Heathside runs the London Marathon
Months of hard training and long runs finally came to an end on Sunday for at least 42 Heathsiders, who ran in the London marathon. Cheered on by Heathside’s bobble hat rabblers and the unique London public, there were great performances and PBs, and an unforgettable day was had by all.
Mini marathon
The day started with excellent performances in the mini marathon. Among the U17 boys, Jem O'Flaherty ran well to finish 40th overall and 7th in London (15:16) followed soon after by Liam Garrett (15:27), and Antanas Weston (17:32). Among the U13 boys, Thomas Archer had a good run, finishing 18th overall and 5th in London, followed by Ruari McGonagle who finished 12th in London. Meg Naylor (19:27) and Phoebe Crockford (22:20) had great runs in the U17 girls as did Rose Garrett (18:52), Lorna Dumbleton(21:04) and Fabienne Weston (24:14) in the U13 girls. The results are listed by borough instead of by club, making it difficult to spot whether other young Heathsiders had also been running.
Marathon
The marathon started with perfect conditions, doubtless contributing to the numerous PBs and great times, with 18 Heathsiders running sub 3 hours and 38 running sub 3:30.
First Heathsider across the line was Sergio Gonzalez Manzaneque, finishing in the amazing time of 2:37:43, with a negative split and what appears to be a 7 minute PB, and hardly breaking a sweat at the same time. He was followed soon after by Kimon Doullis (2:42:50) in what could also be a PB. A cluster of four Heathsiders then finished within 2 minutes of each other (Dan Madams – 2:44:27, Juan Carlos Casal Perez – 2:44:51, Mario Cadete – 2:45:25 and Chris Hartley – 2:46:42). Congratulations are due to both Mario and Chris for achieving high rankings in their age categories (34th V45 and 23rd V50 respectively), as did Gavin Evans (2:59:44) who finished 20th in the V55 category.
Bethany Scott led the Heathside women home in the super-fast time of 3:04:45, making it all look so easy. She was followed by Monika Newton (3:18:37), whose run was all the more extraordinary as it was her second marathon of the week, coming just 6 days after she completed the Boston marathon in the heat, in 3:24. Liz Drake was the third Heathside woman, finishing in a speedy 3:26:48 and securing a new PB.
Prize for PB of the day goes to Liam Hazelton, whose hard training, dedication and, of course, the Heathside 10am Sunday training runs resulted in him slashing 25 minutes off his PB to finish in 3:18:23. It was also great to see Kris Milovsorov finish his marathon in 3:32:35 after his long period of injury last year.
Other notable runs of the day include those of David Hellard and Sara Black, who contributed to the smooth running of the marathon and helped many people achieve their ambitions by running as pace makers for the 3:15 and 3:30 category. Rob Shulman used the marathon as a training run for an ultramarathon and ran 13 miles to the start, before finishing in 3:08:49 and a 4 minute negative split. Heartfelt commiserations go to Satu Hietanen, who started the race and bravely battled with stomach cramps and enormous blood blisters until 18 miles, before sensibly deciding to call it a day for this year. We look forward to her comeback!
The Heathside support along the route did not go unnoticed. Monika Newton summed this up nicely, saying: “I'm pleased with my time… I think it's down to Celine & Co and Claire & Co...they were really supportive and very noisy, exactly what I needed. I just want to say THANKS so much for your support guys. You have been amazing xx””.
Proud coach Jacob Howe also deserves some credit for many of the great performances. Dan Madams comments: “Also, I would like to personally thank Jacob Howe for all his advice and support during this marathon training block...we are very lucky to have a coach like him for our club.”
Finally, it just remains to wish everyone a speedy recovery and well-deserved rest, and we look forward to seeing all runners and the famous bobble hats back in action soon. As the inspirational saying goes, COYH!
