Moore 5th M35 89.7 P Williams 2nd M40 64.9 N Smith 3rd M40 71.3 P Inskip 4th M40 75.1 D Sanders 3rd M55 70.8 D Wright 4th M55 76.3 R Checkley 1st M70 101.6 E Appleby 2nd M70 101.8 1500m P Inskip 2nd M40 5:09.0 P Williams 3rd M40 5:18.7 P McMorrow 4th M40 5:34.0 N Smith 5th M40 5:38.5 D Sanders 3rd M55 5:35.7 D Wright 4th M55 5:44.3 G Routledge 4th M60 7:16.5 R Checkley 1st M70 7:00.4 E Appleby 2nd M70 7:17.0 Long Jump P Williams 1st M40 4.26 P McMorrow 2nd M40 3.65 P Inskip 3rd M40 2.71 Discus M Gibson 1st M35 18.36 G Routledge 1st M60 17.06 Weight G Routledge 1st M60 6.89
Match 4 results - July 20th
100m M Gibson 3rd M35 14.1 P McMorrow 1st M40 15.4 N Smith 2nd M40 15.8 D Sanders 3rd M55 15.2 D Wright 4th M55 16.4 400m M Gibson 3rd M35 66.4 N Smith 1st M40 73.3 D Sanders 4th M55 71.8 D Wright 5th M55 76.0 R Checkley 2nd M70 99.7 E Appleby 3rd M70 105.8 800 m L Smith 1st M35 2:25.0 J Blevins 3rd M35 2:37.4 P Inskip 1st M40 2:41.5 D Wright 5th M55 2:56.2 G Routledge 3rd M60 3:51.8 R Checkley 2nd M70 3:31.1 E Appleby 3rd M70 3:52.9 3000m L Smith 1st M35 9:49.7 J Blevins 3rd M35 11:43.3 D Sanders 2nd M55 12:33.8 R Checkley 1st M70 15:05.0 E Appleby 2nd M70 15:48.8 Triple Jump P Williams 1st M40 9.02 Long Jump P Williams 1st M40 4.28 P McMorrow 2nd M40 3.39 P Inskip 3rd M40 3.12 Javelin J Blevins 1st M35 28.15 L Smith 2nd M35 11.11 P McMorrow 2nd M40 Heaton 6.00 P Inskip 3rd M40 5.55 N Smith 4th M40 4.06 G Routledge 1st M60 15.71 Hammer G Routledge 2nd M60 17.14 Weight M Gibson 1st M35 4.01 P Williams 2nd M40 3.07
Match 5 results - August 3rd
100m P Williams 4th M40 13.7 P McMorrow 5th M40 15.2 N Smith 6th M40 15.5 D Sanders 2nd M55 14.9 R Checkley 3rd M70 18.1 200m M Gibson 2nd M35 28.7 P Williams 2nd M40 27.4 P McMorrow 3rd M40 30.4 D Sanders 2nd M55 30.7 D Wright 3rd M55 32.6 T Baty 4th M55 33.2 E Appleby 3rd M70 47.7 800m L Smith 2nd M35 2:22.4 M Gibson 3rd M35 2:29.4 P McMorrow 1st M40 2:33.8 P Inskip 2nd M40 2:36.6 D Sanders 4th M55 2:40.1 T Baty 6th M55 2:55.4 D Stewart 7th M55 3:00.3 G Routledge 4th M60 3:57.0 R Checkley 2nd M70 3:28.9 E Appleby 3rd M70 3:56.6 3000m R Checkley 1st M70 14:59.9 E Appleby 2nd M70 16:12.6 5000m L Smith 2nd M35 17:19.2 N Smith 2nd M40 23:10.3 S Daley 2nd M55 19:47.7 D Wright 5th M55 20:35.0 D Stewart 6th M55 21:51.5 Triple Jump P Williams 1st M40 9.22 P Inskip 2nd M40 6.36 Shot M Gibson 1st M35 7.14 P Inskip 2nd M40 4.77 T Baty 2nd M55 6.22 G Routledge 2nd M60 6.82 Hammer G Routledge 2nd M60 15.15
Individual Heaton points scorers for 2009
Men: R Checkley 80 M Gibson 78 P Williams 74 D Sanders 60 G Routledge 56 N Smith 46 E Appleby 46 P McMorrow 41 P Inskip 41 D Wright 33 L Smith 27 J Blevins 16 C Burn 15 P Bhogal 10 J Moore 9 T Baty 9 S Daley 5 D Stewart 1