Heathsiders pick up 19 PBs in Ipswich
27 Heathsiders, 19 PBs in Ipswich Southerns
An impressive batch of 27 Heathside athletes took part in the Southern Athletics League event in Ipswich and between them they picked up 19PBs and scores of SBs. There were so many commendable performances that it’s hard to pick out one for especial mention. There were splendid showings from Emmanuel Nwaobodo (who managed a PB of 11.1 in winning the 100m – one of eight events he entered). Lily Beckford, still under 17, won the women’s 400m by 0.7 secs in 58.4 seconds and picked up a PB of 25.8 in the women’s 200m.
Beckford 8th in UK
David Spencer reports: "Lily Beckford ran a superb 400 p/b at Watford last week . I know because I ran in the same race and saw her majestically disappear into the distance." Spencer, a V60, was pretty nifty himself, covering the distance in 65.44. He also ran the 400 in the Rosenheim League, in Ewell on June 5 - in 64.90.
Alston wastes no time in San Francisco
Shortly after relocating with a flower in her hair, Fiona Alston entered the San Francisco Marathon, cruising in at a time of 3:28.38 (438th out of 5,763; the 37th woman out of 1,896 and the fourth 30-34 woman out of 406). She reports: It was just an assault of hills...one after another- even a whopper at 21 miles. It was just totally menta!"
Madams and Monaghan in Battersea
Dan Madams and Steve Monaghan both went through the motions in the Sri Chinmoy 10k at Battersea Park, early on Saturday morning. Dan came 7th in a respectable 35.02 and Steve 12th in 35.53.
Miller qualifies for ITU World Champ age group teamOur very own Ruth Miller qualified for the GB Age Group team for the Olympic distance ITU World Champs in Hyde Park in September (let's go support!). Deva Triathlon in scenic Chester, on June 2nd, was the first of the qualifying races, so the standard was high and competition was extremely fierce (and the river swim COLD!). All 30 women in Ruth's age group were trying to qualify and she had to get in the top 5 to secure her place in the team, which she just managed after a strong run over cross-country terrain and only passing 6th place with a 1Km to go.
Dave wasn't trying to qualify, just trying to beat Ruth. Which he just managed by 1 minute (but he lost his chip, so did she actually bike faster? We'll never know!)
Ruth Miller 5th V55
00:35:31 : Swim
00:01:33 : T1
01:16:59 : Bike
00:01:07 : T2
00:47:28 : Run
02:42:40 : Overall
Dave Walton 49th V50
Overall : 2:41:39
Half Iron woman Bolla in Cairns, Australia
In only her third triathlon Jas Bolla stepped up to the 70.3 (half Ironman) and travelled halfway across the world to Cairns, Australia, to finish in a promising 6:15.05. “I’m really pleased, even though my swim was bad,” she said after it was all over. “There’s always next time when I want to get under six hours, and I’m definitely up for some Olympic distance races.”
Potter and Gold shine in Ashford
Martin Potter and the ever-improving Howard Gold both put in exceptional performances in the Brent Ashford Olympic Triathlon. Potter came 11th out of 101 and was the first V45-50 in an eye-catching time of 2:18 that included a 24.59 swim. Gold picked up yet another PB and was 18th overall, and the second V40-45 in a time of 2:20.52. He actually managed to better Potter on the bike and the run (officially, anyway, but he says the timing was a bit cockeyed). If he can improve on his swim (a respectable 29.10), he’ll have no trouble breaking the 2:20 barrier.
Waldman makes welcome return in Hackney
Good to see Louise Waldman back in action, after what seems like years of injuries and operations, and she was in fine form in the Hackney Splash Aquathlon (750m swim, 5km run), coming 12th overall (4th woman) out of 59 in a time of 39.13. Also impressive was Jane Higgins’s 24th place in 43.24.
Park Runs
Twenty of our runners took part in Park Runs on Saturday and several did well. The result that stood out was Elspeth Storrar’s 4th place (2nd woman) in a PB time of 19.51 in Pegwell Bay.
