Autumn Series Open Meeting - Cancelled
Sadly due to the adverse weather forecast for Friday and risk of ice Zac has decided to cancel the meeting planned for the evening of Friday 4th December.
The Junior Club races for the London Youth Games Virtual Cross Country will still be taking place on 5th and 6th December. Details Here.
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Covid-19 - Re-commencement of Club Activities
Sport England and England Athletics have confirmed that Club activities can re-commence as they were before lockdown from Wednesday 2nd December.
Training will start at the track again next Thursday, Zac’s Open on Friday 5th December and the London Youth Games races for Juniors on 5th and 6th are now confirmed as taking place.
London is in Tier 2 the Restrictions can be found here
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Covid-19 - Suspension of Club Activities
Club Activity will restart on 2nd December 2020.
In line with new Government Restrictions in place from 5th November 2020 until 2nd December 2020 and following England Athletics Guidance all Club activities and training have been suspended.
There are no sessions planned at Finsbury Park Track during this time.
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Open Meeting - New Date
The Covid-19 Open Meeting on Friday 6th November at Finsbury Park has been re-arranged for Wednesday 4th November..
Details can be found here
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COVID-19 - Clarification of tier level restrictions on running and training
LOCKDOWN - The Club are currently reviewing the new restrictions which will take effect from Thursday morning and will make an announcement in due course.
To help provide clarification of what the various tier levels mean for competitive running and training please use the link to see the latest updated England Athletics guidance.
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Met League - Season Update
Unfortunately the Met League have now decided to cancel the remaining two fixtures at Uxbridge and Trent Park which were due to take place in 2021.
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COVID-19 - Finsbury Park Track
To assist the NHS Test & Trace efforts a QR Code has been created for the Finsbury Park Track.
If you have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 App please scan the Code which is displayed inside the Track and Entrance to the Meeting Room/Ladies Changing Rooms.
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COVID-19 - Club Update (23rd September)
The Club can confirm that the latest changes to restrictions due to Covid-19 will not impact the Club’s training or group running activities.
Club Chairman Jerry Odlin had released the following statement on 10th September:-
“We have now been successfully operating again as a club for 3 months without incident and I would like to thank you all for your efforts as well as patience and understanding.
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COVID-19 - New Government Restrictions Update
The Government have issued new restrictions on groups of more than 6 meeting indoor or outdoors from Monday 14th September.
Sport England have now clarified that organised sports that have passed the Return to Play Protocol can continue as before and are not restricted to the limit of groups of 6.
Because the Club have put in place actions to ensure Finsbury Park and our other Training Groups are Covid-19 Secure we can continue to train as before under the supervision of the Club Coaches.
This news also means that the current Track & Field Open Meetings will continue in the autumn, Park Run remains on course to recommence in October as do the pilot Cross Country events.
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England Athletics Registration
Members who wish to start competing again should contact:- membership@londonheathside.org.uk who will arrange to ensure your EA Membership is upto date.
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Virtual Middlesex Junior Races and Relays - apply now!
Middlesex AA decided not to hold their Annual Relay competition this year due to Covid-19. Instead they are holding a virtual competition which is an opportunity to compare yourselves to your peers at clubs across Middlesex. There will also be a team competition combining the aggregate time of the top 3 runners. U11’s and U13’s will race 1,500m with U15, U17 and U20’s 3,000m.
The Club will be holding timed races at Finsbury Park on Monday 7th September which we would like as many Juniors as possible to enter.
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Club AGM 2020
Club Chairman Jerry Odlin presented the Club AGM in a virtual format this year.
The Report can be found here.
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5km Heathside Handicap Race
UPDATE - The race is now re-arranged and will be held on Saturday 12th September 2020.
The Club have worked with the new Covid-19 guidance to allow us to organise the Annual 5Km Heathside Handicap for Club Members, with risk mitigation measures.
Details of how to enter follow.
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Met League Cross Country - Cancellations
Sadly the Met League have decided to cancel the first three races of the new season while they consider how to accommodate the new Health and Safety requirements Covid-19 places on the organisation and running of races.
A decision will be taken later this year how to restructure the races.
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London Heathside Club AGM
Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September but in view of the Coronavirus crisis we feel the usual format would be impractical. We therefore propose to hold it online on Monday 21st September via Zoom or something similar.
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Return to Training: Message from the Club Chairman
Club Jerry Odlin has sent a message to Members explaining how in line with the latest England Athletics guidance the Club can now return to more normal training (subject to some restrictions). He also explains how current guidance will see the return of some competitive Athletics.
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Advice for potential new members!
Are you thinking of joining a running and athletics club now that the Covid-19 lockdown is being eased? Good. Here's what you need to know about joining up with us, and training for future races, or just for fun and fitness.
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England Athletics - Updated Coronavirus Statement (17th July)
England Athletics have updated their statement regarding the current Coronavirus Emergency.
As a result more training (subject to some conditions) can return with group sizes now increased to 12. However social distancing, continued hygiene measures and a register of attendees to assist any Track and Trace continues to be required.
The Statement can be found here.
The latest guidance can be found here for Athletes, Coaches & Leaders, Facilities, Club Activities., Road Racing, and Health & Safety.
They also updated advice about competitive athletics: Return to Competitive Athletics with updated timetable.
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COVID-19 - Return to Competition
Club Chairman Jerry Odlin has issued an update on the likely timescale of when competitive athletics and running may be likely to return.
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COVID-19: Finsbury Park track reopening with restrictions.
An update from Jerry on training on the Finsbury Park track.
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