BMC Best Times for Place

Compiled by Matthew Fraser Moat

 

These statistics show the best times achieved for each place in BMC races since 1963.   They have been compiled from Athletics Weekly 1963 - 1991, the BMC News from 1992 – 2000 and the BMC website from 2001 onwards.  Many thanks to Brian Boulton, David Cocksedge, Tim Grose and Martin Rix for their help.

 

Men's 600m

1:17.4                 Andrew Hart       1                 Watford              26                 May                 99

1:18.7       * Pete Lewis         2                 Crystal Palace     12                 May                 76

1:19.8       Jason Thompson                 3                 Sutcliffe Park      20                 Apr                 96

 

 

Men's 800m

1:45.2       * Patrick Ndururi KEN          1                 Battersea Park    15                 Jun                 97

1:46.2       * Robert Kibet KEN          2                 Battersea Park    15                 Jun                 97

1:46.8       * Bernard Kisilu KEN          3                 Battersea Park    15                 Jun                 97

1:46.8                 Andrew Hart       4                 Battersea Park    15                 Jun                 97

1:47.2       Kevin McKay      5                 Battersea Park    15                 Jun                 97

1:47.7                 Anthony Whiteman                 6                 Battersea Park    15                 Jun                 97

1:48.0       * Francis Kemboi KEN                 7                 Battersea Park    14                 Jun                 98

1:48.5       Kevin McKay      8                 Battersea Park    14                 Jun                 98

1:48.95     Tim Bayley       9                 Watford              5                 Jul                 03

1:49.29     * Ebrima Ceesay GAM                 10                 Watford              5                 Jul                 03

1:49.8       Grant Cuddy        11                 Battersea Park    14                 Jun                 98

1:50.5       Clive Gilby         12                 Battersea Park    15                 Jun                 97

fastest ‘B’ race

1:46.97                 Andrew Hart       1r2                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

fastest ‘C’ race

1:50.1       Jason Dupuy       1r3                 Swindon             7                 Aug                 97

 

 

Men's 1,000m

2:19.4                 Andrew Hart       1                 Stretford            22                 Jul                 97

2:21.8       Kevin McKay      2                 Stretford            18                 Aug                 98

2:22.4                 Bradley Donkin   3                 Stretford            18                 Aug                 98

2:22.7       * Matthew Dixon                 4                 Stretford            18                 Aug                 98

2:23.5       * Luc Michard FRA                 5                 Stretford            30                 Apr                 96

2:23.7       Steve Green        6                 Stretford            30                 Apr                 96

 

 

Men's 1,500m

3:37.33                 Andrew Graffin   1                 Bangor                21                 Jul                 02

3:39.47                 Michael East       2                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

3:39.7                 Michael Openshaw                 3                 Battersea Park    14                 Jun                 98

3:39.88     Angus MacLean   4                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

3:40.9       Neil Caddy        5                 Battersea Park    14                 Jun                 98

3:41.5       Grant Graham     6                 Battersea Park    14                 Jun                 98

3:41.5       * John Koskei KEN          7                 Battersea Park    14                 Jun                 98     

3:42.28                 Thomas Mayo    8                 Solihull               14                 Jul                 99

3:43.29     Adam Zawadski   9                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

3:43.52J    Colm McLean     10                 Solihull               14                 Jul                 99

3:43.84     Mike Power AUS                 11                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

3:44.42     Philip Tedd          12                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

3:46.85     Joel Kidger       13                 Solihull               22                 May                 04

3:47.73     Tom Carter        14                 Solihull               22                 May                 04

3:47.87     Chris Bolt           15                 Solihull               22                 May                 04

fastest ‘B’ race

3:41.5                 Robert Hough     1r2                 Wythenshawe     30                 Jul                 96

fastest ‘C’ race

3:44.19     Conor Sweeney    1r3                 Watford              25                 Jun                 03

 

 

Men's Mile

3:55.24     * David Kisang KEN          1                 Battersea Park    4                 Jun                 00

3:55.31     * Abraham Chebii KEN           2                 Battersea Park    4                 Jun                 00

3:59.2       John Boulter      3                 Motspur Park      23                 Jul                 69

3:59.2       James McGuinness                 3                 Stretford            30                 Aug                 75

3:59.4                 Anthony Settle    4                 Stretford            30                 Aug                 75

3:59.7       * David McMeekin                 5                 Stretford            30                 Aug                 75

3:59.7       * Ron McDonald 6                 Stretford            30                 Aug                 75

fastest ‘B’ race

4:04.50     Adam Zawadski   1r2                 Barnet Copthall  31                 Aug                 96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men's 2,000m

5:00.66     * David Kisang KEN          1                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

5:01.28                 Andrew Graffin   2                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

5:02.90     Allen Graffin      3                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

5:09.53     * David Chepkisa KEN                4                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

