New club record in the Hammer

Starting first with the field and track action, the highlight of the week was probably at Bedford where James broke the club record again in the hammer throw

BiGGish Jumps & Throws Fest, Bedford                                31/5/21

James Hamblin broke the club record for the second time in 8 days, this time by a margin of almost 2 meters, at the Throws event at Bedford

Hammer Pool B

1st  James Hamblin 57:38m  (New Club Record) 

Lee Valley Hurdles Fest                                31/5/21

Simon Baker writes “ Suraya was in hurdle action again at Lee Valley on the Bank Holiday with a time just a tenth of a second outside her PB, she is currently ranked 5th U13G nationally “

70mH
2nd Suraya Frost (U13G) 11.95

Hercules Wimbledon Middle Distance Open, Wimbledon          2/6/21

1500m

R3 14th Jennifer Wing (SW) 5:13.00

R4 10th Lily Woolcock (SW) 4:52.63

Glasgow Athletics Association Open Meeting at Grangemouth                 4/6/21

Jacob writes  “Further away from London, after 2020 not really happening Brogan Wallace finally made her track comeback with an impressive run at Grangemouth “

800m

Race 10 3rd Brogan Wallace 2:20.58  PB

Midland Masters

The indefatigable Adrian Essex took part in numerous events “ with lots of old friends “ in Nuneaton at the Midlands Masters Championships , including a potential  British record ( age group V70 ) in the 300m Hurdles, and a number of high UK ranking performances

Midlands Masters Championships, Nuneaton                   6/6/21

Adrian Essex’s performances :

100 Metres 14.25 Ranking 1

200 Metres 29.15 1

400 Metres 71.99 3

1500 Metres 6.44.45 4

80 Hurdles 14.59 2

300 Hurdles 50.59 British Record (pending ratification)

Long Jump 4.05 2

Discus Throw 23.18m 12

Javelin Throw 21.97m 7

Moving on to road running, Jacob reports again on some impressive performances and finishing positions at Boston and Brixton. “The May Bank Holiday saw the Boston marathon take place.  The one in Lincolnshire, not over the Atlantic.  Two Heathsiders made the trip and came away with big PBs on possibly the flatest course going:”

Boston Marathon ( UK ), Boston Lincs, 31/5/21

 18. Conor Brown 2:40:20

86. Nicolas Arrive 2:55:19

Chase the Sun 5km, Brixton   

“Early in the week, a couple of Heathsiders ran the twisty undulating Chase the Sun 5k in Brixton, and romped home with a 1-2.”

1. Joe Cochrane 18:34

2. Nathan Tipping 19:19

Battersea Park Races

Battersea Park proved a popular destination for road racing Heathsiders this week :

There were top 3 finishes in their respective categories for Paul Beale and Lily Woolcock at the Speedy Steeds 5K, a sub 20 clocking from Pete Crockford a day later, and a second place sub 18 for Rebecca..

Speedy Steeds 5K                            7/6/21

 40           Daniel Johns                     17.08     PB

44           Joe McKeown                   17.21     PB

45           Luke Parker                        17.22     PB

58           Dominic Jones                   18.03     PB

60           Paul Beale                          18.10     PB           ( 3rd  V50 )

75           Lily Woolcock                     19.03                     ( 2nd F )

98           Jennifer Wing                    20.06                     ( 7th F )

Vets AC  5K                          8/6/21

29           Pete Crockford (V60)     19.53                    

Run Through Battersea Park 5K 5/6/21

16 Rebecca Bunting 17.47 PB ( 2nd F )

38 Rhian Male 19.25 PB

there were also good performances at the 10K distance, as follows :

Run Through Battersea Park 10K               5/6/21

 36           Adam Mitchell                   37.50

and over in East London  :

Olympic Park 10K , Stratford, 5/6/21

36           Sara Garcia                          43.39                     ( 8th F )

Compiled by Mark George, with thanks to contributions from Jacob Howe, Adrian Essex & Simon Baker