Heathside women top Met League

A bumper weekend report this time with several highlights. Our women once again took first place in the Met League (in Uxbridge) with three of them in the top ten – Rebecca Piggot, Olivia Desborough and Josie Hinton, and after three events they are well in the lead, while our men are in second point with Seyfu Jamaal coming fourth. Also, at the Lee Valley Open Magdeline Paitoo set a new U17W record breaking Jayed Mayes 15-year-old record in a time of 41.64. Meanwhile at the Valencia Marathon seven of our 12 runners ran under three hours, with Jose Sabroso Oliete running a PB of 2:44:27 despite running with a cold, and Rebecca Bunting ran 2:45.31 despite racing for Great Britain in the 50k eight weeks earlier.

Metropolitan League 3, Uxbridge, Saturday, December 3

Simon Baker reports:

Another great Heathside turnout for the last competitive club race (there is a Sunday league race next week). Numbers normally dip for this race as people prepare for Christmas but the racing remained as keen as ever. Uxbridge is a bit of a novelty course with a mix of playing fields, ski slope and river crossing. Saturday saw a biting cold wind add to the mix although there was only limited mud on the course and the River Pinn was a mere 20cm deep.

Junior numbers especially the boys were down, many having to make the choice between running or football. The U11 Boys saw two Joshua and Alex finish 12th and 26th respectively. In the girls race Edith Deakin who has been ever present this season secured 10th with Verity 22nd, both are U10 so young for this age group. Ennio Kaloukain in his first Met League race was our sole U13 Boy finishing a solid 27th as he recovers from injury. The U13 Girls however managed a whole team. Running as a pack Rosa Cormacain was in 10th place until she was sent the wrong way by a marshal just before the finish and ended in 12th place just behind Lila Blustin. They were soon followed by Maya Westagate in 16th and Reke Szentes 21st to secure 2nd place and consolidated 2nd place overall only two points behind Woodford.

The Junior Races saw six runners with George Saint and Alex Smith first home followed by two U15s Pheonix Bonhole and Ben Ryan with Artie 1 place behind and Archie Evans completing the Heathsiders. The Junior Women were without any of our U17 runners but such is the talent of the U15 Girls they still managed to finish 2nd with gutsty runs from Amy and Kiara in 12th and 13th places Ishanna was 20th and Ivy 30th. They remain 1st overall in the age group tied with Woodford.

The senior womens race demonstrated the club’s depth of talent.  This was the first time the race was not won by a Heathside woman since January 2020 but despite TVH having the 1st 2 runners home Rebecca, Olivia and Josie had packed well running together taking 4-6th places. TVH ‘s next runner was 10th and then 12th swinging the race in their favour again but Nicola then finished 15th followed by Genevieve in 19th and our last scoring runner Olivia Lukasewich crossed the line in 25th and with the next TVH runner in 42nd the Senior women won their 2nd Met League race of the season and now have a buffer of 98 pts over 2nd team VPH&TH in the overall standings.

The Senior Mens race spread out very quickly with Highgate s Alex Lepretre setting a fast pace from the off. Seyfu dug in and comfortably finished the race in 4th with George Gurney and Joseph Young in the top 15. Jem O Flaherty was 22nd and Oliver O Connor 26th but the 1st U20. The remaining scorers came in between 44 and 93rd places to finish in 4th places just 1 behind 3rd placed VP&TH. Sion Lewis and Martin Potter were both 1st in their age groups. Overall the SM remain in 3rd place.

Results

U11 Boys (2000m, 48 Runners)
1st T Bainbridge (WS&E) 7.03
12th Joshua Collins 7.41
26th Alex Rankin 8.03
Team:- 1st SBH 146 pts, 8th London Heathside 57 pts
Overall: 1st SBH 506 pts, 6th London Heathside 221 pts

U11 Girls (2000m, 29 runners)
1st V Muraidhar (ESM) 7.24
10th Edith Deakin (4th U10) 8.23
22nd Verity Mitchell (10th U10) 9.34
Team:- 1st WG&EL 65 pts, 7th London Heathside 26 pts
Overall:- 1st WG&EL 279 pts, 7th London Heathside 136 pts

U13 Boys (3000m 49 runners)
1st A Lessard (VPH&TH) 10.59
27th Enio Kaloukain 12.38
Team:- 1st SBH 133 pts, 13th London Heathside 20 pts
Overall:- 1st SBH 487 pts, 9th London Heathside 204 pts

U13 Girls (3000m 39 runners)
1st J March (Barnet) 11.36
10th Lila Blustin 12.57
11th Rosa Cormacain 12.57
16th Maya Westgate 13.13
21st Reke Szentes 13.23
Team:- 1st ESM 94 pts, 2nd London Heathside 87 pts
Overall:- 1st WG&EL 346 pts, 2nd London Heathside 344 pts