 

 

Men's 3,000m

7:51.32     * Craig Mottram AUS          1                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

7:52.14     * Julius Kimutai KEN          2                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

7:52.27     Kris Bowditch   3                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

7:53.11     Julian Moorhouse                 4                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

7:53.54     John Nuttall       5                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

7:54.12                 Andres Jones       6                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

7:56.52     * John Henwood NZ            7                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

7:56.63     * George Okworo KEN           8                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

7:57.15     * Seamus Power IRE           9                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

7:58.03                 Dermot Donnelly IRE                 10                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00     

7:58.74     * James Nolan IRE                 11                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

7:59.20     John Nuttall       12                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

7:59.35     Nick Wetheridge                 13                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

8:05.45     * Glyn Tromans                 14                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

fastest ‘B’ race

8:04.42                 Andres Jones       1r2                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

 

 

Men's 5,000m

13:23.94   * Craig Mottram AUS          1                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

13:27.09   * Mohammed Yagoub SUD            2                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

13:29.19   * George Okworo KEN          3                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

13:30.22   * Boaz Kisang KEN          4                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

13:31.32   * Seamus Power IRE           5                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00     

13:37.97                 Michael Openshaw                 6                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

13:42.15   * John Henwood NZ            7                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

13:42.35   Julian Moorhouse                 8                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

13:47.18   * Peter Matthews IRE           9                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

13:53.77   Nick Wetheridge                 10                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

13:54.58                 Fiachra Lombard IRE                 11                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

13:56.31   * Mohammed Farah         12                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

13:56.44   Guy Amos        13                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

13:58.44                 Nathaniel Lane   14                 Stretford            11                 Jul                 00

13:58.88   * Don Naylor       15                 Stretford            11                 Jul                 00

14:03.30   * Ian Mitchell    16                 Stretford            11                 Jul                 00

14:04.38   * Peter Matthews                 17                 Stretford            11                 Jul                 00

fastest ‘B’ race

14:05.2     Boaz Kisang       1r2                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

 

 

Men's 10,000m

27:32.81   * Fabian Joseph TAN         1                 Watford              5                 Jul                 03

27:45.20   * F Kipkoech-Bowen KEN                 2                 Watford              5                 Jul                 03

27:56.37   * Karl Keska        3                 Watford              5                 Jul                 03

28:05.27   Cathal Lombard IRE                 4                 Watford              5                 Jul                 03

28:08.46   * Michael Aish NZ                 5                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

28:13.44   * Hendrick Ramaala RSA                          6                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

28:18.58   * Michael Buchleitner AUT                  7                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

28:23.11   * Seamus Power IRE           8                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

28:27.32   * Peter Matthews IRE           9                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

28:42.40   * Claes Nyberg SWE          10                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

28:43.08   * Mark Hudspith                 11                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

28:50.98   * Ian Hudspith    12                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

 

 

Men's 3,000m SteepleChase

8:25.37                 Christian Stephenson                 1                 Solihull               19                 Aug                 00

8:26.07     Justin Chaston     2                 Solihull               19                 Aug                 00

8:33.61     Stuart Stokes       3                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00     

8:37.63                 Charlie Low        4                 Solihull               19                 Aug                 00

8:44.03     * Don Naylor       5                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

8:46.05     * David Mitchenson                 6                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00


BMC Best Times for Place

Compiled by Matthew Fraser Moat

 

These statistics show the best times achieved for each place in BMC races since 1963.   They have been compiled from Athletics Weekly 1963 - 1991 the BMC News from 1992 – 2000 and the BMC website from 2001 onwards.  Mixed races have been excluded, but those with a male pacemaker have been included.  Many thanks to Brian Boulton, David Cocksedge, Tim Grose and Martin Rix for their help.

 

 

Women's 600m

1:29.4       Linda Staines       1                 Battersea Park    19                 Apr                 97

1:31.2                 Rachel Jordan     2                 Battersea Park    19                 Apr                 97

1:31.6       Cathy Dawson     3                 Highgate             7                 Aug                 96

 

 

Women's 800m

2:00.7       * Shireen Bailey                 1                 Ipswich               19                 Jun                 85

2:01.26                 Rebecca Lyne        2                 Watford              12                 Jun                 04

2:02.0       * Jane Finch         3                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:03.0       * Christina Boxer                 4                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:04.0       * Teena Colebrook                 5                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:04.6       * M Corcoran AUS                 6                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:05.0                 Suzanne Morley 7                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:05.3       Kath Carter        8                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:05.3       Katie Fairbrass    9                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:06.5       * Anna Moutrie                 10                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:07.2       * Liz McArthur  11                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

2:07.7       * Yvonne Murray                 12                 Stretford            24                 Jul                 83

fastest ‘B’ race

2:06.18     Nikki Hamblin    1r2                 Watford              12                 Jun                 04

fastest ‘C’ race

2:09.14                 Tracey Joseph    1r3                 Watford              12                 Jun                 04

