Loughborough, new club records and the Finchley 20

The highlights this week include an impressive performance in Loughborough from Heathside’s rising star, Ruairi McGonigle, new national champions and club records at the British Masters championships and super-fast times in the Finchley 20 and half marathons in North London, Surrey and elsewhere.

Intercounties XC, Loughborough, 11th March 2017

Huge congratulations are due to Ruairi McGonigle who put in an outstanding run at the Inter-counties cross-country, Loughborough, 11th March 2017, coming in first for his county (Middlesex) in the under 13 year olds race and 24th out of a field of 297.  Meanwhile, Rose Garrett was 74th in the under 13 girls race and Jem O'Flaherty and Liam Garrett were 57th and 99th respectively in the under 17 boys race.  Kelly Thorneycroft ran well to finish 89th in the senior women’s race.

British Masters championships, Lea Valley, 11th March 2017

There were some great performances at the British Masters championships, with several club records broken and champions made. 

Adrian Essex set a new club record and became the new national champion in the M65 in 200m, finishing in 28.00, and winning the silver medal at 400m in 65:57.  He also became national champion in the long jump (3.98m) and silver medallist in the triple jump.

Mark Lawrence broke the club M45 record by 2cm in the long jump, jumping 6.25m to become national champion.  Meanwhile, Ivan Ross set a new PB in the 400m, finishing in 57.66 and setting a new club indoor record for M40.

20 miles: Finchley 20 and Granite 20, Sunday 12th March 2017

Sunday saw 24 Heathsiders running in the latest instalment of the club road race championships at the Finchley 20.  There were super-fast times all round, leading to excitement among Heathside’s marathon predictors. 

Juan Carlos Casal Perez led Heathside’s runners  home in just under 2 hours (1:59:04) finishing 14th overall and 2nd M40, just under 4 minutes slower than the club record.  He was followed 10 minutes later by Ash Arbhra (2:08:04) who was also first M50, followed by Daniel Johns (2:11:06) and the remaining Heathside men, with a few, such as Liam Hazelton, setting a PB.  Monika Newton led the women home in 2:28:50, also coming first W35, followed shortly by Liz Drake (2:31:39) and Eilidh Wagstaff (2:36:27), with Yvette Ralston and Laura Boothman following not long after. 

Henry Hamilton-Gould choose to escape the crowds and do a different 20 mile race. He reports: 

“I think I ran the most scenic of all the races last Sunday.  20 miles of the Granite Way path through the heart of Dartmoor National Park in Devon.  The rain came down but it didn't dampen the spirits of the 79 runners and the many hardy volunteers who braved the elements to ensure an enjoyable morning for all. The race director presented all finishers with a mug and some biscuits at the end!”  He came 16th in just under 2:30.

Half marathons

Francois Barou had a great run in the Surrey half marathon on Sunday, finishing 47th of 3669 finishers, in a time of 1:20:14.  Rumour has it that his top tip is not to look at your watch...

Meanwhile Chris Ballingall completed his first race running in the Heathside vest in the Silverstone half marathon.  He comments: “Despite a wet start the weather cleared and even a bit of sun as I demolished my previous half PB with a time of 1:32:38”.  Welcome Chris – we hope you continue enjoy running with Heathside!

Five Heathsiders ran in the North London half marathon on Sunday.  The aptly-named Luke Wynne was first in for Heathside, storming home in 1:20:07, followed by Paul Jarman (1:24:47) who also came 3rd M50.  Stuart Amblin and Michael Hickey followed not long after, with Mark George and Nick de Sausmarez acting as pace-makers for the 1:45 and 2:00 runners.

Two Heathsiders ran in the Bath half marathon.  Paul Tonkinson reports that he’s preparing for the London marathon and started in the wrong pen, but worked through to finish in 1:25:03.  Roger Hadwen completed in just under 2 hours (1:57:20).

