Stan Turnbull
Sprints
My initial interest in athletics was in 1976 when my son Peter joined ECH wishing to be a sprinter. Under coach Gordon Griffiths Peter made great progress.
1978 Lancs Champs won 100m
1979 Lancs Champs won 100m, 3rd in Northern Counties 100m
1980 Northern Counties Junior Champs won 100m in 10.7s, ran for England team in international match at Grangemouth
1981 Northern Counties Senior Champs won 100m in 10.6s
Still competing in 2002, won Welsh vets Champs (M40) 100m and long jump
(This makes his old dad very proud)
In 1999 my granddaughter Rachel Marsland joined ECH. She trained with sprint group still run by Gordon Griffiths. I began to assist Gordon on training sessions, and then went on to take my coaching badges. I took over the sprint training group in 2003 when Gordon retired.
I get great satisfaction in turning a raw fast runner into a sprinter and a winner.