North Wales athlete Steve Gardner sets the fastest 2000m steeplechase time this year at V60.
*Steve Gardner (above centre) on the podium at the BMAF championships at Derby last weekend where he set the fastest time this year in his particular V60 event.
North Wales athlete Steve Gardner sets the fastest 2000m steeplechase time this year at V60.
Report by Don Hale.
North Wales Road Runner and Welsh Master Steve Gardner competed in the BMAF championships at Derby over the weekend and set the fastest time this year in the 2000m steeplechase race in his respective veteran age category.
The Team GB member and track champion at various distances over the past few seasons was delighted with his outstanding gold medal performance in this three-day event at Derby’s Moorways Stadium, and he finished in first place overall, and he was the first V60 athlete in a mixed gender event.
After his race, Steve confirmed: “Leading the race from gun to tape, I finished six seconds faster than my winning time from last year. It is also the fastest V60 time in the UK this year, and I suspect that it could be the fastest V60 time in the World for 2026!
“The World Masters Rankings show Peter Stevens from New Zealand currently in the number one position, after he won a gold medal at the World Masters Champs in Daegu, South Korea, last month, with a time of 7 mins 31 seconds.
“My time of 7 mins 25 seconds will most likely move me into the number one position in the World for 2026, improving on my 3rd place ranking from 2025. I appreciate that the oppressive humidity in South Korea would have adversely affected the finish times in Korea, but it is still very satisfying to have such a high ranking worldwide.”
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