Ian Barnes outclassed the competition during this year’s winter 5 km race series to collect the male veteran 55 award. The race series, organised by Poole Runners, takes place at Boscombe pier on selected Friday evenings during the winter months. Starting and finishing at the pier head, the race is a straight 2.5 km out-and-back dash along the promenade.

Ian’s best performance of the series was on the 19th of December when he completed the distance in a very respectable 17 minutes and 24 seconds. Winning his category on all six outings his full race card is a follows: -

Ian was on hand to receive his prize in person from Daveena Tweed, Poole Runners’ Ladies Captain, at the presentation in the Neptune Bar immediately after the final race. Full results of the winter 5 km series can be found on the Poole Runners website www.poolerunners. freeuk.com.

27 March 2004