 

 

Women's 1,500m

4:08.08     Sonia O’Sullivan IRE                 1                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

4:10.56     Susan Scott         2                 Solihull               22                 May                 04

4:11.24V                 Rachel Newcombe                 3                 Eton                 3                 Jul                 02     

4:11.80     Kerry Gillibrand   4                 Eton                 3                 Jul                 02     

4:15.05     Maria Lynch IRE                 5                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

4:16.61     * Naimh Beirne IRE           6                 Solihull               23                 Jun                 01

4:18.04                 Dianne Henaghan                 7                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

4:18.42     Susan Scott         8                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

4:18.79     Maria Lynch IRE                 9                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

4:19.61     * Andrea Whitcombe                 10                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

4:20.25     Elaine Fitzgerald  11                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

4:23.65                 Angela Newport 12                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

4:23.88                 Hayley Ovens     13                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

fastest ‘B’ race

4:21.27                 Sharon Morris    1r2                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

fastest ‘C’ race

4:24.99     Anne-Marie Hutchinson                 1r3                 Watford              9                 Jun                 01

 

 

Women's Mile

4:27.79     Sonia O’Sullivan IRE                 1                 Oxford                6                 May                 04

4:31.76                 Georgie Clarke AUS                 2                 Oxford                6                 May                 04

4:37.41     Faye Fullerton   3                 Oxford                6                 May                 04

4:40.74     * M Aboulahcen BEL                 4                 Barnet Copthall  31                 Aug                 96

4:40.93     Liz Francis-Thomas                 5                 Barnet Copthall  31                 Aug                 96

4:41.20                 Joanne Pavey     6                 Barnet Copthall  31                 Aug                 96

4:42.43                 Beatrice Roh GER                 7                 Barnet Copthall  31                 Aug                 96

4:44.79     Sarah Salmon      8                 Barnet Copthall  31                 Aug                 96

4:46.71     Sarah Bull           9                 Barnet Copthall  31                 Aug                 96

 

 

Women's 3,000m

8:53.58mx                 * Natalie Harvey AUS          1mx                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

8:57.00mx                 Joanne Pavey     2mx                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

9:02.35mx                 Maria McCambridge IRE                          3mx                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

9:02.88mx                 * Hayley Yelling                 4mx                 Cardiff                5                 Jul                 00

9:16.42     Jilly Ingman      5                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

9:18.59     * Karen Hind                 6                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00     

9:22.68                 Dianne Henaghan                 7                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

9:28.68                 Sharon Morris    8                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

9:31.93                 Heather Heasman                 9                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

9:35.06     Amy Waterlow  10                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

9:36.51     * Kelly Wilder USA          11                 Wythenshawe     14                 Jun                 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women's 5,000m

15:30.79   * Natalie Harvey AUS          1                 Stretford            11                 Jul                 00

15:32.56   * Georgie Clarke AUS          2                 Solihull               22                 May                 04

15:35.49   * Natalie Harvey                 3                 Solihull               22                 May                 04

15:40.85   * Sarah Wilkinson                 4                 Stretford            11                 Jul                 00

15:56.64                 Amanda Parkinson                 5                 Stretford            11                 Jul                 00

16:00.84   * Tara Krzywicki                 6                 Wythenshawe     3                 Jun                 98

16:03.30   * Lucy Wright                 7                 Wythenshawe     3                 Jun                 98

16:05.81   * Karen Hind                 8                 Battersea Park    25                 Jun                 00

16:10.08                 Debbie Gunning  9                 Wythenshawe     3                 Jun                 98

16:19.72   Amy Waterlow  10                 Wythenshawe     3                 Jun                 98

16:29.57   Penny Thackray  11                 Wythenshawe     3                 Jun                 98

16:30.38J  * Louise Kelly                 12                 Wythenshawe     3                 Jun                 98

16:34.51                 Caroline Pimblett                 13                 Wythenshawe     3                 Jun                 98

 

 

Women's 10,000m

31:36.90   * Kathy Butler                 1                 Watford              12                 Jun                 04

31:45.14   * Hayley Yelling                 2                 Watford              12                 Jun                 04

32:01.17V * Sylvia Mosqueda USA           3                 Watford              12                 Jun                 04

32:14.01   * Natalie Harvey                 4                 Watford              12                 Jun                 04

32:52.5     * Hayley Yelling                 5                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

32:57.3     * Bente Landoy NOR          6                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

33:05.5     * Ann Keenan Buckley IRE                 7                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

33:07.9     Liz Yelling      8                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

33:49.8     * Beverley Jenkins                 9                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00

34:30.9     * Debbie Sullivan                 10                 Watford              22                 Jul                 00