Teacher Tony is a class act

TONY Leigh's the new British Masters Indoor 200m champion.

"It really got to me before the final. I was worrying about all sorts of things like running out of my lane or pulling a muscle.

"My main rival was in the lane outside me. I came out of the last corner ahead and held him off at the line. I was pleased with my time in the 60m, so it was a good weekend for me."

Dad-of-three Tony, a Crewe and Nantwich AC runner, won the British outdoor l00m title in 2005 and bagged two silvers last year.

But this is his first Masters British triumph indoors. He won his 6Om heat in 7.36secs, but was pipped by Rohan Samuel (7.l7 secs) in the final by nine hundredths of a second.

In the 200m, he again won his heat, in 24.29 secs, and improved it to take gold with 23.91 secs in the final. While he will be in action at club, county and regional level in the next few months, his main aims for the rest of the season are the British Championships (outdoor) in July and the European Masters Championships in Slovenia later in the year.

Tony would like to thank the National Union of Teachers, Steve Matthews at Crewe and Nantwich AC. and Martin Davies of Crewe and Nantwich Osteopathic Surgery for their help and support.

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