Photos
World Masters Athletics Race Walking Championships 2022
Muscat, Oman 4th March
Ian Torode won the M65 10km Gold Medal with his 73.03
Ian Torode with his World Masters Gold Medal
2022 BMAF Winter Throws Champs. at Lee Valley 5-6 March
Karen Jones with her 2 Gold Medals for winning the W60 HT & WT
2022 EMAA Inter Area Indoor T&F Challenge
Lee Valley Athletics Centre, North London on Sunday 13th March
Ian Allen in the M50-59 60m
Ian Allen in the M50-59 Long Jump
Stephen Blackford in the M60-69 High Jump
Trudi Carter in the W50-59 Pole Vault
Dave Pearson & Phil York with the SWVAC Banner
2022 SWVAC Cross Country Champs
Sidford 06/02/22
Click here to see some great photos from Kit Woodcock
and they're off .....
Joanne Gallagher & Oli White (2022 XC Female & Male Winners)
Click here to see the photo montage of the race (if you want a copy of any of them please contact Des White)
Great running everyone
The 2021 EAMA Inter Area Outdoor T&F Challenge
Nuneaton Sunday July 18th
SWVAC M50-59 Relay Team - Joth Pigott, Jerry Kevern, Paul Guest & Trevor Downward
Anne Dockery
Lisa Carpenter
The famous SWVAC Banner
2020 EAMA Inter Area T&F Challenge
Sunday 1st March at Lee Valley, London
Kevin Archer leading the M60-69 1500m
(if anyone has any other photos from the event please send them to Des White)
2020 SWVAC Cross Country Champs.
Sunday 26th January at Sidford, Devon
The Men's & Women's winners (Eddie O'Gorman & Hannah Bown)
Kit Woodcock took some great photos on the day
(Many thanks Kit)
Click here to see more of them on his website
2019 EAMA Inter Area Outdoor T & F Challenge
Saturday 6th July at Coventry
4 x 100m relay team - Janet Dickinson, Cara Marsh, Lisa Carpenter, Tracey Bosworth
Click here to see the results
Click here to read the report of the event
2019 EAMA Inter Area Track & Field Challenge
Sunday 24th February at Lee Valley, North London
The SWVAC team excelled with 20 podium placings including 5 victories & placed 6th in the team competition
Click here to see the SWVAC athletes results
More photos are available to view on Tom Philips website
SWVAC W35 relay team
Janet Dickinson, Lisa Carpenter, Henrietta Anstey & Cara Marsh
Ray Lewis & Ian Torode guarding the South West Vets AC banner
2019 SWVAC Cross Country Championships
Sunday 27th January at Sidford, Devon
Click here to see the SWVAC Championship race results
Click here to see the overall race results
Click here to see the results on Power of 10
(photos care of Des White)
The start of the 2019 SWVAC Cross Country Champs.
The leading four men after 1 lap
Hannah Bown - the winner of the Ladies race
Some extra "action" photos
2019 SWVAC Cross Country Championships
Sunday 27th January at Sidford, Devon
Additional Photos - care of Chris Woodcock
(click here to see Chris Woodcock's website at www.runcw.org.uk)
Great running everyone!
SWVAC at the EAMA 2018 Inter Area Cross Country Challenge
in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 29th September
(photos care of Alison & Des White)
Nine of the SWVAC team "basking" in the sunshine after the races
Start of the 6km race (Women & the "older" men)
Jacqueline Rockliffe
Karen Rushton
Veryan Cranston
Alison White
John Shapland
Malcolm Reynard
Bill Valentine
Start of the 8km race (the "younger" men)
Colin Snook
Andy Morgan-Lee
Tony Wright
Paul Whear
Paul Johnson
BMAF & SWVAC 1/2 Marathon - Redhill Areodrome
Sunday 22nd July 2018
(photos care of Alison White & Steve Oliver)
Click here to see the results
The start at Redhill Areodrome
Peter Bunyan, Terry Brown & David Hopkinson
Des White
SWVAC's "Winchester & District AC Team" with their BMAF & SWVAC medals
EAMA T&F Inter Area Challenge, Solihull - Sunday 8th July 2018
(photos care of Des White, Nick Holliday & George Routledge)
Click here to see the results
Click here to see some photos from the event care of George Routledge of NEMAA
Some great action photos !
Gosport Golden Mile - Sunday 17th June 2018
(photo care of Tracey Bosworth)
Tracey Bosworth 1st in W50-54 age group with 7:34 PB
2018 SWVAC Track & Field Championships
Exeter - 17th June
(photos care of Des White)
A few action photos from Sunday 17th June at Exeter
2018 European Masters Athletics non-Stadia Championships
Alicante 18th - 20th May
(photos care of Sean Price & Diane Bradley)
Fiona Price, Karen Rushton and Susan McDonald with their Silver W50 1/2 Marathon Team Medals
Fiona Price and Clare Wood enjoying the post race celebrations
Alison White on the 1st lap of the 10km
(just before withdrawing with a hamstring injury)
Des White at 7 miles in the 1/2 Marathon running with Mick Casey
BMAF 2018 Road Relays - Sutton Park 28th April
Exmouth Harriers - M75 Silver Medalists
(photo care of Mike Keep)
Exmouth Harriers M75 team
including SWVAC Members Ray Elston, Mick Allen, Mike Keep & Les Turner
BMAF 2018 10 Mile Champs. - Rhyl 24th February
(photos care of Peter Kennedy)
Click here to see the race results
Martin Colwill with his Silver BMAF M50 Medal
Peter Young with his Silver BMAF M70 Medal
Tony Berry with his Silver BMAF M80 Medal
Alison White with her Silver BMAF W60 Medal
SWVAC (Peter Bunyan, Tony Berry, Alison and Des White)
presented with the 2017 EAMA Cross Country Inter-Area Challenge Trophy
SWVAC 2018 XC Champs. - Sidford Sun. 28th January
(photos care of Chris Woodcock)
Click here to see the race results
Great photos as usual from Chris Woodcock - thanks Chris!
