Chingford League, Ridgeway Run, Coventry Half & more

There were two main contingents of Heathsiders racing this beautiful autumnal weekend, taking in a Chingford League fixture in Trent Park - where James Wooldridge was second in the young athletes race - and the 15km Ridgeway Run, with a super 10th place for Dan McKeown in the Coventry Half one of a scattering of other results. 

The results for the young athletes Chingford League race don’t seem to be available yet, but I’m informed that James (U17) placed second, which is a great start to his cross-country season. Alex Chown Ahern and Oscar Banyard also raced, raising coach Zac’s hopes that their participation could become a regular event. Miron (U20) led home a 13-strong pack of fellow clubmates in the senior race after apparently having lost half a pint of blood beforehand due to a nose bleed, with Richard and Ryan in a neck-and-neck finish not far behind. 

(l-r: Iziah, Daniel, Miron, James, and Melvin (?))

Ten Heathsiders took to the hilly terrain of the Ridgeway Run, which unfolds over around 15km of footpaths and bridleways overlooking the Chilterns – a beautiful run worth the pain of the hills, word has it. Trail running aficionados Matt and Edie were first home for Heathside, with Edie finishing fifth woman overall, and many from our club not far behind. 

Dan’s PB and 10th place finish in the Coventry Half makes for a great result on the road race front, while Henry's result from the Liverpool Marathon (pictured) is worth reporting not only because it was a PB but because it came a day after he filmed 122 different breeds of waterfowl. How about that for preparation? Congratulations are also belatedly due to Jill and Lyn for their half marathon PBs from the previous weekends, and a welcome back to Pete whose run in the Civil Service relays was his first race after three months out. As far as this weekend’s parkruns are concerned there was a good crowd of Heathsiders out in Finsbury Park, but the club’s fastest 5km of the weekend came from Tom, who cranked out 15:17 in the Wimbledon Common parkrun. 

Results as follows:

Chingford League #2, Trent Park, 13/10/2012

26th Miron Woldemichael 30:10 (U20) 

28th Richard Macaulay 30:16

29th Ryan McCrickerd 30:16

38th Rob Shulman 30:52

39th James Josephs 31:01

45th Daniel Szajna 31:33 (U20)

48th Philip Duggan 31:43

60th Robin Tremaine 32:45 (down as Trent Park though) 

61st Melvin Wachira 32:46 (U20)

62nd Pete Crockford 32:48

63rd Eddie Bayne 33:03

127th Jo Irwin 38:43

129th Iziah Turner 38:44 (U20)

144th Gabi Johnson 41:47

161 finishers

Team scores

Men’s A Team: 5th

Men’s Vets: 4th

Women’s A Team: 7th

Women’s Vets: 6th

Ridgeway Run, Tring, 14/10/2012, ca. 15km

36th Matt Fassnidge 1:07:44  

60th Edie Fassnidge 1:10:16 (5th lady) 

62nd Padraig O’Brien 1:11:00 

78th Marcus Tillotson 1:12:23

104th Miranda Yau 1:14:03 (3rd V35)

131st Karen Levene 1:16:19 

168th Caroline White 1:18:46 (3rd V55)

192nd Jas Bolla 1:19:50 

277th Julie Khan 1:24:53 

279th Paul Silverman 1:24:58 

559 runners

Coventry Half Marathon, 14/10/2012

10th Daniel McKeown 81min08s (PB)

Liverpool Marathon, 14/10/2012

272nd Henry Hamilton 3:26:03 (PB)

Oxford Half Marathon, 14/10/2012 

54th Alex Weatherill 82:27

Run Kingston 8.2, 14/10/2012

10th Dan Findlay-Robinson 52min05

Civil Service Road Relays, Finsbury Park, 10/10/2012, ca 2.8 miles

Tony Killilea 17min03 (Ordnance Survey)

Pete Crockford 17min22 (Composite team) 

Standalone 10k, Letchworth Garden City, 07/10/2012 

91st Robin Tremaine 40mins 35secs (SB)

Surrey Badger Half Marathon, Dorking 07/10/2012

31st Phil Wright 1hr 36 mins.

Royal Parks Half Marathon, 07/10/2012

5,523rd Jill Gundry 2hrs00min59s (PB)

11,764 finishers

Robin Hood Half Marathon, 30/09/2012

4182nd Lyn Evans (FV55) 2hrs06min25s (PB)

Parkruns 13/10/2012

Ally Pally 

18th Alice Parish 00:26:54

20th Caroline Essex 00:27:25

Finsbury Park 

4th Adam Mitchell 00:18:22

11th Brian Boyle 00:20:28

20th Jane Higgins 00:21:40

25th Helen Smith 00:22:03

59th Sarah Illingworth 00:24:50

88th Francesca Wood 00:27:53

92nd Laura Boothman 00:28:58

Gunpowder Park

8th David Spencer 00:22:25

Hampstead Heath 

28th Georgie Kennedy 00:23:11

52nd Bob Gould 00:25:11

Newcastle

6th Rob Salter 00:17:31

Wimbledon Common 

1st Tom Aldred 00:15:17