Results
Mini marathon
U17 Boys
Position
Overall/London Name Time
40/7 Jem O'Flaherty 15:16
48/8 Liam Garrett 15:27
118/55 Antanas Weston 17:32
U13 Boys
18/5 Thomas Archer 16:48
42nd/12th Rauiri Mcgonagle 17:22
U15 Boys
204/140 Lewis Selwyn 19:50
U17 Girls
91/27 Meg Naylor 19:27
159/94 Phoebe Crockford 22:20
U15 Girls
116/ 51 Evelyn Dumbleton 20.25
|
Overall position |
Category position |
Name |
Category |
1st Half |
2nd Half |
Finish |
|
221 |
182 |
Sergio Gonzalez Manzaneque |
18-39 |
1:19:16 |
1:18:27 |
2:37:43 |
|
434 |
324 |
Kimon Doulis |
18-39 |
1:19:15 |
1:23:35 |
2:42:50 |
|
513 |
95 |
Dan Madams |
40-44 |
1:21:51 |
1:22:36 |
2:44:27 |
|
539 |
101 |
Juan Carlos Casal Perez |
40-44 |
1:15:25 |
1:29:26 |
2:44:51 |
|
568 |
34 |
Mario Cadete |
45-49 |
1:21:17 |
1:24:08 |
2:45:25 |
|
626 |
23 |
Chris Hartley |
50-54 |
1:21:27 |
1:25:15 |
2:46:42 |
|
739 |
508 |
Simon Dunderdale |
18-39 |
1:25:13 |
1:23:32 |
2:48:45 |
|
847 |
569 |
Richard Taylor |
18-39 |
1:19:54 |
1:30:14 |
2:50:08 |
|
867 |
581 |
Michael Heaney |
18-39 |
1:22:07 |
1:28:19 |
2:50:26 |
|
956 |
628 |
Adam Mitchell |
18-39 |
1:25:14 |
1:26:25 |
2:51:39 |
|
1117 |
237 |
Andrew Shreeve |
40-44 |
1:22:24 |
1:31:20 |
2:53:44 |
|
1259 |
783 |
Edward Adams |
18-39 |
1:25:04 |
1:30:03 |
2:55:07 |
|
1260 |
784 |
Daniel McKeown |
18-39 |
1:25:00 |
1:30:07 |
2:55:07 |
|
1390 |
64 |
Asmelash Abrha |
50-54 |
1:25:13 |
1:31:17 |
2:56:30 |
|
1599 |
946 |
Mark Anderson |
18-39 |
1:28:30 |
1:29:40 |
2:58:10 |
|
1811 |
188 |
Paul Tonkinson |
45-49 |
1:28:09 |
1:31:12 |
2:59:21 |
|
1821 |
20 |
Gavin Evans |
55-59 |
1:28:00 |
1:31:24 |
2:59:24 |
|
1825 |
1036 |
Joseph Mckeown |
18-39 |
1:28:43 |
1:30:42 |
2:59:25 |
|
2125 |
125 |
Dominic Jackson |
50-54 |
1:27:50 |
1:34:07 |
3:01:57 |
|
2285 |
138 |
Paul Jarman |
50-54 |
1:28:31 |
1:34:58 |
3:03:29 |
|
2341 |
1282 |
Christopher Burke |
18-39 |
1:28:50 |
1:35:10 |
3:04:00 |
|
2414 |
85 |
Bethany Scott |
18-39 |
1:28:45 |
1:36:00 |
3:04:45 |
|
2470 |
1337 |
Tony Shearer |
18-39 |
1:29:10 |
1:36:11 |
3:05:21 |
|
2488 |
547 |
Francois Barou |
40-44 |
1:29:45 |
1:35:44 |
3:05:29 |
|
2573 |
313 |
Philip Hogg |
45-49 |
1:29:05 |
1:37:19 |
3:06:24 |
|
2818 |
360 |
Paul Beale |
45-49 |
1:27:59 |
1:40:25 |
3:08:24 |
|
2874 |
200 |
Rob Shulman |
50-54 |
1:36:30 |
1:32:19 |
3:08:49 |
|
2885 |
633 |
James Connell |
40-44 |
1:29:33 |
1:39:18 |
3:08:51 |
|
2979 |
1501 |
Rajiv Ratan |
18-39 |
1:32:13 |
1:37:22 |
3:09:35 |
|
3404 |
741 |
Paul Mercer |
40-44 |
1:27:50 |
1:44:56 |
3:12:46 |
|
3750 |
1722 |
David Hellard |
18-39 |
1:37:40 |
1:37:07 |
3:14:47 |
|
4321 |
1917 |
Liam Hazelton |
18-39 |
1:38:02 |
1:40:21 |
3:18:23 |
|
4351 |
255 |
Monika Newton |
18-39 |
1:38:03 |
1:40:34 |
3:18:37 |
|
4846 |
2098 |
Alan Smith |
18-39 |
1:31:29 |
1:50:29 |
3:21:58 |
|
5612 |
419 |
Elizabeth Drake |
18-39 |
1:39:14 |
1:47:34 |
3:26:48 |
|
5654 |
2371 |
Stuart Meiklejohn |
18-39 |
1:28:31 |
1:58:28 |
3:26:59 |
|
6147 |
1169 |
Jonathan Powell |
40-44 |
1:37:00 |
1:52:15 |
3:29:15 |
|
6214 |
511 |
Emma Watson |
18-39 |
1:42:07 |
1:47:23 |
3:29:30 |
|
6770 |
2722 |
Kris Milovsorov |
18-39 |
1:40:41 |
1:51:54 |
3:32:35 |
|
9190 |
371 |
Sara Black |
40-44 |
1:51:59 |
1:52:24 |
3:44:23 |
|
9987 |
1144 |
Katie Leach |
18-39 |
1:44:17 |
2:03:37 |
3:47:54 |
|
24120 |
762 |
Alun Nash |
55-59 |
2:03:28 |
2:40:41 |
4:44:09 |
U13 Girls
55/13 Rose Garrett 18:52
109/53 Stella Epstein-Thomas 20.06
142/83 Lorna Dumbleton 21.04
226/167 Fabienne Weston 24:14
London marathon, 23rd April 2017