Junior Men (4000m, 82 runners)
1st H Johnston (WSE&H) 12.50
14th George Saint 13.56
15th Alex Smith 13.57
60th Phoenix Bonhole (33rd U15) 16.06
64th Ben Ryan (37th U15) 16.12
65th Artie Feeny-Willings 16.14
73rd Archie Evans 17.21
Team:- 1st Herts Pheonix 255 pts, 7th London Heathside 163 pts
Overall:- 1st SBH 716 pts, 5th London Heathside 627 pts

Junior Women (4000m 55 Runners)
1st L Russell (Highgate) 14.39
12th Amy Kirk (6th U15) 15.47
13th Kiara Corkin (7th U15) 15.50
20th Ishanna Cannell (10th U15)
30th Ivy Gray (18th U15) 17.21
Team:- 1st WG&EL 141 pts, 2nd London Heathside 136 pts
Overall:- 1st London Heathside 515 pts, 2nd WG&EL 515 pts

Howard Williams (Junior)   1st WG&EL 103 pts, 2nd SBH 96 pts, 3rd London Heathside 86 pts

Senior Women (8,000m, 161 runners)
1st V Hopkins (VPH&TH) 30.21
4th Rebecca Piggott 31.15 A
5th Olivia Desborough 31.17 A
6th Josie Hinton 31.19 A
15th Nicola Graham 32.28 A
19th Genevieve Weston 33.04 A
25th Olivia Lukasewich 33.44 A
29th Seren Hughes 34.20 B
34th Chiara Borg 34.25 B
44th Millie Barnes 35.05 B
50th Ciara Williams 35.29 B
56th Lily Woolcock 35.57 B
59th Ciera Kennedy 36.10 B
72nd Jennifer Wing 37.40 C
94th Annabel Judd (VW55) 39.14 C Vet A (4th VW55)
108th Jackie Wastell (VW60) 40.43 C Vet A (3rd VW60)
121st Rebecca Marshall (VW45) 42.24 C Vet A (10th VW45)
139th Lorna Stevenson 44.33 C
145th Marianne Gibson (VW55) 45.20 Vet A (10th VW55)

SW Division On
Team:- 1st London Heathside 341 pts, 6th London Heathside B 173 pts
Overall:- 1st London Heathside 1007 pts, 2nd VP&TH 909 pts, 8th London Heathside B 468 pts

SW Division Two
Team:- 1st Harrow 227 pts, 6th London Heathside C 111 pts
Overall:- 1st Harrow 695 pts, 8th London Heathside C 268 pts

Vet Women Division One
Team:- 1st VPH&TH 133 pts, 8th London Heathside 38 pts
Overall:- VPH&TH 429 pts, 8th London Heathside 181 pts

Vet Women Division Two
Team:- 1st Mornington Chasers 46 pts, 11th London Heathside B 0 pts, 12th London Heathside C 0 pts
Overall:- 1st TVH 140 pts, 11th London Heathside B 0 pts, 12th London Heathside C 0 pts

Senior Men (8,000m 373 runners)
1st A Lepretre (Highgate) 24.41
4th Seyfu Jamaal 25.20 A
12th George Gurney 26.05 A
15th Joseph Young 26.22 A
22nd Jem O Flaherty 27.02 A
26th Oliver O Connor (U20) 27.08 A
44th Yann Sevestre 27.48 A
59th Peter Gould 28.28 A
60th Sion Lewis (V40) 28.29 A Vet A (1st V40)
69th Charlie Ogilvie 28.46 A
75th Harry Kleiman 28.53 A
76th Connor Brown 28.53 A
93rd Matthew Wheat 29.24 A
109th Callum Coleman 30.02 B
111th Ewan Gault (V40) 30.05 B Vet A (9th V40)
122nd Oliver Negus 30.26 B
123rd Luke Pike-Mullins (U20) 30.29 B (16th U20)
131st Kader Seyed (U20) 30.49 B (17th U20)
150th Matthew Cockerill (V50) 31.32 B Vet A (3rd V50)
158th Martin Potter (V55) 31.53 B Vet A (1st V55)
162nd Janak Subberwal (U20) 32.09 B (21st U20)
163rd Ryan Mccarthy 32.12 B
165th Adam Mitchell (V40) 32.15 B Vet A (18th V40)
166th Justin Badger (V55) 32.16 B Vet A (2nd V55)
168th Sammy Keenan 32.28 B
170th Matt Collins (V45) 32.32 C Vet B (13th V45)
173rd Mihaly Jeles 32.43 C
175th Chris Hartley (V55) 32.44 C Vet B (3rd V55)
178th Liam Hazelton (V40) 32.57 C Vet B (21st V40)
206th James Waddell 33.44 C
210th Matt Beard (V50) 33.58 C Vet B (8th V50)
212th Rob Shulman (V55) 34.05 C Vet B (5th V55)
213th Marcus Tillotson (V45) 34.05 C Vet B (21st V45)
216th Philip Hogg (V50) 34.15 C Vet C (9th V50)
222nd Lee Connor (V50) 34.28 C Vet C (11th V50)
226th Joe Starkey 34.36
228th Pep Pamies (V45) 34.41 Vet C (26th V45)
231st Michael Smith (U20) 34.43 (23rd U20)
250th Leonard Martin 35.37
257th Jonathan Hopkin (V55) 35.47 Vet C (7th V55)
259th Harry Owrid 35.51
273rd Kris Milovsorov 36.28
282nd Tony Killilea (V55) 36.46 Vet C (10th V55)
291st Padraig Waldron (V50) 37.17 Vet C (26th V50)
309th Daniel Wrapson 38.30
310th Pete Crockford (V60) 38.31 (9th V60)
331st Magnus Hallin (V55) 39.39 (19th V55)
339th Jerome Boughton Mills (V60) 40.18 (15th V60)
350th Russell Weston (V60) 41.30 (16th V60)
358th Daniel Cockerill (U20) 42.38 (24th U20)
365th Andrew Owen (V50) 43.37

