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IAN Barnes, athlete extraordinary, regrets that he will be unable to defend his UK Over 70s 1500m title in July - he's in a Lions' Club duck race instead, Quackers? "I'm president of Darlington Lions, it's a big event and I feel I should be there, " says the 71year-old, still working as a legal executive in the town.
The race, run jointly with Darlington Rotary Club, involves 4,000 yellow plastic ducks and a lot of helpers on the River Skerne through South Park.See the full content of this document
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Veterans' Champ Barnes Insists He's Not Quackers
Sink or swim, Ian still plans to dash down to the weekend-long veterans' championships the following day to compete in the 800m and 10k events.
Though it shouldn't happen to a Vet, he's philosophical. "It's just an unfortunate coincidence and I had to make a decision. I never thought I'd be beat...See the full content of this document
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