Garrett wins u20 5000m; Triffic Trail; Golden Stag Mile results

30.06.19.... covering all competition up to week ending June 23rd. Ed Garrett reports on his boy's stunning turn in at the English U20 Champs and Barnet host their very good Stag Mile Open Meeting at our wonderful home..... 

England Athletics U23 and U20 Championships, Bedford, Saturday 22nd June

As mentioned in a Stop Press! in last week’s report, there was success on the national stage (and televised!) for some of our young Heathsiders up in Bedford. Proud Dad Ed Garrett has more:

“On a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon, Liam Garrett, Seyfu Jamal and Jem O'Flaherty traveled to the England Athletics U23 and U20 Championships in Bedford to compete in the U20 5000m final. A crowded field saw unfancied runner Leon Wheeler break away after just one lap. The rest of the pack - led at times by Jem, and for several laps by Seyfu - wisely ignored him, and Seyfu finally caught Wheeler and took the lead at 8 minutes in. When the favorite Chris McLeod made a confident "declaration of intent" at the 10:30 mark, he pulled three runners with him, but the effort may have been too taxing; he moved into lane 2 and looked back, inviting others to share the load. Liam saw his opportunity and accelerated ahead, establishing a considerable lead heading into the final 800m, during which he pushed the pace, holding off a late challenge to beat Cameron MacRae by 0.99 seconds. It was an excellent run by the "diminutive yet powerful figure of Liam Garrett" (BBC), whose winning time was 15:10.34. Seyfu finished 8th in 15:22.22, and Jem - in a bold first race back from injury - was 14th in 15:43.86.”

Huge congratulations to Liam and well done too to both Seyfu and Jem.

Golden Stag Mile, Finsbury Park, Friday 21st June

PBs galore (and I believe even a WR in one of the women’s vets categories!) at the track last week as another successful evening of mile running with our friends at Barnet & District took place. Fastest Heathsiders on the night were Stuart Mieklejohn in 5:04.16 and Tom Haworth in 5:05.83 in heat #13 but there were impressive runs wherever you looked and a good night was had by all. Full Heathside results below as usual.

Triffic Trail, Trent Park, Sunday 23rd June

Caroline White was one of 27 Heathsiders who turned out for this annual trail 10K race at cross country favourite Trent Park. She writes: “It was a warm, sunny day, and the hills don't get any easier!  Liam breezed home first Heathsider, in 41.51 with Lennie 2nd Heathsider just behind him. Chiara Borg had a great run and was 3rd woman overall. A very well organised race, with plenty of marshals, very generous goody bag, t shirt and watermelon definitely making it a race to put in the diary for next year.”

Middlesex Young Athletic League, Meet #3, Parliament Hill, Sunday 23rd June

More promising performances from our younger athletes at the latest MYAL meeting down the road at Parliament Hill, with Heathside trailing Highgate overall but well placed and leading the way in the girls’ u11 and u13 categories and the boys u11s. Individual highlights include Lucas Maher setting an u15 club record in the 300m and u17 Mia Manttan going under 5 minutes in the 1500. Full results below as usual, with thanks to Simon Baker for compiling them all.

And a full report from Simon here: 

Sunday 23rd June brought the third MYAL meeting at Parliament Hill.  Despite the sticky hot conditions there was a strong breeze  but this failed to deter the large Heathside team who recorded a host of excellent performances.  The team went into the match in 2nd place overall just 1 point behind SBH, and again performed exceptionally well finally finishing the meeting in 2nd behind Highgate Harriers who as the home team were able to field athletes in most events.

The 14 U13 Girls who competed for the club produced a commanding team performance to win the age group typified by Laila Tempesta who would have set a new club 100m record of 13.43 but for the wind being 2.1, she then jumped 4.47m in the Long Jump a PB by almost 60cm and both new club and meeting record as well as the 38th furthest nationally this year.  In the high jump both Skye Kelly and Hattie Munday set a new club record with 1.41m (the 26th best nationally).  Mia Rosen made her debut for the club in the 1500m recording the 2nd fastest time and only 2 sec outside the current club record.  Great support was provided by Lucy, Danae, Issy, Fleur, Amara, Ella, Ella-May, Maia and Kavya.

There were 10 U13 Boys competing and again they won the age group.  Thomas Wassermann won the Hurdles and High Jump with Tynan Parker winning the shot put as well as the B string 1500m and securing 2nd place in the discus.  Benjy Bediako finished 2nd in the 1500m recording his first sub 5 minute time as well as 3rd place in the 100m.  Montana Dennis recorded PB’s in the 100m and Hurdles.  While Eric, Ivor, Greg and Thomas ensured the LH train was alive and kicking in the non scoring 1500m race.