SM Division One
Team:- 1st Highgate 1,353 pts, 4th London Heathside 1229 pts, 11th London Heathside B 447 pts
Overall:- 1st Highgate 4,286 pts, 3rd London Heathside 3,407 pts, 12th London Heathside B 1251 pts

SM Division Two
Team:- 1st Trent Park 1124 pts, 5th London Heathside C 726 pts
Overall:- 1st Trent Park 3,458 pts, 6th London Heathside C 2,189 pts

Vet Men Division One
Team:- 1st Trent Park 368 pts, 2nd London Heathside 348 pts, 7th London Heathside B 222 pts, 12th London Heathside C 108 pts
Overall:- 1st Trent Park 1066 pts, 2nd London Heathside 1049 pts, 6th London Heathside B 675 pts, 12th London Heathside C 403 pts

Howard Williams (Senior)
1st London Heathside 44 pts (2 wins), 2nd VPH&TH 44 pts (0 Wins) 44 pts, 3rd Highgate 41 pts (2 wins)

Lee Valley December Open, Lee Valley, Sunday December 4

Simon Baker reports: The Indoor season kicked off last weekend on the newly laid indoor track at Lee Valley and our Young Athletes carried on from the summer setting three new club records and many achieving entry standards for the National Indoor Championships in Sheffield at their first attempt. 

Among a host of great performances Magdeline Paitoo set a new U17W 300m record breaking Jayed Mayes 15-year-old record by 0.11s and also just missed by 100th of a second breaking Lily Beckford's indoor 300m record. Imani Quamina improved her own 60mH club record.  Oscar Hall also set a new U17M indoor 300m record in his first race over the distance breaking Rufus Tansey's former mark by 0.06s. Malakai David McKenzie Callum on his first indoor races also set a spectacular 60m of 7.51s which would rank him 25th U15B in the UK this year.

This is testament to the hard work they have put in over the autumn with coaches Israel and Mary we look forward to what looks like will be a spectacular indoor season.

