Fantastic Friday

We'll start with about the only negative result of the day, the 4x100M boys had a bit of a dodgy final changeover and were disqualified.

The 4x400 girls ran an impressive 4:10 for 4th not bad for a team that (apart from Kylie I think) all have PBs way outside 62 seconds for the 4 flat and an average age of about 17.

Next up, with probably the performance of the championships were the 4x4 boys. We knew the target was the ludicrously ambitious 3:13.6 Commonwealth standard. Hywel and Matt got things off to a fine start with legs of about 50.5 each to get the baton to Tom in the lead - Tom extended it out with a flying leg of 46-ish and the baton was with Dale. One lap remaining-2:27. I think all the stand were setting themselves for disappointment but the boy was flying - a 45 ish, yes forty five ish leg got the boys across the line below the target, 3:12.38 and a games record by 5 seconds.

Mezza's 1500M was a masterclass in front running, splintering the field with 3:49. The increasingly excitable Ingy lost it with "..this is what 4 minute miling looks like...." and Garlando picked up the pieces, and about 6 places in the last 600M, with a well paced bronze in 4:02.

10 minutes later Steve was jogging into the stadium for silver in the half, Ronan 13th.

Expectations were that Turi Malme of Hitra would enter as leading woman but ...is that the figure of Martine we see behind the trees......."Middle aged housewife takes Gold". A justifiably tired Lou in bronze, & team Gold.

Whilst all this was going on Ross and Jonny were toiling away in the Triple, 11th & 12th. Methinks we're going to see a bit more of the boy Hanley.