JOE MOWER

2010 - UKA- ENDURANCE OFFICIAL 

Photograph by kind permission of Mark Shearman - Athletics Images

   At the 2010 Annual UKA Officials Conference at Solihull on Sunday 18th April 2010, Joe Mower, Hon. General Secretary of Suffolk County Athletics Association, was called to the stage to be presented with an award by former International Runner Iwan Thomas as the Off Track Official of the Year.

The presentation Chairman, Malcolm Rogers, gave the following citation:

Member of Ipswich Harriers since 1963 - Cross Country/Road Secretary and organiser of Cross Country Championships

Member of Suffolk County Association since 1972 - Hon, Secretary since 1983 and organiser of Cross Country Championships

Member of English Cross Country since 1998.. Championships Secretary since 2007. Joe also was one of the main contributors to the English Cross Country Manual, designed to help promoters of the National,

He became an Endurance Official in 1988 and has been an official at the whole range of events from clubs races, county Championships, area and national road races, European Cross Country Championships, World Cross Country Championships in Durham and Edinburgh and the World Half Marathon in Birmingham, where he was the Finish Co­ordinator.

Cross Country Secretary since 1998 for the CAU

He has organised the Margate Cross Country races for many years

Joe is an excellent official and always happy to help out any of his colleagues or newcomers.

Many Congratulations, Joe, from all your colleagues and friends in Suffolk Athletics.