Emilia ran in the Thames meander half marathon on Saturday, a scenic trail race starting in Kingston, going up, down and back along the Thames.  Lacking mile markers, it allows Francois Barou’s top tip to be tested for anyone running Garmin-free.  The flapjacks, scenery and atmosphere were also great.

Parkruns

Many Heathsiders ran in parkruns, with several doing both a parkrun and a race on the following day. Congratulations for first places finishes go to Rebecca Bunting (Folkestone, 19:59) and Emma Watson (Finsbury Park, 20:38).

Results

Inter-counties cross-country, Loughborough, 11th March 2017                                   

Under 13 year old boys, 3km (297 runners)                                   

24        Ruairi McGonigle        00:12:27         

Under 13 year old girls, 3km (304 runners)                       

74        Rose Garrett               14:04

Under 17 year old men, 6km (363 runners)

57        21:29   Jem O’Flaherty

99        22:08   Liam Garrett

Senior women, 8km (261 runners)

89        Kelly Thorneycroft      34:01

British Masters, Lea Valley, 11-12th March 2017                         

HT5K M65 (11 Mar)                           

5          Adrian Essex   20.88  

WT9.08K M65 (11 Mar)                                 

5          Adrian Essex   9.51    

M65 200 Metre                                  

1          Adrian Essex   28.00   (PB)

4          David Spencer            28.68  

M65 400 Metre                                  

1          David Spencer            64.92  

2          Adrian Essex   65.57  

LJ M45 (11 Mar)                                

1          Mark Lawrence           6.25     (PB)

400 M40 (11 Mar)                              

5          Ivan Ross        57.66   (PB)

Finchley 20, 12th March 2017                                 

14        JUAN CARLOS CASAL PEREZ        01:59:04          (2nd M40)

29        ASH ABRHA   02:08:04          (1st M50)

36        DANIEL JOHNS         02:11:06         

37        SIMON DUNDERDALE         02:11:19         

43        PAUL BEALE  02:12:44         

52        JOE GARROOD        02:13:56         

55        EDWARD ADAMS     02:14:00         

56        MARIO CADETE        02:14:55         

72        ROB SHULMAN         02:17:49         

110      GAVIN EVANS           02:26:10         

114      PATRICK WALDRON 02:27:24         

118      PHILIP HOGG 02:28:26         

121      MONIKA NEWTON    02:28:50          (3rd W35)

135      LIAM HAZELTON       02:31:30         

139      ELIZABETH DRAKE  02:31:39         

143      ROGER WAGLAND  02:32:50         

148      SIMON HAZEL           02:34:03         

156      WILLIAM WAGSTAFF           02:35:18         

159      RAYMOND YAU        02:35:58         

163      EILIDH WAGSTAFF   02:36:27         

170      PETER WARD           02:38:04         

231      YVETTE RALSTON   02:50:42         

234      BAS VLAMING           02:51:03         

336      LAURA BOOTHMAN 03:19:49         

Granite 20, Oakhampton 12th March 2017                       

16        Henry Hamilton-Gould            02:29:28         

Bath half marathon, Sunday 12th March 2017                             

375      Paul Tonkinson           1:25:03

4278    Roger Hadwen            01:57:20         

North London half marathon, 12th March 2017                           

34        Luke Wynne    01:20:09         

83        Paul Jarman   01:24:47          (3rd M50)

97        Stuart Amblin  01:38:50         

1078    Mark George   01:44:34          (Pacer)

2694    Michael Hickey           01:59:42         

3027    Nick de Sausmarez    01:59:50          (Pacer)

Surrey half marathon, 12th March 2017                            

47        Francois BAROU        1:20:46.3         (5th M40)

Silverston half marathon, 12th March 2017                                  

368      Chris Ballingall            01:32:38         

Thames Meander half marathon, 11th March 2017                                  

77        Emilia Vynnycky         01:45:36         

Parkruns

http://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=2017&eventdate=2017-03-11