Archer number one in UK in 1500
We begin with the news that our own Tom Archer has been ranked No 1 in the UK this year for the u17 1500m with an astonishing 3:51:57 performance. Big congratulations to Thomas, and also to his dedicated coach Kabir Kemp.
And seeing we are at that time of the year, we can announce that our wonderful virtual Heathside choir has produced its Christmas Number One with its rendition of ‘Fairy Tale of New York’. Thanks to fiddler and arranger Emilia Vynnycky and the rest of the talented group. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEmX4G4sOmk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1uZ7XuF2OZoBI8wJDvhemThRBfIW7zNdcuHgy8OzdTlf9-yKOzeTC7nvM
We’ve also had some wonderfully nifty times over the past week including an excellent 2:34 for James Hurrell at the Running Grand Prix marathon in Goodwood and 36:06 in the 10,000 for Julia Bijl in the same event, while George Gurney ran a big PB of 32:30 in the Remembrance Run Herts, Hemel Hempstead.
The best of the junior performances included Caitlin Roberts’s excellent winning time of 5:54 in the U11 1500m at the Youth Games in Hampstead Heath, Eric Beale’s winning time of 7:16 in the boys’ U13 2000m, Lena Westgate’s first place in 8:29 in the U13 girls’ 2000 and Fred Beale’s win in the U15 3000m in a time of 11:17. Jack Davis-Black won the 4500 in 15:34Among the U9s there were wins for Olayinka Oluseye in the 400m and Zachary Boultouak and Emily Metcalf in the 800.
Results
Running Grand Prix, Goodwood Thursday December 6
James Hurrell delivered an eye-catching time of 2:34:15 – a PB by nearly eight minutes. He was the first V35 man. Coming back from marathon injury, Julia Bijl, was 32 seconds off her PB in running 36:06 over 10,000, making her the fourth woman in a highly competitive field.
Results
10km
37th Julia Bilj 36:06 (4th Female)
Marathon
3rd James Hurrell (V35) 2:34.15 (1st V35)
10km Remembrance Run Herts, Hemel Hempstead 6.12.20
V40 George Gurney broke his PB by more than a minute in completing this highly competitive 10k in 32:30, putting him in 19th position.
Result
19th George Gurney (V40) 32:30
10km RunThrough QE Olympic Park Race, Stratford Thursday December 5
Three of our runners came in under the 40-minute mark in this 10k event and two more came close. V40 Jonathan Shipley was the first Heathsider (12th overall) in 38:13 while Josie Hinton was the first Heathside woman and the second woman overall in 39:33. Patrick Currey was 24 seconds behind Jonathan in 38:37 while Tatyana Potiyenko ran a PB of 40:57. Also in the field was former Heathsider Isobel Rea, who just missed the 40 minute mark in a V40 time of 40:06.
Results
12th Jonathan Shipley (V40) 38:13
24th Josie Hinton (V35) 39:33 (2nd Female)
27th Patrick Curry 38:37
32nd Isobel Rea (V40) 40:06
37th Tatyana Potiyenko 40:57 PB
Half Marathon, Dorney Lake Series, Eton 5.12.20
Nick Tracey ran his first-ever half marathon (and his first-ever race listed on the Power of 10), completing it in 37th place 1:45:27.
Result
37th Nick Tracey (V35) 1:45.27
Nike London Youth Games Virtual Cross Country, Hampstead Heath, December 5-6
Almost 100 Juniors took part in a series of races organised by the club for the Nike London Youth Games Virtual Cross Country which replaced the annual races at Hampstead Heath before the London XC Championships. The Club were able to enter times for 5 London Boroughs showing how wide the club membership stretches.
Sundays are busy at the track (social distanced of course) and the enthusiastic younger groups also took part in races with Olayinka Oluseye the first U9 home in the 400m. The 800m saw Zachary Boultouak and Sebastian McNeely require a photo finish to separate them recording 3:12. Emilly Metcalf was the first girl home.
The U11's ran their 1500m on the track with a superb 5:54 by Caitlin Roberts the fastest girl 14 sec quicker than her Middlesex Virtual Race time. Charlotte Beale was 2nd with 6.16 with Pheobe Willhoft-King next. In the boys Laurie Charalambides ran a speedy 5:50 finishing just ahead of Frido Laurence and Charlie Roberts. The older age groups started and finished on the track but ran a loop round the park with the steep Park Run hill to finish with. The U13's ran 2,000m with Eric Beale the first home in 7:16 with Edward Metcalf and Koppany Szentes close behind.
In the girls races Lena Westgate was first in 8:29 with Tara Sweetnam and Lettice Grundy making up the top 3. LYG have yet to get the Run Equal memo so the U15 girls also ran 2000m with Ruby Walls first home in 7:39 with Isabelle and Emelia next in their first run for the club for a while. Fred Beale was the first U15 Boy home running 3000m in 11:17 with Dylan Aujla and Ivor Joslin next. Fabienne Weston was the only U17 Woman taking part and the races were finished with the U17 Men running 4,500m with Jack Davis Black the first home.
Thanks to Ruth, Russell and Mary for organising everything over the weekend and well done to all the runners especially our U15 Girls sprinters who also took part.
