Scott Horton knows how to organise these events. The years of experience in the fitness industry certainly showed when he organised the latest contest for the sport of bodybuilding.  | | Masters |
Staged at Colchester's Hippodrome Night Club, the audience packed out all the available space to look in awe and admiration at the results of years of sweat and sheer hard work. Before the show, I went backstage just to feel the tension as the guys made their final preparations. Fake tan was being liberally applied by the competitors... sometimes with the help of their buddies, partners, girlfriends - and even a Mum! The Judges were set in place, and the expertly planned and stage-managed event began with rousing music and the continual flash of cameras. The main categories for the event were:  | | Alan Harris and Rob Cole |
- First timers
- Novices
- Masters over 40
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They say that in such a competition there are no losers, but try telling that to a guy who has being placed 2nd or 3rd in such a competition. Their disappointment was so bitter it showed through the tough exterior. There is only one acceptable result, that of First Place. From a bodybuilder's point of view, anything less than first is to lose. Triumphant faces paraded their trophies, the runners-up did their best to keep a brave face - but left quickly. Guys, there's always next year! You Suffolk guys ... keep going, we are rooting for you! RESULTS First Timers 1st No 4 Nick Bond, West London 2nd No 2 Phil Harris, Fitness First, Ipswich 3rd No 3 Joshua Rayner, The Academy, Westcliffe Joint 4th No 5 Shoba, Fitness First, London Joint 4th No 1 Alex McGee, Hercules Gym, Colchester Novices 1st No 2 Lee Fraser, Surrey 2nd No 1 Rod Price, Body Concept, Thetford 3rd No 3 Paul Wheeler, Hercules Gym, Colchester Juniors 1st No 3 Simon Reece, Riverside Gym, Chelmsford 2nd No 1 Dan Ellis, Hercules Gym, Colchester 3rd No 5 Danny McCarthy, Palms Gym, Clacton Joint 4th Nick Blomfield of Holbrook, Hercules Gym, Colchester Joint 4th Geoff Thomas, Hercules Gym, Colchester Masters Over 40 1st No 1 Mike Williams, Virgin Active, Benfleet 2nd No 3 Rob Cole, Bodywork,s Stowmarket 3rd No 2 Alan Harris, Fitness First, Ipswich | 
