Befit Open and a record-breaking run in St Albans

 The sunny Easter holiday last weekend meant that it was a fairly quiet week for racing, with just two events to report on: the Befit Today Open with a speedy 100m from Gabriel Edwards, and the St Albans 10K, in which Sarah Swinhoe continued to rewrite the club’s women’s V50 records.

Befit Today Open, Lee Valley 8.4.23

 Simon Baker sent in the following report from Lee Valley:

 Gabriel Edwards demonstrated what a good winter training he has had recording a wind assisted 100m f 12.79s at Lee Valley just 0.08s outside his PB.  He then went on and recorded the UK's fastest U13B 75mH time of the year matching his club record of 11.89s.

100m

A1 4th Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 12.79 (w/s+2.7) AAA Grade 1

B2 4th Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 12.97 (w/s+2.9) AAA Grade 2

400m

SX1 3rd Noelle O'Regan (VW35) 67.10

75mH

1st Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 11.89 PB (w/s+1.6) AAA Grade 1

St Albans 10K, 7.4.23

Six Heathsiders ran in the St Albans 10K, one of the fixtures in the club road race championship.  Congratulations go to Sarah Swinhoe for finishing 2nd in the women’s race, first V50 and breaking her own women’s V50 club record for 10K, as well as Chris Hartley for coming second V50 in the men’s race.

23          Ryan McCarthy  37:39   

26          Chris Hartley      37:47              (2nd V50)

31          Sarah Swinhoe   38:04              (1st V50 and 2nd F)

35          Jamie Morris      38:47   

36          Stephen Topp    38:49   

60          Matt Beard         40:32   

Parkruns

Many Heathsiders ran in parkruns last Saturday.  Congratulations for first place finishes go to Jonny Forsyth (Whitstable, 17:58), Tanya Addison (Finsbury Park, 22:41) Melvin Lewis (Pymmes, 17:49), Guy Harling (Ally Pally, 18:43), Rebecca Piggott (Ally Pally 19:21), Roger Maidment (Walthamstow, 17:37), Lily Woolcock (Felixstowe, 19:21),  Tim Marshall (Løvstien, 21:05).  Full results can be found here.

Compiled by Emilia with thanks to Simon Baker.