Nicolson wins bronze at National XC champs

The best result of the weekend belonged to U13 Charlie Nicolson who came third in the English National Cross Country Championships. He was one of 30 Heathside juniors who made the trip to Weston Park, Stafforshire to compete.

ECCA National Championships 2024, Staffordshire, September 14

Charlie Nicolson came third among the U13s in the English Cross Country National Championships in Weston Park, Staffordshire on Saturday September 14.

Ruth Miller reports that his was the ‘standout performance’ among the  30 Heathside juniors to compete.

Results

U17W 4th

U13B 8th

U15B 15th

U15G 7th

SW 18th

Top 50 finishers:-

3rd Charlie Nicolson (U13B)

24th George Saint (U17M)

29th Rory Willis (U13B)

32nd Issy Watkins (U17W)

33rd Amy Kirk (U15G)

40th Milly Watkins (U17W)

45th Sam Turner (U15B)

45th James McGuire (U13B)

50th Kiara Corkin (U15G)

5000 meters, Finsbury Park, Tuesday September 10

Jacob Howe sent in the following results from the 5,000 meters at the club race at Finsbury Park on Tuesday September 10. The fastest Heathside man on the night was Jack Sirett who finished in 15:38:15 followed by V45 Tom Aldred in 16:11:10. The fastest woman was Jessica Prior in 18:25 followed by Chiara Borg in 19:10:36.

5000 Race 1 1 Estepa Palacios SM 19:09.99

5000 Race 1 2 Chiara Borg SW 19:10:36

5000 Race 1 3 Francesca Stocco SW 19:16.35

5000 Race 1 4 Serena Baker SW 19:17.27

5000 Race 1 5 Aidan Taylor SM 19:31.35

5000 Race 1 6 Rebecca Walker SW 19:33.16

5000 Race 1 7 Tatyana Potiyenko SW 19:38.39

5000 Race 1 8 Genevieve Weston SW 19:47.44

5000 Race 1 9 Aaron Burns SM 19:56.37

5000 Race 1 10 Marcus Tillotson SM 20:19.35

5000 Race 1 11 Paul Tonkinson SM 20:29.43

5000 Race 1 12 Mark George SM 21:18.09

5000 Race 1 13 Isobel Smith SW 21:19.28

5000 Race 1 14 Ella Inwald SW 21:32.58

5000 Race 1 15 Danny Olive SM 21:37.08

5000 Race 1 16 Angharad Chandler SW 22:12.23

5000 Race 1 17 Christine Goldsmith SW 22:12.90

5000 Race 1 18 Anna Lowne SW 22:13.75

5000 Race 1 19 Eleanor Taylor SW 22:56.81

5000 Race 1 20 Kim Butler SM 23:44.49

5000 Race 2 1 Jack Sirett SM 15:38.15

5000 Race 2 2 Tom Aldred SM 16:11.10

5000 Race 2 3 Samuel Macaulay SM 16:20.83

5000 Race 2 4 Greg Whiteley SM 16:24.53

5000 Race 2 5 Arthur Hawkes SM 16:43.48

5000 Race 2 6 Jonny Forsyth SM 16:47.59

5000 Race 2 7 Jose Sabroso SM 16:48.38

5000 Race 2 8 Edouard Gillard SM 16:58.68

5000 Race 2 9 James Driver SM 17:08.14

5000 Race 2 10 Keith Geoghegan SM 17:17.07

5000 Race 2 11 Charlie Boyd SM 17:31.50

5000 Race 2 12 Ewan Gault SM 17:31.92

5000 Race 2 13 Peter Wootton SM 17:33.57

5000 Race 2 14 Bart Etcheverry SM 17:38.38

5000 Race 2 15 Deng Akol SM 17:44.49

5000 Race 2 16 Peter Dowds SM 17:47.02

5000 Race 2 17 Etienne Daries SM 17:48.60

5000 Race 2 18 Anthony Shaw SM 17:58.06

5000 Race 2 19 Mihaly Zoltan Jeles SM 18:16.26

5000 Race 2 20 James Dyson SM 18:16.41

5000 Race 2 21 Alfie Denness SM 18:24.10

5000 Race 2 22 Jessica Prior SW 18:25.00

5000 Race 2 23 Justin Badger SM 18:26.10

5000 Race 2 24 Harry Owrid SM 18:29.35

5000 Race 2 25 Kevin Hind SM 18:32.48

5000 Race 2 26 Roy Kimachia SM 18:43.00

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Jacob Howe
jacob@londonheathside.org.uk
Twitter: @JacobMHowe

100km Peak District Challenge, Friday September 13

Filipe Cardoso sent in this report on his 100km in the mountains of the Peak District, central England:

‘Last Friday at around 9pm I set off from the village of Hathersage, to complete the 100km Peak District Challenge circular route with 3,000m of elevation. This is an unmarked trail course, requiring navigation, with feeding stations along the way. It is a very low-key event which adds to its appeal.

‘Having previously completed ultras in the hills and canals of Southern England, I felt confident in completing it around lunchtime Saturday. I obviously had not considered on how steep, rocky and treacherous some of the trails are in the mountains, as well as my basic navigation skills.

The weather stayed dry throughout the 21 hours it took me to get back and the views were breathtaking. The 100km race was won by Javier Monllor who completed in 13 hours.

There were also 3 other races running during the weekend: 25km, 50km and 75km.

Swim Serpentine, Serpentine Lake, London,  Saturday September 14.

Hannah Yip sent in this report on the one-mile Swim Serpentine:

‘Some 6,000 people took part in Swim Serpentine 2024, including the actress Juliet Stevenson. The water temperature was a fresh 15 degrees, but the sun helped us stay warm.

‘David Ingamells  and I were hoping to go for the Two Mile event when entries opened back in May, but it had sold out within half a day.

‘It was our debut swimming race. David exceeded his expectations by completing the race in less than 45 minutes. Thanks to Filipe Cardoso who lent me a tow float and warned me about the ducks and swans. They were the least of my issues. I ended up swimming a little too far out by 80m or so. I also walked in a rather leisurely manner towards the finish ramp, mistakenly believing the final barrier above the water to be the end of the race, as is the case with Olympic 10km swim races.

Results:

257th Hannah Yip (skins – non-wetsuit) 36:58

423rd David Ingamells (skins – non-wetsuit) 40:47

Parkruns, Saturday September 14

There were six winners among the 93 Heathsiders who took part in 36 Parkruns on Saturday. First places went to Christopher Gracie in Strathclyde (16:04, Tom Livermore in Portrush (17:26), Etienne Daries in Old Railway Trail (18:53), Lily Woolcock in Finsbury Park (20:11), Monika Newton in Gunpowder (20:15) and Shona Taylor in Oak Hill (21:58). Full Heathside results here

Report by Gavin Evans with thanks to Simon Baker, Ruth Miller, Felipe Cardoso, Jacob Howe and Hannah Yip.