The U11 Girls made it three wins from 3 with Suraya Frost again producing two PBs in the 75m and Long Jump again setting a new meeting record and breaking her previous U13 club record.  She is undefeated this season and her long jump is the furthest by an U11 outdoors this year.  This meeting saw the debut of Paloma Guisset who produced a great long jump to win the B string competition as well as 4th in the 75m.  In the 800m both Kiara Corkin and Elkie Baker took big chunks off their PBs in excellent races both finishing 2nd in photo finishes. Elkie finished 2nd in the Vortex with Kiara winning the B string.  Willow Bouch and Sidney O’Brien also made their club debuts.

The club had 11 U11’s boys competing finishing 2nd overall, their highest place this year.  Jason Edwin won the Long Jump while Chokmah John, Levi Simmons, Sam Turner, Axel Bournas and Max Wasserman all contributed important points. 

The U15 Girls finished 5th.  Fabienne Weston scored valuable points in all the long throws as did Maya Komolafe in the 100m, Hurdles and Long Jump.  Maia Hampton Phillips produced a solid run in the 1500m with Mia Talbot contributing in the long jump and 100m.  In the U15 Boys Chris Budden and Edwin Robson secured 2nd places in the Javelin and Long Jump respectively.  Lucas Maher set a new club record in the 300m to ensure the team secured 7th place overall.

The U17 men finished in 2nd place. Benjamin Folarin (100m) and Sam Ingram (Long Jump) both finished 2nd in their events.  With important school matches coming up our middle distance runners opted for field events Thomas Archer throwing the Javelin and Ruairi McGonagle the Shot.  Jake Evans flew the flag in the 1500m finishing 3rd.  The U17 women made 3rd place with second places for Erin Heritage in the Javelin and Lanee Frederick in the Long Jump.  Rose Garrett and Mia Manttan secured a double win in the 1500m with Mia recording a new meeting record with her first sub 5 minute run of the year.

So after three meetings and one left at Allianz Park on Sunday 21st July the club remain in 2nd place behind Highgate but ahead of Shaftesbury.   Well done to all the athletes, coaches, the team managers Ruth and Mary, officials and parents who helped.

Parkruns

First finishes all over the world this week, including in NZ, Germany and Italy: Rosa Serefini (Hampstead Heath), Chiara Borg (Valentines), Lily Woolcock (Ally Pally), Keith Burrows (Western Springs), Sandra Buckton (Kräherwald - had to look that one up!) and James Lynch (Mura di Lucca). As ever, full results here:

https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=2017&eventdate=2019-6-22

Results:

Barnet AC Golden Stag Mile, Finsbury Park, Friday 21st June

Race 4

5th Benjy Bediako (U13) 5:25.5 PB

7th Tynan Parker (U13) 5:33.7 PB

Race 5

1st David Walton (V55) 6:34.0

4th Kimberli Butler 6:46.0 PB

Race 6

14th Gabrielle Johnson (V50) 6:47.0

Race 7

5th Alun Nash (V55) 6:05.5

Race 8

1st M Y Lewis (V35) 5:27.6

3rd Tom Parker 5:37.0

13th Jessica Vinluan (V35) 6:15.0

Race 9

1st Neil Emery (V45) 5:40.2

9th Estibaliz Guijarro Puente 6:08.3

Race 10

5th Pete Crockford (V60) 5:32.4

7th Max Peters 5:41.3

Race 11

6th Olivia Desborough 5:23.3

7th David Fallon 5:23.6

8th Chris Hartley (V55) 5:23.7

13th George Graham (V40) 5:28.1

16th Simon Nichols (V45) 5:37.1

Race 12

4th Mark Jefford (V50) 5:12.53

6th Tony Killilea (V55) 5:17.00

7th Tom White 5:24.96

Race 13

6th Tom Haworth 5:05.83

Runthrough Battersea Park 10k, Saturday 22nd June

41st Evangelista Divetain 40:14

Middlesex Young Athletics League, Meet #3, Parliament Hill, Sunday 23rd June 

U11 Girls

75m

Suraya Frost 10.78 w A 1st PB

Paloma Guisset 11.97 w B 3rd

Willow Bouch 11.81 ns PB

Sidney O’Brien 13.34 ns PB

800m

Kiara Corkin 2:49.99 A 2nd PB 

Elkie Baker 2:54.18 B 2nd PB 

Long Jump

Suraya Frost 4.21m A 1st PB Meeting Record

Paloma Guissett 3.33m B 1st PB

Willow Bouch 3.51m ns PB

Kiara Corkin 3.38m ns

Vortex

Elkie Baker 27.10m A 2nd

Kiara Corkin 23.10m B 1st

U11 Boys

75m

Chokmah John 11.18 A 4th PB

Levi Simmonds 11.42 B 4th PB

Jason Edwin 11.39 ns PB

Louis Baron 12.18 ns

Axel Bournas 12.41 ns

Max Wassermann 12.89 ns PB

Sam Turner 13.13 ns

Shakai Palmer 13.32 ns

800m

Sam Turner 2:47.40 A 5th PB 

Axel Bournas 2:51.33 B 2nd PB

Long Jump

Jason Edwin 3.77m A 1stPB

Max Wassermann 2.75m B 5th

Levi Simmonds 3.65m ns PB

Louis Baron 3.11m ns PB

Chayil John 2.98m ns PB

Charlie Claybar 2.91m ns PB

Chukmah John 2.70m ns PB

Shakai Palmer 2.59m ns

Vortex

Sam Turner 26.50m A 3rd

Max Wassermann 18.10m B 4th

Shakai Palmer 11.80m ns

U13 Girls

100m

Laila Tempesta 13.43 w A 2nd PB

Fleur Eltringham 14.12 w B 1st PB

Lucy Corkin 14.77 ns PB

Ella Burridge 14.85 ns PB

Ella May Hancock 14.93 ns PB

Danae Odeogberin 15.21 ns

Kavya Gulati 15.73 ns

1500m

Hattie Munday 5:29.51 A 3rd PB

Mia Rosen 5:18.1 B 1st PB 

Amara Odeogberin 5:49.08 ns PB 

Maia Barnes 6:22.37 ns PB

70mH

Skye Kelly 13.56 A 3rd PB

Hattie Munday 13.40 B 3rd

Amara Odeogberin 13.64 ns PB

Lucy Corkin 14.74 ns PB

High Jump

Hattie Munday 1.41m A 1st PB =Club and Meeting Record

Skye Kelly 1.41m B 1st PB =Club and Meeting Record

Issy Watkins 1.28m ns

Long Jump

Laila Tempesta 4.47m A 1st PB Club and Meeting Record

Fleur Eltringham 3.73m B 1st PB

Tiffany Pieterse 3.54m ns

Shot Put

Danae Odeogberin 6.24m A 5th PB

Laila Tempesta 5.85m B 1st

Discus

Danae Odeogberin 13.36m A 3rd

Kavya Gulati 12.63m B 1st

U13 Boys

100m

Benjy Bediako 13.80 A 3rd PB

Montana Dennis 13.84 B 3rd PB

1500m

Benjy Bediako 4:57.48 A 2nd PB

Tynan Parker 5:05.89 B 1st

Ivor Joslin 5:12.80 ns PB

Eric Beale 5:31.47 ns PB 

Greg Berrisford-Sweet 5:42.82 ns PB

Thomas Conley 5:50.38 ns PB

75mH

Thomas Wassermann 13.61 A 1st  PB

Montana Dennis 13.86 B 1st PB (by 0.5 sec)

Milton Cooper 17.51 ns PB

High Jump

Thomas Wassermann 1.37m A 1st

Benjy Bediako 1.25m B 2nd PB (by 15cm)

Shot Put

Tynan Parker 7.45m A 1st

Thomas Wassermann 6.73m B 1st PB

Discus

Tynan Parker 17.13m A 2nd PB (by 2 m)

Charley Kernon 10.04m B 3rd PB

U15 Girls

100m

Maya Komolafe 15.23 A 7th PB

Mia Talbot 16.89 B 7th

1500m

Maia Hampton Philips 5:42.1 A 5th

75mH

Maya Komolafe 15.63 A 5th PB

Long Jump

Maya Komolafe 3.52m A 6th PB

Mia Talbot 2.47m B 6th PB

Shot Put

Fabienne Weston 4.62m A 6th

Javelin

Fabienne Weston 17.75m A 2nd

Hammer

Fabienne Weston 14.45 A 4th

U15 Boys

100m

Etienne Munday 13.08 A 7th

Edwin Robson 12.74 B 4th

300m

Lucas Maher 39.50 A 3rd PB Club Record 

Arthur Reed 47.70 B 5th PB

Edwin Robson 42.73 ns PB

1500m

Fred Beale 5:16.08 A 7th PB

Long Jump

Edwin Robson 4.79 B 2nd

Javelin

Chris Budden 16.01m A 2nd

U17 Women

100m

Lanee Frederick 13.73m A 4th

1500m

Mia Manttan 4:58.98 A 1st Meeting Record (1st sub 5min of the season)

Rose Garrett 5:04.09 B 1st

Long Jump

Lanee Frederick 4.32m A 2nd

Erin Heritage 3.08m B 2nd

Javelin

Erin Heritage 22.30m A 2nd

Hammer

Erin Heritage 20.85m A 3rd

U17 Men

100m

Benjamin Folarin 11.37 A 2nd PB

Rufus Tansey 11.55 B 1st PB 

Joshua Ndionyema 12.03 ns 

400m

Sam Ingram 58.84 A 5th PB

Sid Diamond 56.31 B 3rd PB

1500m

Jake Evans 4:37.51 A 3rd (1st track race this year)

Long Jump

Rufus Tansey 5.21m A 2nd

Sam Ingram 5.07m B 2nd PB (by 11cm)

Shot Put

Oliver O’Connor 6.53m A 3rd PB (by almost 1.5m)

Ruairi McGonagle 4.84 B 2nd

Javelin

Sam Ingram 26.75m A 4th PB

Thomas Archer 14.62m B 3rd PB

Next meeting Sunday 21st July at Allianz Park