3 Golds and 2 Club records at the Southerns
SEAA Southern Championships 2022
London Heathside had its best ever performance at the South of England Championships, as Jacob writes ;
“ with Cian O'Donnell winning the 100m in a huge PB and breaking the club record that had stood for 14 years in the semi final and then running an even faster albeit wind assisted time in the final, Brogan Wallace ( pictured on podium ) winning the 1500m and improving her own club record in the process and James Hamblin winning the hammer. In the U15M 3000m, Koppany won bronze. It's a long time since anyone at the club won gold at this big area level Championship, so to win three (and one in sprints, throws and middle distance) is a fabulous performance by all concerned “.
Carlos Mingoes also performed exceptionally well, picking up a silver medal in the long jump and making the semi finals of the 100m, and Leon Seale made the top 5 in both the U20 100m and 200m
South of England Championships, Chelmsford, 18 June
Senior Men
100m
Final 1st Cian O'Donnell 10.40 w
SF2 1st Cian O'Donnell 10.46 PB (overall club record)
SF1 6th Carlos Mingoes 10.95
H3 1st Cian O'Donnell 10.62
H4 3rd Carlos Mingoes 11.01
H2 5th Glenford Hughes 11.41
Hammer
1st James Hamblin distance 59.91m
Long jump
2nd Carlos Mingoes 6.80m
Senior Women
1500m
1st Brogan Wallace 4:26.04 PB (overall club record)
7th Lily Woolcock 4:53.86
U20 Men
100m
Final 5th Leon Seale 10.82
H3 4th Leon Seale 10.85
200m
Final 4th Leon Seale 21.95
H1 3rd Leon Seale 22.13
U15M
3000m
3rd Koppany Szentes 10:01.85
English Schools Track & Field Cup, ESAA Regional B Final, Croydon, 15 June
Simon Baker reports : “A number of Young Heathsiders competed for their schools in the Regional B final of the ESAA Track and Field Cup in Croydon. These meetings aren't licensed so do not appear on Powerof10 but offer schools a chance to compete against the best in the country and athletes try events they do not normally compete in. Among some great performances were Izzy's 2:15 in the 800m which would have been a club record and Elkie's 29.07m which would be the furthest by an U14 in the UK this year and 8th furthest by an U15 Girl. “
Intermediate Girls (U16)
800m
Izzy Watkins 2:15.0
1500m
Milly Watkins 5:06.0
Triple Jump
Izzy Watkins 8.74m
Shot Putt
Milly Watkins 5.14m
Junior Boys (U14)
800m
Christopher Baah-Okyere 2:42.0
1500m
Ben Redland 4:48.0
Triple Jump
Christopher Baah-Okyere 9.34m
Discus
Ben Redland 19.69m
Junior Girls (U14)
300m
Elkie Baker 45.7
800m
Ivy Gray 2:51.0
1500m
Amy Kirk 5:19.0
Jessica Lappin 6:08.0
Discus
Elkie Baker 29.07m
Watford Open Graded Meeting, Watford, 15 June
Elsewhere on the track, a speedy group of Heathsiders travelled to Watford
3000m
Race 1 9th Koppany Szentes (U15B) 10.02.011
Race 2 21st Richard Macaulay (V35M) 9.14.29
Race 3 7th Oliver Newton 8.24.14
Race 3 21st James Wooldridge 8.37.23
800m
Race 5 5th Gregory Berrisford-Sweet (U17M) 2.20.68
Race 2 4th Artie Feeny-Willings (U17M) 2.36.25
Fast Friday 10000m, Walthamstow, 17 June
Race 4 2nd Callum Coleman 34.35.47
Heathside Handicap, Highgate Woods, 14 June
The great event took place in Highgate Wood, back at its normal home for the first time in 3 years, was enjoyed by all and passed off smoothly. Full results can be found on the Club Website, under Fixtures & Events - Club Championships : within the “ Club Handicap Race “ section - 2022 Results
https://www.londonheathside.org.uk/club-championships
Handicap Prizewinners as follows ;
Name run time
Yann Sevestre 16:37 SEN M
Matthew Wheat 17:37 DEBUT M
Tim Meara 18:01 VET M
Annie Arnold 18:26 SENIOR F
Nicola Graham 20:45 DEBUT F
Daniel Cockerill 20:45 HANDICAP M
Emily Reichert 20:56 VET F
Tanya Potiyenko 22:33 HANDICAP F
Archie Evans: 24:35 JUNIOR M
Kiara Corkin JUNIOR F
The first runner home was Archie Evans, as a Junior finishing well ahead of all the Seniors, and the first Senior men and women home were Daniel Cockerill and Tanya Potiyenko respectively.
Organiser Matt Cockerill sends in this report :
“Thanks to all who showed up and ran the 2022 handicap, and to all the timekeeping / finish funnel helpers and to the marshalling team (Dave and Simon- please pass on thanks to the marshalls too). It was great to be back on the Handicap's home turf at Highgate Wood, and a lovely evening for it! Looking forward to next year, and congratulations to all the winners:
PS Thanks also to my son Daniel for embarrassing me on the handicapping front. I've been moaning for years about parents and their unrealistic/indulgent handicap estimates, …
Not sure where his monster run came from, but seems like a great advert for Martin and Jackie's Wednesday night sessions which he's been attending for the last few weeks. Next year he is clearly going to get a *very* aggressive handicap.... “
Well i can say i’ve done one of the aforementioned sessions with him and i’m not surprised by his time ..
Battersea Park 5k, Battersea Park, 14 June
Only one Heathside participant, and another near miss for Pete Crockford, who had come agonisingly close ( 20.00 ) the previous week to breaking 20mins again ;
95th Pete Crockford 20:08 3rd MV60
“ can I still break 20 ? “ he wonders; - of course he can.
Park Runs
There were 1st place fishes for Christopher Gracie at Dulwich 16.36, Yann Sevestre ( Finsbury park 17.09 ) Graham Wilkinson ( Coventry 17.13 ), Seyfu Jamaal ( Highbury 15.08 ) , Beth Hawling ( Mile End 18.05 ), and Leo Burningham V55 ( Oak Hill 18.11 ),
full parkrun results can be found here
Compiled by Mark George, with thanks to contributions from Matt Cockerill, Jacob Howe, and Simon Baker, Handicap photos courtesy of Lenny Martin