Results
400m
1 21 Olayinka Oluseye (U9G) 01:46
2 22 Olayema Oluseye (U9G) 01:47
3 54 Eliza Campell (U9G) 01:54
4 13 Jane Lanja (U9G) 01:54
5 55 Elizabeth Paitoo (U9G) 02:12
6 20 Faith Finley (U9G) 02:29
800m
1 n/a Zachary Boultouak (U9B) 03:12
2 n/a Sebastian McNeely (U9B) 03:12
3 35 Emily Metcalf (U9G) 03:31
4 44 Pheobe Mumford (U9G) 03:37
5 31 Daniel Leal (U9B) 03:50
6 3 Eliza Burridge (U9G) 03:57
7 n/a Thomas Leal (U9B) 04:00
8 45 Jessie Nuhsin (U9B) 04:06
9 51 Eliza Platt (U9G) 04:15
10 37 Lily Tobias (U9G) 04:16
11 14 Juliette Caffarri (U9G) 05:38
1500m Girls
1 6 Caitlin Roberts (U11G) 05:54
2 30 Charlotte Beale (U11G) 06:16
3 26 Phoebe Willhoft-King (U11G) 06:22
4 8 Jasmina Roberts (U11G) 06:31
5 7 Lila Blustin (U11G) 06:32
6 n/a Reka Szentes (U11G) 06:46
7 40 Lucy Ryan (U11G) 06:51
8 43 Alice Rockhill (U11G) 06:53
9 5 Tamara Pushpanathan (U11G) 06:58
10 39 Trixie Sant (U11G) 07:07
11 11 Maya Westgate (U11G) 07:14
12 n/a Maia Leusten (U11G) 07:15
13 49 Ornaith Power (U11G) 07:35
14 33 Iris Harwood (U11G) 07:36
15 4 Mia Beeby (U11G) 07:37
15 23 Aaliyah Oluseye (U11G) 07:51
16 27 Edie Beck (U11G) 07:59
17 46 Matilda Barrand (U11G) 08:08
18 48 Miranda Sommerford (U11G) 08:18
19 52 Eliza Platt (U11G) 08:31
20 28 Lottie Entwistle (U11G) 08:33
21 47 Anouk Gray-Hann (U11G) 08:39
London Heathside Juniors
London Youth Games and Club Junior Races
5-6
th December 2020
1500m Boys
1 1 Laurie Charalambides (U11B) 05:50
2 29 Frido Lawrence (U11B) 05:59
3 9 Charlie Roberts (U11B) 06:21
4 42 Rory Willis (U11B) 06:23
5 2 Freddie Burridge (U11B) 06:26
6 36 Gabriel Edwards (U11B) 06:31
7 16 Ylone Carels (U11B) 06:34
8 19 Pip Young (U11B) 06:48
9 34 Ben Baker (U11B) 06:50
10 24 Sidney Owen (U11B) 07:01
11 12 Edward Black (U11B) 07:11
12 18 Kit Young (U11B) 07:25
13 38 William Edwards (U11B) 08:01
14 n/a Kenzo Tyrell (U11B) 08:23
2000m U13 Girls
1 Lena Westgate (U13G) 08:29
2 Tara Sweetnam (U13G) 08:38
3 Lettice Gundry (U13G) 08:53
4 Jessica Lappin (U13G) 09:00
5 Elkie Baker (U13G) 09:01
6 Martha Jolly (U13G) 09:21
7 Ella Burridge (U13G) 10:16
8 Fleur Eltringham (U13G) 10:20
9 Aisling McMullen (U13G) 10:25
10 Ciara McMullen (U13G) 10:30
11 Erin Jolly (U13G) 10:32
2000m U13 Boys
1 Eric Beale (U13B) 07:16
2 Edward Metcalf (U13B) 07:26
3 Koppany Szentes (U13B) 07:31
4 Thomas Conley (U13B) 08:04
5 Ben Ryan (U13B) 08:20
6 Sam Turner (U13B) 08:24
7 Frank Bailey (U13B) 08:32
8 Noa Sotiroff (U13B) 08:46
9 Samuel McDermott (U13B) 09:13
10 Dylan Rice (U13B) 09:28
11 Tristan Willhoft-King (U13B) 09:35
12 Nico Cote (U13B) 10:33
13 Benjy Bediako (U13B) DNF
2000m U15 Girls
1 Anna Pritchard (U15G) 07:39
2 Ruby Walls (U15G) 07:50
London Heathside Juniors
London Youth Games and Club Junior Races
5-6
th December 2020
3 Isabella Watkins (U15G) 07:57
4 Emilia Watkins (U15G) 08:00
5 Clara Leustean (U15G) 08:53
6 Ella Mai Hancock (U15G) 08:57
7 Maddison Frawley (U15G) 10:58
8 Alanis Garcia Hernandes (U15G) 12:25
9 Nylah James (U15G) 14:05
10 Sapphire Thorbourne (U15G) 15:45
3000m U15 Boys
1 Fred Beale (U15B) 11:17
2 Dylan Aujla (U15B) 11:21
3 Ivor Joslin (U15B) 11:41
3500m U17 Women
1 Fabienne Weston (U17M) 16:14
4500m U17 Men
1 Jack Davis-Black (U17M) 15:34
2 Roni Kizikaya (U17M) 15:57
3 Rafi Brodkin (U17M) 18:33
4 Arthur Reed (U17M) 19:00
Report by Gavin Evans with big thanks to Simon Baker.