Sweatshop Southern Athletics League Division 2N, Saturday June 15, Ipswich
100m Senior Men A
3rd Jordan Glaze (U20) – 11.4
100m SM B
2nd Joseph Galea (U20) – 11.6
100m SM ns
1st Emmanuel Nwaobodo – 11.1 (PB)
4th Joseph Dennison (U20) – 11.5 (PB)
6th Jeffrey Rice – 11.7 (PB)
7th David Ayre – 11.9
8th Joshua Apple (U17) – 12.1
11th Darnell Plummer (U15) – 12.2
100m SW A
3rd Alisha Abodunde – 13.7 (PB)
100m SW ns
5th Tina Peate (V35) – 13.7 (PB)
200m SM A
4th Joseph Dennison (U20) – 24.0
200m SM ns
1st. Emmanuel Nwaobodo – 23.5
2nd Joseph Galea (U20) – 23.9 (PB)
3rd Jordan Glaze (U20) – 23.9
4th Jeffrey Rice – 24.5 (PB)
5th Joshua Apple (U17) – 24.9 (PB)
6th David Ayre – 25.2
7th Darnell Plummer (U15) – 25.3
9th Raglin Raglin (U17) – 26.1
10th Eugene Touray – 26.1
200m SW A
2nd Lily Beckford (U17) – 25.8 (PB)
200m SW ns
5th Molly Harrison (U15) – 25.9
400m SM A
4th Daumantas Dulius (U20) – 53.8
400m SM B
3rd Nathan Cyrus – 53.4
400m SW A
1st Lily Beckford (U17) – 58.4
400m SW B
1st Ann-Christine Scherer – 63.8
800m SM A
4th Richard Macaulay – 2:08.3
800m SW A
3rd Genevieve Weston (U17) – 2:52.1
1500 SM A
4th Richard Macaulay – 4:36.4
1500 SM B
3rd Miron Wolderecheal – 4:40.5
5000 SM A
2nd Brent Atkins – 16.39.2
110m Hurdles SM A
1st Israel Nworgu – 17.2 s
400m Hurdles SM A
4th Israel Nworgu – 67.6 (PB)
400m Hurdles SM B
4th Adrian Essex (V60 – 89.4
2000m Steeplechase
2nd Chris Norris – 8.13.1
4 x 100m SM
1st London Heathside – 49.3
High Jump SM A
2nd Emmanuel Nwaobodo – 1.8m (PB)
High Jump SM B
2nd Ashley Baynes – 1.65m
High Jump SM ns
2nd Darnell Plummer – 1.4m
High Jump SW A
1st Sara Vilocy – 1.6m
High Jump SW B
2nd Anne-Christine Scherer – 1.4m (PB)
Long Jump SM A
2nd Jacob Wilson – 6.04m
Long Jump SM B
2nd David Ayre – 5.06m
Long Jump SM ns
Emmanuel Nwaobodo – 6.38m
Long Jump SW A
3rd Anne-Christine Scherer – 4.78m (PB)
Long Jump SW B
2nd Lily Beckford (U17) – 4.58m (PB)
Triple Jump SMA
3rd Ashley Baynes – 11.76m
Shotput 7.26kg SM A
4th Emmanuel Nwaobodo – 9.36m
Shotput 7.26kg SM A
3rd Nathan Cyrus – 9.24m
Shotput 4kg SW A
1st Anne-Christine Scherer – 10.08m
Discuss 2kg SM A
3rd Emmanuel Nwaobodo – 27.85m
Discuss 2kg SM B
3rd Ashley Baynes – 24.33 (PB)
Discuss 1kg SW A
2nd Angelica Wynter – 20.81m
Discuss 1kg SW B
Anne-Christine Scherer – 16.99m
Hammer 7.26kg SM A
4th Ashley Baynes – 17.85m
Hammer 7.26kg SM B
4th Adrian Essex (V60) – 15.09m
Hammer 4kg SW A
4th Angelica Wynter (U17) – 17.12m (PB)
Javelin SM A
3rd Nathan Cyrus – 39.2m
Javelin SM B
2nd Emmanuel Nwaobodo – 35.87m
Javelin SW A
2nd Angelica Wynter (U17) – 24.32m (PB)
Javelin SW B
3rd Genevieve Weston (U17) – 15.32 (PB)
Watford 12 June 2013 400 metres1 Lily Beckford u/17 58.23 p/b (ranked 8th in the UK)6 David Spencer V60 65.44
Rosenheim League, Ewell 5 June 2013 400 metres6 David Spencer V60 64.90
San Franciso Marathon, Sunday June 16th
Fiona Alston - 438th out of 5763; 37th woman out of 1896; 4th V30-34 woman out of 406.
Cairns Ironman 70.3 (half Ironman), Sunday June 9
659th (178th woman) Jas Bolla (swim – 49.22; cycle – 3.25.59; run – 1.50.20)
Brent Ashford Olympic Triathlon, Sunday June 16 (101 starters)
11th Martin Potter – 2:18.00 (swim 24:59; cycle – 1:12.24; run 34.29) – 1st V45-49
17th Howard Gold – 2:20.52 (swim 29.10; cycle 1:10.38; run 34:27)
Hackney Splash Aquathlon (750m swim, 5km run),Sunday June 16 (59 starters)
12th Louise Waldman – 39.13 (4th woman)
24th Jane Higgins – 43.24
Park Run
| Ally Pally (55 participants) |
| 3 Dominic JACKSON 00:20:00 |
| 4 Gyorgy CSATLOS 00:20:23 |
| 5 Richard HEWETT 00:20:29 |
| Dulwich (117 participants) |
| 12 James LYNCH 00:19:07 |
| Finsbury (146 participants) |
| 62 Georgie KENNEDY 00:23:20 |
| 92 Jay BEATIE CHILD 00:25:18 |
| 105 Sarah ILLINGWORTH 00:26:37 |
| 130 Esther PIERCE 00:30:13 |
| Hackney Marshes (56 participants) |
| 23 Cheryl EVANS 00:23:23 |
| Hampstead Heath (147 participants) |
| 19 Henry HAMILTON 00:21:19 |
| 37 Andrew Simon CONWAY 00:22:55 |
| 75 Andrew SULSTON 00:25:44 |
| 137 Claire SLIWERSKI 00:33:03 |
| Highbury Fields (125 participants) |
| 41 Jake Leon Justin LEE 00:21:54 |
| Pegwell Bay (53 participants) |
| 4 Elspeth STORRAR 00:19:51 |
| Richmond Park ( 270 participants) |
| 18 Rebecca BUNTING 00:20:11 |
| Scunthorpe (160 participants) |
| 13 Cathy JEREMIAH 00:20:14 |
| Wanstead Flats (106 participants) |
| 6 Brian BOYLE 00:19:54 |
| 12 Luka MELON 00:20:26 |
| 29 Caroline BOYLE 00:22:33 |