60m Men

R1 H2 5th Avery Dietrich (U20M) 7.52 *

R1 H2 6th Etienne Munday (U20M) 7.84

R1 H5 2nd Montana Dennis (U17M) 7.63 *

R1 H6 5th Thomas Wassermann (U17M) 7.79

R1 H7 7th Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 8.30 AAA Grade 3

R1 H9 1st Malakai David McKenzie Callum (U15B) 7.76 AAA Grade 3 *

R1 H11 2nd Tyree Stephens (U15B) 8.21 AAA Grade 4

R2 H3 1st Avery Dietrich (U20M) 7.40 PB *

R2 H4 1st Montana Dennis (U17M) 7.58 *

R2 H4 3rd Malakai David McKenzie Callum (U15B) 7.59 PB AAA Grade 2 *

R2 H5 3rd Thomas Wassermann (U17M) 7.81

R2 H7 4th Tyree Stephens (U15B) 8.17 *

R2 H8 2nd Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 8.23 AAA Grade 2

60m Women

R1 H5 3rd Magdeline Paitoo (U17W) 8.15 PB New Club Record AAA Grade 4 *

R1 H6 2nd Imani Quamina (U17W) 8.25 AAA Grade 4 *

R1 H10 1st Munevver Akesen (U15G) 8.76

R1 H11 3rd Rhoswen Keeping (U13G) 8.90 PB AAA Grade 4

R1 H11 5th Helene Kehoe (VW55) 9.62

R1 H11 6th Matilda Barrand (U13G) 9.72

R1 H13 2nd Kyra Smith (U15G) 8.78

R1 H13 4th Ava Poole (U15G) 9.42

R2 H2 4th Magdeline Paitoo (U17W) 8.20 *

R2 H2 6th Imani Quamina (U17W) 8.28 *

R2 H9 7th Rhoswen Keeping (U13G) 9.05 AAA Grade 4

R2 H11 4th Helene Kehoe (VW55) 9.66

R2 H12 3rd Ava Poole (U13G) 9.35

R2 H13 1st Matilda Barrand (U15G) 9.52

300m

H1 2nd Magdeline Paitoo (U17W) 41.64 PB *

H1 4th Ella Burridge (U17W) 42.90

H3 2nd Oscar Hall (U17M) 37.86 PB New Club Record

60mH U17M

R1 H2 3rd Thomas Wassermann (U17M) 8.86 AAA Grade 4 *

R2 H1 5th Thomas Wassermann (U17M) 8.99 AAA Grade 4 *

60mH U15B

R1 H1 4th Max Wassermann (U15B) 11.78

R2 H1 4th Max Wassermann (U15B) 11.97

60mH U13B

R1 H1 1st Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 10.19

R2 H1 1st Gabriel Edwards (U13B) 10.14

60mH U17W

R1 H1 4th Imani Quamina (U17W) 9.31 PB New Club Record AAA Grade 3 *

R2 H1 5th Imani Quamina (U17W) 9.39  *

High Jump

Artie Feeny Willings (U17M) result awaited

Malakai David McKenzie Callum (U15) result awaited

*= Entry Standard for EA National Indoor Championships

 Valencia Marathon, Sunday December 4, Valencia, Spain

Twelve Heathsiders ran in this fast, flat marathon and seven of them beat the three-hour mark, four beating the 2:50 hour mark. First home was Jose Sabroso Oliete in a PB time of 2:44:27 despite running with a cold, followed by Thomas Stottor in 2:44:56. Rebecca Bunting was next in 2:45:31 – just eight weeks after running the 50k event for Great Britain. Graham Wilkinson was next in 2:49:56 followed by our second woman, Annabel Arnold, in 2:55:04. Valentin Valeanu went under the three-hour mark for the first time, beating his PB by more than eight minutes in a time of 2:58:17 and Marcus Brown in 2:58:25 – his third sub-3 in 11 weeks.

Jose Sabroso Oliete reports it was a ‘great weekend: ‘We had perfect weather conditions and an extremely flat route. I’ll shake out with Valentin V on Saturday! Loved the fact I greeted many Heathsiders mid race. Personally I managed to do a 2:44:27 (PB) despite the fact I caught a cold few days before the race and as I said to some of my fellow Heathsiders: “It was epic!” Now, a bit of rest and keep running.’

Rebecca Bunting reports: ‘It didn’t go quite as hoped for me but to be disappointed with 2.45, which would have been a PB earlier this year, isn’t right. This was my 3rd marathon-plus this year and only eight weeks after the 50k. It’s now time for nice big rest (and to look after my lower back, which has coped so well). So grateful. I’ve loved all the training miles from the three big builds this year. You can’t be full of beans at every race. Patience, Rest and recover. The running community is lovely. Thanks and well done to Tina Berman and Julia Kelk for a great marathon weekend.’

Results (22,049 finishers)

Jose Sabroso – 2:44:27

Thomas Stottor – 2:44:56

Rebecca Bunting – 2:45:31 (6th V35 woman)

Graham Wilkinson – 2:49:26

Annabel Arnold – 2:55:04

Valentin Valeanu-  2:58:17

Marcus Brown – 2:58:25

Steve Pennington – 3:00:39

Peter Dowds 3:03:36

Tina Bergman – 3:11:35

Julia Kelk – 3:13:07

Owen Smith – 3:41:04

Mornington Chasers Regent's Park 10k Results, Sunday December 4 (136 runners)

7th Joe Mckeown 38.04

Perivale 5 Mile, Sunday December 4

7th Gareth Creagh – 27:44

Parkruns

Sixty-four of our runners took part in 27 Parkruns at the weekend, despite the Met League. There were five winners – Jonny Forsyth in Finsbury Park (17:05), Tom Fancett in Highbury Fields (17:24), Dave Brown in Comber (19:20 – in a race won overall by the first woman), Sara Black in Ally Pally (21:50) and Tim Marshall in Stavanger (20:29). Full Heathside results are here .

Report by Gavin Evans, with thanks to Simon Baker, Jose Sabroso, Rebecca Bunting, Marcus Brown and Jonathan Moscrop