EAMA XC Inter Area Challenge - Bournemouth Sat. 25th November
(photos below are from Kit Woodcock & Malcolm Renyard)
Click here to view more photos from Kit Woodcock's website
The start at Kings Park
Matt Hibberd, Aaron Brown & Jon Hamblen
Paul Drake and David Wilkinson
Des White, Sarah Urwin-Mann & Steve Lang
Brian James, Peter Giles & Don Powell
Franklyn Young, Ken Ham, Kevin Wheeler, Kath Bailey & Peter Hamilton
Samantha Parkinson & Joy Wright
Sarah Unwin-Mann & Kay Noyce
Malcolm Renyard & Carey Gray
Joy Radford & Alison White
Kenny McCormick & Dawn Teed
Marilyn Blair
Steve Lang
Belinda Tull and Phil Harding
Malcolm Renyard and Belinda Tull
Peter Hamilton & Rosey Mushens
Paola King
David Wilcox
Tony Berry
Sarah Urwin-Mann
Ian Snow
Aaron Brown - first to cross the finish line
Maria Kowal - first women to cross the line
Some of the winning SWVAC team with their certificates
(Peter Hamilton, Malcolm Renyard, Marilyn Blair, Steve Lang, Alison White & Ray Elston)
Photos from the 2017 EAMA XC Challenge are available from Charles Whitton Photography - examples below
click here to see and select / order the photos on their website
Cardiff 1/2 Marathon Sunday 1st October 2017
(Photo from Jean Thomas)
Jean Thomas completing her 1st ever 1/2 Marathon in Cardiff in 2 hours 35 minutes 36 seconds
BMAF 2017 1/2 Marathon at Northampton 3rd September
(Photo from Peter Kennedy)
Alison White being presented with her BMAF W60 Gold Medal from Peter Kennedy
Devon Open Series at Braunton 13th August 2017
(Photo from Laura Coleman)
Roy Huxtable setting a SWVAC M80 Discus club record of 17.65m
Ed Shillabeer at The 2017 Virgin London Marathon
(Photo from Ed Shillabeer)
Ed raised £688.82 for the Countryside Alliance Foundation in the 2017 VLM
2017 SWVAC 1/2 Marathon at Sturminster Newton on Sunday 6th August
(Photos from Kevin Doherty)
Peter Bunyan and Kevin Doherty
2017 SWVAC Track & Field Champs. at Exeter on Sunday 18 June
(Photos by Des White)
Meeting organiser Owen Cleave in action in the 100m
Emma Stepto Bill Valentine
Louise Jeffries Matthew Muggeridge
Paola King
Nigel Haywood, Iain Walker, Franklyn Young & Steve Grant
Dave Eveleigh Paul Whear & Tony Wright
Ken Ham Tony Berry
Felicity Russell Jane Horder
Ian Willoughby Nick Daniels, Richard Scott, Paul Whear
Richard Bruce & Rupert Broomby
Peter Mountain, Allan Herdman, Tony Wright, Matthew Robinson, David Wilkinson & Simon Anderson
Pat Gallagher, Louise Jeffries & Ray Lewis
Bob Chapman Ian Snow
Val Bovell Cynthia Fisher
Dorothy Fraser Andy Turner
Pete Jackson Stephen Dobson
Colin Hague Clare Taylor
Mark Vallier, Stephen Jarvis, Shaun Sinden, Martyn Morant, Matthew Muggeridge & Chris O'Connell
Paul Guest, David Flicos & Neil Tunstall
Ian Willoughby, Roderick Davies, Phil Bell, Jon Clarke, Ian Page & Iain Walker
Phil Rees, Owen Cleave, Derek Mardles, Steve Waddington & Michael Dugan
Angela Sonn, Rosey Mushens, Clare Frank, Karen Gear, Lisa Carpenter & Melanie Garland
Caroline Powell
Dorothy Fraser, Daphne Marler & Val Bovell
Nigel Haywood, Ray Summerfield, Jonathan Goodland, Marilyn Blair, Gordon Seward & Matthew Robinson
Marilyn Blair Gordon Seward
Nigel Haywood Ray Summerfield
Mark & Anya Turner
Angela Sonn & Rosey Mushens
Start of the 1500m
Action from the 1500m
Timothy White, Dave Wilkinson, Allan Herdman & Matthew Robinson
Kevin Archer
Les Turner & Owen Cleave
Joanne Willoughby Peter Mountain
Melanie Garland Joanne Willoughby
2017 SWVAC Cross Country Champs. at Sidford on Sunday 29 January
(photos by Des White & Chris Woodcock)
The results are available on the Results page
The pre-race briefing from Bill
They're off!
Pushing on in the early laps
The 1st three to finish - Stephen Goss, Matthew Robinson and Ben Stone
Then the heavens opened up!
The first 3 ladies to finish - Marilyn Blair, Rosey Mushens and Eleanor Wood
Phew ...... that was tough!
