Tuomas Ukonmaanaho, 77, has a new BC record in pole vault after returning home from the Canadian Masters Championships in Regina recently with six gold medals.
He's the first one to say he wishes there was more competition at the Canadian Master Championships held in Regina from July 29 to 31.
Not sure if it was Covid-19 related or people just didn't want to make that very long trip from parts of BC to Saskatchewan but Ukon Tom, as he's known in the sports world, is looking forward to the day there's more people participating once again.Just to offer up some perspective on his speed, here's an example: when the results were first posted the list included all masters men from 35 years and older by who ran the fastest 200m sprint.
Ukonmaanaho, a longtime member of the Prince George Track & Field Club, does not practice pole vault. It's a lot of work to get those mats out of the shed at Masich Place Stadium where the club practices twice a week and despite the offers, he doesn't think he'll ever get much better than he is right now so he said he just takes a couple of warm up leaps before the competition starts and then he's good to go.
"I was really glad to get a good night's sleep in my own bed when I got back home," Ukonmaanaho said.It's not what counts when it comes to the competition for the masters athlete.
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