Track & Field records, gold medals and personal bests followed Prince George Track & Field Club masters athletes home this August with more opportunities for success slated for September 13-17 at the 55+ BC Games in Victoria.
Tom Ukonmaanaho, 77, saw his biggest achievement this competition season, which took place August 27 and 28, when he attended the Greyhounds Multi Event in Surrey.
Last year he beat the BC record for decathlon by more than 2,000 points and the Canadian record by 200 points.Last year Ukonmaanaho had suffered an injury to his left leg so when it came time to sprint the 100m this year with a healthy body he managed to shave three seconds off his time, giving him a whopping 500 more points to the tally. After that first event, he just had to perform at least equal to his last year’s times and distances and he was golden.
“It was nice to have a healthy body to work with this year – my left leg was injured last year and didn’t help me at all – so this year everything went off with no hiccups,” Ukonmaanaho said.“I started the race too fast and ended up running out of breath and I had to stop three times but I did manage to finish it,” Ukonmaanaho said.
Then he attended the BC Masters Championship hosted by the Greyhounds Masters Track & Field Club in Surrey August 13 and 14, where he brought home another bunch of medals – five gold and two silver, including the BC record for the outdoor 4x400m M75. The highlight of the season so far for Harris is when she competed in the Canada 55+ GamesAug./ 23 to 26 and brought home three gold medals in discus, shot put and javelin.
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