Not all Heathsiders will be aware that London Heathside is the result of the merging of two clubs, North London AC and Muswell Hill Runners. Over the past few weeks we have had a few articles on how North London AC grew and developed, and now Steve Woolf gives an affectionate and potted history of the formation and growth of Muswell Hill Runners. He’s captured the heady days of the 80s when marathon fever hit and the running boom exploded, and the article continues up to the merger and the formation of London Heathside in 2000.
Read MoreJerry continues his series about his running career and the early years of London Heathside’s founding clubs North London AC and Muswell Hill Runners. Ruth Miller also provides some details of the early days of the Women’s team..
Read MoreIn these strange days, normal life has been firmly placed on the back burner, the masses are forced to stay at home, while the “few” have taken up the fight against the relentless COVID-19 Virus which is covering the world, infecting people and taking lives. It is a scary time, and for those of us who are not fighting on the front line as Healthcare workers, Key workers and Shop workers, we must do our bit to help turn the tide. Its quite simple, we’re not being conscripted to fight in battlefields, we are being asked to stay at home. Stay home watch TV and help to stop the spread of infection.
Read MoreThis week’s report is different from the usual one, as you might expect. To give you even more of a reason to stay indoors, we bring an extra-special report, covering a roundup of the youngsters’ cross-country season, stories from your training this week and highlights from the archives, reminding us of life before COVID-19 took over. Most special of all, we have a report from Chairman Jerry, answering all the questions you’ve probably wanted to ask him in the past about his running life…or at least, the first installment of it, covering life before he went to America.
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