RATIFIED!
This one is worth the wait…
We’re sure you all know the name Betty Stracey by now. She has been competing in races all over the world, parkruns (including a 40:51 this year), representing LWAC and doing her bit for the running community for decades.
And now, we can officially say, she is a 2 x event British Athletics RECORD HOLDER!
Betty raced both the 800m and 1500m at Lee Valley last month at the British Masters Athletics / @bmaf.official Indoor Champs, as a V85W, completing the 800 in 5:31.77, and the 1500 in 11:10.59! A remarkable feat to do these one day after the other.
To think our club has a rival athlete (healthy competition) in this very age and gender category is staggering…the future may be bright with our rising stars, yet the present is still performing excellently too!
We have to wait and see where this puts her on the European, and world stages, but for now, click the following link and see the confirmed record:
Congratulations, Betty!