A sunny Easter weekend, with PBs and new club records in Harrow, Lea Valley and Boston
In this week’s report, we have news of super-speedy runs and a new club age category record at the Boston marathon, new track record at Harrow and Lee Valley, as well as a new course record at Ally Pally parkrun
LICC Meeting 1#, Lee Valley 16.4.22
Simon sent in the following report from Lee Valley:
Milton Cooper at his Blocks alongside Dina Asher-Smith
The track and field season is starting to crank up with the LICC meeting at Lee Valley. Organised by Shaftesbury these meetings cover a full schedule of events with over 400 competitors taking part, It was a particularly successful day for our young athletes with 4 new club records set and two National Schools Qualifying standards already achieved. Trey Corlis (U17M) set a new 100m Hurdles record and NS Schools qualifying performance and is ranked No2 Nationally, while Imani Quamina (U17W) set a new 80mH record. Our U15 Girls have set 22 new club records over the last 18 months with Ella Burridge setting new records in the 200m and 300m. M|ilton Cooper improved his outdoor 300m record by almost 1s and also now has a NS qualifying standard. He had the pleasure of racing alongside Dina Asher-Smith who recorded the 5th fastest 300m All Time by a UK woman. Milton is currently ranked 4th U15B at 300m and 8th fastest over 200m,
Ella and Magdeline with Dina Asher-Smith
Results
100m
H14 3rd Imani Quamina (U17W) 13.44
H13 3rd Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 13.38 AAA Grade 2
H15 1st Joshua Adeoye (U15B) 13.09 PB
H11 7th Michael Lee (U17M) 13.71 PB
H10 6th Caleb Macbruce (U20M) 12.47 PB
200m
H10 3rd Ella Burridge (U15G) 26.71 PB New U15G Club Record AAA Grade 3
H10 6th Magdeline Paitoo (U15G) 27.13 AAA Grade 3
H10 2nd Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 26.84 PB AAA Grade 2
H8 5th Milton Cooper (U15B) 23.93 AAA Grade 2
H12 3rd Joshua Adeoye (U15B) 26.91 PB
H8 8th Caleb Macbruce (U20M) 26.06
300m
H2 2nd Ella Burridge (U15G) 42.73 PB New U15G Club Record AAA Grade 3
H1 2nd Milton Cooper (U15B) 37.90 PB QS New U15B Club Record AAA Grade 1
H2 3rd Magdeline Paitoo (U15G) 43.11 PB
400m
H3 6th Oscar Hall (U17M) 65.06 PB
800m
H5 3rd Dylan Mills (U15B) 2:20.25 PB
75mH
2nd Casia Langley Bradshaw (U15G) 12.91 PB AAA Grade 4
80mH
5th Imani Quamina (U17W) 12.83s PB New U17W Club Record AAA Grade 4
100mH
1st Trey Corlis (U17M) 13.91s PB QS New U17M Club Record AAA Grade 2
400mH
1st Trey Corlis (U17M) 65.59 PB
Harrow Sprint Open, Bannister Stadium, 14.4.22
Simon Baker sent in the following report from Harrow “A band of Heathsiders braved the pre Easter Holiday traffic to compete at Harrow AC's Sprint Open on Thursday night and set some early season markers. The highlight was Elkie Baker breaking the Club's 12 year old U15 Girls Discus record throwing 24.12m which was also the 8th furthest distance in the UK this year by an U15 Girl. Milli Bridgeman-Athanasatos also set a new U15G Triple Jump Record”
Results
100m
H2 6th Adrian Day (V60) 14.84
H3 1st Chrispin Lema 12.91
H1 6th Adrian Day (V60) 15.09
H2 2nd Chrispin Lema 12.71
300m
H2 Adrian Day (V60) 46.45
Triple Jump
5th Milli Bridgeman-Athanasatos (U15G) 8.68m New Club U15G Record
Discus (1Kg)
6th Elkie Baker (U15G) 24.12m PB New Club U15G Record by 5.18m AAA Grade 3
Boston marathon, 18.04.22
Jamie Morris and 13 other Heathsiders had successful and speedy runs at a sunny Boston marathon, reporting: “12 Heathsiders, lots of hills and headwind, 5 PBs, a club age-group record, a medical tent time-out, a champagne shower and loads of surprise sunburn. And lots of "Wicked’ Fahst" Boston running.” Tatyana Potiyenko was particularly happy mentioning: “Nice sunny day for Boston Marathon 2022 with loud cheers all long the course which didn't disappoint. Finish time 3:39:14 - not my PB but pleased with the result 5 months post baby “.
Tatanya Potiyenko after completing the Boston marathon
Andy Barnes 2:33:23 PB 216/24822 overall
Conor Brown 2:35:57 PB
Steve Pennington 2:43:31 12/1899 V50 club record
Jamie Morris 2:50:51 PB
Patrick Curry 2:52:56 PB
Damien Lane 2:58:01
Rob Hynds 2:58:01
Liam Hazelton 3:02:51
Holly Fenton 3:21:22 PB
Jim Connell 3:28:10
Stephen Topp 3:31:12 (including a mid-race trip to the medical tent)
Tatyana Potiyenko 3:39:14
Harvard v Yale, Connecticut, 9.4.22
Returning to Heathside athletes in the US, Simon sent the following report about one of Heathsides rising stars: “In the US Liam Garrett took 23.63 seconds off his 2018 time. He is ranked UK No.8 U23 in 2022”
5000m
9th Liam Garrett (U23M) 14:43.94 PB
Comeback 5000s, Battersea Park 14.3.22
5000m
H2 10th Tom Fancett 16:56.40
H4 1st James Wooldridge 15:20.50 PB
Woodford Green & Essex Ladies Pre Season Open, Ashton Fields, 18.4.22
James Hamblin looks to have had a good winter training improving his senior club record by 77cm at Woodford, he now has his sights on the 60m barrier as he seeks to set a new PB.
Hammer
2nd James Hamblin 58.71m New Club Senior Record by 77cm
Victoria park 5K, 15.04.22
4 Marcus Brown 18:40 (2nd V35)
18th Fabio Santo 22.22
Parkruns
Many Heathsiders made the most of a sunnry Easter Saturday to run in parkruns. Congratulations for first place finishes go to Ciara Kenedy (Finsbury Park, 21:18), Rebecca Piggott (Grovelands, 18:59), Tom Aldred (Preston (Brighton), 16:16), William Griffiths (Blickling, 17: 35), Brogan Wallace (Hafan Pwllhel, 23:18), Old Showfield (Tom Hollis, 16:40). A special mention goes to Helen Mayer who set a new age category (VW70:74) record at Ally Pally (24:53) and reached 89.48% in her age grading. Full results can be found here.
Compiled by Emilia with thanks to Simon Baker, Tanya Potiyenko, Marcus Brown, Jamie Morris, Jonathan Moscrop